Rich, earthy aromas can be found in the nose of the 2002 Bienvenue-Batard-Montrachet. Big, broad, fleshy, and deep, it coats the taster’s palate with minerals, quartz, quinine, and sappy minerals. Focused and highly delineated, it also reveals an exceptionally long finish. Drink it between 2008 and 2016.
Importer: Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, AL; tel. (205) 980-8802. In addition, Vincent Girardin sells many of these same wines under the Baron de la Charriere label to European Cellars, Eric Solomon, New York, NY; tel. (212) 924-4949