Domaine Michel Niellon Chevalier Montrachet Grand Cru 2020 [NET] NO20230614 Expect what old-vine California Chenin

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This rare collaboration between Burgundian legend David Croix and Jura-native Damien Courbet celebrates the ancient Savagnin grape in an unconventional style—preserved with care rather than oxidized

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Domaine Michel Niellon Chevalier Montrachet Grand Cru 2020 [NET] NO20230614 Expect what old-vine California CheninChevalier Montrachet from Michel Niellon is one of Burgundy's true unicorns. The Chassagne based domaine farms only a sliver of this hallowed Grand Cru, and bottles are counted in the handful each year. The 2020 is a warm vintage Chevalier with serious concentration, fermented in barrel with measured new oak and raised on its lees in classical Niellon style: precise, restrained, never showy. Confit citrus, pear, hazelnut and white flowers fold into a