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Domaine Michel Niellon Chevalier Montrachet Grand Cru 2020 [NET] SPCALIFORNIA or a Champagne novice lookingChevalier Montrachet from Michel Niellon is one of Burgundy's true unicorns. The Chassagne based domaine farms only a sliver of this hallowed Grand Cru, and bottles are counted in the handful each year. The 2020 is a warm vintage Chevalier with serious concentration, fermented in barrel with measured new oak and raised on its lees in classical Niellon style: precise, restrained, never showy. Confit citrus, pear, hazelnut and white flowers fold into a