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Reviewed by: Vinous - 87-88 pts

2017 Bourgogne Clos du Château has a beautiful, intense gold color. The nose is open, mineral and buttery. The palate is rich and well balanced with notes of white fruits. It retains a lot of freshness, 2017 is a solar vintage. Nice length on the finish, with a nice precision.

Aromas of orange oil, flowers and spices. Dry to the point of austere, with citrus fruit and mineral flavors conveying noteworthy structure and grip for the category. Stéphane Follin-Arbelet noted that the estate should produce between 50 and 60 hectoliters per hectare here but made only 45 in 2017 due to the cold weather in late April. Incidentally, the first third of this block around the Château is actually Meursault Sous La Velle. -Stephen Tanzer, Sep 2018