Bâtard-Montrachet, Grand Cru, 2024
Reticent for now, as you’d expect from barrel. Powerful, layered and dense, with rich lemon, spice and a sense of calm profundity beneath the surface. Backward in youth but already showing great structure, detail and a long, haunting finish. For all the concentration, it is not heavy — a sense of lift keeps everything in elegant proportion.
critic reviews
The 2024 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru was taken from barrel, of which there are three this year. This had a bit of reduction on the nose, though you can tell there is a lot of power coiled up in this Bâtard. The palate has a sublime balance, the oak beautifully integrated, pinpoint acidity with quite a spicy, almost peppery finish that lingers long in the mouth and doesn't disappear for over a minute. It just seems to gain majesty the more I keep going back to my glass and I am completely entranced. An exquisitely cut diamond.