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The July 2017 Distinguished Cellar Auction, Part II
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"The 2009 Maltroie was the most minerally premier cru I had tasted to this point in the cellars at Fontaine-Gagnard, and the wine offers up a beautifully vibrant and stony bouquet of apple, lemon zest, tangerine, complex minerality, a gentle touch of leesiness and a lovely base of new wood. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and racy, with a rock solid core, excellent focus and grip and a very long, poised and snappy finish. While this is accessible today, the 2009 Maltroie is the first premier cru in the range that I would be inclined to give a couple of years of bottle age to and let its secondary layers of complexity come into the fold. A beautiful wine."
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"The 2009 Maltroie was the most minerally premier cru I had tasted to this point in the cellars at Fontaine-Gagnard, and the wine offers up a beautifully vibrant and stony bouquet of apple, lemon zest, tangerine, complex minerality, a gentle touch of leesiness and a lovely base of new wood. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and racy, with a rock solid core, excellent focus and grip and a very long, poised and snappy finish. While this is accessible today, the 2009 Maltroie is the first premier cru in the range that I would be inclined to give a couple of years of bottle age to and let its secondary layers of complexity come into the fold. A beautiful wine."
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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.
2009 in Burgundy was warm and sunny, producing ripe, rich and generous reds of hedonistic charm and supple tannins; the whites are opulent but can lack acidity, making them best enjoyed relatively young.
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.