These wines are absolutely stunning. Riper and bigger palates than 2017 but expressing the sites well. I don’t have the Grand Crus but many of the 1er crus.
These are WOW wines. Different than the 2017s. They are more forward but extremely well made. They should age on their balance. The Ruchottes and Boudriottes are special. Bravo!
I take it no switch to DIAM yet, in light of their premox history? For those bucks, I guess drinking them in the first few years would be one strategy.
2018 Jean-Claude Ramonet Chassagne-Montrachet Rouge is fine for a village! But so were the 2016, 2015 and 2012…The 2017 is drinking nicely now as well, better than a year ago. Have not touched the rest of the 2018 reds yet.
I tasted the 18 Boudriottes (blanc) yesterday and indeed this is a special wine. It’s detectably oaked, but such fine cooperage. Between that and the open knit style, with more moderately balanced acidity and sappy key lime fruit, this was perfectly haunting to my somewhat still transitional palate.