Lucien Le Moine Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Grandes Ruchottes 2022

Lucien Le Moine Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Grandes Ruchottes 2022

Foremost a mineral wine

it is not surprising to find beautiful purity

While there is a hint of vegetal on the now fully mature aromas of spicy secondary fruit

There is fine concentration to the relatively powerful sappy and mouth coating flavors that are shaped by wonderfully fine-grained tannins on the hugely long

As compared to its immediate siblings in this mini-vertical

There is fine intensity to the mineral-driven and generously proportioned medium-bodied flavors that possess excellent mid-palate concentration and a caressing mouth feel

This is not a big wine in the context of a Gevrey grand cru but it's balanced and classically styled

and sweet fruit

The firmness on the finish here is impressive

Massive and rich

This isn't quite as floral as the Amoureuses but it's even spicier with its purple fruit

There is more volume and certainly more punch to the overtly stony medium weight flavors that possess outstanding delineation before terminating in a youthfully austere