There are four tiers to the Rodet wines. Then there are the village appellations, such as Antonin Rodet Puligny Montrachet. A grower has to guarantee quality, volume and consistency. It's a change in the mentality of Burgundy. At just less than 20 acres, the vineyard is minuscule, yet a surprisingly large number of people own parts of it because everyone wants a piece of this action.
Some producers make several hundred cases.
You might actually see a bottle in a wine shop. Others make 25-50 cases, which are sold long before they're released. Only a handful of well-heeled connoisseurs ever get to taste those. Thus at dinner with friends recently, in a minor celebration, instead of opening a bottle of champagne, my host opened a bottle of 1996 Remoissenet Montrachet. Which was above and beyond the call of duty.