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-  * **Bâtard–Montrachet** (Apr. 2021 – ): 3 btls not oxidized. Ominous shade of gold but not a trace of oxidation. Restrained both in the nose & on the palate, but there were distinct hints of the much beloved old school Niellon style from the 1980's & early 1990's – hedonistic butterscotch & popcorn – but with a modern overlay of mineralité. Rose petals & cherry water. Lovely. From 5 btls purchased from a reputable West Coast retailer in Sep. 2013. [Rayner Cheung]
+  * **Bâtard–Montrachet** (Apr. 2021 – ): 4 btls not oxidized. 1 btl had an ominous shade of gold but not a trace of oxidation. Restrained both in the nose & on the palate, but there were distinct hints of the much beloved old school Niellon style from the 1980's & early 1990's – hedonistic butterscotch & popcorn – but with a modern overlay of mineralité. Rose petals & cherry water. Lovely & perhaps even better decanted. From 5 btls purchased from a reputable West Coast retailer in Sep. 2013. [Rayner Cheung]
   * **Chassagne–Montrachet "Les Chaumées – Clos de la Truffière"** (Mar. 2021 – Jul. 2021): 2 btls not oxidized. 1st btl, a bit thin, 2nd btl much better. From 2 btls purchased at retail in Hong Kong circa 2013. [Rayner Cheung]
   * **Chassagne–Montrachet "Les Vergers"** (Mar. 2021 – Oct. 2022): 6 btls not oxidized. 2 btls (3/21 & 6/22) were a bit thin, like the Chaumées tasted in 3/21. Subsequent btls (Jun. – Oct. 2022) had a more floral aromatic profile to balance the wine's citrus/mineral character, & were a delight to drink. Btl in Jun. 2022 was more like the first. From 6 btls purchased from a reputable West Coast retailer in Sep. 2013. [Rayner Cheung]
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   * **Chassagne Montrachet** (July 2016): Not oxidized (Adrian Latimer)
   * **Chevalier–Montrachet** (January 2019) showing signs of premox, gold color, stripped of it's fruit. Not TCA [Suzanne Camhi)
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+===== 2014 =====
+  * **Chassagne Montrachet "Les Chaumées – Clos de la Truffière"** (Dec. 2022 – Jan. 2014): 3 btls not oxidized. Appropriately pale lemon in color. Enticing bouquet of citrus blossom with hedonistic notes of butterscotch. On the palate, all the elements are in beautiful harmony here. Very much a product of this excellent vintage. From 3 btls purchased at retail in Hong Kong in early 2018. [Rayner Cheung]