2012 Chassagne Montrachet Champs Gains
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The 2012 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs Gains is more laid back on the nose with lemon peel, limestone and faint smoke aromas that need a little encouragement. The palate is open and generous on the entry with notes of pear and citrus lemon, building gently toward a ripe orange zest-tinged finish, though it needs to muster more tension and persistency to really convince that it is top flight. Thierry and Chrystelle Pillot presently run Domaine Paul Pillot. As you might guess, their family is related to that of Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot (digging around Jasper Morris’s indispensible “Inside Burgundy” their respective branches stem from Alphonse Pillot, born in 1901.) I have been enjoying this domaine’s wines for a number of years now and their 2012s are studded with some excellent wines. Importer: no known US importer but available through Howard Ripley in the UK.
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Neal Martin
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
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The 2012 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs Gains is more laid back on the nose with lemon peel, limestone and faint smoke aromas that need a little encouragement. The palate is open and generous on the entry with notes of pear and citrus lemon, building gently toward a ripe orange zest-tinged finish, though it needs to muster more tension and persistency to really convince that it is top flight. Feb 2014, www.robertparker.com