Exhibiting scents of peach, white currant, pear and toasted almonds, the 2018 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Grande Montagne is medium to full-bodied, satiny and enveloping, with an expressive core of fruit and juicy balancing acids. From a parcel planted in 1991, these are the domaine's youngest premier cru vines.

From a site next to La Romanée that suffered from hydric stress this year, the 2017 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Grande Montagne offers up aromas of citrus oil, tart orchard fruit, white flowers and chalky soil. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, elegantly textural but firm and tight-knit, with considerable structural tension and reserve despite its nicely concentrated core.

The 2016 Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru les Grands Montagne comes from vines planted in 1991. It has a slightly broody nose that needed coaxing from the glass and I felt that it did not quite convey the same personality as some of the domaine's better 2016 premier crus. The palate is rounded and slightly honeyed in texture, moderate acidity with hints of white chocolate and coconut on the sweet and quite seductive finish armed with just the right amount of salinity. This may merit a higher score with bottle age.

The 2015 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Grands Montagne suffered less frost damage in 2016 because of its proximity to the trees, however it suffered a little burning of the grapes in the 2015 vintage due to the stones reflecting the heat. The nose is gentle at first, unfolding with light waxy, resinous aromas. The palate is nicely balanced with good acidity, though perhaps the Clos des Murées has more complexity and tension, more personality towards the finish. Not bad, although the domaine made better this year.

The 2014 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru les Grands Montagne, which comes from vines on white stony soils, is matured in 40% new oak. It has a nicely poised bouquet with hints of almond and white tea that gently unfolds in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp acidity, a fine mineral core and a touch of lime towards the elegant finish that lingers in the mouth with captivating salinity that leaves you thinking…yeah, I’ll have another sip of that.