Vincent Girardin, Bienvenues Batard Montrachet

Vincent Girardin, Bienvenues Batard MontrachetDiscreet wood frames honeysuckle and white flower aromas and continues onto the rich, full and quite (naturally) sweet medium bodied flavors that are both classy and stylish and wrapped in a forward, accessible and round finish that offers admirable length. Still, as good as this is, it seems almost flat after the impressive punch and drive of the Quintessence. 92 2009+

although it isn't as expressive as the appellation should be

raspberry and cherry with those of earth and a hint of underbrush

earth and plenty of pretty floral nuances

The vibrant and impressively dense middle weight plus flavors also possess a beguilingly suave texture while displaying excellent persistence on the firm

dried apricot

with nicely integrated oak and notes of sweet spices

(because the soil drains so well here the vines can suffer greatly from drought conditions)

This is an exceptional showing for wine that was glorious from barrel but shut down hard after bottling

lifted and finessed

The entire composition making a bold statement

It's a smoking good Cabernet Sauvignon to drink over the coming to decades

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