Domaine Etienne Sauzet Bienvenues Batard Montrachet 2015
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ESBB201510 UCAU
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The history of Domaine Etienne dates to the beginning of the 20th century; After four generations and despite Sauzet’s death in 1975, “Sauzet” are still six letters which ring as an homage to Chardonnay.
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Amongst the most sought-after in all of Burgundy.
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Very Elegant, Excellent.
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1 or more bottles$1,249.99
Editors notes
The complex nose delivers a fine, youthful constellation of apple, tangerine, a touch of pineapple, great minerality, floral tones, lemon peel and vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and rock solid at the core, with a nice sense of reserve out of the blocks, fine focus and grip, excellent acids and a very long, youthful finish. This will be excellent with a bit of bottle age.
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- Apple
- Lemon
- Nectarine
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- Apple
- Cream
- Peach
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Critic Scores & reviews
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The Wine Advocate
91-93"The 2015 Bienvenue-Bâtard-Montachet Grand Cru has quite an intense bouquet with wet limestone and light fumé scents, candied orange peel emerging after several swirls of the glass. The palate is fresh and crisp on the entry, nectarine and yellow plum, hints of hazelnut and grilled pine nuts infusing the citrus fruit that dovetails into an edgy, stem ginger tinged finish that lingers long in the mouth. This should develop into an accomplished Bienvenue, even if it will not rank amongst the very finest from the estate."
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Allen Meadows
92-95"Here there is no reductive funk with its elegant assortment of cool honeysuckle, pear, spice, lavender and soft oak nuances. The sense of elegance continues onto the ultra-pure and refined medium-bodied flavors that also brim with mouth coating dry extract that serves to buffer and firm but not stiff acid spine shaping the strikingly long finish. Chez Sauzet the Bâtard is often slightly better than the BBM but in 2015, quality appears to have reversed itself, at least at this early stage."
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Stephen Tanzer
93"(just three barrels made from the estate's oldest vines, planted in 1936): Pale yellow. Explosive aromas of lemon, flowers and mint. (Boudot describes this wine as "a mélange of Pucelles and Bâtard.") Concentrated, spicy and intense, conveying lovely definition and early tightness for Bienvenues-Bâtard; in a distinctly airy style, with no impression of heaviness. Less powerful than the Combettes but more delicate and intellectual. Finishes spicy and tactile, with an element of saline minerality. Boudot reserves this wine for "noble fish" like turbot and St. Pierre (John Dory), while pairing the Combettes with chicken dishes."
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France
Wine is being produced throughout France and has been done for over 2,500 years with certain Châteaux dating their history back to Roman times, around 6th Century BC. Ranking second in the world in per-capita consumption and first in total production quantity. More so than the overall quantity of wine is the quantity of truly great wines coming out of France makes the nation the envy of wine-making nations worldwide.
Two concepts pivotal to the higher end French wines, in particular, are the idea of 'terroir' and the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) system. Terroir refers to the way the geography, geology and climate find their way into the glass, telling a story of the origin of the wine. The AOC was set up in 1935 and has the primary goal of protecting the authenticity of the wines and the livelihoods of the producers. Appellation rules strictly define which varieties of grapes and winemaking practices are approved for classification in each of France's several hundred geographically defined appellations, which can cover entire regions, individual villages or in some cases, like in Burgundy even specific vineyards.
Classic wine regions in France include Champagne (home of Champagne), Burgundy (Pinot Noir and Chardonnay), Bordeaux (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Petit Verdot), Alsace (Aromatic varietals), Loire Valley (Chenin Blanc, Crémant) and the Rhône Valley (Syrah, Grenache Mourvedre)
The Bordeaux classification of 1855 is still in use, as is the Sauternes and Barsac Classification of the same year. Wines from certain regions can be bought En Primeur, which is when the wine is sold prior to it being bottled.
Burgundy
Burgundy is undoubtedly the home of the finest Pinot Noir and Chardonnays in the world, where vineyards, or Domaines have been producing wines for over 2000 years. Burgundy is located in the North-east of France, an hours drive from Lyon and 2 hours from Paris. With over 100 appellations, or sub-regions (more than any other wine region) Burgundy is known for being the most terroir-oriented region in the World. The finest red wines of Burgundy are found in the Côte d'Or, a string of villages including Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey St Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Vosne-Romanée and Nuits-St Georges.
There are flavours present in great Burgundys that are the envy of Pinot Noir producers worldwide. The elusive peacocks tail finish that goes on and on, and the pretty-elegance backed by Burgundy muscle is the goal of winemakers around the globe. The main levels in the Burgundy classifications, in descending order of quality, are: Grand crus, Premier crus, village appellations, and finally regional appellations. For the Chablis wines, a similar hierarchy of Grand Cru, Premier Cru and Village wines is used, plus Petit Chablis as a level below Village Chablis.
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