2018 Batard Montrachet
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The 2018 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru hails from a small parcel just below the Marquis de Laguiche's Montrachet holdings, and it's also performing beautifully. Offering up a lovely bouquet of pear, orange oil, white flowers and clear honey that's framed by a deft touch of oak, the wine is full-bodied, multidimensional and complete, with a deep and layered core, lively acids and a long, expansive finish.
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The Wine Advocate
Neal Martin
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The 2018 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru comes from two parcels. It displays more intensity on the nose compared to the Bienvenue, offering crushed granite/wet limestone aromas, Granny Smith apples and a touch of orange peel. The palate is very saline on the entry, which gets the saliva flowing. This is supremely well focused, taut and linear, with great persistence and precision toward the finish. A superb Bâtard-Montrachet that should age with style.
Produced from purchased grapes, the 2018 Montrachet Grand Cru was showing brilliantly, soaring from the glass with aromas of vine blossom, pear, golden orchard fruit and warm bread. Full-bodied, multidimensional and layered, it's concentrated and complete, with a sumptuous core of concentrated fruit and a precise, elegantly fragrant finish.