====== Background information ====== \\ In vintage 2003: acidified his wines, and as a result, "I did do some //bâtonnage// to make sure that it completely integrated.”\\ In vintage 2007: current free SO2 target is 30-35 ppm. Not clear when this level began.\\ In vintage 2009: Roger Belland switched from natural cork to DIAM closures (agglomerated cork with a binding material. DIAM claims lower oxygen permeability than natural cork and virtually non-existent TCA)\\ \\ ====== Wines ====== \\ ===== 1999 ===== * **Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet** (20 Jan 2006): badly oxidised [Michael Lux] * **Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet** (11 Feb 2006): not really oxidised but NO ACIDITY at all. Off bottle [Michael Lux] \\ ===== 2001 ===== * **Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet** (Mar 2012): Not oxidized. Delicious wine, gold color, long finish [Kurt] \\ ===== 2009 ===== * **Chassagne Montracher Clos Pitois** ( NOvember '15,'16' 17) fabulous, no sign of pre mox[ b.henry] * **Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet** ( April 2017) lovely wine, too young! [b.henry] \\ \\ ===== 2010 ===== * **Chassagne Montracher Clos Pitois** ( November '15,'16' 17) fabulous, no sign of pre mox[ b.henry] * **Chassagne Montracher Clos Pitois** (Jan 2018) lovely, no sign of premox [b.henry] * **Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet** ( April 2017) lovely wine, too young! [b.henry]\\ \\