(Midweek Tasting—French Wines for an Upper Crust English Meal): Tasted single blind to me; double blind to the others. Second of four wines: 2001 Criots Batard Montrachet by Fontaign Gagnard, the Truchot, 1982 Mouton, and ½ bottle of 1988 Latour Blanch Sauternes. It was an evening of delicious wines. Decanted 1 ½ hours. Color light brick garnet with brick edges. Nose reserved, mature Burgundy character, 1/6 open. Taste is fruity , intense, elegant, well-balanced, fairly well knit with a little Truchot sharpness, good character. Aftertaste is like the middle, maybe showing a little (resolved) oak/tannin, long. Has a sweet character to the flavor. With air in the glass, the wine gets softer. At peak and holding well. One bottle left to save for a special occasion. Rated G++.

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