Jean-Marc Blain-Gagnard, Batard Montrachet Vintage:2012 Readers should expect a pretty

Readers should expect a pretty big Champagne

dried orange peel and a wide array of floral elements

(a mix of vine ages though the oldest date from 1938)

(from vines near Montmains)

black cherry

Jean-Marc Blain-Gagnard, Batard Montrachet Vintage:2012 Readers should expect a pretty(from 3 different plots measuring . 48 ha in Chassagne with vines planted in 52, 77 and 86). As is typically the case, this is not quite as ripe as the Criots and is moderately more elegant too with a white peach, floral and lemon suffused nose. There is excellent richness but also fine detail to the big, powerful and broad shouldered flavors that possess terrific intensity on the explosive and hugely long finish. Despite the impressive size and