With white Burgundies from this era, one's mileage may vary, but this bottle of Ramonet's 1999 Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet was utterly pristine, opening in the glass with a beautifully vibrant bouquet of popcorn, buttered apples and white flowers. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, elegantly glossy and intensely concentrated, with a deep, energetic mid-palate and a long, precise finish. While this Bienvenues boasts almost chewy levels of extract, the racy acids of the 1999 vintage preclude any hint of ponderousness.