Jean Noel Gagnard, Batard Montrachet Vintage:2011 Patience required

Patience required

This was the first of the single-vineyard wines from Brovia released this year that I tasted in a flight meant to increase in intensity

This 2013 Ao Yun is a new star of China

They produce around 5

The medium-bodied palate offers supple tannin

Jean Noel Gagnard, Batard Montrachet Vintage:2011 Patience required(from a . 3 ha parcel of 30+ year old vines on the Chassagne side, situated just below Montrachet, 7 barrels are usually produced). This is backward, tight and not revealing much aromatically beyond pure white flower and spice aromas though the rich, full and strikingly powerful flavors possess superb depth of dry extract and huge length on the detailed, focused and penetrating finish. This is a potentially great Btard as everything necessary is here