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The Summer 2017 Auction
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Estimate: $200
Lightly stained label.
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95JG
"In almost every instance that I can think of, I normally have a preference for a domaine’s Chevalier over its Bâtard, but this is emphatically not the case with the two Niellon versions, as it is impossible to pick a clear favorite between these two great young wines. The nose on the 2004 Bâtard is deep and just as fine as the Chevalier, offering up notes of apples, pear, lime blossoms, a bit of Niellon herb tones, striking minerality for a young Bâtard-Montrachet, and a delicate framing of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, deep and aristocratic, with excellent acidity, a rock solid core, and great length and grip on the backward finish. Just stunning juice."
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"In almost every instance that I can think of, I normally have a preference for a domaine’s Chevalier over its Bâtard, but this is emphatically not the case with the two Niellon versions, as it is impossible to pick a clear favorite between these two great young wines. The nose on the 2004 Bâtard is deep and just as fine as the Chevalier, offering up notes of apples, pear, lime blossoms, a bit of Niellon herb tones, striking minerality for a young Bâtard-Montrachet, and a delicate framing of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, deep and aristocratic, with excellent acidity, a rock solid core, and great length and grip on the backward finish. Just stunning juice."
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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.