BIENVENUES BÂTARD MONTRACHET
2023 Grand Cru Domaine Faiveley
| Grapes | Chardonnay |
| Colour | White |
| Origin | France, Burgundy |
| District | Côte d'Or |
| Sub-district | Côte de Beaune |
| Village | Puligny Montrachet |
| Classification | Grand Cru |
| ABV | 13.5% |
| Vineyard | Bienvenues Bâtard Montrachet |
More structure - lots of oak - lots of power upfront. Mineral rocky drive pushes firm white stone fruit forward. Bold, robust and some dumb intrigue builds to the smartish finish with sweetly intense lime notes freshening up the finale. L&S (Nov 2024)
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There may just be 12 rows of vines, but they do add up to a rather generous 0.51 ha and make Faiveley the second largest holder of this cru. Succulent Comice pear, Meyer lemon, pomelo pulp and banana bread spice dazzle with their complexity and intensity. Arching acidity suavely combines with the custardy mid-palate creaminess to deliver a beautifully balanced palate. Ethereal. Rating: 96 Tim Atkin MW, www.timatkin.com (Jan 2025)
Cask sample. Not much nose at all! Good acidity and richness underneath. Obviously embryonic but where is the excitement? A disappointment. Though it gets better on the end. (JR) Drinking range: 2029 - 2040 Rating: 16.5 Jancis Robinson OBE MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Nov 2024)
The 2023 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru has a light bouquet featuring chalk dust and Granny Smith apples. This needs a little more mineralité and intensity. The palate is well balanced with fine matière. It's brisk with a citric finish that needs more sustain in the mouth. Drinking range: 2025 - 2040 Rating: 90-92 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Nov 2024)
Domaine Faiveley
The Faiveley family are the largest vineyard owners in Burgundy, owning around 120ha, spread across the Côte de Nuits, Beaune and Chalonnaise and encompassing everything from generic Bourgogne up to the grandest of Grand Crus. Their holdings supply the grapes for 5 out of every 6 bottles made by Faiveley, the balance being bought in from carefully selected contract growers.
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