(Bouchard Père et Fils Chevalier-Montrachet) Was reduced on opening but cleared up quite quickly, that said this has a totally different nose to the other wines with really dense fruit but it's glossy and focused so in no way ponderous - continues to widen in the glass - very impressive. It's rich with a mineral edge, but like the Charlemagne the concentration bursts across the palate then the acidity ploughs into the finish - grows well in the glass. Rich with a mineral edge and like the Charlemagne the concentration bursts across the palate before the acidity ploughs you into the finish. Very lovely - stylisticly I prefer the Charlemagne but this has a real wow factor despite Christophe saying it's closed up a little since bottling!
By Bill Nanson
(Bouchard Père et Fils Chevalier-Montrachet) Was reduced on opening but cleared up quite quickly, that said this has a totally different nose to the other wines with really dense fruit but it's glossy and focused so in no way ponderous - continues to widen in the glass - very impressive. It's rich with a mineral edge, but like the Charlemagne the concentration bursts across the palate then the acidity ploughs into the finish - grows well in the glass. Rich with a mineral edge and like the Charlemagne the concentration bursts across the palate before the acidity ploughs you into the finish. Very lovely - stylisticly I prefer the Charlemagne but this has a real wow factor despite Christophe saying it's closed up a little since bottling!4/1/2007, (See more on Burgundy-Report...)