2014 Bienvenues Batard Montrachet
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Expressive nose of blossom, honey suckle, baked lemon and butterscotch. The palate is fresh and vibrant with less richness than expected - this is more of an elegant and understated style. Fine acidity is seamlessly fused with crushed stones, citrus oils and salted caramel. Precise and stylistically mindful of the "less is more" approach.Dec 2015
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Pale yellow. Inviting aromas of white peach and flowers. Distinctly more delicate in style than the Criots-Batard, offering lovely floral lift and cut to the lemon and lime flavors. Still tight today owing to brisk acidity, but with no shortage of density. Finishes subtle and long, with good lemony energy.
Ripe peach, clove and hazelnut on the very fresh nose. Strong acidity gives precision and lift to the very pure flavors of orange oil, stone fruits, flowers and minerals. Really remarkably penetrating and weightless for young Batard. Finishes with a whiplash of flavor and terrific building length. Boillot bought this parcel of fast-ripening vines in 2011 and told me he has made the wine differently since then. "It's not a heavy Batard," he summarized. Sep 2016, www.vinous.com, Drink 2022-2033
A ripe but cool nose is comprised by notes of honeysuckle, white peach, pear and acacia blossom. There is an ultra-refined mouth feel and excellent volume to the saliva-inducing and intense medium weight plus flavors that possess stunningly good complexity on the hugely long and beautifully well-balanced finale. This is a textbook BBM of class and grace that should also age effortlessly for year. Jun 2016, www.burghound.com, Drink: 2026+
About the producer
Based in Meursault and farming some of the finest vineyards in the Côte de Beaune, Henri Boillot is a leading address in Burgundy. He crafts fine Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, but the estate is best known for its flagship monopole vineyard, Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Clos de la Mouchère.