2022, Maison Benjamin Leroux, CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET, 1er Cru, 'Les Baudines'This has just been racked to a small tank to keep on the lees. Pale lemon colour. This has the piercing stony quality that I associate with Baudines, with a lemon rinse, a refined and linear Chassagne. *** 90 93 Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy (2023). Drinking Window: 2029 2035

striking an expert balance between power and finesse

(higher than in 2019 at Figeac

This is not in the Jerez/Sherry appellation

This is a beautifully classic mountain Cabernet that needs air to show at its best today

very mineral and lean on the palate

with terrific concentration

dark cherry

with good acidity and will drink well from the outset

chalky edge to the tannins is welcoming

the 2021 Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru is medium to full-bodied

It is more voluptuous than the 2022 Lafite-Rothschild which is what you expect

Supremely focused with a surfeit of tension on the finish