2020 Mark Haisma Chassagne-Montrachet

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  6/13/2022 - forceberry wrote: 92 Points

  100% Chardonnay from two vineyards in Chassagne-Montrachet. Total production a bit under 2000 bottles. 13% alcohol.
  
  Luminous, youthful yellow-green color. The nose feels young yet dry and subtly reductive with aromas of mealy apple, some zesty citrus notes, a little bit of chalky minerality, light gunpowder notes of reduction, a hint of fresh pineapple and a youthful touch of almost grapey fruit. The wine is dry, brisk and quite racy on the palate with a medium body and focused, young flavors of tart Granny Smith apple and lemony citrus fruits, some steely and chalky mineral tones, a little bit of smoky reduction, light woody notes of gently toasted oak spice, a hint of tangy salinity and a touch of fresh pineapple. The zippy acidity lends great sense of freshness and focus to the wine while granting great sense of electric energy to the dry fruit flavors. The lengthy finish feels firm, clean and quite brisk with lively flavors of lemony citrus fruits, some creamy oak tones, a little bit of steely minerality, light sharp nuances of Granny Smith apple, a smoky hint of reduction and a savory touch of toasty wood spice.
  
  A very attractive, harmonious and classically built white Burgundy with all the pieces in the right places - well, perhaps apart from the age. The wine is still very youthful, quite nervous and a bit linear as well. While drinking really well now, I'd let the wine age some more and pick up some developed complexity it really calls for. Good stuff with lots of upside. Perhaps still slightly pricey for the quality at 61€, but things will turn around if the wine continues to age gracefully and pick up some additional complexity.

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