Pretty and perfumed, the 2018 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Boudriotte bursts with notes of white flowers, pear and peach. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, lively and elegant, with succulent acids and a nicely defined finish.

From the lieu-dit Fairendes, the 2017 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Boudriotte wafts from the glass with notes of pear, lemon, iodine and dried white flowers. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, pure and tangy, with an elegant, focused profile and an open-knit core. Pretty and charming, this will win friends in its youth.

The 2016 Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru la Boudriotte has a fine, quite stony, tensile bouquet that is Meursault-like in style as those walnut aromas begin to surface. The palate is very well balanced, tensile with an edgy acidity, vibrant and mineral driven with a crisp and spicy finish that lingers in the mouth. Excellent—one of the best from the domaine and possibly one of the best premier cru Chassagnes that I tasted in what was a very challenging vintage.

The 2015 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Boudriotte has a subtle bouquet with touches of orange rind and fine pine, yellow plum developing with time in the glass. The palate is well balanced with a waxy texture, nicely weighted in the mouth with a lightly spice finish that just needs a little more nervosité to come through. Not quite the spellbinding wine like the 2014, however, it will offer plenty of drinking pleasure.

The 2014 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Boudriotte has a detailed bouquet that is a little coquettish at first, requiring more aeration than the others, but it covets an enticing chalkiness that is only revealed after five minutes aeration. The palate is very refined and probably the most saline of all the Chassagne from this domaine, the acidity well executed with real tension and vitality on the finish. This is a "killer" wine from Fontaine-Gagnard.