Domaine Michel Niellon Bourgogne Chardonnay 2021 CS20230718 A mature Saint-Estèphe approaching its

A mature Saint-Estèphe approaching its twentieth birthday

located in the Hautes Côtes de Bourgogne area

Aromas of tart wild strawberries invoke a sense of Summertime no matter when you decide to open this bottle

this is Bourgogne Blanc with Puligny DNA - made by the same team

and a whiff of spices and orange blossom

Domaine Michel Niellon Bourgogne Chardonnay 2021 CS20230718 A mature Saint-Estèphe approaching itsMichel Niellon is one of the great names of Chassagne Montrachet, a tiny domaine of roughly seven hectares whose grand cru Chevalier Montrachet is the stuff of collector obsession. Naturally, almost nobody thinks to buy the Bourgogne. That is the opening. The same hands, the same cellar, the same instinct for cutting minerality and unfussy balance, applied to a wine you can actually open on a Wednesday. It is now three generations deep here, with