what to say... if u wanna know the difference between an vw gti and porche 911. grab a great batard and drink against a really good chardonnay. — 7 years ago
2006 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Batard Montrachet. White burgundy course during K charity wine dinner, alongside the '07 Lafon Montrachet. This wine had a little more acidity, pineapple, brioche, and light minerality. Gorgeous wine, but definitely lighter and a touch more acidic than the Lafon. Always great! — 8 years ago
Oenomaniacs don't have pearly gates, we have Domaine de la Romanee Conti La Tache 1990. Outrageously sexy, with a celestial perfume of asian spices and underbrush and dried cherry. Eternal finish that tattoos itself on your tongue and palate. Medium to full-bodied, with startling freshness and grip for a quarter-centurion. La Tache 1990 will enthrall for another 30 to 50 years.
Also consumed this night:
Krug Grande Cuvee Champagne
Domaine Leflaive Batard-Montrachet 1996
Henri Jayer Echezeaux 1988
Henri Jayer Vosne-Romanee Cros Parantoux 1988
Henri Jayer Vosne-Romanee Cros Parantoux 1996
Domaine de la Romanee Conti La Tache 1996
Domaine de la Romanee Conti Romanee St. Vivant 1990
Dow Vintage Port 1955
— 9 years ago
Batard Montrachet. — 9 years ago
Really, really impressed. Richness evokes batard. Happily better than expected. — 9 years ago
1978 Leflaive Bienvenues Batard. One word: Phenomenal — 10 years ago
Disgorged in 2005. Many consider '76 a turning point of a vintage. This was the last harvest in Champagne before the new clones came online in force, and a preview of early harvest conditions to come. This bottle was light gold, very Burgundian- nearly Batard like in weight and intensity, but still vivacious and mineral on the long finish. Wow! — 10 years ago
Magnum 2007 Domaine Leflaive Batard Montrachet. Pre-bday lunch at Bot. Definitely glad to drink now- not getting any better. Slightly oxidized, but drink well none the same. Don't wait to drink! — 7 years ago
White burgundy how i love it. Toasted nuts and citrus. Baby killin you, but after being in a glass for 4 hours, starting to finally open up. Bully Batard-Montrachet Alé Alé — 8 years ago
Fantastic Chardonnay. This is similar to a batard Montrachet. There is fruit but you still get the minerality from the wine. The 2010 is still a young wine. — 9 years ago
Day two is blowing my f-ing mind — 9 years ago
Amazing. What a journey so far. Started off delicate, figure skater vibes, went through extroverted phases of oyster shell and white flowers, and has landed in butterscotch minute finish full meal zone. Wish I had more. Like watching a lifetime! (Or hopefully a third of one) #birthyear — 10 years ago
Talk about monster. Peter Weygandt himself: "should taste this blind against Batard-Montrachet, that'd be interesting!" — 10 years ago
Batard-Montrachet 1997 — 11 years ago
Incredible wine. Huge but not heavy. Dense, brooding, hibernating. Not super showy at this stage but still gives an incredible experience if you give it time and listen. 2013 is a great vintage for Batard as it is more of a lean, acid driven style which balances the big, rich, sometimes heavy (depending on producer and year) character. Great freshness and mineral character. Perfect balance. Well worth the money if you can afford it. Although it was fantastic at age 5, I can only imagine how amazing it’ll be in a decade or two. — 6 years ago
drank this along side the batard-montrechet this evening. note to u- this is a tenth the price and 90% of the wine. I will happily consume a bottle a week of this if i can find it!!! — 7 years ago
2006 Marcassin Marcassin Vineyard Chardonnay. Wine charity dinner bought by H&C S, hosted at the house. Drank alongside the 2005 Domaine Leflaive Batard-Montrachet. Both were great. This was oakier, more acidic, and bigger. Great! Table was split as to which they preferred. — 7 years ago
2000. Huge wow here. No-doubter right off the bat. Next to the 2005 Batard, and I liked this better. Big thwack of sulfur and gunpowder on the nose to go along with lemony fruit and a chicken broth type of savoriness. Richly fruited but crunchy and crystalline on the palate. This keeps reminding me of those sticky lemon drop candies with the sugar crytal coating, sweet succulent concentrated fruit but with a crunch to it. Plenty of bass tones and depth though and it just doesn't quit. This is the vintage the grapes were so perfect they printed a cross-section of one on the back label and it looked like a Mandelbrot fractal. It still manages to depict the wine pretty well. — 9 years ago
Wonderful, wonderful vanilla and honey in one - a classic Batard :) — 9 years ago
Young, clean and weighty Batard - serious Xmas eve big boy. 2004 Vintage — 9 years ago
Great balance of fruit, mineral and acidity. A bit leaner than the Batard. — 10 years ago
11 Batard Jouard: powerful, cx, long. VG — 10 years ago
My preference over the batard. Not quite as rich, tad more precise, just as fresh and vibrant. — 10 years ago
Philip Dobrin
Showing beautifully. Beat out the leflaive chevalier this night — 4 years ago