Jean Noel Gagnard Batard Montrachet les Grand Cru 2019 (750ML)

96 JM / 92-95 BH

2 Barrel production

Clear pale colour. The nose is very backward but absolutely complete. A wave of multi layered white fruit, perfectly balanced, yet with depth and power and even some heat behind. Finishing the bottle a day later, the wine had barely moved. I have had more concentrated Bâtards but this has perfect poise. Tasted: November 2021—Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy

Tasting note: An overtly floral-suffused nose grudgingly reveals it array of white peach, pear compote and honeysuckle. Once again there is outstanding volume and focused power to the bigger-bodied flavors that manage to retain good detail on the sappy, compact and youthfully austere finale. This will need to develop more depth to merit the upper end of my projected range, but it appears to have more than enough upside development potential to do so.—Allen Meadows, Burghound