Domaine Faiveley, Bienvenues Batard Montrachet Vintage:2011 minerals and toasty lees

minerals and toasty lees

even with traces of menthol as the Cabernets take the lead here

Suitably rustic and dense in structure

Vibrant mouthfeel

Look for four decades or more of luxuriant satisfaction

Domaine Faiveley, Bienvenues Batard Montrachet Vintage:2011 minerals and toasty leesHere too moderate wood is present on the aromas of honeysuckle, lemon confit and a vague hint of the exotic. The rich, dense and larger bodied flavors possess a highly seductive mouthfeel that contrasts noticeably with the youthfully austere and intensely citrus inflected finish that is presently a bit short. I suspect that once this is bottled that it will better harmonize as its somewhat awkward today.