2012 Batard Montrachet
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Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2012 tasting in Beaune. The 2012 Bâtard Montrachet Grand Cru from Olivier Leflaive sports a pleasant reduction on the nose. This is very well defined, nicely focused and give these aromatics a few years in bottle, I suspect this will turn out extremely well. The palate is well balanced with touches of lime and citrus fruit on the entry, well-judged acidity, impressive weight with good intensity on the finish. Far too young of course, but this has a lot of potential and deserves a much higher score than I originally offered.
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Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
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Masterful. Such an esoteric yet recognisable nose. Some flinty reduction, plus fine grained texture and green apple fruit. Long, lithe, lingering. Catnip for burgundy tragics. (RH)