2012 Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard Bâtard-Montrachet

Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 95.6 points

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  3/4/2023 - Cailles wrote: 95 Points

  Tasted double blind. Impressive showing, deep, balanced, elegant and highly stimulating. This was probably not as fresh as prior bottles but still easily a 94/95pts wine.
  
  TN: Expressive nose with smoke, flint, minerality and citrus notes. On the palate this has layers of aromas displaying lime, white and ripe peach, a strong salty backbone, crushed rocks. Round and harmonious and with a good acidity backbone which could be even more pronounced.
  
  Decanting: Not decanted, good from the go. A short decant should be sufficient.

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  3/2/2023 - sirpat00 wrote: 97 Points

  A bombastic nose of popcorn, ripe peach fruit, pear, smoke and mineral notes of sea salt. There’s also a compelling feature of peppery spice. A consistently great bottle of wine having already popped 4 since 2020 so far. An intense and well-balanced palate with finely integrated wood, impeccable harmony.

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  12/23/2021 - Cailles wrote: 96 Points

  Mostly Champagne & Burgs (VVF, Krug, DP, Rousseau, Fourrier,…): The only white wine in the lineup. I’ve had this wine six months ago with consistent results (96 pts). While it might be a bit too broad right upon opening, this get more harmonious, fresh as well as more layered the longer it sit in the glass. The highlights are the complexity and the perfect balance. This is a great wine in a great spot, well deserving the high praise here on Cellartracker.
  
  TN: I’ve only tasted this on day two, the nose is rather muted but on the palate this is great. Ripe orchard fruit, some tropical fruit, especially mango, some citrusy aromas, some honey notes, a balancing layer of minerality and some herbs - all delivered in HD. This is sexy as f*ck with that extra Batard broadness but an superb acidity which cuts right through it, keeping it weightless.
  
  Decanting: I would give it two hours in the decanter.

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  12/23/2021 - Collector1855 wrote: 95 Points

  Tasted blind. Very intense, lots of energy, rich and ripe. A lot of acidity to balance the volume. We were battling between new and old world. At least we guessed the vintage right. This is a great Grand Cru Burg if you like it a bit richer but you still want the Burgundian acidity.

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  12/21/2021 - sirpat00 wrote: 95 Points

  Tasted as part of a Champagne and Burgundy tasting (plus pirates). Rich and opulent, a few hints of caramel, pear and apple, but also ripe peach, some salty minerality, matchstick and popcorn. Slightly creamy texture, lots of acidity and not as balanced as previous bottles. But I can’t stress enough how amazingly this transitions from creamy to crisp adding spices and fresh apple flavors on the way.

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