Michel Niellon Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Vergers 2018Varietal: Chardonnay Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 93 points The 2018 Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Les Vergers is also excellent, unwinding to reveal notes of green pear, white currants, toasted bread, anise and fresh mint. On the palate, it's medium to full bodied, satiny and layered, with a more muscular, textural profile than the Clos Saint Jean this year, concluding with a penetrating, mineral finish. As I wrote last year, Niellon's son in law,

making them one of the highest in the Northern Hemisphere

Daulny combines diverse plots from varying types of soil

merlot 40%

Finishing with warming clove and a hint of gunpowder and flint

and Cabernet Sauvignon designated from these two vineyards

lemon and yeasty notes

Robert Mondavi)

full of depth and structure

Half of the wine is fermented with whole cluster

and the finish is clean

Varietal: 48

10% Cabernet Franc