2021 Batard Montrachet
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The 2021 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru, comprising just a single one-year-old 300-liter barrel, is stunning on the nose with vibrant green apple, wet limestone and citrus scents, quite penetrating but, oh so elegant. The palate is well balanced with a powerful opening, more tropical than anticipated with wild peach, persimmon and hints of grapefruit, spicy with stem ginger on the finish. Wonderful.
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Matthew Hayes, jancisrobinson.com
Neal Martin
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The 2021 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru is terrific, exhibiting aromas of pear, crisp green apple, orange zest and freshly baked bread. Full-bodied, layered and multidimensional, it's taut and layered, with terrific concentration and a long, saline finish. Sadly, less than one barrel was produced.
74 ares. Cask sample. Mid lemon. Apple and zesty citrus, complimented by pie crust on the nose. You might guess this a Bâtard from the fat and paunch of the fruit, even this year, but this is not flabby. There is concentration and balance between the richness of the fruit (and waistline) and the zippy, high-toned acidity. The length, balance and weight give this clear grand cru form. (MH)
About the producer
Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey (known by many as PYCM) is a négociant and domaine that has become one of the most popular white wine producers in Burgundy – with a prolific number of cuvées from the top Grands and Premiers Crus vineyards in the Côte de Beaune.