Javillier

=Background information=

=Wines=
 * General: Uses Vaslin press and allows the must to oxidize (aka "hyperoxidation"), a controvesial technique. Ages the wine in oak barrels for 12 months and then, after racking, transfers the wine to cement vats for 3-5 months before bottling.
 * In vintage 1996: admits batonage used, but frequency not disclosed.
 * In vintage 2003: stirred the lees weekly until the ML fermentation started
 * In vintage 2004: according to Stephen Tanzer in Issue 122, Javillier did much less batonnage in 2004 than in 2003; however in Issue 127 Tanzer quotes Javillier as stating that he did "a lot of batonnage" and left the wines on their lees much longer in 2004
 * In vintage 2005: no batch of wine received more than four lees stirrings

1995

 * **Savigny Montchenevoy** (May 2006): Fresh, leesy/minerally, concentrated, very good, blue cork notwithstanding [Frank Drew]

1996

 * **Meursault Les Tillets** (May 2010): Not oxidised at all [Marcus Kitchen]
 * **Meursault Les Tillets** (June 2010): Not oxidised at all [Marcus Kitchen]
 * **Savigny Montchenevoy** (May 2007): Not oxidized, very bright, quite good [Frank Drew]

1997

 * **Savigny Montchenevoy** (Nov 2006): Not oxidized, unusually fresh and bright '97; quite good [Frank Drew]

1999

 * **Meursault Clos du Cromin** (Jul 2003): oxidised [T Blach]
 * **Meursault Clos du Cromin** (May 2007): Not oxidized, pale color, still young, good future [Frank Drew]
 * **Meursault Clos du Cromin** (Apr 2012): Not oxidized, gold color, still good structure.[Liming Zhang]
 * **Meursault Les Tillets** (May 2006): great, not oxidised at all [Peter Muto]
 * **Meursault Les Tillets** (July 2008): Ditto, very good over three nights [Frank Drew]
 * **Meursault Les Tillets** (Mar 2009): Not oxidized, but a bit weak, dilute seeming [Frank Drew]
 * **Savigny Montchenevoy** (Mar 2009): Fresh, intense, very good [Frank Drew]

2000

 * **Corton Charlemagne Cuvee Speciale** (Dec 2010): Not oxidized. Stunning. [T De Waen]
 * **Meursault Clos du Cromin** (March 2010): Not oxidized, excellent bottle [Frank Drew]

2002

 * **Corton Charlemagne** (Dec 2011): Young, no premox [R Younger]
 * **Corton Charlemagne** (Feb 2014): Not oxidized [R Younger]
 * **Corton Charlemagne** (Dec 2014): Not oxidized [R Younger]
 * **Meursault Les Tillets** (May 2006): great, not oxidised at all [Peter Muto]
 * **Meursault Les Tillets** (June 2008): great, not oxidised at all [Peter Muto]
 * **Meursault Les Tillets** (Oct 2017): pretty good, not oxidised at all [T Olsen]
 * **Meursault Clos du Cromin** (Oct 2017): not bad, not oxidized at all [T Olsen]
 * **Meursault Clos du Cromin** (Nov 2017): not bad, not oxidized at all [T Olsen]

2004

 * **Meursault Les Clous** (Nov 2009): oxidised [Paul Miserez]
 * **Corton Charlemagne** (Aug 2014): Mag not oxidized [R Younger]

**2005**
 * **Meursault Les Tillets** (Sep 2010): Not totally gone, but worryingly advanced in colour and lacking in usual zip [Christiaan Jonkers]
 * **Corton Charlemagne** (Aug 2014): Early premox - drink up soon [R Younger]