Thierry Pillot, Batard Montrachet

Thierry Pillot, Batard MontrachetNA

it is expressly built for extended keeping

My projected range offers the benefit of the doubt that this will flesh out with time in bottle

3 hectares in the village of Gratallops

There is a suave and velvety texture that presently completely buffers the equally fine-grained tannins on the lingering finish

the wine blows me away with an unusual combination of power and elegance

restrained and sleekly muscular and well-detailed medium weight flavors that possess fine size and weight before terminating in a balanced if not refined and ever-so-slightly lean finale

Quite a bit of grunt

This is showing somewhat awkwardly though the underlying material seems to be of sufficient quality that my projected range is probably reasonable

(bottled during the third summer

phenolically mature and driving finish that is quite firm without being aggressive yet impeccably well balanced

Not sure how this will age

with Cabernet Sauvignon dominant in the fruit expression in terms of the controlled