Classic Bienvenues aromas of honeysuckle and white flowers introduce wonderfully rich and concentrated flavors that are wonderfully punchy and the intensity here is incredible. A profound Bienvenues that possesses such impeccable balance that it should age effortlessly.

Closed but pure aromas of peach, white plum, menthol, petrol and wet stone. Pure, powerful and youthfully aggressive, with tangy acids and a pronounced stoniness leaving the wine a bit angular today. Rather dry on the back end at present and not yet displaying its personality.

Light to medium-bodied, precise, and elegant, the 2002 Bienvenue-Batard-Montrachet offers a nose of pears, spices, and anise. Minerals, toast, and stones can be found in its intense, crystalline, concentrated personality. Projected maturity: 2006-2014. To Pierre Morey, the 2002s are “from normal yields and reflect their terroir, two signs of a great vintage.” He went on to add, “Though it was an easy year in the vineyard without any burnt grapes, freezes, or hail, I’ll admit we were very worried between the twentieth of August and tenth of September, when the weather was wet and dreary. Thankfully, we were saved by the north wind.” He added that in 2003, Puligny-Montrachet had battled freeze, multiple hailstorms, and oidium (powdery mildew). Importer: Wilson-Daniels, St. Helena, CA; tel. (707) 963-9661