The 2020 Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru (Maison Louis Jadot) unwinds in the glass with aromas of citrus zest, white flowers, crushed mint, vanilla pod and baking spices. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and textural, it's a structured, muscular wine with an ample core of fruit, lively acids and chalky backend grip.

Offering up aromas of pear, smoke, baking spices and buttered toast, the 2019 Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru (Maison Louis Jadot) is medium to full-bodied, layered and compact, revealing a rather introverted personality when I tasted it. I suspect it was simply in a somewhat unfriendly phase.

Aromas of waxy citrus rind, marzipan, white flowers and warm pastry introduce the 2018 Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru (Maison Louis Jadot), a full-bodied, ample and enveloping wine that's layered, textural and lively, concluding with a nicely defined finish.

There are two barrels of the 2017 Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru (Maison Louis Jadot), a dramatic wine that bursts from the glass with aromas of ripe yellow orchard fruit, mandarin, spices and dried white flowers. On the palate, it's full-bodied, ripe and textural, with a fleshy, open-knit profile and a saline finish. This will be a crowd-pleaser in its youth, but with more cut and tension—which it may acquire with further élevage—it would score higher.