Les Jardins Montagny 1er Cru Chardonnay

Fine but unremarkable. 2014 drunk in 2023.

Showing great sense of place, this is soil first- fruit second. Steely & chalky, with a good bit of funk on opening. As it warms, the fruit blooms and you see banana, clove, a bouquet of flowers and a touch of lemon. It's multi layered but not interwoven, and the heat rises as the wine warms. Grab a nice chunk of red hawk & this will shine.

Ripe Bartlett pear & banana comes out on the nose with time, but initially it is all mineral rich earth & blooming white flowers. The higher abv of Montagny shows, but is integrated well with a ripe apple, pear, and honeysuckle palate.

Wet stone, steel almost chalky with lovely lemon curd and floral notes. The minerality really carries all the way to a medium+ finish.

Decent 1er chard. Good nose and decent body for a 2019

An aroma of cut apples at first, but that vanished quickly. Tart peach or apricot, slight bit of honey, with a chalky lime zest finish.

2018. Crisp and clean. Citrus nose and flavors with hints of peach and apricot. Finishes with mineral on the tongue.

Wet steel, chalk & lemony goodness right out of the bottle.

Ok

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