2014 Montrachet Grand Cru
France
Montrachet
Burgundy
White
Chardonnay
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2022 - 2034
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"Two thousand fourteen is very Burgundian in spirit, with all of its elements in harmony,” said winemaker Benoît Riffault about the Domaine Sauzet white wines. The crop level was average and acidity levels were in the sound 4 to 4.2 range, or roughly the same as the ‘13s here. When I asked Riffault to compare the ‘14s to the estate’s ‘12s, he noted that 2012 was a very small crop, also stressed by hail, “but without the same balance as 2014. The ‘12s are very strict, even tannic, and their austerity bodes well for the future. The 2014s have more generous fruit and a juicy character.” The finished ‘14s (the village wines were bottled in January and the crus in March) carry alcohol levels between 12.5% and 13.2%, with no chaptalization.
Riffault, who admitted that this estate had some problems with premature oxidation in vintages 2005 and 2006, told me he’s confident that “the great problem is behind us” as he struggled to extract the extra-thick, extra-long 25-by-49-millemeter corks of the 2014s. The estate has also been using wax seals for its grand cru bottles since vintage 2013.