Weight and vitality, concentration and elegance make this a very impressive white Burgundy, even though it is still pretty young. Time will undoubtedly amplify all this,because the wine already expands as it powers inexorably across the palate. Huge yet fresh finish. Drinkable now, but best from 2023.

"The 2019 Bâtard-Montrachet Clos Poirier Grand Cru is turning out nicely, exhibiting aromas of pear, toasted nuts, orange oil and popcorn, followed by a full-bodied, layered and nicely concentrated palate. Though the vines here are still young, this appears to be a fine effort in the making."

The aromas of hot stones in the vineyard really highlight the dried apples and citrus with flint and straw, following to a full body with a tight palate and reserved finish. It needs time to open and show it's greatness. Give it three to four years to open.

An opulent version, displaying peach, lemon cake and apple flavors, with sweet spice and honey notes woven into the finish. Layered, long and balanced, with grace and understated power. Best from 2022 through 2030. — BS

"The 2018 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru has turned out well, mingling aromas of pear and white flowers with hints of almond and beeswax. Full-bodied, layered and textural, it's rich and fleshy, with lively balancing acids."

An intensely floral-suffused nose speaks mostly of spiced ripe and fresh white orchard fruit. The succulent and seductively textured larger-scaled flavors possess evident power on the vibrant and refreshing, clean and dry finish. Like a number of wines in the range, this is going to need age to further develop depth.

Rich and muscular, the 2018 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru is a full-bodied, textural wine that evokes candied peel, fresh peach and honeycomb. Already showing well, I suspect this will be quite approachable young.

Cask sample. Both spicy and mealy/savoury on the nose but no lack of pear fruit behind that. Rich and creamy in the mouth, fat and spicy. (JH, UK)

Enticing aromas of white flowers, lemon, pastry shop and toasted spices are followed by apple, mineral and spice flavors in this plump yet elegant white. Long and creamy on the finish, unleashing its payload gracefully. This should age beautifully, but decant now if you can't wait. (Bruce Sanderson, USA)

bursting with aromas of orange oil, honeyed pears and toasted nuts. Full-bodied, rich and muscular while remaining lively and succulent, it's already drinking well.

A lush, mouthfilling version, this delivers ample peach, apple, spice and saline mineral notes, backed by a vibrant structure that pushes the aftertaste of butter and spice.

The Latour holdings are in Le Clos Poirier on the Puligny side of the Grand Cru with, unusually, north- to south-facing rows. Fermented in new oak, though not excessively marked by it, this is a sumptuous yet well balanced Bâtard, all smoky richness, subtle reduction and palate-cleansing acidity. 2021-28

Full mid yellow, rich heady nose, a little bit of pineapple, quite powerful. (tasted prior to bottling)

Wood, ripe fruit and a tight texture give this wine a very complete feeling. It is structured, mineral-driven and packed with fresh apples and yellow fruit. (USA)

(from both Puligny and Chassagne fruit). As is typically the case, this is not quite as ripe as the Criots and is moderately more elegant too with a white peach, floral and lemon peel-suffused nose. There is excellent richness to the generous, juicy and opulently textured broad-shouldered flavors that coat the palate with sappy dry extract while delivering excellent persistence on the relatively refined finale. This is good stuff and note that it's sufficiently structured that it should be able to improve over most of the next decade. (91-93)/2023+

Aromas of lemon peel, light lilacs and orange blossom. Full body and flavors of stones and chalk with sea-salt undertones. The length and creamy texture capture your attention. Layered and beautiful. Just a baby now. Try in 2022.

Combining their own holdings of 0.48 hectares with 20% purchased fruit, Louis Latour has produced an outstanding Bâtard in 2015: beesway, balanced and sensitively oaked with chalky minerality, notes of white flowers and stone fruits and a long, refreshing finish. 2018-26 (UK)

A big deep aroma some sweet apple here. This is big, but actually it is the wine with the most energy - a very attractive and complex wine. Extra-long. Great wine! Bill Nanson (UK)

This wine is ripe and structured, dense with both acidity and minerality. It is rich with yellow and tropical fruits but always cut with lively acidity, making it opulent while fresh. Drink from 2022.

There is excellent concentration to the powerful and intense large-scaled flavors that evidence a taut muscularity before concluding in an attractively dry and hugely persistent finish.

More evidently rich and concentrated than the other 2014 whites. Yes, one does get vivid toasted brioche and even almond paste aromas and the palate is layered and rich, with more yellow than white stone fruits with touches of oak-derived spice. It is quite weighty, with a powerful aspect and a feeling of copiousness, richness and length. Some were a bit critical of its alcohol, lending potential flabbiness, but I reveled in this wine. 

Latour own 0.48 hectares in this highly fragmented Grand Cru, all of it on the Puligny-Montrachet side. This is a rich, plushly oaked Bâtard, showing stone fruit sweetness and some grapefruit pith, focused acidity and stylish oak integration. 2019-2028 (UK)

A tightly wound style, with lemon, apple and melon flavors fused to a vibrant structure. Oak spice details emerge on the lingering aftertaste. Should flesh out nicely with time. Best from 2019 through 2029. By Bruce Sanderson (USA)

Very deep and very fine nose. (...) A mineral wine, perfectly textured, the complexity is modest to start but open-ended as it becomes ever wider. A little more mineral in aspect. A little explosion of extra flavour in the finish. (cask sample) By Bill Nanson (UK)

This white reveals lemon cake, apple pie, spice and grapefruit peel flavors on a broad-shouldered frame. A bit rangy now but needs time for the elements to integrate. A stony note appears as this winds down on the finish. Best from 2017 through 2027.

Slightly compressed aromas but the base and mid-range notes reveal a compellingly beautiful, complex wine. But what scale we have on the palate: super-complex; every part of your mouth active! The finish comes with small waves of reprise. A beautiful thing that you can either sniff or drink, ideally both. Drink 2016-2040

Slightly compressed aromas but the base and mid-range notes reveal a compellingly beautiful, complex wine. But what scale we have on the palate: super-complex; every part of your mouth active! The finish comes with small waves of reprise. A beautiful thing that you can either sniff or drink, ideally both. Drink 2016-2040

Louis Latour 1998 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand cru was a soft gold color with aromas of honey, soft citrus and subtle floral. The palate was subtle but flavorful, with hints of apple, dried fruit, honeysuckle and minerality. It was quite enjoyable and impressive for a twenty-year-old wine. By Penny Weiss (USA)