Paul Pernot Batard Montrachet 2017

Wine Advocate 93 points - Pernot’s 2017 Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru derives from two parcels, one located on the border of Puligny and Chassagne and another near the Clos Poirier. Offering up notions of ripe peaches, mandarin, honeycomb and a classy framing of new oak, it’s full-bodied, rich and layered with a riper, more textural profile than the Bienvenues, though with a touch less elegance and textural integration. Like the Bienvenues, this will be expressive young, though its blockier construction will merit a couple of years in the cellar..January/2019