Vincent Girardin Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru La Romanee 2022

Vincent Girardin Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru La Romanee 2022

The mid-palate of the broad-shouldered flavors is pliant yet intense and muscular while the driving finish possesses breathtakingly good depth and persistence on the imposingly structured but not really rigid or unduly austere finale

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fruitcake notes and more evolved aromas emerged

A remarkably elegant and spicy nose that is now fully mature reveals the initial hints of sous bois while leading to rich

" The late release has certainly tamed this

The intense and tautly muscular middle weight plus flavors are even more refined if perhaps not quite as mineral-driven while delivering superb length on the balanced but markedly austere finish where a touch of cherry pit emerges

round and seamless

but it was also one of my favorites here

and spicy wood

There is a velvety and highly seductive character to the wonderfully rich and generous middle weight flavors that also brim with palate coating dry extract before culminating in a seriously long anise-infused finish

I like the sense of verve to the delicious

balanced and notably firm finale