2013 Bernard Moreau Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru (Pre-arrival)

“Like the Bâtard-Montrachet, the 2013 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru comes from purchased grapes. There were just two barrels this year. It has an engaging chalky bouquet accompanied by citrus peel and Granny Smith apple scents, perhaps “stricter” than the domaine’s aforementioned grand cru. The palate is very well balanced and powerful in the mouth: citrus lemon, orange zest, a hint of nougat and coconut lending the finish more exoticism than the Bâtard-Montrachet, the finish long and persistent. It is not the most complex of the Chevalier-Montrachet 2013s that I have tasted, but it is certainly beautifully crafted.”