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“Sublime... Endowed with layers of sweet fruit
interwoven with mineral and sweet toasted oak
notes, it offers outstanding length on the palate...
It is not to be missed. 92/100”
Robert M. Parker Jr.
The Wine Advocate
June, 2007

“Perhaps the most ambitious Pinot Blanc on the planet”
Jancis Robinson, MW
www.jancisrobinson.com
December 14, 2004

“The best Tuscan white”
Italian Wines 2001
Gambero Rosso Editore
2001

“Truly extraordinary”
Jancis Robinson, MW
Financial Times
July 15–16, 2000

“A dream of a white”
Hugh Johnson
Pocket Encyclopedia of Wine
1999





Cépages: 50% Pinot Blanc; 50% Chardonnay.
Average production: 21,600 bottles (1,800 cases)
Appellation: Toscana IGT.
First vintage: 1988.
Average yield: 25 hl/ha.
Average alcohol content: 13.5% vol.
Ideal serving temperature: 10°–13° C (50°–55° F)

The vineyards from which Batàr is obtained have been
cultivated organically since 1988, and in 2000 have
undergone a full conversion to biodynamic techniques.
Pressing, fermentation and élevage of the Pinot Blanc
and Chardonnay grapes are conducted separately,
until the final blend takes place.
   The grapes are picked in 8 kilo crates and are
pressed with a bladder press, very very gently.
The fermentation takes place in barrique. The wine
also undergoes a full malolactic fermentation.
   The barrel maturation takes 9 to 12 months.
The oak is 100% French, and comes mainly from
Tronçais and Vosges, and also from Allier. It is 50%
new and 50% one year old.
   Once the wine maker decides that the élevage
is complete, the barrels which will be part of the
final blend are selected, through extensive sampling.
The final blend takes place in stainless steel. The
wine is bottled shortly after, and rests for about six
months before release.
   The wine is released around 20 months, and it
reaches its full maturity about 42 months, after
harvest. Before maturity, just like its Cousins of
Burgundy, the wine may tend to shut down and
to appear ‘tight’ at tasting. Therefore, we strongly
advise you not to consume it before it has reached
maturity, about 3 and a half to 4 years after harvest,
in order to enjoy it at its maximum potential. The
maturity plateau is 4 to 12 years after harvest.
   Batàr is bottled and packaged exclusively in the
following formats: 0.750 liter [6 or 12 bottle case];
1.5 liter [1 or 6 bottle wooden case].

2006 Batàr was released in Spring 2008.

Recent Vintages Maturity Guide
1998: Now–2010 and beyond
1999: Now–2011 and beyond
2000: Now–2012 and beyond
2001: Now–2013 and beyond
2002: Now–2014 and beyond
2003: Summer 2007–2015 and beyond
2004: Summer 2008–2016 and beyond
2005: Summer 2009–2017 and beyond

Historical Footnote
Between 1988 and 1991 the wine used to be called
Bâtard-Pinot, and it was a blend of Pinot Blanc and
Pinot Gris. Between 1992 and 1994, the name was
Bâtard (without ‘-Pinot’), because Chardonnay had
been added to the blend. Since 1995, the name has
been changed to Batàr, in order to avoid confusion
with French AOCs of Burgundy whose name contains
the word ‘Bâtard’ (Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet,
Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet and Bâtard-Montrachet).


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