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Manage Subscriptions2017 Domaine Heitz-Lochardet Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Tête du Clos
Chardonnay
- France
- Burgundy
- Côte de Beaune
- Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Community Tasting Notes 5
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KimberJ Likes this wine: 98 points
October 21, 2022 - Elegant. Flawless. Lingers with you
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Collector1855 wrote: 90 points
December 3, 2021 - Tasted blind. Discrete citrus and flint nose on the foreground. Light palate, village or max 1er level. Felt more Puligny than Chassagne.
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bevetroppo Likes this wine: 92 points
May 4, 2020 - Two days later from memory. As part of a recent auction coup, I ended up with a case of this and another H-L wine reviewed several days ago. Won't repeat myself other than to say I'm equally pleased with each of them. Since this is from memory it will be short, which I think might be an apt description in general.
A palish gold color, it seemed less open and ripe than the Morgeot but made up for it in its sleek and attractive racy and more mineral profile. As a result and I'm splitting hairs, I got the sense the Tete du Clos would take more time and would ultimately produce a more elegant and nuanced wine. I'd love to know it was a little higher up the slope or what part of the terroir was most responsible for the subtle but meaningful differences. Don't get me wrong, I found it lipsmackingly good right now but part of that is my high tolerance for acid.
Being your faithful correspondent, after posting the note I checked the importer's very helpful website. The tech sheets appear to give me all I need to confirm my hypotheses, though of course I could be completely misinterpreting. The Morgeot vines are 15 years old and the Tete are 68. Tete planted about 10 meters higher up on more stony limestone. Of course, I wish I had the chance to do more side-by-side comparisons of this nature. It's really a great way to learn, especially when all the data about the wines are so readily accessible. Wouldn't it be more fun at the winery? Maybe next year...1 person found this helpful Comments (2) -
SLab wrote: 92 points
September 28, 2019 - PnP. Le vin est légèrement minéral avec des fruits blancs délicats. Un vin parfaitement équilibré à mon goût. 91-92pts
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"Rhône Rider" Likes this wine: 91 points
February 5, 2019 - Chassagne 1er tete du clos
Nyansert. Beskjeden også i munn. Elegant. Kompleks og detaljert, men litt stum. Flott mellomparti og avslutning. 91-92
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2017
- Type White
- Producer Domaine Heitz-Lochardet
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Tête du Clos
- Country France
- Region Burgundy
- SubRegion Côte de Beaune
- Appellation Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 18 (12%)
- In Cellars 75 (48%)
- Consumed 62 (40%)
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