Vougeraie, Bienvenue Batard Montrachet other_regions_italy hints of pencil box and

hints of pencil box and cedar emerging with time

the 2017 The Bard is composed of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Merlot

This is also aromatically super-fresh with a lovely mélange of plum

sensual and powerful to the core

There is enough reduction to notice though not so much as to completely dominate the floralsuffused nose

Vougeraie, Bienvenue Batard Montrachet other_regions_italy hints of pencil box and(from a . 46 ha holding). Pretty notes of honeysuckle and a mix of citrus and white orchard fruit, especially pear, are trimmed in just enough wood to notice. The citrus character continues onto the rich, concentrated and almost painfully intense medium weight flavors that conclude in a bone dry, lengthy and beautifully balanced finale. This is also quite tightly coiled and a wine that will need all of a decade to reach its peak.