Bachelet-Monnot’s Bâtard-Montrachet comes from a 0.14-hectare postage stamp of 50-year-old vines at the cooler, Puligny end of Bâtard (right at the top of the slope and immediately below Le Montrachet) and is planted to a density of 15,000 vines per hectare. Low yields are standard, with the density making pruning ‘short’ with two short four-bud ‘baguettes’. This is consistently one of the most mineral and refined examples of Bâtard we have encountered. Even in sunny vintages, the power associated with this famous site manifests itself as intensity and drive rather than fat. The brothers picked their Bâtard on point in 2022, and the wine was raised in a one- and two-year-old 350-litre barrel. So, no new oak and only 800 bottles made. The notes below tell you all you need to know. Sadly, we have next to none.