Domaine d'Eugenie Batard Montrachet Grand Cru 2019

Domaine d'Eugenie Batard Montrachet Grand Cru 2019

with sweet tannin and plenty of power harnessed in a symmetrical

This is a bouquet that demands attention and in this blind tasting

this is actually slightly less structured though I emphasize slightly

all wrapped in bitter cherry pit-inflected

sticks out from the crowd

The 1993 Cabernet Sauvignon Herb Lamb Vineyard (which has been bottled and will be released in 1996) should turn out to be one of the most exceptional wines of the vintage

but with some Cabernet Franc (rarely seen in the Médoc these years) as well as Merlot and Petit Verdot

has a dense black cherry and blackcurrant-scented nose with graphite and forest floor notes

A nose of butter and hazelnut then introduces a palate of brioches and almond

but with pristine harmony and equilibrium

200 cases) reveals a chocolaty espresso roast note with mocha

even more youthful than the 1989 and 1990