2001 Domaine Ramonet Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet

Community Tasting Notes (18) Avg Score: 92.3 points

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  4/5/2023 - TWSA Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Nose: lemon, citrus, maltose, brioche, gingerbread, mango, butter, herbs, tropical fruits
  Notes: the nose shows that this bottle is in pristine condition, with plenty of lemon and citrus upon opening. Medium to full body with some attractive fatness in the palate. The intensive flavor lingers in the mouth for quite some time. The wine gets a little buttery once it opens up after 45 minutes and it is indeed very impressive. Once it hits the hour mark a slight savory palate comes up and it drank well from opening till a 2.5 hour mark when we finished the bottle. This reminds me how amazing Ramonet can be. It has been a generous treat from a Taiwanese collector who has kept this bottle in his cellar for 10+ years. Drinking great now and I think would last for another 15+ years if the bottle was in such condition.
  Drink: Now - 2040 (only if condition is as good as this one)
  Rating: 94

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  1/3/2018 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 93 Points

  Beautifully fresh and highly expressive nose that has spearmint, cinnamon, and spices in addition to the more classic white florals and orchard fruit. On the palate this was great as well, but didn’t have the same impact or length as the ‘01 Leflaive Chevalier, although this had greater nuance and complex flavours. Mineral. These two bottles were neck and neck and both perfect... stylistic preference as to which was better, hard to say.

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  8/2/2017 - Nanda wrote: 91 Points

  Blind White Burgs - Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet (Acadia): Tasted side-by-side with the 2002. Good in its own right, but not as thrilling as the 2002. Full nose with a myriad of aromas including spearmint, mature rich apples and mineral. The palate has good richness and concentration but the acids are starting to crack and the wine shows ever-so-slightly flat. Flavors are also more evolved with some sweet marshmallow in addition the mint and maturing white fruit.

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  8/2/2017 - Burgundy Al wrote: 89 Points

  Blind White Dinner: Top Producers' Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet (Acadia - Chicago IL): Tasted single blind. Slightly more advanced than I'd prefer, but rich and almost meaty with sweet spice. Very dense. Others didn't like this quite as much tonight, but they are oh-so-superficial.

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  4/14/2014 - cfk49 wrote: 93 Points

  Cellared since original release. Very much as Johnh1001 says -- lean with plenty of mint and citrus, but fresh and nervy.

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