2022 Batard Montrachet
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Tasting notes
From a 0.35-hectare plot acquired in 2008, this is a really impressive wine in 2022. Winemaker Jérôme Flous is clear that it’s an exceptional vintage for whites – his best to date. The nose is savoury – waxy, chalky and creamy – followed by a palate of extraordinary density and fullness. It is almost fat, but a pithy bite of acidity brings tension. Intense, round and layered, this needs a few years in bottle for everything to integrate and its full complexity to be revealed. The finish is long and fresh with a bright, sherbet tang that leaves your mouth watering.
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James Suckling
Jancis Robinson MW
More reviews and scores
Deep and muscular, the 2022 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru reveals notes of pear, sweet stone fruit, fresh mint, buttered toast and hazelnuts, followed by a full-bodied, rich and layered palate that's deep and concentrated, its sweet core of fruit girdled by lively acids.
Cask sample. Creamy fruit and density – without fat. Green-fruit flavours but still very embryonic. Very persistent and promising but not to be drunk for some time, ideally. (JR)
About the producer
Domaine Faiveley is one of Burgundy’s most important wine producers. The family-owned estate, now in the hands of the seventh generation, is one of the largest in the region, with significant holdings in both the Côte d’Or and the Côte Chalonnaise.