Wines from Bâtard-Montrachet
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Domaine Leflaive 2006 Chardonnay (Bâtard-Montrachet)
- $451
The balance of this wine is what makes it so impressive. Spice and yellow fruit intermingle effortlessly. There is a core of tight, coiled steel, like a spring, which gives minerality along with the richness. At the end, acidity lifts the wine, finishing with freshness as well as intensity.
— R.V.
(5/1/2009)
Louis Jadot 2010 Chardonnay (Bâtard-Montrachet)
- Cellar Selection
- $330
The vintage brings out the tension of this magisterial Chardonnay, and it layers nervy acidity with fresh apple and peach flavors and intense minerality. It is poised and ready to develop over many years.
— R.V.
(4/1/2013)
Domaine Leflaive 2008 Chardonnay (Bâtard-Montrachet)
- Cellar Selection
- $430
This beautiful wine is austere at this very young stage. But what pent-up power—the richness comes from glorious ripe fruit, tempered with a core of steel and wrapped with pure lemon, apricot and toast flavors. Age for 10 years at least.
— R.V.
(7/1/2011)
Olivier Leflaive 2009 Bâtard-Montrachet Chardonnay (Bâtard-Montrachet)
- Cellar Selection
- Online Exclusive
- $350
Mineral, steel and toast set this impressive, well-structured wine on to the road for aging. Behind this initially severe, very young exterior is the richest yellow and white fruit, exuding power, concentration and density. Give it 6–8 years and many more.
— R.V.
(12/31/2011)
Etienne Sauzet 2004 Chardonnay (Bâtard-Montrachet)
- $228
A wine of promise, but still in its infancy. This grand cru, structured and still waiting to open to its full opulence, is packed with concentrated flavors. It’s a powerhouse that needs at least five years to even begin to show its structure, ripe fruit and richness.
— R.V.
(12/1/2006)
Louis Latour 2006 Chardonnay (Bâtard-Montrachet)
As soon as this wine reaches the palate, there is an explosion of green fruit, densely ripe and rich, followed by spice from wood, supporting a structure of white currants and green apple skins. The wine rolls around the mouth, powerful but kept within its limits by acidity.
— R.V.
(10/1/2008)
Olivier Leflaive 2006 Chardonnay (Bâtard-Montrachet)
- Cellar Selection
- $310
This is a bright star in Olivier Leflaive’s firmament, a wondrous big, rich wine that is just so finely poised. The structure is dense, rich, fat and full-bodied, a hymn to ripe fruit. Flavors are fruit-driven at this stage, but this is a wine that will develop over many years, if you can resist the urge to indulge its luxuriant tastes now.
— R.V.
(5/1/2009)
Olivier Leflaive 2010 Chardonnay (Bâtard-Montrachet)
- $375
With his family based in Puligny-Montrachet, Olivier Leflaive knows a thing or two about the grand crus of his village. This Bâtard-Montrachet is intensely textured, concentrated and ripe, and it exudes equal amounts of acids. Powerful yet elegant, the toast note is a subtle expression in this rich wine. This for long-term aging.
— R.V.
(4/1/2013)
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