2017 Domaine Heitz-Lochardet Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Tête du Clos

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 92.6 points

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  10/21/2022 - KimberJ Likes this wine: 98 Points

  Elegant. Flawless. Lingers with you

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  12/3/2021 - Collector1855 wrote: 90 Points

  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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  5/4/2020 - bevetroppo Likes this wine: 92 Points

  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...

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  9/28/2019 - SLab wrote: 92 Points

  PnP. Le vin est légèrement minéral avec des fruits blancs délicats. Un vin parfaitement équilibré à mon goût. 91-92pts

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  2/5/2019 - "Rhône Rider" Likes this wine: 91 Points

  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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