The nose shows a higher level of freshness than those that went before and with it shows an understated width. Silky, sweet and very well balanced. Intense slightly floral flavours and a fine burst of intensity in the mid-palate. This is very long. Super wine.
Bâtard-Montrachet
2008 Boillot Jean-Marc Bâtard-Montrachet
2008 Gagnard Jean-Noël Bâtard-Montrachet
This came in at 14° natural – Caroline said they had to react very fast as the sugars really started to take-off. The aromas are much fuller, a little warm fruit, yet it is clearly tight at the core. Good acidity, concentration amd impact – yet it’s still light on its feet. This starts wide and slowly fades – no mid-palate burst, but it is very long finishing.
2006 Remoissenet Père et Fils Bâtard-Montrachet
As a contrast to the Bienvenues, the Bâtard has deeper but much tighter aromas. In the mouth likewise, it’s hiding it’s complexity. If there is one area where this pulls rank, it is the intensity of the mid-plate, but overall this is showing in a very tight way so gives an ‘easy win’ to the Bienvenues for drinking today.
2006 Boillot Jean-Marc Bâtard-Montrachet
2006 Jadot Louis Bâtard-Montrachet
2006 Latour Louis Bâtard-Montrachet
1997 Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet
1998 Fontaine-Gagnard Bâtard-Montrachet
Golden. The nose is savoury with hints of oak, still a little one-dimensional. The palate is wide and well textured though I was expecting a little more fat – one of the winemakers present opines that the yields might have been ‘comfortable’ on this wine. There are very faint oxidative hints that would be entirely appropriate on a 10+ year-old wine, but here we have only 8 years. It’s a nice wine, but given the appellation I had higher expectations. The finish is a little short (vs the Corton-Charlemagne it is paired with) but that is probably the limitation of the vintage.