====== Background information ====== \\ * In vintage 1995: lees stirred weekly through at least the beginning of June 1996, some MLs complete at that point and some continuing. * In vintage 1996: no information about batonnage. * In vintages 1999 and 2000: batonnage done but frequency and length not disclosed. More batonnage was done in 1999 than in 2000, however. * In vintage 2005: "much less stirring of the lees this year." \\ ====== Wines ====== \\ ===== 1996 ===== \\ * **Montrachet** (2004): not oxidised [//unknown//] * **Montrachet** (07 Jul 2005): dark brown and totally maderized [Don Cornwell] * **Meursault Perrieres** (29 Apr 2005): not oxidised [H Steininger] * **Meursault Perrieres** (10 Feb 2006): very if not too forward [H Steininger] \\ ===== 1998 ===== \\ * **Montrachet** (08 Oct 2005): not oxidised [Karl Wee] * **Montrachet** (31/12/2013) not oxidised, excellent [b.henry] \\ ===== 1999 ===== \\ * **Meursault Clos Mazeray** (Aug 2007): Not oxidized; powerful and very good [Frank Drew] * **Meursault Perrieres** (Aug 2004): not oxidised [WK Choy] * **Montrachet** (08 Oct 2005): dark and oxidised [Karl Wee] * **Puligny Combettes** (Aug 2004): not oxidised [WK Choy] * **Meursault Perrieres** (May 2013) not oxidized. Yellowish gold.. Powerful (A. Fenster) ===== 2002 ===== * **Chevalier Montrachet** (March 2012):not oxidized, still young and tight [R Younger] * **Puligny Combettes** (Nov 2010); oxidized, undrinkable [Kent M] * **Puligny Combettes** (Nov 2011); bad, oxidized[Kent M] * **Puligny Combettes** (Nov 2010); past its peak [Kent M] * **Puligny Combettes** (May 2010): Oaky and very ripe, no oxidation but not very good either [J. Prandi] * **Puligny Combettes** (Feb 2010) In good shape. mature. [Kent M] * **Puligny Combettes** (Feb 2010) Hollow, fading. [Kent M] * **Puligny Combettes** (August 2009): Disappointing - as a previous bottle drunk a year ago was very, very good. This one had golden colour. [Kent M] * **Montrachet** (Jan 2020): Oxidised [Jammy Wine] \\ ===== 2004 ===== * **Puligny Combettes** (Jan. 2010): dark and oxidised [JF Zarama] ===== 2005===== * **Beaune Premier Cru, Champs-Pimont** (Apr 2015): nice color but oxidized. snif! * **Corton Charlemagne** (April 2017): Totally oxidized. Sad. (D. Attick) ===== 2009===== * **Beaune Premier Cru, Champs-Pimont** (Nov. 2017 - May 2018): Three bottles - two were drinking well with the exuberant fruit of the vintage; one was oxidized and bordering on undrinkable (Joel Singer)