velvety and muscular larger-scaled flavors that manage to be at once imposing yet refined on the palate coating

with tons of depth

So pure and clean in the extremely long finish

Here the nose possesses an odd form of reduction that the Burgundians call ‘bourgeon de cassis’ which isn’t necessarily unpleasant though neither is it typical

I mildly prefer the Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet because of its marginally better sense of verve but I underscore that the difference is slight and it’s obviously an open question as to how the two wines will compare over time – in sum

Tarlant, Le Triumvirat Prestige Millesime Brut Zero velvety and muscular larger-scaled flavorsNA