2017 Bienvenues Bâtard Montrachet Grand Cru La Vougeraie

Once again there is enough reduction to render the nose tough to assess. The finer if less voluminous and powerful medium weight flavors possess a really lovely mouth feel before culminating in a beautifully long, balanced and wonderfully complex finale. This is excellent and should also age very well.

The 2017 Bienvenue-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru has what might be called a more adventurous bouquet than the Bâtard: light sea spray scents developing in the glass, gaining intensity with subtle petrichor aromas. The precise, focused palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity and slivers of orange zest and citrus peel toward the persistent finish. I discern more potential here than in the Bâtard-Montrachet this year. 2022 - 2038 .