Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Etienne Sauzet
Label Name:
 
Batard Montrachet Grand Cru
Vintage:
 
2021
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Puligny-Montrachet, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13.5%
Grape(s):
 
Chardonnay
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
5
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
12-14°C

Awards/Ratings
Vinous: 95–97 (Neal Martin). John Gilman: 96. Burghound: 93–96. Wine Advocate (Kelley): c. 91–93 for 2021. Multiple merchants list as 13

Tasting Note
White-peach, green apple and lemon-blossom fruit with crushed-stone minerality, saline tension, toasted hazelnut and ginger/lemongrass spice; very focused, luminous acidity and a long, saline finish.

Food Pairing
Western: lobster Thermidor, roasted chicken with butter sauce, creamy mushroom pasta, aged Comté. Asian: miso-glazed black cod, tempura prawns, Cantonese steamed fish with ginger/scallion, mild Thai coconut curry.

Production Method
Hand-harvested Chardonnay; whole-berry press, barrel fermentation with a portion of new oak (c.20–40%), aged on fine lees for several months; domaine farms organically and biodynamically.

Vineyard Info
Domaine Etienne Sauzet, founded early 20th century in Puligny-Montrachet; run by Emilie Boudot and Benoît Riffault today. The domaine owns small parcels including c.0.14 ha in Bâtard-Montrachet; organic since 2006, biodynamic since 2010 (cert. 2013).