Batard Montrachet 2010

Batard Montrachet / Fontaine Gagnard

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Tasting Notes
Full straw-yellow. Ripe peach, orange oil and smoke aromas struck me as a bit exotic and viognier-like. Ripe, concentrated and rich, with bright acidity providing good inner-mouth lift. Less filled in today than the Criots, and not overly sweet, but this dense, thick, tactile grand cru is quite long on the aftertaste, displaying intense, fresh peach and apricot fruit notes. Score: 93 Stephen Tanzer, Vinous.com 01 September 2012
Bright, light yellow. Subdued if somewhat exotic aromas of pineapple, banana and licorice; there's something almost viognier-like here. More powerful than the Bienvenue, coming across as sweeter than its 1.4 g/l r.s. would suggest, perhaps owing to its impression of lower acidity and the sheer volume of its baby fat. Thick and solid but without quite the distinction of the Bienvenue. Score: 92 - 95 Stephen Tanzer, Vinous.com 01 September 2011
The 2010 Batard-Montrachet is stunningly beautiful. It covers every inch of the palate with layers of intensely perfumed fruit. Despite its considerable richness, the Batard remains surprisingly delicate and medium in body, although I suspect it will put on weight in the bottle. There is so much to admire here, but the wine shuts down quickly in the glass, and I fear the same may happen in bottle. Readers will have to be patient here. In my view, the Batard is the most complete of the domaine’s grand crus. It combines aromatics, fruit and structure in a marvelously harmonious expression of this great vineyard. Score: 96 Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2015+ 01 August 2012
This is also quite ripe but a bit more elegant than the Criots with its well-layered mix of white and yellow orchard fruit, acacia blossom and subtle spice aromas. There is impressive size, weight and concentration to the almost painfully intense broad-shouldered flavors that coat the palate with acid-buffering extract before ending in a hugely complex and persistent finish. In a word, breathtaking. Score: 95 Allen Meadows, Burghound Maturity: 2018+ 01 June 2012

Tasting Notes

Full straw-yellow. Ripe peach, orange oil and smoke aromas struck me as a bit exotic and viognier-like. Ripe, concentrated and rich, with bright acidity providing good inner-mouth lift. Less filled in today than the Criots, and not overly sweet, but this dense, thick, tactile grand cru is quite long on the aftertaste, displaying intense, fresh peach and apricot fruit notes.

Score: 93

Stephen Tanzer, Vinous.com 01 September 2012

Bright, light yellow. Subdued if somewhat exotic aromas of pineapple, banana and licorice; there's something almost viognier-like here. More powerful than the Bienvenue, coming across as sweeter than its 1.4 g/l r.s. would suggest, perhaps owing to its impression of lower acidity and the sheer volume of its baby fat. Thick and solid but without quite the distinction of the Bienvenue.

Score: 92 - 95

Stephen Tanzer, Vinous.com 01 September 2011

The 2010 Batard-Montrachet is stunningly beautiful. It covers every inch of the palate with layers of intensely perfumed fruit. Despite its considerable richness, the Batard remains surprisingly delicate and medium in body, although I suspect it will put on weight in the bottle. There is so much to admire here, but the wine shuts down quickly in the glass, and I fear the same may happen in bottle. Readers will have to be patient here. In my view, the Batard is the most complete of the domaine’s grand crus. It combines aromatics, fruit and structure in a marvelously harmonious expression of this great vineyard.

Score: 96

Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2015+ 01 August 2012

This is also quite ripe but a bit more elegant than the Criots with its well-layered mix of white and yellow orchard fruit, acacia blossom and subtle spice aromas. There is impressive size, weight and concentration to the almost painfully intense broad-shouldered flavors that coat the palate with acid-buffering extract before ending in a hugely complex and persistent finish. In a word, breathtaking.

Score: 95

Allen Meadows, Burghound Maturity: 2018+ 01 June 2012

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