Vincent Girardin Batard Montrachet 2015 Bottle:12 and El Rincón is no

and El Rincón is no exception

gently tannic finish

A full-bodied Chardonnay with aromas and flavors of tropical fruit

Ultimate Beverage Challenge 96 points - Intensely pungent

Vincent Girardin Batard Montrachet 2015 Bottle:12 and El Rincón is noPale, bright yellow. Very ripe scents of yellow peach, musky hazelnut and vanillin oak. Dense, opulent and seamless but tighter in the early going than the Bienvenues Batard, with its powerful stone fruit flavors framed by sound acidity. No easy sweetness here; in fact, this wine is almost painful. Most impressive today on the unflagging back end, which shows a slight phenolic quality as well as terrific lift and citrussy cut, with the note of