Jacques Prieur, Chevalier Montrachet Blanc Brut Zero It fermented with some full

It fermented with some full clusters with indigenous yeasts in oak vats and matured in oak foudres and bocoyes for 16 months

The 2012 Merlot Filip is deep

It's 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 45% Shiraz

The tannins are silky and polished throughout

the biggest bragging point here

Jacques Prieur, Chevalier Montrachet Blanc Brut Zero It fermented with some full(from a . 14 ha parcel). Here the nose is firmly reduced and unreadable though the underlying fruit does seem ripe. More interesting are the super sleek and intense larger scaled flavors that are admirably concentrated and quite powerful if perhaps a bit less mineral driven than usual on the sappy, complex and sneaky long finish.