2022 Domaine Hubert Lamy Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Macherelles
The Wine Advocate
RP 92+
Reviewed by:William Kelley
Release Price:NA
Drink Date:2027 - 2050
Aromas of pear, sweet orange oil and hazelnuts introduce the 2022 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Macherelles, a medium to full-bodied, ample and satiny wine that's racy and incisive, standing out as an unusually electric rendition of this bottling.
Olivier Lamy and his vines appear to have handled the 2022 growing season admirably, despite the hydric deficit and warm conditions. This is an estate whose wines have generally demanded a bit of patience out of the gates, yet the 2022s are especially charming, exhibiting a youthful expressiveness and sense effortless this year that makes them especially appealing. Bottling under Diam 30, with concomitantly somewhat lower levels of free sulfites, surely has something to do with it. But it's probably also simply the result of over two decades' work coming together in a seamless synthesis. Whether it's cutting-edge viticulture, including plantings at over 20,000 vines per hectare and unhedged canopies; extended maturation on the lees, which now amounts to 24 months in total, 23 of those in largely neutral wood; obsessive attention to closures and bottling practices; or a host of other small details that, cumulatively, make the difference between the best and the rest, Lamy has spared nothing to get to where he is today. While his ultra-rare Haute Densité bottlings are now almost impossible to source, readers will still find it easy to secure his more modest cuvées. Everything here comes warmly recommended.