Reviews & Scores
Broad and spicy, with vanilla, clove, nutmeg and toast aromas and flavors accenting a core of peach and lemon. Creamy, with good underlying structure and a long, spice-filled finish. Best from 2019 through 2027. 210 cases made. (BS) - WS
WS94March 2017
White peach, white flowers and spices on the lively nose. Delivers an outstanding combination of richness and brightness, with vibrant lemony acidity framing and energizing the flavors of stone fruits, lemon and acacia flower. This very long, palate-staining Batard should offer superb aging potential. (ST) - VM
VM94+September 2016
There is enough wood to notice surround the beautifully complex array of pear, white peach, lilac, acacia blossom and anise-suffused aromas. As is usually the case this is a broad-shouldered and concentrated effort with its imposingly scaled flavors that brim with palate coating dry extract before concluding in a youthfully austere and almost painfully intense finale. This is an impressive effort that is built to reward extended cellaring and indeed one that will need at least 6 to 8 years before it will display at least some of its full potential. - BH
BH94December 2015
The 2014 Bâtard Montrachet Grand Cru is much more convincing and energetic on the nose compared to the Bienvenue with upfront, flinty scents storming from the glass. The palate has a touch of viscosity on the entry, predicating a powerful and broad shouldered Bâtard that is determined to make an impression, which it does. It is very well balanced, very intense and just a lovely white grand cru Burgundy. (NM) - WA
WA95December 2015
Gloriously inviting aroma: creamy, mealy, deep citrus. Both intense and subtle. Power and drive and generosity on the palate. Arrow-like focus but with a broad, deep follow through. Intensity and elegance in perfect harmony and a truly long finish. (JH) - JR
JR18.5November 2015