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2016 Domaine Michel Niellon Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs-Gain
Chardonnay
- France
- Burgundy
- Côte de Beaune
- Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
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Community Tasting Notes 6
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decaturwinedude wrote: 93 points
October 9, 2023 - Really great again, and shows what Niellon does when correct in context of the Chaumees that was oxidized on same table. Pinnacle at this level for white Burgundy that doesn't cost as much as a mortgage payment. Subtle smoke/matchstick notes, along with mint/herbal notes on the nose. Clean white fruit and abundant rocky/stonty/flinty essence. Just so lively with minerality for days. An airy, stony, minty note coats the palate. Terrific. Youthful.
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4BinsMoreZins Likes this wine: 98 points
December 13, 2021 - Excellent. ESB fav.
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decaturwinedude wrote: 93 points
August 22, 2021 - A Good Saturday: Mostly Burgundy (Decatur, GA): Can't ask for much more at this level white Burgundy. Really excellent. Hints of smoke/matchstick on the nose. Clean white fruit and green apple with minerality for days. Oily texture that coats the palate. Terrific. Youthful.
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Derek Darth Taster wrote: 93 points
June 22, 2021 - Afternoon wine down at Maison Dakota. Drank in Gabriel Standart.
Apperance is clear, pale intensity, yellow lemon colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of toast oak, rich citrus lemon, honey oil, pretty florals, underlying minerality that comes to the fore with more air - showcasing wet stones minerality and pushing the oak to the background. Developing.
On the palate, dry, lovely high acidity, medium alcohol (13.5%), medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of chalky limestone, salty wet stones minerality, sweet cream peaches, rich citrus lemon, honey oil, toast oak with a hint of butter that integrates and fades with air. Added dimension of green melon and sweet limes with more air. Long finish.
Very good quality. Rich and rather full. Lovely substance. Another 5-6 years of development ahead at least. -
Ben Christiansen wrote:
August 21, 2019 - Full and intense. Rich on the palate.
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White Burgfest: The 2016 vintage, 5/1/2019 (link)(Chassagne-Montrachet Les Champgains 1er Cru, Domaine Michel Niellon, White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
2016 White Burgundy: Excellent, But Complicated (Sep 2018), 9/1/2018 (link)(Domaine Michel Niellon Chassagne-montrachet Les Champgains 1er Cru White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Allen Meadows
Jun-18, Issue #71 (link)(Domaine Michel Niellon Chassagne-Montrachet "Les Champs Gain" 1er Cru White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/10/2018 (link)(Dom Michel Niellon, Les Champs Gains Premier Cru Chassagne-Montrachet Les Champsgains, Champs-Gains White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
2016 & 2015 White Burgundy (Sep 2017), 9/1/2017 (link)(Domaine Michel Niellon Chassagne-montrachet Les Champgains 1er Cru White) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- Type White
- Producer Domaine Michel Niellon
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Les Champs-Gain
- Country France
- Region Burgundy
- SubRegion Côte de Beaune
- Appellation Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 5 (4%)
- In Cellars 82 (70%)
- Consumed 30 (26%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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