2002 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Batard Montrachet

Burgundy

Color

White

Grape/Blend

Chardonnay

Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Drinking Window

2023 - 2040

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This wine was tasted over dinner at Eleven Madison Park, New York, in May 2012

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Noel Ramonet told me he did not acidify the musts in 2003, as he thought that would risk drying the wines. But he said he would not hesitate to add acid prior to the bottling if he thought it was necessary. Nor did Ramonet chaptalize his 2003s. If we had added sugar, we would also have had to acidify," he explained. The Ramonets started harvesting on August 28 and picked everything in four days. For those of you keeping score at home, Ramonet told me he ranks 1999 highest among the last five harvests, then 2002, then 2001. Drink the 2002 premier crus after five or six years, and the grand crus after eight years, like the 1992s," Ramonet advises. (Chateau & Estate Wines, New York NY

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Noel Ramonet told me he did not acidify the musts in 2003, as he thought that would risk drying the wines. But he said he would not hesitate to add acid prior to the bottling if he thought it was necessary. Nor did Ramonet chaptalize his 2003s. If we had added sugar, we would also have had to acidify," he explained. The Ramonets started harvesting on August 28 and picked everything in four days. For those of you keeping score at home, Ramonet told me he ranks 1999 highest among the last five harvests, then 2002, then 2001. Drink the 2002 premier crus after five or six years, and the grand crus after eight years, like the 1992s," Ramonet advises. (Chateau & Estate Wines, New York NY

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Noel Ramonet had me on his calendar for June 30 when I arrived for my appointment on May 30, but luckily he had a spare 45 minutes to show me his very promising 2002s from barrel. (I subsequently sampled his strong 2001s chez moi Ramonet described the young 2002s as very rich, but lower in acidity than the 2001s - typically 4.0 to 4.2 grams per liter, compared to the 4.4 to 4.5 found in the 2001s. Even so, he added, the new crop of wines is more powerful.

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Noel Ramonet had me on his calendar for June 30 when I arrived for my appointment on May 30, but luckily he had a spare 45 minutes to show me his very promising 2002s from barrel. (I subsequently sampled his strong 2001s chez moi Ramonet described the young 2002s as very rich, but lower in acidity than the 2001s - typically 4.0 to 4.2 grams per liter, compared to the 4.4 to 4.5 found in the 2001s. Even so, he added, the new crop of wines is more powerful.