2017 Criots Batard Montrachet Grand Cru Henri Boillot

A mildly exotic nose timidly displays aromas of peach, nectarine, orange zest and an interesting hint of fresh ginger. There is fine mid-palate density to the caressing yet powerful and sappy broad-shouldered flavors that deliver fine length though not quite the same complexity on the equally well-balanced finale. This is certainly very good but it can't match the sheer classic of the Caillerets.

A little more yellow to the colour and noticeably riper, peachy aromatics and les tension. Maybe a muscatty clone even. Fully ripe fruit on the palate too, very agreeable accessible wine but just lacks a bit of energy. Saline finish. Tasted: November 2018.

Aromas of mandarin, orange blossom, musky peaches, honeycomb and anise introduce the 2017 Criots-Bâtard- Montrachet Grand Cru, a full-bodied, ample and exotic wine with a broad, textural attack but a nicely controlled, even tangy mid-palate and finish, concluding on a lingering saline note, that expresses this site at its best.

Pale, bright yellow. Explosive yellow and white stone fruits on the nose, accented by mandarin orange and white flowers. Then thick-verging-on-unctuous in the mouth, offering highly concentrated citrus and stone fruit flavors along with suggestions of exotic fruits. This outsized fruit bomb is given shape and lift by harmonious acidity and gravelly minerality, but it's in a somewhat more southern style than the Clos de la Mouchère, and shows less distinction.