2022 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru Etienne Sauzet, Burgund (0,75l)

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 2022 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru, Etienne Sauzet

The 2022 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru is my favorite of Sauzet's grands crus, opening in the glass with aromas of waxy citrus, Anjou pear, freshly baked bread, white flowers and hazelnuts, followed by a full-bodied, satiny and seamless palate that's pure, racy and refined, with excellent concentration and a penetrating finish. It's derived from a parcel planted in 1938. - William Kelley, Jan. 2024

Allen Meadows' Burghound - 2022 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru, Etienne Sauzet

Beautifully layered notes include those of honeysuckle, green apple and a plenitude of spice elements are attractively fresh and bright. The rich, delicious and succulent medium-bodied flavors possess a sophisticated mouthfeel along with excellent punch on the finely detailed, bone-dry and impressively long finish. This is a stunningly good BBM of class and grace that should age effortlessly over the next 12 to 15 years, which like the Corton-Charlemagne, should help to add depth. If you can find it, buy it. - Allen Meadows, June 2024