Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Grande Montagne

Detached, i.e. not bordering any other vines, La Grande Montage lies at the very top at the highest point of the appellation. Even if one would assume that this is the coolest of all Lamy-Caillat sites, these vines grow here at the highest point of the appellation, as La Romanée is the "cool spot" near Florence and Sébastian. High above the village, the vines, which, as in La Romanée, are rooted in a very thin layer of humus, were planted in 1972. Like all the other wines from this address, this one will require time or a lot of patience from us. It's terrible that nothing can be done about it, that we have to accept that we simply have to wait. And yet, when the wine has a window, as it does right now, it fascinates the lucky connoisseur who has the honor of having it in his glass. Because this wine with its wonderful honey aromas, which combine with the scent of ripe green pears and mirabelle plums and the typical smell of freshly baked bread (it has a cracking crust) and a magical hint of nutmeg - yes, that's quite unusual, isn't it? - into a perfume that smells so seductive that you almost can't take your nose off the glass. The wine is of equally intoxicating quality on the palate. The acidity kicks in precisely, even to the point, and carries the muscular body away, seemingly dissolving it and bringing out wonderful citrus notes that make the tongue click. The finish is salty because it is mineral, juicy, long and incomparable.