Girardin,+Vincent

=Background information=


 * In vintage 1996: no information about batonnage.
 * In vintage 1999: batonnage done once a week through the end of April 2000 and "then stopped for three weeks to allow the malos to finish." Then resumed stirring and continued to do so through at least the end of June 2000. Girardin described the stirring as lasting for a "longer period of time than normal." Note: Girardin touted to Tanzer "the low levels of sulphur Girardin uses."
 * In vintage 2000: batonnage again used extensively, but frequency and length not disclosed. At the time of Tanzer's visit in late May/early June of 2001, Girardin "was still actively stirring the lees of the cuvees he felt were especially acidic."
 * In vintage 2002: "It was clear from the beginning that ’02 was a very rich vintage and thus I did much less //bâtonnage// than usual and in some cases, I did none at all. I’m trying more and more to privilege the sense of minerality in my wines, indeed to make them much more //terroir//oriented than I have in the past."
 * In vintage 2003: No batonnage
 * In vintage 2004: No batonnage at all and virtually no debourbage (gross lees settling)
 * In vintage 2005: No batonnage
 * In vintage 2010: bottles with 30 ppm of free SO2

=Wines=

1995

 * **Chassagne Morgeots VV** (18 Feb 2006): light golden colour, some ripeness, but as it should be, clearly no oxidation [Rainer Guntermann]

1996

 * **Puligny Pucelles** (25 Dec 2005): telltale yellowing color with some oxidation, drinkable but not what it should be [Don Ackerman]

1997

 * **Batard Montrachet** (May 2016): Oxidized [Ralph Earle

1999

 * **Batard-Montrachet**(March 2010): not oxidised, elegant, balanced lovely [Brian Henry]
 * **Chassagne-Montrachet Morgeot**(2 Sept 2007): 2 bottles, oxidized, if I'm' not mistaken. color is fine, but the taste was off. Could have been corked, but the odds of two is a row is slim. [Mike C. Miller]
 * **Chevalier Montrachet**(October 2013): Oxidized. Med gold, sense of good underlying material, but everything overwhelmed by the oxidation.[Mark Preston]
 * **Corton Charlemagne**(09 April 2006): 2 bts, both not oxidised; albeit deeper, almost golden colour but fresh acidity and alive [René Gleissner]
 * **Corton Charlemagne**(Aug 2008): 2 bts, both oxidised; deep golden colour and dead [René Gleissner]
 * **Montrachet**(5 Mar 2007): not oxidized -- see related tasting notes [Don Cornwell]
 * **Montrachet**(4 Oct 2010): not oxidized [Don Cornwell]
 * **Puligny Champ Gain**(May 2004-Nov 2005): 23 bottles. None oxidised [WK Choy]
 * **Puligny Enseigneres** (24 Oct 2005): not oxidised [G Deschamps]
 * **Puligny Perrieres** (July 2012): oxidized [Paul Ferrari]

**2000**

 * **Chassagne-Montrachet Morgeot** (2 Sept 2007): not oxidized, //per se,//but more advance that I would have expected at this time. A bit of caramel and butterscotch flavor. Drink up. [Mike C. Miller]
 * **Chevalier Montrachet**(May 2007): not (yet) oxidised, but very much advanced, questionable future [René Gleissner]
 * **Corton Charlemagne**(August 2007): youthfully unevolved, but mildy oxidized [Dana Gaiser]
 * **Corton Charlemagne**(August 2008): NOT oxidised, quite the opposite, minerality masked by still youthful denseness and oak [René Gleissner]
 * **Corton Charlemagne**(Feb 2009): 3 bottles, none oxidized, youthful and tight [R Younger]
 * **Puligny Enseigneres** (June 2011): Not oxidized at all; very good, bright and fresh (no obvious oak) [Frank Drew]

2001

 * **Chassagne Clos De La Truffiere**(June 2009): not oxidized, very light color [Jay Hack]
 * **Chevalier Montrachet**(Dec 2009): not oxidized, but too much oak: not worthy of its appelation
 * **Corton Charlemagne**(4 Feb 2009): not oxidized, but overt oakiness is difficult to tolerate. See related 2001 tasting notes [Don Cornwell]
 * **Corton Charlemagne**(Feb 2008): 3 bottles not oxidized, fresh and youthful [R Younger]
 * **Meursault Charmes**(Feb 2010) Rich, unctious, minerals, not oxidized, no hurry. [Hillard Sharf]
 * **Meursault Genevrieres**(Oct 2010): 7 bottles, 2 strong TCA, other 5 not oxidized and youthful [R Younger]
 * **Puligny Folatieres**-- (6 March 2009) -- not oxidized, no bluing on cork, good color, fresh [Stephen Dreher]
 * **Puligny Pucelles** (May 2010) - Not oxidized. Rich, young, lemon curd, flint. Lovely [Jayaram Bhat]

