2016 Jean-Claude Ramonet Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru Les Ruchottes [WA94][JG94][V92+][BH92]

Producer: Jean-Claude Ramonet 
Region: Chassagne-Montrachet, Cote de Beaune, Burgundy, France 
Varietal: Chardonnay  
Year: 2016 

Wine Advocate, 94 Points 

"The 2016 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Ruchottes is superb, wafting from the glass with aromas of Anjou pear, iodine, tangerine oil and wet stones, subtly framed by a delicate touch of new wood. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, ample and satiny, with excellent concentration, incisive acids and a long, precise finish. This is more old-fashioned than the 2014 rendition, and if that wine resembles the domaine's 2010, this has more affinities with the 2008." 

John Gilman, 94 Points 

"The bouquet wafts from the glass in a classy blend of apple, pear, chalky soil tones, a nice touch of signature mintiness and a deft foundation of vanillin oak.  On the palate the wine is crisp, full-bodied and beautifully balanced out of the blocks, with a fine core, good focus and grip and a long, zesty and nascently, complex finish." 

Vinous, 92+ Points 

"Pale, bright yellow-green.  Aromas of lemon, lime, fresh apple and crushed rock.  A step up in generosity of texture - and perhaps concentration as well - from the Caillerets, with its citrus and stone flavors complicated by an element of wild herbs.  Broad and dense but uncompromisingly dry, this youthfully unevolved wine finishes with a faint edge of grapefruit skin bitterness." 

Burghound, 92 Points 

"Outstanding. Smoke-tinged aromas are comprised mostly by white-fleshed fruit, citrus rind and pretty floral elements that are trimmed in just a touch of oak toast. The rich, concentrated and seductively textured medium-bodied flavors brim with sappy dry extract that also buffers the succulent, even opulent finish where the citrus-suffused acidity maintains the near-perfect balance save for a subtle trace of warmth. Interestingly, given the superb aging potential this wine typically possesses, this is really quite forward though as I mentioned the balance is so good that this should evolve effortlessly. I should further note that at present the depth isn't particularly impressive though more is almost certainly on the way." 

Alcohol: 13.5% 

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