The 2009 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Chenevottes shows the sunny, radiant personality of the vintage in its generous fruit. Despite its ripe, exuberant personality, the Chenevottes maintains considerable freshness, not to mention fabulous overall balance. Ripe succulent peaches, mango, flowers and slate wrap around the finish. Anticipated maturity: 2013+. Richard Fontaine began harvesting the 2009s on September 6. The malos were fairly quick and were completed by April 2010. The wines were racked in June and bottled in early September. Perhaps it is inevitable with a total of ten different Chassagne premier crus in the lineup, but in this vintage not all of the wines are markedly different from each other. Importers: Polaner Selections, Mt. Kisco, NY; tel. (914) 244-0404, Jeffrey Wellburn Selections, Van Nuys, CA; tel. (818) 780-4446