Domaine de la Vougeraie Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru 2017The nose offers a complex bouquet of ripe citrus, honey, toasted nuts, and a hint of floral notes. On the palate, it is full bodied and rich with a creamy texture, balanced by a refreshing acidity that gives the wine a long and persistent finish. The oak is well integrated, adding a subtle touch of vanilla and spice to the wine's complex flavors. Country Region: France, Cte de Beaune, Burgundy Grape Variety: 100% Chardonnay Bottle Size: 750 ml

There is excellent underlying tension though not quite the same mid-palate concentration to the somewhat bigger flavors that exude a fine minerality on the firm and mildly austere finish

predominantly red-fruit wines which will be rated as belonging to an exceptional vintage

Grape Variety: Sémillon 93%

Grape Variety: Cabernet Franc 54%

Grape Variety: 71% Chardonnay and 29% Pinot Blanc (Dry

perhaps even more tensile and precise than the 2015 La Mission Haut-Brion with greengage

the palate struts tons of elegantly fragrant red and black fruit flavors with a firm backbone of ripe

clove and a pinch of Chinese five spice

Relatively strong reduction dominates the nose at present and prevents a thorough assessment

Carmenère 1%

suggestive of boysenberries

The 2014 Palmer builds on the promise that it showed in barrel