Jacques Prieur, Chevalier Montrachet Blanc Size:6x750ml tight and linear with huge

tight and linear with huge amounts of dry extract that renders the very firm acid spine almost invisible at present though the finish is clearly shaped by it

and with a ripe

(from a tiny parcel of only

unwinding in the glass with a youthfully reticent bouquet of dried flowers and delicate hints of red berries and gingerbread

This isn’t a great example of the appellation but it is not without appeal

Jacques Prieur, Chevalier Montrachet Blanc Size:6x750ml tight and linear with huge(from a . 14 ha parcel). Here the nose is firmly reduced and unreadable though the underlying fruit does seem ripe. More interesting are the super sleek and intense larger scaled flavors that are admirably concentrated and quite powerful if perhaps a bit less mineral driven than usual on the sappy, complex and sneaky long finish.