Robert Parker: Vintage 2017 is a great success at Domaine Michel Niellon, where Niellon's son-in-law Michel Coutoux and his grandson Mathieu Bresson, now working in a new cuverie in the Zone Artisanale, are routinely producing wines of impressively consistent quality and style. Coutoux describes the vintage as "classic but charming, in the best traditions of Burgundy," a summation that I'm happy to endorse. The house fingerprint here is distinctive, with a touch of toasty oak from Saint-Romain's Tonnellerie Gillet marking each cuvée, and the wines dependably distinguishing themselves with lovely texture and concentration. These aren't the most incisive wines in Chassagne—I'd generally describe them as succulent rather than tangy—but they are beautifully balanced and hard to resist. Greater attention to dissolved oxygen and bottling practices bodes well, I hope, for their evolution in bottle. In 2017, the Clos Saint-Jean is a particular highlight, and the Chevalier-Montrachet is glorious: I purchased both for my own cellar. Readers expecting notes on the Bâtard-Montrachet will be disappointed, as the vines were ripped up after the 2015 vintage and the parcel is lying fallow, awaiting replanting. While I didn't taste the domaine's reds on this occasion, as they hadn't yet been bottled, I would be remiss if I didn't note that they're excellent examples of the appellation that are well worth seeking out by shrewd insiders: the 2015s, if you can still find them, are sure bets. In conclusion, this is a domaine in fine form today, and readers who have fallen out of touch with the wines are advised to reacquaint themselves with this excellent producer. No shipping outside EU Stored in underground cellar.