In the glass

Full-bodiedHigh acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: yellow apple, almond, honeysuckle, wet stone

Palate: lemon curd, hazelnut, salinity, cream

Tuscany's most age-worthy oak-aged white, a Chardonnay-Pinot Bianco blend modelled on Burgundy.

What it pairs with

  • Pollo arrosto
    Roast chicken classic with oak-aged white.
  • Mushroom risotto
    Hazelnut and wet stone marry the porcini.
  • Lardo di Colonnata on toasted bread
    Cured pork fat finds the wine's salty mineral.

History

Sebastiano Castiglioni created Batar in 1988 as Tuscany's answer to white Burgundy, a Chardonnay-Pinot Bianco blend in barrique. Toscana IGT.

  1. 1988 — First vintage of Batar

Facts

Producer
Querciabella
Grapes
Chardonnay (50%), Pinot Bianco (50%)
Classification
Toscana IGT
Oak
10 months in French oak barriques, partial malolactic
ABV
13.5%
Price
EUR 80 to 130 at retail
Drinking window
3 to 12 from vintage
First vintage
1988

Scores

  • Wine Advocate 94 (2019 vintage, reviewed 2022)
  • Vinous 93 (2019 vintage, reviewed 2022)

Tags

chardonnay dry full body hidden gem high acid iconic medium term mood contemplative mood elegant occasion dinner party occasion special old world pairs with mushroom pairs with pasta cream pairs with poultry pairs with white fish pinot bianco price fine still white
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