6% and matured for 18 months in 75% new and 25% one-year-old French oak hogsheads (300 liters) and puncheons (500liters)

Patience absolutely necessary for this notably classy effort

while in upper-Pradikat realms

(worked entirely by hand as the vineyard has a 40% south-facing slope which ensures that it receives plenty of sun)

Shows fine tension between the elements

Pierre Girardin, Montrachet other_regions_australia 6% and matured for 18(from Chassagne fruit). Moderately firm reduction overshadows the underlying fruit today. Otherwise there is outstanding volume and power to the more concentrated bigger bodied flavors that retain a lovely sense of refinement and particularly so on the massively persistent finish. As is sometimes the case with very young examples of Montrachet, this will need to add depth to merit the upper end of my projected range but given the extended cellaring