2016 Bienvenues Batard Montrachet
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Tasting notes
(just one barrel made, using fruit from two sources): Lucid light yellow. Discreet, high-pitched nose hints at mint and wild herbs. Then juicy and penetrating on the palate, with sharply focused lemon and wild herb flavors accented by strong minerality. A bit lacking in flesh and thus this grand cru comes across as a bit lean, even hard-edged, in the early going. A distinctly tight style of Bienvenues-Bâtard, and difficult to taste following Jadot's top Puligny premier crus owing to its slightly herbal, edgy character.
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Neal Martin
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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The 2016 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru was reduced to a single barrel this year because of the frost. It has a light but well-defined, slightly minty bouquet that opens nicely in the glass. The palate is well balanced with a fine thread of acidity, pleasing salinité here with good depth on the nutty finish. It feels long and tender. Maybe it would benefit from greater nerve on the last third but it should age well.
The 2016 Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru was reduced to a single barrel this year because of the frost. It has a light but well-defined, slightly minty bouquet that opens nicely in the glass. The palate is well balanced with a fine thread of acidity, pleasing salinite here with good depth on the nutty finish. It feels long and tender. Maybe it would benefit from greater nerve on the last third but it should age well. Dec 2017, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
Louis Jadot is arguably the most consistent négociant house in Burgundy. It has managed to straddle both the entry-level and fine wine market, while retaining respect in both.