J.M. Boillot Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Macherelles

Lots of bold oak on the nose, lemon curd, popcorn - good. Not that sophisticated but passable for the price.

Light yellow color; tart pear, ripe lemon nose; tart pear, hazelnut, lemon, mineral palate; medium-plus finish

Nose of citrus and flowers, underpinned by buttery oak. Well-put together, the nose as it should be. Full on the palate, if anything a hair low on the acidity but doesn't come off as flabby. I'm probably just being picky. Much more buttery on the palate with a nice finish where the citrus again takes the fore. Needs a couple of years to really shine, I'd think. 3.5-4/5

White Burgundy Blindtasting: 2004-2008 Puligny- & Chassagne-Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet (TJ and Nancy's, Los Altos Hills, California) : Light yellow color; floaty lemon, light apple, lemon meringue nose; light-medium bodied, creamy textured, very tart lemon, chalk palate with a sense of powder; needs 2-3 years; medium-plus finish 93+ points (in blindtasting of six '07 and '08 Chassagne- and Puligny-Montrachets, this one ranked 4th for the group, 3rd for me, and garnered a total of 56 points