In Bond Fine Wine. 2021 Bouchard Pere & Fils Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet, Burgundy, France. Grand Cru • White Burgundy in 3x75cl. Top critic score: 94–96/100 (NM). Drinking window: 2030+. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Allen Meadows (BH) — 93–96/100 · Burghound, 01/11/2023 · Drink 2033+
from a .89 ha parcel on the Puligny side; from yields of ~20 hl/ha in 2021). Reluctant if broad-ranging aromas include those of petrol, floral, spice, white orchard fruit, especially white peach, exotic tea and a suggestion of oak. The dense and powerful yet caressing large-scaled flavors coat the palate with sappy dry extract while displaying stunningly good length on the balanced, youthfully au…
Jasper Morris (JMo) — 94–98/100 · Inside Burgundy, 01/11/2022 · Drink 2030-2040
A bit better in yield as everybody protected their vines in Le Montrachet, with the 2016 disaster in mind. A fine mid lemon yellow, this begins discreetly but there is a wonderful concentrated intensity through the middle, a racy quality perhaps not quite there in the Chevalier. This time there is clearly a beginning, a middle and an end. Really enormously persistent and leaving a special taste i…
Neal Martin (NM) — 94–96/100 · Vinous, 01/11/2022 · Drink 2027-2050
The 2021 Montrachet Grand Cru is half the normal volume, pruned just before the frost with a massive number of candles, therefore it managed to produce 20hL/ha despite everything. This is unequivocally a step up from the Chevalier-Montrachet with greater definition and poise, more energy. The palate is well balanced with fine detail, light wild peach and citrus notes, fine mineralit' with satisfy…