In Bond Fine Wine. 2013 Domaine Leflaive Bienvenues Batard Montrachet, Bienvenues Batard Montrachet, Burgundy, France. Grand Cru • White Burgundy in 1x75cl. Top critic score: 93/100 (NM). Drinking window: 2017+. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Neal Martin (NM) — 93/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 31/12/2015 · Drink 2017-2032
The 2013 Bienvenue B'tard Montrachet Grand Cru has a clean bouquet, touches of undergrowth here, perhaps not quite as comely as the 2014 may turn out. The palate is nicely balanced with hints of bitter lemon, striking acidity but showing composure and class on the finish that appears to have retained some of that nascent richness that it showed in barrel.
Allen Meadows (BH) — 93/100 · Burghound, 15/01/2016 · Drink 2023+
This is aromatically both more elegant and more complex than the Combettes with its beautiful range of citrus, honeysuckle, pear and an appealing hint of tangerine peel. There is stunningly good purity of expression to the cool, restrained and understated medium-bodied flavors that coat the palate with dry extract that also serves to buffer the suave yet detailed finale that delivers seriously im…
Stephen Tanzer (ST) — 91–94/100 · Vinous, 01/09/2014
Light, bright yellow. Strong peach and ginger aromas are complicated by musky lees. Intensely flavored but lighter and tighter than the Pucelles, a bit youthfully sharp in a positive way. A flavor of lemon candy dominates. This classy wine will need several years in the bottle to gain weight and round out.