2010 Domaine Michel Niellon Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
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Score 90+/100 · Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, Sep 2011
Bright yellow. Aromas of lemon drop, lavender, ginger and clove. Sweet and dense but not at all heavy, with yellow fruit flavors nicely framed by harmonious acidity and perked up by herb, pepper and menthol notes. Finishes firm and long. Suggests a rather wide range of ripeness, and may indeed age well. This was 13% natural alcohol chaptalized to 13.5%. (Incidentally, the Chassagne-Montrachet Clos St. Jean and Champs Gain had too muchy unconverted malic acidity to assess with confidence.)
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90
90+/100
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Domaine Niellon
From the heart of Chassagne-Montrachet, Domaine Michel Niellon embodies generations of craftsmanship and Burgundian finesse, producing elegant, terroir-driven wines from just 8 hectares.