2017 Bienvenues Batard Montrachet
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The 2017 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru offers attractive green apple, fresh pear and grass clipping scents on the nose. This is clean and precise if just a little conservative. The palate is well balanced, with pretty tangerine and lime notes on the entry, although at the moment it is missing a little tension and precision toward the finish, where it is overtaken by some of the higher-performing Puligny Premier Crus. (DIAM GC closure)
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Neal Martin
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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There are two barrels of the 2017 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru (Maison Louis Jadot), a dramatic wine that bursts from the glass with aromas of ripe yellow orchard fruit, mandarin, spices and dried white flowers. On the palate, it's full-bodied, ripe and textural, with a fleshy, open-knit profile and a saline finish. This will be a crowd-pleaser in its youth, but with more cut and tension—which it may acquire with further élevage—it would score higher.
About the producer
Louis Jadot is arguably the most consistent négociant house in Burgundy. It has managed to straddle both the entry-level and fine wine market, while retaining respect in both.