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 ===== 2008 =====
-  * **Bâtard–Montrachet** (Jun. 2020 – ): 1 btl not oxidized. Appropriate color of yellow gold. Reticent nose gives up subtle hints of orchard fruit & white flowers. The vintage's prominent acidity still hasn't properly integrated with the copious amounts of sweet fruit on the palate. From 4 btls purchased from a reputable West Coast retailer in Apr. 2011. [Rayner Cheung]
+  * **Bâtard–Montrachet** (Jun. 2020 – Apr. 2022): 4 btls not oxidized. Appropriate color of yellow gold. The first 2 btls had a reticent nose with subtle hints of orchard fruit & white flowers. The vintage's prominent acidity still wasn't properly integrated with the copious amounts of sweet fruit on the palate. The last 2 btls (Jul. 2021 & Apr. 2022) were simply stunning. Fruit lozenges & exotic fruits inform the stunning bouquet, while the fruit & acidity have now come together spectacularly on the palate. This wine can be described as "Beyond Bâtard", it's that good. From 4 btls purchased from a reputable West Coast retailer in Apr. 2011. [Rayner Cheung]
   * **Chassagne–Montrachet "Les Chaumées Clos de la Truffière"** (Feb. 2017 – Sep. 2017): 5 btls not oxidized + 1 btl advanced & unpalatable. The good btls had a green gold color with excellent clarity, showing no signs of ageing. Gently smoky, leesy nose. Surprisingly elegant on the palate with no undue acidity. Got better in the glass. In 2008, this cuvée has exhibited better balance & delivered more pleasure than the "Les Vergers". From a lot of 6 purchased in Apr. 2015 from the auction platform of a reputable West Coast retailer. [Rayner Cheung]
   * **Chassagne–Montrachet "Les Vergers"** (Mar. 2015 – Jan. 2019): 21 btls not oxidized. Over the years, this wine has only slowly shed its lime cordial character & the ferocious acidity of the 2008 vintage. Some bottles have shown serious elegance of lime flower, toasted brioche, & lightly grilled nuts in the nose. On the palate, there has also been some elegance & occasionally a zesty tingle on entry. All this is a far cry from the butterscotch aromatics & buttery popcorn flavors that this cuvée exhibited in memorable vintages from the 1980's & early 1990's. 9 btls purchased in Apr. 2011 from a reputable West Coast retailer, & a further case purchased in May 2015 from the auction platform of the same. [Rayner Cheung]
   * **Chevalier–Montrachet** (May 2020): 1 btl quite advanced. Not much bouquet. Fruit seems to have faded, leaving the vintage's high acidity quite unbalanced on the palate. Still some grip, however. Purchased from the auction platform of a reputable West Coast retailer in Feb. 2015. [Rayner Cheung]
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+===== 2010 =====
+  * **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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 ===== 2011 =====
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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]