Blain-Gagnard

=Background Information=
 * In vintage 2004: a relatively severe debourbage and later because the wines seemed to lack mid-palate fat, "we stirred the lees a bit more than usual until March [2005]"

1989

 * **Criots-Batard-Montrachet** (March 2014) not oxidized (TSim@rud)

1997

 * **Batard Montrachet** (27/10/05): sound but flat, lifeless (Sam Chafe)
 * **Batard Montrachet** (20/3/09): maderised nose, palate chalky and acidic (Sam Chafe)

1998

 * Batard Montrachet (May 2015): not oxidized, in great form: even better than the CBM [J. Poell]
 * Criots Batard Montrachet (May 2015): not oxidized, great showing [J. Poell]

1999

 * **Chassagne-Montrachet 1er "Clos St. Jean"** (21 Dec 2006): not oxidized, nice wine, plenty of acidity [Joe Durnell]
 * **Batard Montrachet** (Oct 2006) not oxidized, lovely [MLee]
 * **Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Boudriotte.** One bottle clearly oxidized; a second bottle from the case chosen specifically as the least dark in color was OK, but perhaps advanced beyond what it ought to be. (Nov 2009) [Michael Malinoski]

**2000**

 * **Le Montrachet** (June 2015). Dark straw. Oxidised. Undrinkable. [JP]

200​1

 * **Montrachet** (10 Mar 2009): partially oxidized bur tolerable. See 2001 Tasting Notes, Part III. John Brincko who brought this wine reports the first five bottles of the six pack were fine. [Don Cornwell]
 * **Criots Batard Montrachet** (Aug 2012) not oxidized (R DeAngelo)

200​2

 * **Montrachet** (Summer 2007): dark gold color, completely oxidised. Impeccable provenance- purchased on release. [Tom Reddick]
 * **Montrachet** (4 Mar 2010): not oxidized and the top Montrachet in the tasting of 2002s. See 2002 Tasting Notes, Night Three [Don Cornwell]

**2004**

 * **Chassagne-Montrachet - Morgeot** (16-7-2002) golden premox - bottle 2 ok so it was not the fullness of Morgeot deceiving. [Anthony Hall]**.**
 * **Criots Batard Montrachet** (2-10-2012) 1 case all premox[Anthony Hall]**.**

2005

 * **Batard-Montrachet** (Sep 2009) Perfect (Don Osborne)
 * **Chassagne-Montrachet La Boudriotte.** (May 2013) not oxidized [BDelancy]
 * **Criots Batard Montrachet** (Mar 2015) very fine, no ox [HaraldS]

2006

 * **Criots Batard Montrachet** (Aug 2015) not oxidized and very good (R DeAngelo)

2007

 * **Chassagne Morgeots** (Sep 2012): Not oxidized [MLT]
 * **Criots Batard Montrachet** (Nov 2013): Not oxidized, excellent [MLT]
 * **Batard Montrachet** (April 2016),, no pre mox,[b.henry]
 * **Montrachet** (Aug 2012): Not oxidized (MLT)

2009

 * **Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Boudriotte** (June.2016) no pre mox[b.henry]
 * **Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Boudriotte** (Aug 2016) good bottle [b.henry]
 * **Batard Montrachet** (July 2016),, no pre mox,[b.henry]
 * **Batard Montrachet** (January 2017) no pre ox, perfect bottle (TA)