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The October 2016 Internet-Only Auction Part 2
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"Finesse is the key when it comes to the 2010 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Caillerets. The Caillerets is all about details and nuance. As such, its subtleties are easily missed, but they are very much there. This is a Chassagne that captures all of the elegance and refinement that is possible in the village. Perfumed, floral notes and a touch of honey wrap around the finish. The Caillerets is easily one of the highlights here in 2010. I loved it . . . . I was deeply impressed with the wines I tasted at Fontaine-Gagnard. The 2010s are rich, deep and racy, but also show tremendous transparency with regards to site and have a little more polish than is customary. Celine Fontaine told me she was very surprised by the concentration of the wines given the poor weather during the summer, but that, ultimately, it was the small size of the berries that played a big role in giving the wines their personalities. The harvest started on September 21. All of the 2010s were bottled in August 2011."
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"Finesse is the key when it comes to the 2010 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Caillerets. The Caillerets is all about details and nuance. As such, its subtleties are easily missed, but they are very much there. This is a Chassagne that captures all of the elegance and refinement that is possible in the village. Perfumed, floral notes and a touch of honey wrap around the finish. The Caillerets is easily one of the highlights here in 2010. I loved it . . . . I was deeply impressed with the wines I tasted at Fontaine-Gagnard. The 2010s are rich, deep and racy, but also show tremendous transparency with regards to site and have a little more polish than is customary. Celine Fontaine told me she was very surprised by the concentration of the wines given the poor weather during the summer, but that, ultimately, it was the small size of the berries that played a big role in giving the wines their personalities. The harvest started on September 21. All of the 2010s were bottled in August 2011."
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The world's most influential fine-wine producer and the benchmark for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and the Rhone. Its appellation (AOC) system codifies geography, grape and method, and its wines set the global standard for age-worthiness and terroir expression.
Produces the world's most revered Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from a mosaic of tiny, terroir-defined climats. Its hierarchy of village, Premier Cru and Grand Cru vineyards makes site the ultimate expression of quality.
Chassagne-Montrachet is a village AOC in Burgundy's Cote de Beaune with numerous Premier Crus, renowned above all for rich, nutty, mineral Chardonnay whites, though it also makes firm Pinot Noir reds.
The world's most versatile white grape, producing everything from steely Chablis to rich, oaked whites. Its neutrality makes it a mirror of terroir and winemaking, and the foundation of white Burgundy and Champagne.