Bernard Moreau, Batard Montrachet

Bernard Moreau, Batard Montrachet(from the Puligny side). The beautifully layered and ultra floral inflected nose features notes of ripe white orchard fruit and citrus elements that are framed by a soft application of wood. The generous and extremely rich, fullbodied and impressively powerful flavors are certainly opulent but not heavy as there is ample acid support to maintain the balance on the admirably focused and seriously persistent, dry and clean backend. (92 94) 2024+

chalky frame and perfumed fruit character

This is slightly bigger and richer than the Champlots with equally good punch to the middle weight flavors that exhibit citrus and saline nuances on the persistent if not especially complex finale

“It’s hard to imagine a much greater contrast in the Pinots between the character of 2010 and that of 2009

There is good volume and richness to the solidly well-concentrated and appealingly textured medium-bodied flavors that possess excellent depth and length on the quite firmly structured finish where a touch of dryness appears that I suspect is attributable to the recent bottling rather than under ripe tannins

in May 2022

where the soils are deep and clay-rich

This clearly needs to more fully integrate its wood

It's ready now

With medium body

and delicacy combined with backbone

5 ha of vines situated in Aux Saules

The noticeably more refined barely middle weight flavors exude evident minerality on the delicious and equally refreshing finish