from the Coteaux du Languedoc

candied fruit and minerals

and the élevage lasted for 27 months in 85% new barrels and 15% second use

lavender and rose petal in evidence

the 2016 Harlan Estate reaches dizzying heights of profound beauty

Vougeraie, Bienvenue Batard Montrachet Size:3x750ml from the Coteaux du Languedoc(from a . 46 ha holding). Pretty notes of honeysuckle and a mix of citrus and white orchard fruit, especially pear, are trimmed in just enough wood to notice. The citrus character continues onto the rich, concentrated and almost painfully intense medium weight flavors that conclude in a bone dry, lengthy and beautifully balanced finale. This is also quite tightly coiled and a wine that will need all of a decade to reach its peak.