Surprisingly, Bouchard's Batard-Montrachet (only 37 cases produced) was not in the same league as the Pucelles, though it is an excellent and potentially outstanding wine in its own right. Its ripe and rich nose gives way to an extremely thick, oily, full-bodied, and sweet personality filled with toasty pears and peaches. It should be drunk between 2000 and 2005. The rating, with the range of scores in parentheses, indicates the wine was tasted from cask, not bottle.
Importer: Clicquot, Inc., New York, NY; tel (212) 888-7575, and in Massachusetts: Classic Wine Imports, Boston, MA; tel (617) 731-6644.