Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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Decanter
In 2015, Jadot's Bâtard is the equal of their Chevalier, as their style has married perfectly with the climat and vintage. A bouquet of confit lemon, pear, iodine and white flowers is followed by an ample, glossy and voluminous palate with racy energy and imposing power. It displays all the depth and nuance one expects from a great rendition of Bâtard. Terrific stuff.
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Wine Spectator
Sleek and intense, this is laced with peach, apple, lemon tart, honey, vanilla, toasted brioche and mineral flavors. Packed with energy, this builds to a long, tangy finish. Well-proportioned and resonant. Best from 2020 through 2035.
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
A source of some of the finest, juicy, silky and elegantly floral Chardonnay in the Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet lies just to the north of Chassagne-Montrachet, a village with which it shares two of its Grands Crus vineyards: Le Montrachet itself and Bâtard-Montrachet. Its other two, which it owns in their entirety, are Chevalier-Montrachet and Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet. And still, some of the finest white Burgundy wines come from the prized Premiers Crus vineyards of Puligny-Montrachet. To name a few, Les Pucelles, Le Clavoillon, Les Perrières, Les Referts and Les Combettes, as well as the rest, lie northeast and up slope from the Grands Crus.
Farther to the southeast are village level whites and the hamlet of Blagny where Pinot Noir grows best and has achieved Premier Cru status.