Domaine Michel Niellon Chevalier Montrachet Grand Cru 2020 [NET] web-unpublished Manzanilla in all its oceanic

Manzanilla in all its oceanic glory at a very affordable price

wet stone minerality

Fumey-Chatelain grows it on marl soils and ages it a year and a half in barrel

while aromatic complexity unfolds on the palate with black cherry

Non-chill-filtered at 46% ABV

Domaine Michel Niellon Chevalier Montrachet Grand Cru 2020 [NET] web-unpublished Manzanilla in all its oceanicChevalier Montrachet from Michel Niellon is one of Burgundy's true unicorns.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