Fontaine-Gagnard Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
La Maltroie 1997

Fontaine-Gagnard Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Maltroie 1997: This wine has a lemon and honey-gold appearance, with just a hint of green. At first it is very dumb and unyielding on the nose, but with time it offers up honeyed oatmeal with mineral and aniseed nuances. An elegant texture on the palate, but as with the nose it is tight and closed. Character builds in the mouth, developing a typical rich, oatmeal endpalate, with bacon fat leading into coffee and nuts on the finish. Balanced acidity. Very young, but has very good potential. Drink 2003 onwards. Good, potentially very good. (17/4/01)