2002
=2003=
 * **Batard-Montrachet**(2 Feb 2010) Badly oxidized [Dave Dalluge]
 * **Batard-Montrachet**(July 2011): Not oxidized; rich, some oak, quite good [Frank Drew]
 * **Bienvenues Batard Montrachet**(July 2009): not oxidized [R Younger]
 * **Bienvenues Batard Montrachet**(Oct 2010): not oxidized, impressive structured and starting to open [R Younger]
 * **Bienvenues Batard Montrachet**(June 2011): not oxidized and barely ready [R Younger]
 * **Bienvenues Batard Montrachet**(Oct 2012)): not oxidized and barely ready [R Younger]
 * **Bienvenues Batard Montrachet**(Aug 2013): not oxidized and ready [R Younger]
 * **Bienvenues Batard Montrachet**(Aug 2013):2nd bottle, not oxidized and ready [R Younger]
 * **Bienvenues Batard Montrachet**(Oct 2013): not oxidized and ready now-delicious [R Younger]
 * **Bienvenues Batard Montrachet**(Aug 2014): not oxidized and at peak [R Younger
 * **Chassagne Caillerets**(Oct 07) oxidized (R. DeAngelo)
 * **Chevalier Montrachet**(2 Aug 2007): completely oxidized [Don Cornwell]
 * **Chevalier Montrachet**(Apr 2008): Fresh, tight and barely ready [David Honig]
 * **Chevalier Montrachet**(Dec. 2009): completely oxidized [JasonHl]
 * **Chevalier Montrachet**(18 Feb 2010): not oxidized but somewhat advanced. See 2002 Tasting Notes, Night Two. [Don Cornwell]
 * **Chevalier Montrachet**(Jan. 2015): completely oxidized [Haelterman)
 * **Corton Charlemagne**(31 Jul 2009): cork was soaked about 75%: youthful and no premox yet. Seems an early drinker due to cork issues (Keith Akers)
 * **Corton Charlemagne**(Jul 2009): not oxidized, young and tight [R Younger]
 * **Corton Charlemagne**(Aug 2009): young and youthful; no signs of pmox yet (MSaviage)
 * **Corton Charlemagne**(5 Jan 2010): Not oxidized. Very youthful [Dave Dalluge]
 * **Corton Charlemagne**(Jan 2010): Partially oxidized, still pleasant but nose ruined [J. Floren]
 * **Corton Charlemagne**(Feb 2010): Not oxidized, tight and youthful. [R Younger]
 * **Corton Charlemagne**(Mar 2010): No premox; great wine with bright fruit, minerals, acidity (MSaviage)
 * **Corton Charlemagne**(July 2010): No premox - still young, needs time (MSaviage)
 * **Corton Charlemagne** (Oct 2013): No premox-now ready [R Younger]
 * **Corton Charlemagne** (Aug 2014): partially oxidized [R Younger]
 * **Corton Charlemagne Quintessence**(4 Feb 2010): Not oxidized and very good. See 2002 Tasting Notes, Night One [Don Cornwell]
 * **Corton Charlemagne Quintessence**(March 2010-Feb 2011); four more bottles and every one was absolutely stellar and not close to oxidized. Hard to reconcile with all of the other oxidized 2002 Girardin I've had. [Don Cornwell]
 * **Corton Charlemagne Quintessence**(July 2011): No premox. Very fresh. [D. Elam]
