92 John Gilman - View from the Cellar

"As I noted last year, there are only three and a half barrels of Chenevottes produced by Domaine Prudhon, from a parcel of forty-one year-old vines that lie directly upslope from Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet, with the small slice of Chassagne premier cru of Blanchot Dessus in between. The 2011 is an excellent example of this fine premier cru (but not demonstrably superior to the best St. Aubin premier crus here), offering up a complex bouquet of pear, apple, clementine, lovely, chalk-laced soil tones, orange blossoms and vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, complex and wide open on the attack, with a fine core, crisp acids and lovely length and grip on the focused and soil-driven finish. This is a lovely bottle of Chenevottes that will drink beautifully upon release, but will also age very well on its impeccable balance. 2013-2030."