Wine Domaine Michel Niellon, Chassagne-Montrachet, 2017
Reviews of purchase Domaine Michel Niellon, Chassagne-Montrachet, 2017
Tasting Notes
The wine is dark yellow with a touch of silver.
The wine has a deep, rich, strong, mineral and astringent taste with notes of citrus, nuts and spices.
Refined wine with a rich bouquet of aromas, full of shades of citrus, herbs, leather, exotic fruits and minerals.
The wine goes well with seafood, fresh fish and risotto.
Interesting Facts
Chassagne-Montrachet wine made from Chardonnay grapes grown in vineyards located in the area Chassagne-Montrachet in the Cote de Beaune. Chassagne part of the name means "the area with oaks" and Montrachet - "naked mountain". Chassagne-Montrachet wine is known for its rich, concentrated and well-balanced taste, and - true Burgundian fragrant bouquet.
Chardonnay wine "Chassagne-Montrachet" is assembled by hand in small boxes with a number of different areas with old vines, with productivity, reduced 35 hl / ha. Grapes passes spontaneous alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in oak barrels. After that, the wine is aged on the lees for 12 months in barrels, of which 25% - a new, and one month - in stainless steel tanks. The wine is bottled without filtration.
A small family estate domain Michelle Nellon located in Chassagne-Montrachet (Chassagne-Montrachet). Here, in small quantities produced remarkable rare wines, enjoying the incredible demand among connoisseurs of the drink. The estate is known throughout the world for its magnificent Burgundy white wines: Chassagne-Montrachet Preme Cru Clos Saint Jean, Chassagne-Montrachet Preme Cru Clos de la Maltrua, Chassagne-Montrachet Preme Cru Verger, as well as red wine - Chassagne-Montrachet Premiers Crus Clos de To Maltrua.
Robert Parker calls Michel Nellona one of the top five producers of Chardonnay in the world !!! Domaine Michel Nellon awarded the "five stars" as «outstanding» («outstanding») - the highest category on the evaluation system wineries of Robert Parker. The famous critic speaks very well about the wines Domain: "... wine Michel Nellona never disappoints. I buy them for the past 25 years, and Michelle Nellon - one of the few manufacturers of wine that does not depend on the vintage, whether the average, good or bad .... Wines Nellona have incredible storage capacity. "
