WTN: 2000 Fichet Meursault Meix Sous la Château

[David M. Bueker]

This has not really budged in the last year or so. There's still a bit of noticeable oak, though it's not objectionable. The pear flavors are perhaps a touch more ripe/evolved, and overall everything is just a touch more round than last year at this time. It still tastes fairly young overall though.

[Robin Garr]

You know this, of course ... but really good Meursault can take a long time to come around. And when it finally does, hooboy!

[David M. Bueker]

It can indeed, but I'm being very cautious due to the premox issues. The Fichet has been totally clean so far, but a case of 2001 Jadot Mersault Genevrieres has been somewhat variable (2 premoxed out of 6 so far). So I live in fear.

I, too, live in fear. I picked up a few bottles of Laroche chablis a few weeks ago because they are screwcapped...

I was set to buy a 1999 white Burgundy (I forget the specifics now) until I looked it up on Cellar-Tracker and found three notes saying their bottles were prematurely oxidized.

[David M. Bueker]

There is an informative wiki on the issue of premature oxidation here: premox

Helpful references, David. Thank you for the link.