2014 Domaine Bouchard Pere et Fils, Montrachet Grand Cru 1×1.5L

Robert Parker 91

"Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting, Bouchard’s 2014 Le Montrachet Grand Cru was clearly showing a lot of creamy and vanilla-laced new oak on the nose that rather shaded the terroir (which when it is this vineyard, you want to sense). The palate is better with a touch of fresh ginger on the entry lending some spice, and again, there is quite a lot of oak that needs to be better enmeshed with the fruit. This finish is too sweet with a touch of brown sugar. Maybe it will improve with bottle age? It should do so given its status. But it is difficult to see the upswing at the moment." [Neal Martin, 31/10/2017]

Anticipated maturity: 2019-2030

Vinous 93+

Pale straw-yellow. Very reticent scents of peach, pear and spearmint are less forthcoming than those of the Chevalier-Montrachet bottlings. Fat, saline and slightly disjointed in the early going; in a very rich but adamantly dry style. Shows full ripeness supported by penetrating acidity but this infant is not yet expressive or particularly complex. Strong minerality and building acidity on the tactile back end will require time to harmonize with the wine’s fruit. [Stephen Tanzer, 09/01/2016]

Anticipated maturity: 2022-2032