Batard Montrachet Tasting

Wine List

Batard Montrachet
1995 Domaine Marc Morey Batard Montrachet ***/*
1997 Domaine Vincent Leflaive Batard Montrachet ***
1997 Domaine Ramonet Batard Montrachet ***/*
1997 Domaine Verget Batard Montrachet ***
1997 Domaine Sauzet Batard Montrachet **
1997 Domaine Jean Noel Gagnard Batard Montrachet **

Chambolle Musigny Amoureuses
2006 Domaine Louis Jadot Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses ***
2006 Domaine Joseph Drouhin Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses ****

Other wines
2000 Domaine de la Vougeraie Gevrey Chambertin Les Evocelles ***
1998 Chateau Laville Haut Brion Blanc Graves ****
1970 Chateau La Lagune Haut Medoc (not try)

Typical Lefaive, very aromatic, milk powder liked. Sweet in smell, medium to full bodied.

Slightly oxidized, a little bit off, what a pity!

Strong oaky nose, not that balance, angular and bitter aftertaste. After two hours of breathing, slightly improved, the cheapest among the Batard Montrachets in the tasting.

My favourite in the tasting. Elegant nose with complexity, deep and polished finished. Real classy. Nice.

Average performer, typical Verget can have good QPR. Very reliable.

The vintage of 95 is better than 97 for the burgundy white. Minerality, round, rich and oily. Among the tasters, some select this one as WOTN while similar votes to Ramonet.

Not tasted in the event but reserved for the big Montrachet fight. We are accumulating the wines, including Montrachet from Verget, Joseph Drouhin, Jadot, Sauzet, Oliver Lefaive, Thenard ......... and one is even a magnum! It should be fun.

This is very typical burgundy, shows great Pinot Noir characteristics, nice berry fruit with sweet oak, light to medium bodied but very favourful! decent aftertaste and classy. I like it a lot, better that Jadot. Tasted the 2005 Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru yesterday, it confirmed that the Chambolle Musigny wines is one the stars from Drouhin! Will try to find out the Musigny from Drouhin.

More powerful, full bodied but also tannic from Jadot CM Amoureuses. It was good but in different style than drouhin, some tasters liked it more than me.

Not tasted since very busy to taste Batard Montrachets and two CM Amoureuses.

Putting a ringer into the burgundy white fight, the performance was not shadowed by Batard Montrachet! Definately Laville Haut Brion is one the greatest Bordeaux whites! Especially 1998 is an outstanding year for Pessac Leognan.

This is a delicious starter wine, Gevery Chambertin "Les Evocelles"