====== Background information ====== \\ * In vintage 1999: per Allen Meadows: "used more batonnage than normal--once a week even //after// the malos were completed." * In vintage 2003: very little //bâtonnage// \\ ====== Wines ====== \\ ===== 1998 ===== * **Chassagne en Remilly** (October 2011) - Much to my surprise, drank beautifully. Fully mature but not oxidized. [P. Mesrobian] ===== 1999 ===== * **Chassagne en Remilly** (Jan 2007) - four out of four bottles oxidised [Ben Gladstone] * **Chassange Cailleret** (Dec 2008) - two out of two good bottles, at peak. Previous bottles had shown signs of oxidisation, so i was quite suprised [Gareth Miles] \\ ===== 2000 ===== * **Batard-Montrachet** (Jan 2007): Magnum - not oxidized; beautiful, pure, spectacular finish [David Honig] * **Chassagne La Romanee** (Aug 2005): 2 bottles - not oxidised, one bottle corked [Paul Dellar] * **Chassagne La Romanee** (Jan 2006): no oxidation [Paul Dellar]http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=7398 * **Chassagne La Romanee** (Nov 2006, Feb 2007,Sept 2007): slightly more mature, but no oxidation at all. Actually improving/starting to approach its peak [Paul Dellar] * **Chassagne La Romanee** [Dec 2008]: no oxidised [Gareth Miles] * **Chassagne La Romanee** (March, April 2008): Both oxidised, one partially, one completely. [Paul Dellar] * **chassagne fairendes** (2006): 1 bt very fine, young but developing [ben gladstone] * **chassagne fairendes** (march 07): 1 bt oxidising [ben gladstone] ===== 2001 ===== * **Chassagne Caillerets** (June 2006) 5 bottles in a case starting to show signs of oxidisation [Chris Turner] \\ ===== 2004 ===== * **Batard-Montrachet (**August 2011): 1 bottle oxidised (E Veitch) * **Chassagne La Romanee** (Sept 2014) 3 btls - 2 oxidised, 1 v mature (Gareth Welch) =====2009===== * **Bâtard–Montrachet** (Aug. 2019 – Dec. 2021): 3 btls not oxidized. Youthfully pale gold color. Gloriously old skool nose of popcorn, toast, sliced pear, & a hint of cut grass. Delicious wine that was painfully rich to taste in Aug. 2019 & has yet to reach full maturity in Aug. 2020. From 3 btls purchased in Jan. 2015 from a reputable West Coast retailer. [Rayner Cheung]