Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Quite closed on the nose, hinting at menthol and wet stone. Then juicy and tight in the mouth, more taut and incisive than silky today, and showing superb precision for the v...

Burghound: This also displays very generous wood that fights somewhat with the notably ripe yellow orchard fruit that is borderline exotic in character. The big, powerful and impressivel...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Chevalier-Montrachet is all about seductiveness. It is one of the more subdued, classy wines in the lineup. Sweet, perfumed and cashmere-like on the palate, the Cheva...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet is an intense wine laced with tropical fruit, spices and mineral notes. It is a spherical Burgundy that fleshes out in all directions wit...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright straw-yellow. Complex nose hints at smoke, honey, mint, minerals and clove. Suave and dry in the mouth, with solid fat leavened by integrated acidity. There's a lemony ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (90% finishes with its malo; this and the subsequent '09s are domain wines I sampled at Boillot's cellar at his home) Full yellow color. Yellow fruits and menthol on the nose....

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good pale yellow. Peach, lime and nut oil on the nose. Brisk and juicy in the mouth, with noteworthy purity and energy to the intense flavors of ripe peach and flowers. Thi...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Very closed nose hints at orange, pear and flowers. Lemony and brisk in the mouth, with saline and stone notes currently dominating. Bright acidity verges on tart. This has...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 St. Aubin presents a rich, exotic personality. Layers of juicy, tropical fruit wrap around the palate in this succulent, polished white. This is another overachieving...

Jeff Loo: Pale yellow. After a little bit of air, this opens and behaves like a classic Puligny. White peach, green apple and pear are infused with notes of coconut, wet stones and crus...

Burghound: Mild reduction cannot completely mask the lightly wooded green fruit and wet stone aromas that merge seamlessly into rich, round and equally stony broad-shouldered flavors tha...

Burghound: A notably more elegant nose of mild wood, ripe pear, floral and spice hints that lead to rich, round and more graceful medium-bodied flavors that exude a fine minerality on th...

Jeff Loo: Located at the foot of the Corton hill, Michel Mallard strives to produce wines that support age and finesse. The 1er Cru 'Les Grechons' from Ladoix is rarely seen. The 2009 i...

Burghound: Soft wood sets off mildly exotic white and yellow orchard fruit aromas that lead to rich, round and impressively concentrated flavors that possess a succulent, indeed even opu...

Burghound: Relatively strong sulfur notes definitely detract from the otherwise complex nose of pain grillé, ripe green apple and wet stone aromas. There is however good volume and mid-p...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Musky, highly complex aromas of lemon, lime and hazelnut. Sweet on entry, then impressively tensile in the middle palate, offering superb intensity to its citrus, spice and mi...

Burghound: Generous wood still dominates the green fruit and shellfish aromas though its presence is much less noticeable on the concentrated, sappy, broad-shouldered and powerful flavor...

Burghound: Here there is also generous wood but what can be discerned about the underlying fruit is that it is cool and much more floral in character compared to the Bougros as it slides...

Burghound: Though the wood is hardly subtle, it's better integrated and allows more of the floral and orchard fruit aromas to shine through and it is also less evident on the big, powerf...

Burghound: Generous wood fights for center stage with the white flower, tidal pool and spice aromas that are followed by citrus and mineral-infused flavors that are attractively textured...