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Vintage information 1998:

The reds needed testing before buying; about 25% of them - even from good producers - had excessively drying tannins, more tannin than might be expected to assimilate with age. Those wines were not fun to drink young, they are not fun to drink now, and are unlikely to be much better old.
The rest have pure fruit, density and lots of interest - recent bottles have show quite well. The whites weree mixed - some fantastic Chablis has passed my lips, but wines of the Côte d'Or were more variable.
Jan.2010

 

1998 Lejeune, BourgogneOct. 2006
Medium ruby red with a slightly amber rim. Very nice, if relatively advanced aromatics, a core of sweet baked red fruit, hints of camphor and cedar. The palate is sweet, shows forward acidity and grainy but not astringent tannins. The finish lasts but somehow seems a little ‘thin’. It’s a reasonable burst of interest on the mid-palate too. Pretty-much mature and very drinkable, if not the most elegant glass.