2005 Nicolas Potel Montrachet

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Community Tasting Notes (1) Avg Score: 92 points

  • Lunch at Nicolas with Alex H (Nicolas Restaurant, Teck Lim Street, Singapore): Objectively speaking, a solidly good wine, but I thought this lacked the finesse of a truly great Montrachet. It also came across clearly as a child of the warm 2005 vintage, which did not help its cause. The nose was a case in point - browned butter, popcorn, coconut and caramel liberally drizzled over spice and ripe stone fruits galore. A very rich, explosive nose that could well belong to a top Napa or Australian Chardonnay. The palate was equally rich, with a round, full almost oily textured mouthful of dried apricots, honey and almost a bit of treacle. This had tremendous depth and power, with just about enough acidity to keep it on the right side of balanced. It was really powerful on the finish too - sweet and sticky, with a dried mango and spice character to it. I was rather intrigued by this. Too big and burly for my usual tastes, but the Grand Cru power and intensity was clear. I would not wait to long on it though - I am not sure it has the structure to age in the long term.

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