Bienvenues Bâtard Montrachet, Grand Cru, 2023
This is the domaine’s oldest vineyard, planted in 1940 and its smallest production – there are rarely more than four barrels made and the old vine character shows. For as flowery as this is, it is closed and deep. The wine shows massive concentration of flavour and great intensity but, incredibly, a weightlessness at the same time; elegant, silky, sweet fruit notes of lime, lime flower, citrus rind and honeysuckle. Striking beauty.
critic reviews
The 2023 Bienvenue-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru has a wonderful mineral-driven yet understated bouquet unfolding in the glass with subtle oyster shell/crustacean scents. The palate is beautifully balanced with a keen thread of acidity that slices through the more malic fruit profile. Very harmonious with a judicious dab of spice on the finish, this is a marvelous follow-up to the 2022.