En Primeur - Burgundy 2010
"it is a vintage for lovers of Burgundy. Of that there is no doubt"
Burgundy 2010 En Primeur
Here is what Jancis Robinson says on the vintage:"I must urge those of you who like wines from these two great French wine regions (Rhone and Burgundy) to try to put a bit of money aside (ha!) to invest in the 2010s from them...2010s typically show considerably more precision and freshness... Whereas 2009 is looking like a vintage that superimposes its own imprint very firmly on any geographical characteristics, 2010 seems to be a vintage in which local differences and terroirs are able to express themselves much more clearly." (www.jancisrobinson.com)
Read all about the Burgundy 2010 Vintage
Burgundy 2010 - Lowdown on The Vintage
Read the full vintage report for the full low-down on the whites and the reds. The Whites are not far behind the 2007's - excellent acidity and focus of fruit & precision of minerality. As of the Burgundy 2010 reds: yields are dramatically lower, 2010 is all about precision & focus of minerality.
Burgundy 2010 - Send us your Wishlists Now!
Express your interest and let us know which wines you are interested in now, so send us your wishlists.
Burgundy 2010: The Wines
The Burgundy 2010 Wines are now ready to pre-order. Some wines may be subject to allocation. Orders will be confirmed as soon as we can.
Come & Taste The Burgundy 2010 Wines at the Tasting
Come & taste the wines and meet the producers at our annual Bibendum Burgundy En Primeur Tasting on the 9 January.
Keep in touch
You can send us you wish lists and we will contact you when the wine has been released. Sign up for email updates and we will send you an email with all the latest releases.
What is En Primeur?
En Primeur is a kind of wine futures, where wines are offered for sale before they have been bottled. The wine producers (chateaux) show cask samples of the young wine after just a few months development in barrel, and then prices are set and an offer made. Originally this was a way for wine brokers or negociants to buy the young wines direct from the Chateaux, which they would only bottle and sell on when the wine was ready to drink. Nowadays, such is the demand for them, that the wines are offered for sale to the customer in this state.
Why buy En Primeur?
Buying 'En Primeur' is probably the only way to secure a sought after wine at a reasonable price. Demand for the best wines from these regions has grown hugely in the last few years, and will often easily outstrip supply. For this reason, some wines will not be available commercially later in their lives, and if they are, will command much higher prices.
