2017 Bouchard Pere et Fils, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru, La Cabotte 6x750ml

Vinous 94

The 2017 Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte Grand Cru is from the upper part of Montrachet, a 0.2-hectare monopole. It has a very harmonious bouquet with touches of brioche, orange pith and apricot blossom, all very pretty and refined. The well-balanced palate features clementine and white peach notes. A little more mineral-driven than the regular Chevalier, with a very persistent finish. An excellent Chevalier-Montrachet that should give two decades or more of drinking pleasure. [Neal Martin, 01/10/2019]

Anticipated maturity: 2023-2045

Robert Parker 95

There are four barrels of the 2017 Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte Grand Cru, a superb wine that unfurls in the glass with aromas of lemon oil, mandarin orange, pastry cream and blanched almonds. On the palate, it’s full-bodied, satiny and incisive, with a layered, concentrated mid-palate, tangy acids and lovely purity and definition, concluding with a long finish. [William Kelley, 12/04/2018]

JancisRobinson.com 17/20

Tropical fruit, full and gummy in texture on the palate. Finishes with a leesy, mealy character and a slight hops note. Layered intensity on the finish, which should reveal greater depths with time. (RH) [01/09/2019]

Anticipated maturity: 2020-2032