| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Burgundy > Côte de Beaune > Chassagne-Montrachet |
| Colour | White |
| Type | Still |
The 2023 Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru comes from 0.05 hectares of vine and constitutes just one barrel this year. It has a very intense bouquet with hints of lemon verbena, oyster shell and light sandstone scents—very engaging and absorbing, beautifully defined. The palate is very well balanced with an oily, fresh, tactile texture that just caresses the senses. A killer line of acidity, very pure with hints of wax resin on the finish, this is a thoroughly cerebral Criots that is just fabulous. 2027-2050.
Pale colour with a little lemon. The bouquet is quite exceptional. Really detailed, floral as well as fine fruits, razor sharp, showing a little oak on the palate with some coconut and a fine thread of riper citrus and more exotic fruits, including a little passion fruit. Very graceful, very long. Stunning. Drink from 2032-2042. Tasted Nov 2025.
Derived from vines planted at a density of 24,000 vines per hectare and matured in a single, previously used 228-liter barrel, Lamy’s 2023 Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru Haute Densité has turned out beautifully, lifting from the glass with a deep bouquet of pear, orange peel, freshly baked bread and peach, mingled with dried white flowers and beeswax. On the palate, it is full-bodied, deep and layered, with an elegantly muscular core and an enveloping texture supported by racy acidity and ample reserves of chalky dry extract, culminating in a long, precise finish. From a warmer site than the one that produces the crystalline Derrière Chez Édouard Haute Densité, it is a lusher wine that is simultaneously grandiose and incisive, though, qualitatively speaking, there is little between them. 2035-2058.
