Strikingly Precise:
2007 Carillon Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet

Posted by Ian McFadden

Carillon's BBM comes from a tiny 0.11ha parcel of low yielding vines.

It's one of the rarest White Burgundies, and one of the best.

Carillon keeps a low profile, but Burgundy fanatics aggressively chase down his wines, especially the BBM. In the cellars of top collectors, Carillon is stashed right alongside Leflaive, Coche, Lafon, and Ramonet.

There's an undeniable magic to Carillon's BBM. For many, this is a "holy grail" White Burgundy. It possesses an expansive regal grandeur and an almost fanatical rigor. The scale and complexity are just epic and yet, the proportions are so finely calibrated.

2007 is a great White Burgundy vintage. John Gilman has described the 2007 White Burgundy vintage as "... simply the finest young white Burgundy vintage that I have tasted..." They are classically styled, a beautiful reflection of their underlying terroirs. There is an energy, a gripping tension to the wines.

Carillon's 2007 BBM is stunning. It's rivetingly pure and focused with penetrating intensity. The wine is also supremely elegant. It's shocking to taste. Few wines feel so aristocratic and complete.

For lovers of great White Burgundy, for people interested in the world's great wines, this is indeed a "don't miss."

Please give us your ideal order and we'll try our best. Very limited.

To order, please email us at offers@crushwineco.com or call the store at (212) 980-9463.

Ian McFadden


Director, Fine and Rare Wine
Crush Wine & Spirits

2007 Carillon Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet


Special Bottle Price: $399.95

Burghound: "As would be reasonably expected, the Bienvenues possesses a distinctly more elegant if presently highly restrained nose of airy notes of honeysuckle, subtle spice, lemon peel and cool green fruit that is in keeping with the refined, pure, dry and strikingly precise medium-full flavors that coat, and stain, the palate with ample dry extract and outstanding length on the citrusy finish. This achieves its usual stunning quality but the Referts is closer than it usually is. This should peak at about 8 years of age."