2015 | Bouchard Père & Fils | Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte 12L

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White Wine: 2015 | Bouchard Père & Fils | Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte 12L

The 2015 is juicy, vibrant and exceptionally well-balanced, with both early drinking appeal and excellent cellaring potential.

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Producer: Bouchard Pere & Fils

Ratings: V | 93WA | 94

Vintage: 2015

Size: 12L

ABV: 13.5%

Varietal: Chardonnay

Country/Region: France, Burgundy

The 2015 is juicy, vibrant and exceptionally well-balanced, with both early drinking appeal and excellent cellaring potential.

Reviews:

• Vinous: The 2015 Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte Grand Cru has a tightly wound bouquet with apple blossom, flint, smoke and a touch of orange peel. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity, saline in the mouth, and displays moderate depth, though it feels a little conservative on the finish and does not deliver that coup de grâce that is demonstrated in barrel. That said, this is still a serious Chevalier-Montrachet from Bouchard. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.

• Wine Advocate: The 2015 Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte Grand Cru offers up a youthful but expressive bouquet of hazelnut, apple, preserved citrus, pear and almond paste. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, intense and racy, with a lovely line of succulent acidity, and a penetrating, chalky finish that lingers on the tongue. While this is beautifully fresh and vibrant for a 2015 white Burgundy, it’s also quite structurally giving and should drink very well on release.

Producer Information

Bouchard Père et Fils is a sizable and historic Burgundy wine estate, based in Beaune. The largest vineyard owner in the Côte d’Or, it produces more than 100 wines mostly made from Pinot Noir or Chardonnay, in a range that also includes appellations in the Maconnais, Côte Chalonnaise and Beaujolais regions. The vineyard holdings total around 130 hectares (320 acres), spread across 450 parcels, including 12 hectares (30 acres) of grand crus vines and 74 hectares (183 acres) of premier crus, and four monopole vineyards. Bouchard makes wines from some of Burgundy’s most famous vineyards, including Montrachet, Corton-Charlemagne and Chambertin. Its portfolio also includes a range of wines at premier cru and village level, as well as under the more generic Bourgogne appellation. Since 2005, Bouchard’s wines have been made at a custom-built winery in Savigny-lès-Beaune. If barrel aging is required, the wines are then matured in oak in a 4000-barrel cellar at the headquarters of the operation in the Château de Beaune, which dates back to the 15th Century. Excavated directly into the earth, this barrel cellar has optimum natural characteristics of temperature and ventilation. Furthermore, over 2000 bottles remain in the cellar from the 19th Century (Bouchard Pe`re & Fils bought the château in 1820). This producer and négociant business is one of the oldest wine estates in Burgundy, founded in 1731. In 1995 it was sold to Joseph Henriot, and became part of Groupe La Vigie along with major brands like Champagne Henriot and Chablis’ William Fèvre. Bouchard Père et Fils should not be confused with Bouchard Aîné et Fils, which is owned by Boisset.