The 2009 Chassagne-Montrachet La Romanee is another marvelously complete, harmonious white from Fontaine-Gagnard. Soft, plush and seamless, it possesses striking purity its round fruit. There is a level of depth and transparency here that is truly remarkable. All of the elements are present in the glass, but this isn’t an immediate wine, rather it is a wine that invites contemplation. An intensely mineral finish rounds things out in style. I loved it. Anticipated maturity: 2014+. 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