Nicolas Potel, Criots Batard Montrachet Vintage:2005 Very sleek

Very sleek

cranberry and a touch of red cherry)-a joyful and perhaps less serious nose

There is a lovely sense of underlying tension and detail to the overtly mineral-inflected

This too flashes discreet wood influence on the spicier and more floral-suffused aromas

A completely different expression with even better finesse and pronounced minerality to accompany a very expressive black fruit nose

Nicolas Potel, Criots Batard Montrachet Vintage:2005 Very sleekLike the Charlemagne, this was quite reduced on the nose but the flavors display plenty of dry extract and even more size and weight than the Btard if perhaps not quite the refinement. Still, for fans of big and broadscaled whites, this will fit the bill and age over the medium term as well. (90 93) 2011+