Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru 2022

96 points/'Outstanding,' Steen Öhman (Winehog): "Batard-Montrachet is the vineyard of the vintage. The Batards are so refined and delicate, and they offer so much hedonistic joy. For a Batard, this is enormously refined and airy, offering an effortless expression of fruit and terroir. I adore this wine, and to me it’s just a notch up from the Bienvenue. Drink from 2037. (5/23/24)"

94-96 points/'Don't miss!' Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from 3 different parcels, two on the Chassagne side and the third in the Puligny sector that is near the border dividing the two communes). A vaguely exotic quality is present on the nose of Asian-style spiced jasmine tea, orange peel, carnation, acacia, lilac and all but invisible oak. The middleweight flavors are not quite as concentrated as those of the Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet but they manage to display equally good power and drive while exhibiting superb length and impeccably good balance. This is an elegant Bâtard that is distinctly different texturally than its stablemate. Drink 2034+. (Jun 2024)"

95 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2022 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru has a very refined bouquet, beautifully delineated, with a little more intensity than the Bienvenue. A touch of wild mint comes through with aeration. The palate has a twist of bitter lemon and is pretty saline on the mid-palate, though maybe the Bienvenue possesses a touch more finesse? It has a lovely texture (again) with a long, peppery aftertaste. Excellent. Drink: 2029-2052. (Jul 2024)"

Bill Nanson (Burgundy Report): "A more floral width to this aroma, complex but not the orange citrus of the previous wines. More generous in the mouth, more textural, depth, depth and depth to this flavour. Another level of finishing clarity and longer but more subtly longer. (8/16/24)"