2003 Batard Montrachet
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Good pale color. Pear and flowers on the nose. Intensely flavored, fresh and sweet, with lovely penetration and definition of flavor. The ripe pit fruit and floral flavors retain a light touch but really stain the palate on the aftertaste. A great success for the year. Aged in one-year-old oak. This is really shockingly good.
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Pierre Rovani
Allen Meadows, Burghound
More reviews and scores
Flowers and smoke on the nose. At once mouthfilling and pure, conveying a strong sensation of sappy sweetness (there's actually 1. 8 grams per liter of residual sugar here). A very large-scaled, powerful wine that somehow conveys an impression of elegance. This has a wonderfully suave texture and terrific length.
Rich aromas of yellow plums and apricots are found in the nose of the 2003 Batard-Montrachet (white). Concentrated, plush, and dense, this is a sensual wine packed with sweet, pulp-laden white fruits. Plump and soft, it is suave, generous, and exhibits a long fruit-filled finish. It should be drunk over the next 7-8 years. Wine Advocate.April, 2005
This is an elegant wine for Bâtard that quite resembles the Bienvenues on the expressive and airy nose but the flavors are deeper, broader and more powerful, cut from the same cloth as the Criots. There is a massive amount of dry extract and there is an almost chewy quality to the textured, hugely long finish. Jul 2005, www.burghound.com, Drink: 2008+
About the producer
Based in Meursault and farming some of the finest vineyards in the Côte de Beaune, Henri Boillot is a leading address in Burgundy. He crafts fine Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, but the estate is best known for its flagship monopole vineyard, Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Clos de la Mouchère.