2020 Batard Montrachet
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Aromas of orange oil, crisp stone fruit, pear and praline preface the 2020 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru, a full-bodied, satiny and layered wine that's rich, concentrated and elegantly muscular, its broad attack segueing into a deep mid-palate girdled by lively acids, before concluding with a long, resonant finish. Vinified and matured in two once-used barrels, it's very promising indeed.
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Neal Martin
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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The 2020 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru is the first vintage where neither of the two barrels are new (both are a year old), as Damien Colin felt the 50% new oak was excessive. This results in a more austere nose, quite reserved, with enticing scents of greengage, wet pavement and freshly sliced grapefruit emerging. The palate is very well balanced with fine intensity on the entry, a very slight touch of white chocolate infusing the citrus fruit, and a harmonious and persistent finish. Excellent.