Les Heritiers Saint Genys Chassagne Montrachet Clos St Jean Blanc 1er Cru 2023 [JS 95]

James Suckling 95 points.

"This really concentrated Burgundian chardonnay has haunting aromas of hazelnuts and smoke. In spite of its strong personality, it is so silky and elegant on the medium-bodied palate. Very long and focused, stony finish. Drink or hold." - James Suckling.

Le Clos Saint-Jean, in Chassagne-Montrachet, takes its name from the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Jean le Grand d'Autun which once owned it.

Clos Saint Jean is one of the top 1er Crus in Chassagne-Montrachet, and is ranked by the Lavalle classification on par with Vosne-Romanée Les Beaumonts, Romanée St-Vivant, and even Echézeaux.

With only 3.47 hectares, it boasts a long history of monastic cultivation dating back to 589, and its production is extremely rare.

Located on a high slope, its mixed limestone and red soil terroir is considered the finest in the entire appellation.

Years of planting

1992

Nature of soils

Complex, made up of limestone marls, yellow or red clays, scree and gravel

limestone, light.