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Montrachet 2014

Montrachet / Prieur, Jacques

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Tasting Notes

Slightly cloudy pale yellow. More iodiney and closed on the nose than the 2015 version, offering citrus and menthol aromas. Then taut, saline and very dry in the mouth, displaying terrific lemony grip and a slight phenolic bitterness. Not as inviting in the early going as the Chevalier-Montrachet, this powerful expression of terroir has the texture and tannins of a red wine and will need extended cellaring. The yield here was 32 hectoliters per hectare, according to owner Edouard Labruyère.

Score: 92 - 94

Stephen Tanzer, Vinous.com Maturity: 2023-2036 01 September 2016

Here too the nose is presently dominated by reduction and wood though the fruit does seem ripe. By contrast there is solid vivacity to the big-bodied but not massive flavors that deliver impressive length on the harmonious and impeccably well-balanced finale. This is not a super powerful Montrachet but I very much like the way the intensity builds from the mid-palate on back to the explosive finale. In sum this is a Montrachet of restraint, at least at present.

Score: 92 - 94

Allen Meadows, Burghound Maturity: 2022+ 15 June 2016

The 2014 Montrachet Grand Cru (which incidentally Jacques was thinking about two cuvées from his two parcels) has a refined bouquet with lovely yellow flower and mineral scents that unfurl from the glass. This shows its class. The palate is very well balanced with a keen thread of acidity, hints of white peach and citrus lemon, very harmonious with an almost understated finish that lingers long in the mouth. This is a very classy Montrachet.

Score: 93 - 95

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2018-2035 31 December 2015