====== Background information ====== \\ * In vintage 1996: no information available on batonnage. * In vintage 1999: no information available on batonnage. * In vintage 2000: per Allen Meadows "did almost no bâtonnage." \\ ====== Wines ====== \\ ===== 1995 ===== * **Batard-Montrachet**(04 Apr 2004): almost fully oxidized, deep orangey-brown colors [Don Cornwell] * **Batard-Montrachet**(18 Nov 2004): not oxidized, medium gold color, quite rich and fully mature [Don Cornwell] * **Batard-Montrachet**(14 Mar 2005): fully oxidized [Don Cornwell] * **Batard-Montrachet** (21 Nov 2005): color fine, some lightly oxidized notes on the mid-palate; pitifully inconsistent [Don Cornwell] \\ ===== 1996 ===== * **Batard-Montrachet** (25 Jan 2006): completely oxidized; see 96 tasting notes [Don Cornwell] \\ ===== 1997 ===== * **Chassagne-Montrachet** **Morgeot 1er Fairendes** (Jan 2008): completely oxidized [H. Steininger & friends] \\ ===== **1999** ===== * **Batard-Montrachet**(26 March 2006): completely oxidized [David Ben-Yair] * **Batard-Montrachet**(28 Feb 2007): completely oxidized --see related tasting notes [Don Cornwell] * **Batard-Montrachet**(December 2009): completely oxidized and gone [Wes Jennison] * **Batard-Montrachet** (December 2009): 2nd btl, completely oxy and gone [Wes Jennison] \\ ===== 2000 ===== * **Batard-Montrachet** (2 Fev 2006): deep gold colour, completely oxidized [JE Simond] * **Batard-Montrachet** (4 Oct 2016): deep gold colour turning orange, completely oxidised [Richard Brooks] \\ ===== 2001 ===== * **Batard-Montrachet**(22 Apr 2006): medium color, no hint of oxidation, drinking nicely now [Ben Delancy] * **Batard-Montrachet** (18 Apr 2008): not oxidized, silicone treated cork; slight blue color on cork; drinking nicely [Ben Delancy] \\ ===== **2002** ===== * **Chassagne-Montrachet** **Maltroie**(Oct 2007): 2 bottles, one beautiful and one completely oxidized [Ben Delancy] * **Chassagne-Montrachet** **Chaumees**(Feb 2008): not completely oxidized, but almost; blue tinged cork [Ben Delancy] * **Chassagne-Montrachet** **Morgeot**(Feb 2008): not oxidized yet, but starting to turn; blue tinged cork [Ben Delancy] * **Chassagne-Montrachet** **Maltroie** (Mar 2008): undrinkable [Ben Delancy] * **Batard-Montrachet** (29 Jul 2011): completely oxidized [Thomas Küntziger] * **Batard-Montrachet** (04 Sep 2011): completely oxidized [Thomas Küntziger] * **Chassagne-Montrachet Les Chaumées Clos de la Truffière** (Sept. 2014): completely oxidized, thankfully, my last Jouard [Howard Cooper] \\ \\ ===== **2004** ===== * **Chassagne Chaumees Clos de la Truffiere**(Feb 2008 - June 2009): 5 bottles, no problems, but surprisingly forward. [Paul Dellar] * **Chassagne Chaumees Clos de la Truffiere**(August 2009): It appears my concerns over the forwardness of this wine were well founded with this bottle being quite hopelessly oxidised [Paul Dellar]. * **Chassagne Chaumees Clos de la Truffiere**(Sept & Nov 2009): 2 bottles, advanced but OK [Paul Dellar]. * **Chassagne Chaumees Clos de la Truffiere**(Jan 2010): 2 bottles, both oxidised [Paul Dellar]. * **Chassagne Chaumees Clos de la Truffiere**(Feb 2010): Thankfully my last bottle, unsurprisingly oxidised. Never again! [Paul Dellar] * **Chassagne Chaumees Clos de la Truffiere**(Feb 2008): whew - first one of theirs in a while that showed no signs of oxidation [Ben Delancy] * **Chassagne Champs Gain** (Feb 2008): same as the note immediatly above [Ben Delancy] * **Batard-Montrachet** (May 2014): a full case - fully oxidized [Bill Lawrence] \\ \\ ===== 2005 ===== * **Chassagne Montrachet VV** (April 2009): not oxidized, drinking nicely [Howard Cooper] * **Chassagne-Montrachet** **Maltroie** (Jun 2010): very good bottle; no premox; unbleached cork, no blue tinge [Ben Delancy] * **Chassagne-Montrachet** **Maltroie** (Oct 2012): drinking very nicely; no premox; bleached cork, some blue tinge [Ben Delancy]