Chassagne Montrachet Les Champs Gains, Paul Pillot 2017

Description

By Wine Advocate in 2019 (WA92-94)

The 2017 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs Gain displays a pretty bouquet of yellow apple, white flowers, pastry cream and beeswax. On the palate, it’s medium to full-bodied, satiny but incisive, with chalky extract, tangy acids and a long, beautifully delineated finish. It’s another wonderfully balanced premier cru from Thierry Pillot.

By Wine Spectator in 2020 (WS93)

A reductive style, offering oyster shell, sea salt and iodine aromas that segue into lemon and citronella flavors. Creamy and bracing, with a long finish of mineral and oak spice. Best from 2022 through 2030.

By Jasper Morris in 2018 (JM93)

Pale primrose, the nose shows weight but is quite backward with a bit of tension. Lots of weight here but on these clay terroirs the extra elevage brings the finesse, which this certainly is starting to have. The lower part here has lots of clay. Long generous finish.