2022 Etienne Sauzet Bienvenues-Batard Montrachet Grand Cru

The 2022 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru is my favorite of Sauzet's grands crus, opening in the glass with aromas of waxy citrus, Anjou pear, freshly baked bread, white flowers and hazelnuts, followed by a full-bodied, satiny and seamless palate that's pure, racy and refined, with excellent concentration and a penetrating finish. It's derived from a parcel planted in 1938.