2016 Criots Batard Montrachet

(no frost losses here; Lamy told me he harvested yellow grapes early as these vines ripened very quickly at the end, making 40 hectoliters per hectare; 12.5% potential alcohol chaptalized to 13.1%): Pale, bright yellow. Lovely lemony lift to the aromas of peach and flowers, with more exotic lichee and spice notes that reminded me of Gewurztraminer. The most exotic of these 2016s, with a plushness and almost oily thickness barely contained by harmonious acidity. The exotic lichee note carries through on the palate. This rather powerful, youthfully aggressive, slightly warm wine finishes seamless and very long but was a bit of a comedown in class following the Saint-Aubin Derrière Chez Edouard Haute Densité.