When to drink a Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet?

Burgundy · indicative values: the producer, the vintage and storage conditions come first.

Map: where Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet is. Burgundy region, France.

White: the drinking window

Recommended ageing: 6 to 25 years after the vintage.

For example, a 2020 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet drinks best between 2026 and 2048, with a peak plateau around 2034-2044.

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Vintage by vintage

A great year outlives an average one: the window moves with the vintage. The most recent rated vintages (Burgundy), applied to the ageing for Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet given above.

Vintage	Rating	Drink
2025	Good	2031–2050
2024	Good	2030–2049
2023	Good	2029–2048
2022	Great	2028–2050
2021	Good	2027–2046
2020	Great	2026–2048
2019	Great	2025–2047
2018	Good	2024–2043
2017	Great	2023–2045
2016	Great	2022–2044
2015	Good	2021–2040
2014	Outstanding	2020–2044

The full history, back to the older vintages: White Burgundy.

How to read this window

Before the window opens, the wine is in its youth: fruit dominates, tannins or acidity can feel stern. During the peak plateau, everything falls into balance: this is the moment ageing prepares. Beyond it, the wine slowly declines: nothing unsafe, but the emotion fades. These are general benchmarks for the appellation, not a verdict on your bottle.

Curious where these numbers come from? The method is published in full: from the estate down to the grape, then adjusted for the vintage and the bottle format.

From the same region

Other appellations in Burgundy, each with its own window:

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