2016 Chablis Mont de Milieu
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The 2016 Chablis Mont de Milieu 1er Cru has a clean and precise, quite austere bouquet that seems to have more intensity than its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with fresh acidity, just a subtle touch of reduction, impressive tension and ample weight and concentration on the finish. This is a very fine Mont de Milieu that should offer several years of drinking pleasure. Tasted blind at the BIVB Chablis tasting.
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William Kelley, Wine Advocate
Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
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The 2016 Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu is excellent, exhibiting a classic bouquet of lemon oil, pastry cream and white flowers. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, concentrated and succulent, with a fleshy core of fruit balanced by bright acids, concluding with a stony finish. It's already quite expressive, so this will be compelling on release.
Tank sample. Slightly more closed on the nose than the Vaillons. A little more lime/cedar. But then so rich in fruit on the palate, absolutely delicious already. Full of bright citrus without loss of Chablis tension and length. GV (JH)
(one fût , the rest in cuve ): Full medium yellow. Higher-pitched on the nose than the foregoing samples, offering scents of peach, pear, ginger and minerals. Then richer and more opulent than the Vaillons in the mouth, but conveying a light touch in spite of its volume thanks to its mineral and white pepper lift (the soil here is shallower). A bit less saline than the Fourchaume and Vaillons.