1996 Bouchard Père & Fils Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
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The Chevalier-Montrachet is a superb wine. Detailed and intricate aromas of minerals, stones and smoke are followed by a complex, lively, and medium-to-full body. Its powerful, vibrant, elegant, and refined flavor profile is composed of layer upon layer of minerals, intertwined with lemon notes that seemingly last forever in its admirable finish. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2010. The rating, with the range of scores in parentheses, indicates the wine was tasted from cask, not bottle. Importer: Clicquot, Inc., New York, NY; tel (212) 888-7575, and in Massachusetts: Classic Wine Imports, Boston, MA; tel (617) 731-6644.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Pierre Rovani
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Knockout aromas of red berries, lime and gunflint. Extremely concentrated and dense but initially rather streamlined and closed in the middle palate. But exploded with aeration to coat the mouth with pink grapefruit, lime, chalk dust and mineral flavors. This is actually less expressive today than the Corton-Charlemagne but finishes with a similar dusty quality that builds slowly but goes on and on. Extremely refined, impressively structured Chevalier-Montrachet.
About the producer
Bouchard Père & Fils is one of Burgundy’s oldest and most established wine producers. Founded in 1731 by Michel Bouchard, it is the largest vineyard owner in the Côte d’Or with 130 hectares of vines.