The 1999 Bienvenue-Batard-Montrachet offers minerals, stones, and hints of new oak in its nose. Medium-bodied, intense, broad, and delineated, it displays fresh white fruit, stones, and spiced oak flavors. This wine also reveals a long, flavor-packed, supple finish. Anticipated maturity: now-2008. Importers: Eric Solomon, European Cellars, New York, NY; tel (212) 924-4949, and Bacchus Importers, Baltimore, MD; (800) 525-9699.

Rich, creamy fruits, nuts, and fresh herbs are found in the aromatics of the 1998 Bienvenue-Batard-Montrachet. This is an intense, powerful, velvety-textured wine, crammed with earth, minerals, and pears. It is well-detailed and defined, and would have merited a better score if it had not displayed some dilution in its finish. Importers: Eric Solomon, European Cellars, New York, NY; tel (212) 924-4949, and Bacchus Importers, Baltimore, MD; (800) 525-9699.