2017 Batard Montrachet
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The 2017 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru has a lot of reduction on the nose that disguises the terroir; it’s difficult to peer beyond the sulfur here. The palate is dense and weighty and slightly honeyed in texture (possibly with just a bit of botrytis?). It feels harmonious toward the finish but does need to address the sulfur issue. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting in Savigny-lès-Beaune.
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The 2017 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru comes from three parcels of vine. It has a strict, focused, mineral bouquet that will clearly require some bottle age. The palate is well balanced with crisp acidity, quite pretty and delicate for a Bâtard, with hints of spice and dried honey toward the finish. Oddly, there is something Meursault-like about this wine, perhaps the soupçon of nuttiness pointing you away from Puligny. This is a finely crafted Bâtard-Montrachet.
About the producer
Based south of Nuits-Saint-Georges in Prémeaux-Prissey, Domaine de la Vougeraie was created in 1999, grouping all of Jean-Claude Boisset’s holdings under one name. The property has a total 40 hectares of vines, with extensive holdings in Vougeot as well as plots in six Grands Crus.