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Tasting notes
Score 93+/100 · Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, Sep 2006

Sweet, sappy aromas of peach and nuts. At once sweet and gripping, with superb sugar/acid balance. Less minerally and less refined than the Chevalier but offers more obvious volume today without any loss of verve. Peachy and long on the back. Girardin's best '04s show outstanding richness and opulence for the vintage, and a bit more verve than the fatter '05s.

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Critic scores
94
94/100

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95
93-96/100

Stephen Tanzer, Vinous

93
93+/100

Stephen Tanzer, Vinous

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93 - 96 points
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Score 93-96/100 · Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, Sep 2005

Subtly complex aromas of nut oil, nutmeg, menthol and charred oak. A huge, fat, sweet wine with outstanding palate-staining concentration. Expressive, soil-inflected, highly nuanced flavors of minerals, nut oils, spring flowers and spices. As chewy and thick as this is, it's also wonderfully light on its feet, with uncommon class for Batard. This is from Girardin's oldest vines, harvested on October 3.

About the producer

Vincent Girardin
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Product details

Grape Blend

Chardonnay

Colour

White

Taste

Dry

Alcohol ABV%

13.5%

Classification

Grand Cru

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