In Bond Fine Wine. 2016 Bouchard Pere & Fils Chevalier Montrachet la Cabotte, Puligny-Montrachet, Burgundy, France. Grand Cru • White Burgundy in 1x150cl. Top critic score: 95/100 (ST). Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Neal Martin (NM) — 92–94/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 29/12/2017 · Drink 2020-2045
The 2016 Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte Grand Cru has a similar bouquet to the regular Chevalier-Montrachet this year, albeit with a subtle oyster shell scent that surfaces with time. The palate is very poised and a little nuttier and more saline than the regular bottling, although for me it does not quite deliver the same precision right on the finish. It is a bit broody at the moment and maybe…
Stephen Tanzer (ST) — 95/100 · Vinous, 01/09/2018 · Drink 2025-2034
Knockout pure-but-reticent nose melds deep yellow fruits, oak char, baking spices and minerals (this always needs a lot more time than the Chevalier-Montrachet here, notes Fr'd'ric Weber). Wonderfully silky and rich but light on its feet; a serious mouthful of lemon zest, crushed stone and spices with outstanding focus and supporting salty minerality. Really shines today for its inner-mouth tensi…
Stephen Tanzer (ST) — 92–94/100 · Vinous, 01/09/2017
(just two barrels produced, vs. a normal three or four; almost finished with its malolactic fermentation): Pale, bright yellow. Musky, deeply pitched aromas of smoky oak and Montrachet-like iodiney minerality (La Cabotte is the northeastern section of Chevalier-Montrachet, which was part of Montrachet until early in the 20th century). Big, rich and deep, with savory minerality currently dominatin…