====== Background Information ====== * In vintage 2004: a relatively severe debourbage and later because the wines seemed to lack mid-palate fat, "we stirred the lees a bit more than usual until March [2005]" ===== Wines ===== \\ ===== 1989 ===== * **Criots-Batard-Montrachet** (March 2014) not oxidized (TSim@rud) \\ ===== 1997 ===== * **Batard Montrachet** (27/10/05): sound but flat, lifeless (Sam Chafe) * **Batard Montrachet** (20/3/09): maderised nose, palate chalky and acidic (Sam Chafe) ===== 1998 ===== * Batard Montrachet (May 2015): not oxidized, in great form: even better than the CBM [J. Poell] * Criots Batard Montrachet (May 2015): not oxidized, great showing [J. Poell] ===== 1999 ===== * **Chassagne-Montrachet 1er "Clos St. Jean"** (21 Dec 2006): not oxidized, nice wine, plenty of acidity [Joe Durnell] * **Batard Montrachet** (Oct 2006) not oxidized, lovely [MLee] * **Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Boudriotte.** One bottle clearly oxidized; a second bottle from the case chosen specifically as the least dark in color was OK, but perhaps advanced beyond what it ought to be. (Nov 2009) [Michael Malinoski] ===== **2000** ===== * **Le Montrachet** (June 2015). Dark straw. Oxidised. Undrinkable. [JP] ===== 200​1 ===== * **Montrachet** (10 Mar 2009): partially oxidized bur tolerable. See 2001 Tasting Notes, Part III. John Brincko who brought this wine reports the first five bottles of the six pack were fine. [Don Cornwell] * **Criots Batard Montrachet** (Aug 2012) not oxidized (R DeAngelo) ===== 200​2 ===== * **Montrachet** (Summer 2007): dark gold color, completely oxidised. Impeccable provenance- purchased on release. [Tom Reddick] * **Montrachet** (4 Mar 2010): not oxidized and the top Montrachet in the tasting of 2002s. See 2002 Tasting Notes, Night Three [Don Cornwell] \\ ===== **2004** ===== * **Chassagne-Montrachet - Morgeot** ([[http://tel.wikispaces.com/16-7-2002|16-7-2002]]) golden premox - bottle 2 ok so it was not the fullness of Morgeot deceiving. [Anthony Hall]**.** * **Criots Batard Montrachet** (2-10-2012) 1 case all premox[Anthony Hall]**.** \\ ===== 2005 ===== * **Batard-Montrachet** (Sep 2009) Perfect (Don Osborne) * **Chassagne-Montrachet La Boudriotte.** (May 2013) not oxidized [BDelancy] * **Criots Batard Montrachet** (Mar 2015) very fine, no ox [HaraldS] \\ ===== 2006 ===== * **Criots Batard Montrachet** (Aug 2015) not oxidized and very good (R DeAngelo) ===== ===== ===== 2007 ===== * **Chassagne Morgeots** (Sep 2012): Not oxidized [MLT] * **Criots Batard Montrachet** (Nov 2013): Not oxidized, excellent [MLT] * **Batard Montrachet** (April 2016),, no pre mox,[b.henry] * **Montrachet** (Aug 2012): Not oxidized (MLT) \\ ===== 2009 ===== * **Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Boudriotte** (June.2016) no pre mox[b.henry] * **Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Boudriotte** (Aug 2016) good bottle [b.henry] * **Batard Montrachet** (July 2016),, no pre mox,[b.henry] * **Batard Montrachet** (January 2017) no pre ox, perfect bottle (TA) ===== 2010 ===== * **Batard-Montrachet** (July.2020) no pre mox - light yellow colour, rich and delicious [Joel Singer]