====== Background information ====== \\ * In vintage 1996: batonnage known to have occurred, but frequency and length unknown. * In vintage 2003:"I did virtually no //bâtonnage// and I was afraid that they would take up too much wood so I racked them into stainless in May. During the //élevage// the wines ate a lot of SO2 and I decided to bottle with more CO2 as well." * In vintage 2004: "considerable lees stirring until the end of the malolactic fermentation (and, in a few cases, even later than that.") ===== Wines ===== ===== 1992 ===== * **Chassagne Chenevottes** (Nov-Dec 2005): 3 bottles, 2 ok, 1 tired [G Deschamps] ===== 1993 ===== * **Batard-Montrachet** (May 2015): not oxidized but not very exciting [J. Poell] ===== 1995 ===== * **Batard-Montrachet** (Aug 2003): two bottles, neither oxidized [Don Cornwell] * **Batard Montrachet** (Mar 2012): 7 out of 9 bottles oxidized. The 2 good ones, superb (George Ho) * **Chassagne Virondot** (Feb. 2009): completely oxidized [P.M.] ===== 1996 ===== * **Chassagne Virondot** (Jan. 2008): completely oxidized [K.T.] * **Chassagne Virondot** Feb. 2008): slightly oxidized, but still good [K.T.] * **Batard Montrachet** (Feb. 2008): somewhat oxidised, not showing grand cru quality at all [K.T.] * **Batard Montrachet** (November 2012): 3 bottles, all good (George Ho) * **Chassagne Virondot** (March 2008): from half bottle; oxidized, draino [P Hagerman] ===== 1998 ===== * **Chassagne En Virondot** (Nov 2005): some oxidation, very tired [JE Simond] * **Chassagne Les Vergers** (Jan 2011): Not oxidized. Burnished gold color. Creamy mouthfeel, great balance. [Kurt] * **Batard Montrachet** (December 2013): not oxidized. Drinking well (George Ho) ===== 1999 ===== * **Chassagne En Virondot** (Nov 2005): fresh and intense, very good wine, no oxidation [JE Simond] * **Chassagne Virondot** (Apr 2007): not oxidised, perfect drinking now [MLee] * **Chassagne En Virondot** (2009): Three bottles, non-oxidised. One young, others drinking well, so some variability [Gareth Miles] \\ ===== 2000 ===== * **Chassagne Les Chenevottes** (March 2005) Not oxidized. Excellent [Henrik Magnusson] * **Chassagne Les Chenevottes** (November 2006) Not oxidized. Excellent [Henrik Magnusson] \\ ===== 2001 ===== * **Chassagne En Virondot** (Oct 2007): Fresh, intense, young. [G Miles] * **Chassagne En Virondot** (2008/2009): Four bottles, non oxidised. Still too young. [Gareth Miles] * **Chassagne En Virondot** (May 2011): First oxidised bottle, still drinkable but advanced. Two previous bottles recently were starting to hit their stride. \\ ===== 2002 ===== * **Bourgogne** (17 Oct 2005): not oxidised [G Deschamps] * **Chassagne Blanchots Dessus** (Sept 2012): not oxidized, needed air actually [MLT] * **Chassagne Blanchots Dessus** (Apr 2013): not oxidized [MLT] * **Chassagne En Virondot** (Jun 2005): two bottles, neither oxidised [G Deschamps] * **Chassagne Les Vergers** (Dec 2008): not oxidised [Dennis Ward] * **Chassagne Les Vergers** (Feb 2009): not oxidised [Dennis Ward] * **Chassagne Les Vergers** (Nov 2013): 6 bottles not oxidized-delicious and at peak [R Younger] * **Chassagne Morgeot** (Dec 2008): not oxidised [Dennis Ward] * **Chassagne Morgeot** (Feb 2009): not oxidised [Dennis Ward] * **Chassagne Chatenière** (Oct 2010): not oxidised, but I was suspicious at first as quite faded vs bottles from a year or two ago. Cellar Tracker notes suggest that other tasters have observed the same thing. I think it is more a lack of acidity than premox. [CCN] * **Batard Montrachet** (August 2012): Pre-mox central. Still a little drinkable, but why would you *shrug* * Batard-Montrachet (March 2012): From magnum. Fresh and sound. [David Honig] * Chevalier-Montrachet (June 2013): From magnum. Retains site character and nobility, but mature. Not for long keeping if this is representative. [David Honig] * ===== 2003 ===== * **Chassagne En Virondot** (Jan 2011): oxidised and undrinkable [Peter Skarsgard] * **Chassagne en Virondot** ( May 2014), very gold, but nose is lovely, no ox, I wouldn't wait any longer though[B.Henry] * **Chassagne en Virondot** (Dec 2014) paler gold, fabulous nose/wine, no problem here [b.henry] ===== 2004 ===== * **Chassagne En Virondot** (Jan 2011): not oxidised [Peter Skarsgard] * **Montrachet** (Aug 2012): not oxidized [MLT] \\ ===== 2005 ===== * **Chassagne Montrachet Les Blanchots Dessous** (June 2010): Oxidized. Yuck!! [David McMahon] * **Chassagne Montrachet Les Blanchots Dessous** (Aug 2011): Not oxidised. Beautifully balanced and poised. [Kurt] * **Batard Montrachet** (Oct 2019): Oxidised, undrinkable. [Jammy Wine] \\ ===== 2006 ===== * **Chassagne Montrachet** (April 2011): not oxidised [W.L.] * **Chassagne Montrachet** (June 2011): oxidised, not drinkable [W.L.] \\ **2008**\\ * **Chassagne En Virondot** (April 2014): no premox, gorgeous wine [GL]