Tasting Notes
Robert Parker 95
Unwinding in the glass with aromas of peach, pear, hazelnuts and dried white flowers, framed by a deft touch of youthful reduction, the 2019 Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru is medium to full-bodied, satiny and incisive, its concentrated core of fruit framed by racy acids and chalky extract. Like the Pucelles, this is precise and fine boned, but it’s also more muscular and intense.
Anticipated maturity: 2025-2050
Vinous 94
The 2019 Bienvenue-Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru is cut from a similar cloth to the Les Pucelles on the nose: reserved, mineral-driven with hints of orange blossom emerging with time, later more Granny Smith apples. The palate is strict and precise, demonstrating impressive weight, especially towards the back end. Maybe not quite as complex as the best of Leflaive s Premier Cru, though it is extremely pesistent with a long ginger-tinged aftertaste. Closure: Diam 30
Anticipated maturity: 2025-2050
