The 2009 Chassagne-Montrachet Clos St. Jean-Clos des Murees is strikingly beautiful. It possesses the grace of a ballerina in its finely chiseled fruit and articulated aromatics. A clean vein of minerality gives the wine its energy, focus and sense of proportion. This is a brilliant 2009 that should drink nicely for a number of years. 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