Côte de Beaune · Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
At first, there is a shyness to the initial entry, with a cooler, more measured cadence and expansion of flavor. White fruit and mineral elements slowly transform into vibrating yellow citrus,…
In a good place now, with succulent lemon, lime zest and pith, and yuzu notes delivering a noteworthy depth and expansion of flavor, this presents as giving and ready, with a nice unfolding of…
Côte de Beaune · Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Pure and clean on entry, fanning out with pear, fresh lemon juice, chalk, white melon, yellow apple, and additional hits of lemon juice and lemon pith, this Pernot is a beautiful balance between…
Côte de Beaune · Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
A stubborn monkey here, with a strict and linear delivery. The bead of lemon juice and pith is not astringent nor off-putting, but it is certainly sitting square in its own lane with little interest…
This bottle was a pretty linear and primary showing. Purity of fruit is evident and refinement is also notable, but it is skimming the surface at the moment. Leave these alone for five years. Lemony…
Côte de Beaune · Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
As was before when I had this wine last year, the zippy and zesty citrus energy here is especially appealing. Yuzu, fresh lemon juice, lemon and lime zest, wet white rock, crushed white flowers, and…
Côte de Beaune · Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Bright and energized lemon and lime citrus, yuzu, white melon rind, travertine, and yellow pear notes make for a Grand Cru entrance that has class-worthy intensity and weight as well as an engaging…
Very similar to the 2018, this year-younger brother is full of pithy and limey vigor, with notable persistence and a zingy-tart delivery that offers pogo stick flavor punching on through the vibrant…
Spun up til sun up, this is all lemon juice and chalk right now. Decanted for three hours, shake-and-bake'd like a Ricky Bobby rag doll, and dropkicked across the hall in hopes of bustin' out some…
At first a bit reticent and horizontal, the Pucelles takes some time and air to get out of first gear and increasingly, gradually, rev up to more expressive flavors of yellow and green citrus juice…
This was a powerful showing, with some of its brawn really coming to the party early on (and staying for a while) before loosening-up its flex and allowing the yellow citrus and white stone elements…
One of the cleanest and most precision-honed 2018 Chardonnays I have tasted thus far from Cote de Beaune. Ultra-pure, but still managing to avoid over-refinement to the point that it would lack…
