Tasted blind at the annual “Burgfest” tasting in Bouilland. The 2013 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Romanée has a very candied and dare I say, quite commercial nose. Attractive in its own way, yet a little facile compared to its peers. The palate is balanced, rounded, easy-drinking, full of tropical fruit but missing real tension and complexity on the finish. You might call this a "punter's Chassagne-Montrachet"? Tasted May 2016.