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Batard Montrachet 2009

Batard Montrachet / Leflaive, Domaine

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Tasting Notes

A sleek, focused white, showing butter, honey, peach and baked apple flavors. There's a textural component that suggests light tannins, with a long honey finish. Best from 2013 through 2021. 212 cases imported

Score: 92

Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator 31 August 2012

An expressive and actually quite elegant nose features lemon rind, spiced pear, white peach and plenty of dried floral influences. The supple, round and imposingly scaled big-bodied flavors are impressively concentrated and while quite powerful, they are also quite seductively textured before culminating in an explosive yet impeccably well-balanced finish. As is usually the case, this is a big wine but it retains a certain refinement that, in the same vein as the Bienvenues, is not exactly expected in a bold and exceptionally rich vintage like 2009.

Score: 95

Allen Meadows, Burghound Maturity: 2019+ 01 June 2012

The 2009 Batard-Montrachet positively explodes from the glass. Round, sweet and expressive, the wine saturates the palate with masses of fruit in a bold, powerful style that is utterly irresistible. The finish is intense and resonant in all directions. Remy notes that the Batard is the only 2009 above 14% in alcohol.

Score: 96

Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2017+ 01 September 2011

Bright, green-tinged yellow. Lime, powdered stone and mint on the nose, along with a buttery nuance. Dense, saline, sappy and intensely flavored; offers very good cut for a wine with such breadth and richness. The white peach and lime tea flavors are complemented by a hint of exotic fruits. Much more powerful and chewy than the Bienvenue (this is 13.5% alcohol), not to mention more structured. Finishes with a whiplash of mirabelle, honey and jasmine.

Score: 95

Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar 01 September 2011

Tasted out of stainless-steel tank at the Domaine. The Batard-Montrachet has a very complex bouquet with scents of white peach, pear, limestone and dried honey. Powerful and gaining intensity in the glass. The palate is quite rich and very dense on the entry, layers of mineral-rich green fruit, dew-speckled green apples, watermelon, grapefruit and a touch of spice towards the long, dare I say, explosive finish. Superb.

Score: 95

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 01 March 2011