2017 Benjamin Leroux Chassagne-Montrachet Les Embazees 1er Cru

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Score 17/20 · Drink 2022-2030, Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com, Dec 2018

Half fermented in foudres (new) and half in 300-litre barrels. From tank. Lovely fragrance here, finesse and tension but with a light creamy oak note and a touch of spice. Super-creamy on the palate even without lactic acidity (there was little malic in 2017 thus not much lactic after malo). Full but precise. Refined and complete. Long and fresh. (JH)

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91
91/100

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17
17/20

Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com

91
90-92/100

Stephen Tanzer, Vinous

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90 - 92 points
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Score 90-92/100 · Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, Sep 2018

(unlike the Abbaye de Morgeot, these vines were not frosted in 2016): High-pitched aromas of lemon, lime, menthol and anise. Penetrating and bone-dry but not at all lacking in texture; offers surprising breadth and a flavor of lime zest complicated by salty minerality. Best today on the finish but showing less personality and lift than the Abbaye de Morgeot. The two wines are quite different in personality, with this one, from higher on the hillside, lower in acidity (just 3.2 grams per liter, according to Leroux) but higher in alcohol. (13.1% alcohol)

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Benjamin Leroux
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White

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Dry

Under the law of Hong Kong, intoxicating liquor must not be sold or supplied to a minor in the course of business. 根據香港法律,不得在業務過程中,向未成年人售賣或供應令人醺醉的酒類 。
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