 * **Meursault Genevrieres**(Summer 2008, Jan-March 2009): Tasting in 2008 at VVW in Palo Alto showed this to be oxidized; all three bottles I had were completely shot when trying them in early 2009 (MSaviage)
 * ** Meursault Genevrieres **(August 2014) - not oxidized, drinking well now; wouldn't wait much longer though [droch]
 * **Meursault Perrieres**(Mar 2009): Slightly darker than expected color, but had decent acidity and freshness that grew as time passed; nothing negative about this wine right now, but also not certain it will age or improve in the years to come; will drink these up in the next 12 months (MSaviage)
 * **Montrachet**(4 Mar 2010): both corked and oxidized. See 2002 Tasting Notes, Night Three [Don Cornwell]
 * **Puligny Caillerets**(May-Sep 2008): three bottles, all very advanced; soon will be oxidized [Don Cornwell]
 * **Puligny Caillerets**(May 2009): light to med gold, not oxidized, still has mineral and fruit backbone, but quiet and not showing much (MSaviage)
 * **Puligny Combettes**(Oct 2009): light to med gold, youthful acidity, decent finish, not oxidized (yet) but seems older than you'd expect at this point (MSaviage)
 * **Puligny Folatieres**(June 2009): absolutely not oxidized, no bluing on cork, yellow/gold, vibrant with integrated fruit and minerality, guess I'm lucky [Stephen Dreher]
 * **Puligny Perrières**(Dec 2007). Badly oxidized; drinkable but way past its peak (Ken Birman)
 * **Puligny Pucelles**(29 Mar 2008): young, but solid gold color. Outstanding wine, not oxidized, but drinking (Keith Akers)
 * **Puligny Pucelles**(Jan. 2010): Oxidized; awful [J. Floren]
 * **Puligny Pucelles**(Jan. 2010): Partially oxidized, nose is marred but wine is still good [J. Floren]
 * **Puligny Pucelles** (Jan. 2010): Not oxidized, almost painfully young and wonderful [J. Floren]
 * **Puligny Pucelles** (Aug 2010): light amber and advanced-drink up soon [R Younger]
 * **Puligny Pucelles** (Oct 2010): light amber and advanced with light oxidation [R Younger]
 * **Puligny Pucelles** (Jun 2013): amber and advanced with light oxidation [R Younger]
 * **Puligny Pucelles** (Aug 2013): amber and advanced with oxidation [R Younger]
 * **Puligny Pucelles** (Oct 2013): light gold with tolerable oxidation [R Younger]
 * **Puligny Pucelles** (Nov 2013): amber and advanced-drink soon as aging fast [R Younger]
 * **Puligny Combettes**(Mar 2012): not oxidixed, perhaps a bit past prime but tasty nevertheless. This bottle is why I like French chardonnay. Cork had no bluing, a condition I find usually telling. [Stephen Dreher]
 * **Chevalier-Montrachet**(Feb 2010): some oxidised aromas, palate fine and young - will die long before maturity... [Bill Nanson]
 * **Corton Charlemagne** (Feb 2010): not oxidized, a very decent 2003 [Bill Nanson]

