Vincent Girardin, Bienvenues Batard Montrachet Size:6x750ml delicious and vibrant middleweight flavors

delicious and vibrant middleweight flavors possess solid density as well as an appealing mouthfeel while displaying good if not genuinely special persistence on the balanced if slightly rustic finish that is firm enough to warrant 5 to 8 years of cellaring

An attractive green fern-like quality and real finesse and balance

The 2009 Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Vénus is sublime

Here the wood treatment is less subtle though it does not overshadow the more elegant and slightly cooler nose of spice

Vincent Girardin, Bienvenues Batard Montrachet Size:6x750ml delicious and vibrant middleweight flavorsDiscreet 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+