Jean-Marc Pillot, Chardonnay, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France 2018

Given its higher (and thus slightly cooler) position on the slope, Chevalier-Montrachet sometimes rivals even Le Montrachet itself in quality. Certainly, Jean-Marc’s is the star of his cellar, and those fortunate enough to access the painfully minuscule quantities we are allocated will be thrilled with its multidimensionality and presence. It often offers a dazzling, slightly exotic fruit character, with an intense spice element and a sense of glycerol on the palate. It finishes like an avalanche, imposing and powerful, and promising a long life ahead of it.