Montrachet(Le Montrachet) is considered the greatest expression of Chardonnay….and possibly the greatest wine period! WHAT ARE YOUR TOP 3 YOU’VE EVER TASTED? Not producers……but single wines! Unfortunately I don’t have enough experience with the Monty…so I can’t answer my own question….but I can tell you the greatest in my dreams……the 2007 DRC!
1989 Gagnard-Delagrange from mag…astonishingly good, perfect!
2008 DRC…amazing but needs years to tone down the botrytis
2004 Marc Colin mag…pure and youthful
I’ll play… quite surprising to me looking at my own scores actually:
1999 Sauzet
1996 Sauzet
1995 Guy Amiot
There are smattering of Marquis de Laguiche bottlings going back to the 1980s and a few from various members of the Gagnard family that are not too far behind.
Bouchard 1986
Prieur 1998 ( side by side with 1998 DRC )
Bouchard 2008.
My prefer producer - by far : Bouchard.
My most memorable white : Prieur -Chevalier Montrachet 1999 …( which was served in the same event on 30.09.2011 with Prieur - Montrachet 1999; Prieur - CC 1999 and B-du-Martry - CC 1999).
Had the 2010 and the 2008 DRC Montrachets last night for my wife’s birthday - Fabulous
the 08 is rich and opulent with ( a touch of botrytis ) and enough acidity for great balance and the 2010 is even better with great purity and freshness. 2004 Montrachet from DRC is my 2nd favorite after the 2010. Had the 1989 from methuselah 8 years ago that was celestial, but also very hard not to include the early to mid 80’s Ramonets( 82/85/86 ) which were my first mature Montrachets and otherworldly .
I’m sure their complexity , freshness,balance and purity could compete with all comers.