The 2009 Chassagne-Montrachet emerges from 40 year-old vines in Les Enseigneres. It is a gorgeous wine laced with flint, slate, smoke and sweet yellow stone fruits. I especially like the minerality and fine grain of the finish. The Chassagne should drink well for at least a few years. Anticipated maturity: 2012+. This is a beautiful set of wines from Etienne Sauzet. Proprietor Gerard Boudot emphasized the importance of keeping yields low and picking early. The harvest began on September 7. Boudot did a very light batonnage, and the wines saw approximately 20% new oak. The 2009s were bottled beginning in August 2010, but the premier and grand crus weren’t bottled until March 2011. Importer: Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, AL; tel. (205) 980-8802