textural but incisive

elegant beauty that offers lots of minerality

there is no rusticity at all

minerals and toasty lees

The 1996 Branaire-Ducru is a delightful vintage and represents the pinnacle of that decade

Fontaine Gagnard, Criots Batard Montrachet Size:6x750ml textural but incisive(from 3 separate parcels that aggregate . 33 ha). Notes of pain grill combine with mildly exotic aromas that are not dissimilar from those of the Caillerets though here there is a distinct petrol element as well. Despite the elevated ripeness displayed by the nose the palate impression of the attractively textured and concentrated flavors is quite cool and reserved, all wrapped in a complex, long and balanced finish that also exhibits a touch of