2015 Bienvenues Batard Montrachet
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Palish yellow. Ethereal scents of lime blossom, lemon and spices. Penetrating, strongly stony and minty in the mouth, with a distinctly salty character; comes across as a bit less obviously ripe but more classic than the Combettes. Made from the oldest vines of the domain, this 2015 shows lovely inner-mouth lift and a muscaty quality typical of this wine in its youth. Finishes firm and saline, with a hint of lichee and lovely length. Serious juice. Sep 2016, www.vinous.com
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Neal Martin
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The 2015 Bienvenue-Bâtard-Montachet Grand Cru has quite an intense bouquet with wet limestone and light fumé scents, candied orange peel emerging after several swirls of the glass. The palate is fresh and crisp on the entry, nectarine and yellow plum, hints of hazelnut and grilled pine nuts infusing the citrus fruit that dovetails into an edgy, stem ginger tinged finish that lingers long in the mouth. This should develop into an accomplished Bienvenue, even if it will not rank amongst the very finest from the estate. Dec 2016, www.robertparker.com, Drink: 2018-2032
Here there is no reductive funk with its elegant assortment of cool honeysuckle, pear, spice, lavender and soft oak nuances. The sense of elegance continues onto the ultra-pure and refined medium-bodied flavors that also brim with mouth coating dry extract that serves to buffer and firm but not stiff acid spine shaping the strikingly long finish. Chez Sauzet the Bâtard is often slightly better than the BBM but in 2015, quality appears to have reversed itself, at least at this early stage. Jun 2017, www.burghound.com, Drink: 2025+