Vincent Girardin Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru 2017 750ml

93-95 Bright medium yellow. More minerally on the nose than the Bienvenue-Bâtard, offering aromas of stone fruits, white pepper, menthol and spices. Offers more tension and verve in the mouth too, as well as an impression of solidity, volume and extract richness.With its firm acidity and minty mid-palate lift, this wine comes across as noticeably drier than the Bienvenue-Bâtard. Finishes citrussy and very long, with noteworthy aromatic lift. This wine was more backward and less expressive than the Bienvenue from the start, noted Christophe Morin. It will clearly need more time in barrel and in bottle to evolve.