White

Les Chaniots Premier Cru

Montagny · France

Fact sheet

roast chicken · grilled fish · garlic shrimp · Brie cheese · mushroom risotto

201590 pts

This single-vineyard wine is ripe, toasty and already delicious. With a honeyed aroma, wood-aging spice and rich apricot and almond flavors, it is full of character. The acidity and mineral texture show it will age. Drink from late 2018.
201489 pts

This wood-aged wine is rich, spicy and with a stylish combination of acidity and rich yellow and white fruits. The acidity cuts through the ripe texture and gives the wine its full-bodied character. The aftertaste shows a wine that is still young and will be best from 2018.
201287 pts

An attractive touch of toast emerges on this ripe, full-bodied wine. It has spice, apple and apricot flavors along with an edge of minerality. Drink now, although it will be better from 2016.
201188 pts

A full, fruity wine, this is softly textured and creamily ready to drink. Lime juice and crisp apples are underlined by the faint flavor of oak from wood aging. The acidity gives wonderfully drinkable freshness.
201090 pts

Rich wine, full of yellow fruits, apricots and peaches that give ripeness. It has weight, a solidity that is balanced by the totally refreshing acidity. Hints of the wood aging give spice as well as adding to the rich effect. Age for 2–3 years.
200988 pts

Rich and full, the wood and yellow fruit flavors are well integrated with the ripe acidity. Generous as well as elegant, it's a wine to drink now.