Domaine Marc-Antonin Blain 2022 Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru

Marc-Antonin is from a family of renowned Burgundy vintners. He now makes wines from vineyards previously tended by his late grandfather, Jacques Gagnard-Delagrange. and his parents Domaine is Blain-Gagnard. He is one of the most modest, but also talented, members of the emerging generation of Burgundy growers.

Batard-Montrachet is one of the four great Grand Cru Chardonnay vineyards in the appellation of Puligny-Montrachet, in Burgundy. At 30 acres, Batard-Montrachet is the largest of four Grand Crus and is divided into nearly 30 individually owned parcels. 

Burghound scored this 94 points saying, "There is only a mild whiff of exotic character present on the aromas of white peach, pear, apple and a hint of lychee character. The concentrated and markedly powerful large-scaled flavors conclude in a beautifully persistent, serious, compact and built-to-age finish. This is excellent with the aging potential to match."

Jancis Robinson scored it 18/20 saying, "Restrained and elegant, a glorious combination of steely acidity, stony minerality and crunchy ripe fruit. Great purity here. Not the showiest Montrachet Grand Cru but certainly a very elegant one. I would be delighted to have this in my cellar and it has the acidity to last."