Domaine Marc-Antonin Blain Batard-Montrachet 2016

Tasting Notes

A great Bâtard-Montrachet is a wine of volume, weight, and power with rich honeyed flavors, broad texture, and with an intensity of fruit and minerals. It is sometimes compared to the powerful wines of Corton-Charlemagne, but Bâtard-Montrachet always has more tautness and tension, making a great wine for cellaring ten years or more. Aging in partial new Burgundian pièce brings notes of vanilla and toast.

Food Pairing

White Burgundy, with its rich texture and toasted flavors, pairs well with white fish and shellfish, and its naturally high acidity can counterbalance cream-based sauces. Oak-aging lends itself well to grilled fish, starches, butter, and toasted nuts.