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Burgundy 2006: Jancis Robinson recommends - 10/01/2008

Burgundy recommendations

We held our annual Burgundy En Primeur tasting on 9th January. Jancis Robinson had several recommendations from this tasting (and those of other merchants) which you can read here. One which caught her attention (and mine too I must confess) is Domaine Des Forges' humble Bourgogne Blanc which she describes as 'an excellent buy at £60'.

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Steven Spurrier also came to our tasting, and had plenty of recommendations to make from it. Amongst others, he said

"Brilliant Saint-Aubin 1er Cru en Remilly from Marc Colin, then three classic Mersaults from Francois Jobard, en la Barre, Les Tillets and especially 1er Cru Les Poruzots. Domaine Michelot, which Harry Waugh put on the map in the 1960s when he bought for Harveys, came next with a Meursault-like Bourgone Blanc (very cheap at £75 in bond), and a good 'villages' at £175.

Then Thierry Matrot, a most serious winemaker, with firm rather than fleshy Meursault-Blagny and a superb Puligny-Montrachet Les Chalumeaux. Domaine Latour-Giraud showed another good Poruzots. New to me was Domaine des Forge, owned by a Portuguese family, with a great Saint-Romain Clos Sous le Chateau, good value at £120, and a fine Meursault en la Barre at £185 being £75 cheaper than Jobard's. Similarly good Chassagnes from Morey-Coffinet, whose lovely 1er Cru Les Caillerets is priced at £190, compared to the same cru from Jean-NoelGagnard at Berry Bros for £420.

Then onto the reds starting with Nicolas Potel, whose Clos de la Roche and Chambertin Clos de Beze took my highest marks of the evening. These are superb, classic wines of unbelievably purity. By this time the crush was substantial, and I rushed through Ghislain Barthod's excellent villages Chambolle ( £240), a fuller-bodied 1er Cru Aux Beaux Bruns and a great 1er Cru Les Charmes.

Good wines also from Domaine Maume in Gevrey-Chambertin, a stunning Bourgogne Rouge from Domaine Denis Mortet, as good as a Gevrey and a bargain at £130 and a very expressive Gevrey from young vines. Finally, Domaine Hudelot-Noellat with a fine Vosne-Romanee Les Suchots and a classic Clos de Vougeot. "

You can read the whole article here.

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