1997 | Amiot Guy | Montrachet

The 1997 Montrachet displays peaches, apricots, minerals, and buttered toast. This grand vin is full-bodied, admirably dense, intensely expressive, and conquers the palate with massive, oily waves of dried honey, hazelnut paste, chestnut cream, toasty minerals, grilled oak, and super-ripe white fruits. It is liquid decadence, a hedonistic fruit bomb.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The profound nose of the 1997 Montrachet displays peaches, apricots, minerals, and buttered toast. This grand vin is full-bodied, admirably dense, intensely expressive, and conquers the palate with massive, oily waves of dried honey, hazelnut paste, chestnut cream, toasty minerals, grilled oak, and super-ripe white fruits. It is liquid decadence, a hedonistic fruit bomb, and as awesome a near-term drinking Montrachet as I can imagine. Bravo!

• Wine Cellar: Oily aromas of roasted meal and nuts, smoke and iodine. Silky and thick, with a flavor of grilled nuts and excellent concentration. Sweet fruit coats the entire palate. Good underlying structure. Finishes lush and long. This has turned out well.

Producer Information

Domaine Amiot Guy et Fils is a wine producer situated in the village of Chassagne-Montrachet in Burgundy. The domaine's top offerings include a single Chardonnay-based Le Montrachet grand cru, as well as a portfolio of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay premier cru wines produced from sites in Chassagne-Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet and Saint-Aubin. Arsène and Flavie Amiot founded the domaine in 1920 with the purchase of three vineyard plots that would later form part of the Le Montrachet Grand Cru-classified vineyard in 1937. The family gradually accrued further vineyard plots in Chassagne-Montrachet, including the likes of Premier Cru Les Demoiselles in Puligny-Montrachet and Les Chaumées in Chassagne-Montrachet. The domaine's namesake, Guy Amiot, took control in 1985, before passing on his managerial responsibilities to his sons (and current owners) Thierry and Fabrice. The majority of Domaine Amiot Guy et Fils' Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vines were planted between the years of 1920 and 1930. The Chardonnay vines encompassed within the domaine's parcel of Le Montrachet were first planted in 1920. Here, the vines occupy south-facing slopes comprising clay and limestone soils. After harvesting by hand, these grapes are crushed and then fermented in 100 percent new French oak barrels. This is followed by battonage and malolactic fermentation, before the wine is first aged for 12 months in barrel and a further 6 months in a single tank prior to bottling.

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