that 2002 is extremely opulent and rich and while it is not at this point a reference point for the expression of terroir, I am optimistic this will eventually arrive once the baby fat sheds. Fans of the Grossot wines will note the absence of the cuvée La Part des Anges (the angel's share) in 2001 even though it was reviewed from barrel; Grossot candidly told me that it frankly wasn't much better than the regular Chablis villages and I don't want disappointed clients. Quite so. Unfortunately, several of the Grossot '01s displayed less than completely clean aromas and while these were very subtle flaws, they were flaws nonetheless; whether it is endemic to the wines or merely these bottles, I can't say. By way of explanation, I can say that several other bottles displayed similar notes and when I asked for them to be replaced, Grossot agreed that they weren't entirely clean; the replacement bottles thankfully were. Note: according to Grossot, the exact same wines are available under the Domaine Perchaud label. (World Wine Source - Russell Herman, Berkeley Heights, NJ, Kysela Père et Fils, Winchester, VA; Lay & Wheeler, O.W. Loeb & Co., Ian G. Howe, all of the UK). Note: all stainless Much riper and this displays borderline exotic notes of mango, peach and apricot but there is superb acid/fruit balance tightens up the rich, muscular flavors that possess solid depth and better than average length. At the moment, this is very fruity, in fact so much so that it tends to render the wine a bit tutti-fruitti though this may very well pass as there is certainly excellent density and depth of material plus a lovely finishing mineral element. We'll see how it fares in bottle.
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