Roger Belland Criots Batard Montrachet Grand Cru 2021

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Roger Belland
Label Name:
 
Criots Batard Montrachet Grand Cru
Vintage:
 
2021
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
14%
Grape(s):
 
Chardonnay
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
5
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
12-14°C

Awards/Ratings
Vivino listing shows average ~4. 5/5; multiple European merchants (Gerstl, Bertrand, Wine. com, Idealwine) describe the 2021 positively and list scores up to ~94 in merchant tasting notes; no single major international award found for this exact 2021 bottle

Tasting Note
Concentrated Grand Cru Chardonnay: white flowers, stone fruit and passion fruit with toasted almond, vanilla and honeysuckle; bright citrus acidity, pronounced minerality, creamy texture and a long honeyed, saline finish.

Food Pairing
Western: lobster with beurre blanc, seared scallops, roasted white poultry in cream sauce, foie gras, aged Comté. Asian: miso‑glazed black cod, crab tempura, richer sushi/sashimi, Cantonese steamed lobster, delicate Thai fish curry.

Production Method
Hand‑harvested fruit, gentle whole-cluster pressing; barrel fermentation with malolactic conversion and élevage on fine lees. Aged ~8–12 months in 228L oak barrels with roughly 30–45% new oak; lightly fined/filtered before bottling.

Vineyard Info
Domaine Roger Belland, family estate founded 1839 in Santenay (23–24 ha). Run by Roger and daughter Julie; estate holds significant parcels in Chassagne‑Montrachet, including one of the largest Criots‑Bâtard‑Montrachet holdings.