The 2023 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Chaumées 1er Cru comes from two parcels plus the younger vines from Clos St. Abdon. It has a well-defined and finely delineated bouquet featuring citrus peel, crushed stone and grilled hazelnut. The palate has a harmonious, smooth texture, with yellow fruit and fennel notes. It's linear toward the finish and perhaps not quite as ambitious as the Chaumées last year, but this is still well crafted.

(from a 1.30 ha holding). Here too the nose is exuberantly fresh and bright with its aromas of Granny Smith apple, lemon zest and crushed anise. There is more volume to the gorgeously textured medium weight flavors that possess a more subtle minerality on the balanced, long and more complex finale. Lovely.