2003 Domaine Louis Carillon et Fils Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
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Very ripe, pure aroma of peach, flowers and mint. Densely packed and sweet; almost sugary. Wonderfully sweet, creamy, peachy wine; the densest and chewiest of these 2003s but not at all heavy, owing to its vibrant minerality. In fact, the overall impression here is of sound, harmonious acidity. This, the Combettes and the Perrieres have tightened up since the bottling last December, notes Carillon, who told me that the acid levels of these wines are in the decent 3.5 range.
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Pierre Rovani
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Vanilla beans and minerals make up the nose of the 2003 Bienvenue-Batard-Montrachet (white). Silky-textured and medium-bodied, it displays a fleshy personality with resiny mineral, spice, and toast flavors. This wine’s personality lingers in its seamless, appealing finish. It should be consumed over the next 7 years. Importers: Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, AL; tel. (205) 980-8802; Neal Rosenthal Wine Merchant, New York, NY; tel. (800) 910-1990; Wine Markets International, Woodbury, NY; tel. (516) 364-1850; and, for the “Cuvee Nicole,” the same wine as the village Puligny-Montrachet, Kysela Pere et Fils, Fran Kysela, Winchester, VA; tel. (540) 722-9228
(aging in just a single two-year-old barrel) Tangerine, peach and flowers on the nose. Superconcentrated and stuffed with soft citrus fruit. Chewy and fat wine, with terrific density of material. This boasts very good acidity for the vintage, yet comes across as less minerally and long than usual for this cuvee , as well as less vibrant and nuanced. Finishes with a bit of youthful toughness.
Vanilla beans and minerals make up the nose of the 2003 Bienvenue-Batard-Montrachet (white). Silky-textured and medium-bodied, it displays a fleshy personality with resiny mineral, spice, and toast flavors. This wine’s personality lingers in its seamless, appealing finish. It should be consumed over the next 7 years. Wine Advocate.April, 2005
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