2004
=**2005**= =**2006**= =**2007**=
 * **Chassagne Clos De La Truffiere**(Nov 07) Tasted severalt times not oxidized (Steinar Midttømme)
 * **Chassagne Morgeot**(Dec 2009) not oxidised. Young, fresh and in need of cellaring (Ville Viinikka)
 * **Chassagne Morgeot**(Jan 2011) Completely oxidised (Ville Viinikka)
 * **Chassagne Morgeot**(Aug 2011) not oxidised. This was a suprisingly lovely bottle. Really excellent (Ville Viinikka)
 * **Chevalier Montrachet**(Aug 2011): not oxidixed [Ben Delancy]
 * **Corton Charlemagne**(Sep 2010): not oxidized, a very good bottle [Ben Delancy]
 * **Corton Charlemagne**(Dec 2010): light but obvious gold color, moderately oxidized [Alan Rath]
 * **Corton Charlemagne**(May 2011): 1 bottle, not oxidised (E Veitch)
 * **Corton Charlemagne**(April 2013): not oxidized, a good bottle. [Corey Miller]
 * **Corton Charlemagne** (Aug 2014): not oxidized [R Younger]
 * **Corton Charlemagne** (Oct 2014) Oxidized by the nose and palate enough to distract from other qualities. From 375ml. (Mal Murphy)
 * **Meursault Charmes**(June 2010): Two bottles, both light gold in color; young and vibrant; no premox issues (MSaviage)
 * **Meursault Charmes**(Feb 2011): No premox - still young and fresh (MSaviage)
 * **Meursault Perrières** (11 Jun 2009): Suspicious hue to the color, insufficiently youthful for a five year old. While this opens up and drinks well, the character is marked by aromas and flavors normally associated with older wines, it does not inspire confidence with regard to a long future. This has reached this point too soon. I wonder what my other bottles are going to be like? [Ned Hoey]
 * **Meursault Perrières** (17 Jun 2010) Essentially the same note as above -- suspicious color, too advanced for five years old, did not open up. [Ralph Earle]
 * **Meursault Perrières**(12 Nov 2010): not oxidized; ok, but not great [Ben Delancy]
 * **Meursault Perrieres** (May 2017): Young and fresh (MSaviage)
 * **Puligny Combettes**(Mar 2009): Great fruit, young, fresh, vibrant wine with great acidity and good minerality; no worries about this prematurely advancing so far (MSaviage)
 * **Puligny Folatieres**(April 2011): Gold, advanced, generic PM flavors; drink the rest soon. [Ralph Earle]
 * **Montrachet** (July 2011): Advanced, nearly fully oxidized. [Paul Hanna]
 * **Batard Montrachet** (Aug 2013):not oxidized and ready now [R Younger]
 * **Corton Charlemagne** (Aug 2014): not oxidized [R Younger]
 * **Meursault Grandes Charrons**(Oct 2011): Not oxidised, but advanced - drink up [Nick Kernoghan]
 * **Meursault Les Narvaux** ( May 2014) : lovely, no oxidation [B.Henry}
 * **Puligny Folatieres**(June 2011): Light color, young and fresh; no hints of premox [MSaviage]
 * **Puligny Combettes** (Nov 2011): Golden Straw color, OK but signs of premox, way too advanced for a 2005. [Mitchell Paone]
 * **Puligny Combettes** (Jul 2012, //ex// Premier Cru): Preturnaturally gold, not identifiable as Puigny, never mind Combettes --not sure I even want to drink up. [Ralph Earle]
 * **Chassagne Morgeot Vielles Vignes** (March 2014 & June 2014) no premox (Adrian Latimer)
 * **Chassagne Montrachet** **Le Cailleret** ( Dec 2015) just a touch of pre mox, drinkable [b.henry]
 * **Chassagne Montrachet** **Le Cailleret** (April 2016) lovely, no premox, touch of sulphur [b.henry]
 * **Chassagne Montrachet** **Le Cailleret (**Dec 2016) stunning, bet bottle so far [b.henry]
 * **Saint-Aubin Murgers Dents du Chien**(Apr 2011): Not oxidised, a typical St-Aubin [Nick Kernoghan]
 * **Chevalier Montrachet** (Aug 2013): not oxidized, currently delicious [R Younger]
 * **Chevalier Montrachet** (Aug 2013): 2nd bottle, not oxidized, currently delicious [R Younger]
 * **Meursault Les Genevrières** (Nov 2014): not oxidized, currently delicious. Six (6) other bottles over previous 2 years have been not oxidized. [Kent M]
 * **Meursault Les Genevrières** (Oct 2015): not oxidized, currently mature and delicious. [Kent M]
 * **Corton Charlemagne**(Apr 2010): not oxidized (375ml) [AT Bridge]
 * **Chassagne Clos de la Truffière** (Nov 2010): Not oxidised [Jan-Tore Egge]
 * **Corton Charlemagne** (Aug 2014):not oxidized[R Younger]

=**2008**=
 * **Puligny-Montrachet Les Ensegnères** (Oct 2010): Not oxidised; very promising [Jan-Tore Egge]

**2009**

 * **Chevalier Montrachet** ( Dec 2017) Stunning wine, no pre mox [b.henry]
 * **Corton Charlegmane** ( May, June, July 2017) no problems here, huge wine [b.henry[

**2010**

 * **Meursault Les Narvaux** ( May 2014) lovely, no premox here[B.Henry]
 * **Meursault Les Narvaux** ( Nov 2017, Jan 2018) beautiful, no premox [b.henry]
 * **Puligny Montrachet Folatieres** (Jan 2017): One bottle totally ox, one bottle a little advanced, one bottle perfect (TA).
 * Puligny Montrachet Folatieres (July 2017): One bottle badly oxidized. [T Boyer]

**2011**

 * **Chevalier Montrachet** ( Dec 2017) Stunning wine, no pre mox, needed 3 hrs to blow off the sulphur [b.henry]