Bouchard Père & Fils : Montrachet Grand cru Domaine 2021

Lush and creamy, delivering peach, apple tart, citronella, lemon oil, baking spice and toasty oak aromas and flavors up front. This beautifully balanced white reveals a seemingly endless aftertaste of orchard fruit, citrus and oak spice notes. Drink now through 2032. 30 cases imported.

TOP QUALITY This is a wine of impressive concentration, with complex layers of fruit on the nose that range from citrus to green apple, apricot, quince and passion fruit. There are elements of cream, butter, flinty mineral and fresh flowers. The texture is dense and long, but there is no lack of freshness, and the balance seems nearly perfect. It is produced from 0.89ha of mature vines on the Puligny side, just south of the Ramonet parcel. Profound and ageworthy, it will doubtless also show well young.

The 2021 Montrachet Grand Cru has an elegant bouquet that opens in the glass with crushed stone and light oily/resinous scents, nuanced yet focused with glimpses of tropical fruit that never intrude. The palate is very well balanced with a fine thread of acidity, taut and fresh, precise and mineral-driven. There is an understated element in this “Monty” that is very appealing, and it feels reassuringly persistent on the finish. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.