Domaine Coffinet-Duvernay, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru (Burgundy, France) Les Caillerets 2014

($102, Esprit du Vin):  Les Caillerets, one of the grandest premier cru vineyards in Chassagne-Montrachet, lies further south and further up the slope from Les Blanchots. Domaine Coffinet-Duvernay’s 2014, a bit closed at this stage, is tightly wound and racy, showing a dramatic stony minerality in contrast to the chalkiness from Les Blanchots Dessus.  The contrast among these three wines is amazing.  Despite being made by the same winemaking team using the same grapes grown within yards of one another, the wines are dramatically different.  Anyone who wants to see–and taste–why Burgundies excite people needs to try these stellar trio.  And, if you win the lottery, there’s always Coffinet-Duvernay’s 2014 Bâtard-Montrachet (96, $303). 94 Michael Apstein Oct 11, 2016