The 1999 Montrachet Grand Cru from Louis Jadot was drinking extremely well. Mint and fennel on the nose, touches of almond and grilled walnut following through later, there is a hell of a lot going on here. The palate is well balanced with impressive depth, developing a waxy texture in the mouth with Conference pear and cooking apple towards the weighty, quite penetrating finish. This is an excellent Montrachet from Jadot, even if it does not possess the killer tension of the very top white Burgundies. Tasted November 2016.

Superripe aromas of oak and iodine. Layered and rich but currently dominated by its powerful structure. This is literally painfully young, with bracing lemon and mint notes and superb persistence on the palate. One of the parcels that goes into this bottling reached 14.1% potential alcohol.

Notably green to look at though no suggestion of greenness of flavour . The nose is broad and smoky with more perceptible oak influence than most. Already quite rich and charming on the palate – surprisingly different from the Louis Latour example even though they may be both be based on the same initial grapes. (Perhaps the grapes come from very different sections of the vineyard.) The palate starts rich and then becomes earthy and toasty. Still very, very youthful. (JR)