Aromas of orange oil, crisp stone fruit, pear and praline preface the 2020 Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru, a full-bodied, satiny and layered wine that's rich, concentrated and elegantly muscular, its broad attack segueing into a deep mid-palate girdled by lively acids, before concluding with a long, resonant finish. Vinified and matured in two once-used barrels, it's very promising indeed.

Powerful but controlled, the 2019 Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru displays aromas of pear, peach and honeycomb mingled with toasted nuts, dried white flowers and smoke. Full-bodied, layered and multidimensional while remaining lively and mineral, it's an elegantly rendered Batard in an inherently powerful finish.

The 2018 Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru was very put together when I tasted it, opening in the glass with notes of pear, Meyer lemon, white flowers, pastry cream and a deft application of new oak. On the palate, it's full-bodied, muscular and concentrated, with fine balance and a long, saline finish.

Offering up aromas of warm bread, white peach, mirabelle plums, fresh pear, honeycomb and citrus oil, the 2017 Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru is full-bodied, satiny and enveloping, with excellent depth at the core, lively acids and a long, mouthwatering finish. Damien Colin produced two barrels this year, one once used, the other a new f?t constructed from staves air-dried for 48 months. Tasted from bottle, this has fulfilled all the promise it showed last year.