Jean Chartron : Bâtard-Montrachet Grand cru 2021

This Bâtard stretches from exotic aromas of passionfruit to ripe apple and pear with rich hints of butter, cream, and baking spices. The texture is classic Bâtard, creamy and rich with balanced acidity and impressive power. The grapes are located from a small parcel on the Chassagne side near the cabotte at the top of the slope. The grapes are lightly crushed before fermentation in older casks. This wine will open soon and should drink well for twenty years.

The 2021 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru demonstrates quite a heavy reduction on the nose, although I feel that is simpatico with the fruit. It just needs time. The palate is very well balanced with a lovely almost Corton-Charlemagne texture. Wonderful umami here, cohesive with a vibrant and quite mineral-driven finish. This is another '21 that surpasses its showing from barrel. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.

Subtle yet full-bodied, as a bâtard can be, it reveals notes of ginger, pomelo, ripe yellow fruits and white pepper.