The 2020 Montrachet Grand Cru (Marquis de Laguiche) has a riper bouquet than the Montrachet from Olivier Leflaive Frères. The nose offers candied orange peel, linseed, crushed rock and just a slither of white peaches. It shows fine delineation and becomes quite a patisserie (chestnut Paris Bresse, as a fellow taster astutely observes) with aeration. The palate has a powerful entry. It's a little more exotic in style, with white peach mixed with chamomile, orange pith and a hint of pineapple. The acidity keeps this on its toes and counterbalances the weight and richness on the finish. It needs time for the component parts to meld together. Excellent. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.

Cask sample. Amazing this is being poured, considering the price! A tad too cool admittedly. Tingly and rich but it's just a bit too tight to see its real qualities, which are probably there but a bit buried at the moment. Long though! (JR)