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The March 2014 Internet-Only Auction Part 1
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Lot 1266
Estimate: $1,000
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"From conspicuously high above Chassagne and the core Vergers vineyard and, like his Baudines, picked near the end of harvest, Pillot's 2007 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Vergers Clos Saint-Marc soars from the glass with grapefruit, iris, buddleia, tangerine, red currant, wood smoke and a pungent whiff of white pepper. Superbly concentrated yet elegant, vivacious, and crystal clear in its interchange of citrus and berries with salt, pepper, chalk and crustacean essence, this displays grand cru class. Satiny in texture, it escapes any sense of austerity even given its brightness and mineral cast. All of this concentrated and explosive flavor, Pillot is keen to point out, originates in fruit of barely over 12% natural alcohol (although chaptalized to 13.2%), just one of several features here that put me a bit in mind of great Riesling. Alas, there are only four barrels, but should you be lucky enough to acquire some of this, I would recommend trying to stretch it out over a decade."
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"From conspicuously high above Chassagne and the core Vergers vineyard and, like his Baudines, picked near the end of harvest, Pillot's 2007 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Vergers Clos Saint-Marc soars from the glass with grapefruit, iris, buddleia, tangerine, red currant, wood smoke and a pungent whiff of white pepper. Superbly concentrated yet elegant, vivacious, and crystal clear in its interchange of citrus and berries with salt, pepper, chalk and crustacean essence, this displays grand cru class. Satiny in texture, it escapes any sense of austerity even given its brightness and mineral cast. All of this concentrated and explosive flavor, Pillot is keen to point out, originates in fruit of barely over 12% natural alcohol (although chaptalized to 13.2%), just one of several features here that put me a bit in mind of great Riesling. Alas, there are only four barrels, but should you be lucky enough to acquire some of this, I would recommend trying to stretch it out over a decade."
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The world's most influential fine-wine producer and the benchmark for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and the Rhone. Its appellation (AOC) system codifies geography, grape and method, and its wines set the global standard for age-worthiness and terroir expression.
Produces the world's most revered Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from a mosaic of tiny, terroir-defined climats. Its hierarchy of village, Premier Cru and Grand Cru vineyards makes site the ultimate expression of quality.
Chassagne-Montrachet is a village AOC in Burgundy's Cote de Beaune with numerous Premier Crus, renowned above all for rich, nutty, mineral Chardonnay whites, though it also makes firm Pinot Noir reds.
The world's most versatile white grape, producing everything from steely Chablis to rich, oaked whites. Its neutrality makes it a mirror of terroir and winemaking, and the foundation of white Burgundy and Champagne.