Michel Niellon, Chevalier Montrachet Blanc other_regions_italy Just very slightly austere

Just very slightly austere

silky Barolo

Prominent notes of honeysuckle and passion fruit are laced with a variety of spice and citrus elements

refined and airy gives way to equally refined and extremely intense medium weight plus flavors that possess ample amounts of dry extract that buffers the firm tannins on the austere

rocks and iron ore over a core of black cherries

Michel Niellon, Chevalier Montrachet Blanc other_regions_italy Just very slightly austere(from a . 23 ha parcel of vines planted in 62 and 68). This too was quite heavily reduced and again I strongly recommend allowing this 30 minutes or so in a decanter first if youre going to crack a bottle young. The powerful and impressively concentrated broad shouldered flavors brim with both sappy dry extract as well as plenty of minerality that suffuses the wonderfully complex and persistent finish. I wouldnt describe this as a typical Niellon