2002 Montrachet, Marquis de Laguiche, Joseph Drouhin

27 July 2014:

2002 Montrachet, Marquis de Laguiche, Joseph Drouhin: Medium gold. Lemon peel, apricot, toast, smoke, honey, ginger,with floral notes of acacia/honeysuckle. Waxy and weighty on the palate, a full-bodied structure, denoting power, intensity, concentration and muscles……balanced by firm and lively acidity. Grippy finish. Today this very serious and classy wine seems austere and unyielding….I think it will benefit from 3 - 4 more years of bottle development to blossom into utter perfection. We had it decanted for an hour, and managed to coax it to give a little!

Drink from 2017+. 19+/20