2012 Bienvenues Batard Montrachet
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Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2012 tasting in Beaune. The 2012 Bienvenue Bâtard Montrachet Grand Cru from Vincent Girardin does not possess the same focus as Jean-Claude Bachelet's and is not as immediate. However, it does improve with aeration in the glass and develop attractive chalk, almost flinty scents with time. palate is fresh and crisp with a fine line of acidity, nicely poised in the mouth but without the same complexity as Bachelet's. Perhaps this has more to give in the future? Cellar it for four or five years and see what evolves in bottle.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
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Good bright lemon-yellow color. Complex nose melds white peach, licorice, menthol, ginger, stone and musky lees. Tactile and perfumed on the palate, displaying a captivating balance of sweetness and acidity. Really terrific energy here, which Germain attributes to the wine's very healthy tartaric acidity. Finishes tactile, dusty, penetrating and very long. The crop level here was just 27 hectoliters per hectare, according to Germain. A beauty.