Chartogne-Taillet Heurtebise 2016

Old-vine Chardonnay from a single plot, barrel-fermented in 350-liter vessels that lend just enough grip to the texture without softening the wine's tightly wound core. Lemon oil, white pepper, jasmine, and wet chalk stack up with restrained but unmistakable precision. There's a coiled tension running through it, flinty and focused, with a stony purity that holds firm to the finish. Heurtebise has a devoted following, and this is exactly why.