2016 Bernard Moreau
Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Grandes Ruchottes MAGNUM

91-93 Points Neal Martin RobertParker.com december 2017

“The 2016 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Grandes Ruchottes was just a single (used) barrel because of the frost. It seemed to have a little more pizzazz and energy than the Caillerets on the nose, likewise the palate has superb energy and tension, with hints of peach and blackcurrant with a very harmonious finish. Try to find one of 300 bottles.

“Three vineyards that contribute to the Chassagne-Montrachet Village survived the frost,” comments Alex Moreau, and my heart lifts at the thought of those perishable vines defeating the odds and making it through until the end of the growing season. “Then on 14 July there was a small hailstorm and it wiped them out. Only those three.” My heart sinks. One often hears the phrase that winemaking is not fair and Jesus H. Christ, you have to think that when fate rolled the dice of fortune with respect to this domaine’s luck, the dice rolled off the table and were eaten by the cat. Who promptly rolled over dead. If any grower encapsulates how hard the 2016 growing season hit winemakers, it is here at Domaine Bernard Moreau.