Jean-Marc Pillot, Chassagne Montrachet Macherelles Blanc other_regions_italy plum and mocha in the

plum and mocha in the nose and finish

(from vines that average 50+ years of age)

up there with Pajzos and Disznok

There is a lush and opulent mouth feel to the concentrated and palate coating medium weight plus flavors that possess excellent phenolic maturity and real drive on the moderately structured

It is literally a one man undertaking with Casajus also doubling as his village’s baker

Jean-Marc Pillot, Chassagne Montrachet Macherelles Blanc other_regions_italy plum and mocha in theThis is the first wine to display any appreciable reduction and it is enough to push the underlying fruit to the background. By contrast there is good verve and freshness to the moderately dense flavors that possess almost painful intensity on the lemony, linear and chiseled finale that flashes both first rate depth and length. Its rare for Macherelles to achieve this level of quality color me impressed.