Vanilla beans and minerals make up the nose of the 2003 Bienvenue-Batard-Montrachet (white). Silky-textured and medium-bodied, it displays a fleshy personality with resiny mineral, spice, and toast flavors. This wine’s personality lingers in its seamless, appealing finish. It should be consumed over the next 7 years.
Importers: Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, AL; tel. (205) 980-8802; Neal Rosenthal Wine Merchant, New York, NY; tel. (800) 910-1990; Wine Markets International, Woodbury, NY; tel. (516) 364-1850; and, for the “Cuvee Nicole,” the same wine as the village Puligny-Montrachet, Kysela Pere et Fils, Fran Kysela, Winchester, VA; tel. (540) 722-9228