2009 Batard Montrachet
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Good full yellow with a gold tinge. Ripe aromas of apricot and honey. Large-scaled, silky and exotic, with a slightly phenolic character to the ripe apricot fruit. Impressively big but I wanted more definition, cut and complexity. Finishes with a suggestion of warmth.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Pale, bright yellow. Subtle, high-pitched aromas of apple, ginger, clove and flowers, with deeper peach and fresh apricot fruit notes. Rich, sweet and fruity but not a bit heavy. Not the last word in complexity but this broad, gentle midweight displays very good breadth and verve, and finishes with lovely fruit. Both this and the Corton-Charlemagne are made from a mix of estate and purchased fruit.
About the producer
Joseph Drouhin is one of the largest and most famous producers in Burgundy, making both domaine and négociant wines. It remains family-owned and run, now in the hands of the fourth generation.