Batard-Montrachet Ramonet-Prudhon

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Batard-Montrachet Romonet-Prudhon is a French Wine produced on the Montrachet knoll. It's been observed that Montrachet "has been the reigning sovereign of white Burgundies for Centuries." As in all great Burgundy vineyards, ownership is divided among many wineries, of which Romonet-Prudhon is one.

Steven Spurrier selected the Batard-Montrachet Romonet-Prudhon 1973 for competition in the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 where it competed against nine other wines and was ranked seventh. The top four ranking of the blind tasting conducted by leading French wine experts were:

Rank Wine

• 1 Chateau Montelena 1973 (California)
• 2 Meursault Charmes Roulot 1973 (France)
• 3 Chalone Vineyard 1974 (California)
• 4 Spring Mountain Vineyard 1973 (California)

Batard-Montrachet Romonet-Prudhon also competed in the Great Chardonnay Showdown held in 1980.

[edit] Source

• Taber, George M. Judgment of Paris: California vs. France and the historic 1976 Paris wine Tasting that Revolutionized Wine. NY: Scribner, 2005

Note: Batard-Montrachet is cited in The Silence of the Lambs (St. Martin’s Press, 1988), p. 366, as the wine ordered by Dr. Hannibal Lecter following his escape.