2020 Batard Montrachet
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The 2020 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru is fermented in a new 500-litre barrel, racked into two older barrels in September and a 50-litre stainless steel container for the rest. It has an attractive brioche and wild peach scented bouquet that wants to be noticed. "Look at me!" it cries. The palate is well balanced with some oak to be absorbed on the entry, tropical fruit in the background, peach, quince and passion fruit rather obscuring the mineralité at the moment on the finish. Give this time. Closure: Diam
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Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
Neal Martin, Vinous
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Racked into old barrel; one barrel 100% (obviously) new oak. Immediate weight and mass of this climat ; butter and richness; spice but all very fine and ending with a driven, pointed note of acidity. Very fine and persistent. (MH)
The 2020 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru is fermented in a new 500-litre barrel, racked into two older barrels in September and a 50-litre stainless steel container for the rest. It has an attractive brioche and wild peach scented bouquet that wants to be noticed. "Look at me!" it cries. The palate is well balanced with some oak to be absorbed on the entry, tropical fruit in the background, peach, quince and passion fruit rather obscuring the mineralité at the moment on the finish. Give this time. Closure: Diam
530 litres have been made, fermented in a specially made barrel for this harvest. then racked to older barrels. Mid lemon yellow, very classy, seems ripe enough though only 13%, a little oak showing. This is exquisite all the way through, not the most profound B�tard but the range of flavours is admirable. So too the persistence. Lemon perfume, a suggestion of persimmon.