2018 Bienvenues Batard Montrachet
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The 2018 Bienvenue-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru has quite an intense bouquet with honeysuckle, melon, lime and a touch of corn flour. The palate is well balanced with a saline note on the entry that gets the saliva racing. Good depth, quite powerful with a lightly spiced and very insistent finish. This is very promising and a big success for Vougeraie. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2018 white tasting.
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The Wine Advocate
Neal Martin
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The 2018 Bienvenue-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru reveals notes of citrus oil, white flowers, Anjou pear and blanched almonds. On the palate, it's more textural and enveloping than the Bâtard, with a satiny attack that segues into an ample and expansive core.
The 2018 Bienvenue-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru has a little more intensity than the Bâtard-Montrachet and is more promising as a result. Desiccated orange peel, mango and light peach aromas develop in the glass, showing fine delineation. The palate is well balanced with a touch of mint on the entry and a keen thread of acidity. Nicely poised and delivering good depth on the finish, if not quite the tension of some of the finest exponents of this vineyard. Still, it should drink well for 15–20 years.
About the producer
Based south of Nuits-Saint-Georges in Prémeaux-Prissey, Domaine de la Vougeraie was created in 1999, grouping all of Jean-Claude Boisset’s holdings under one name. The property has a total 40 hectares of vines, with extensive holdings in Vougeot as well as plots in six Grands Crus.