2017 Domaine Paul Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet La Romanée 1er Cru

The 2017 Chassagne-Montrachet La Romanée 1er Cru has a sophisticated bouquet featuring mineral-rich citrus fruit; the new oak here is nicely integrated. The taut, fresh palate is well balanced, quite mineral-driven and flinty, leading to a saline finish. This has a real skip in its step. A bit of a live wire that articulates its terroir with style. Wonderful. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting in Savigny-lès-Beaune.

The 2017 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Romanée is superb, unwinding in the glass with aromas of waxy lemon rind, green apple, crisp melon, tangerine, wet stones and a light framing of smoky reduction. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, ample and satiny textured, with grand cru depth and dimension, superb concentration and bright balancing acids, concluding with a long, chalky finish. This is a magical La Romanée from Pillot!