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Principal Cote de Nuit Villages north to south?

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Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-St-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Vosne-Romanée, Flagey-Échézeaux, and Nuits-St-Georges.

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Various villages in Cote De Nuit

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Principal: Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-St-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Vosne-Romanée, Flagey-Échézeaux, and Nuits-St-Georges. Lesser: Fixin, Brochon, Prémeaux, Comblanchien, and Corgoloin

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Principal Côte de Beaune villages north to south?

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Corton and Corton-Charlemagne, Beaune, Pommard, Volnay, Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet, and Chassagne-Montrachet.

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Name the villages of the Côte de Beaune

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Principal: Corton and Corton-Charlemagne, Beaune, Pommard, Volnay, Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet, and Chassagne-Montrachet. Lesser: Auxey-Duresses, Chassagne-Montrachet, Chorey-lès-Beaune, Ladoix-Serrigny, Meursault, Monthélie, Pernand-Vergelesses, Puligny-Montrachet, St-Aubin, St-Romain, Santenay, and Savigny-lès-Beaune

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of Grand Crus in Gevrey-Chambertin in the Côte de Nuit?

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  1. Chambertin and its extension Chambertin-Clos de Beze are widely recognized for the quality of their red Burgundy. The other Grand Crus are Mazis-Chambertin, Chapelle-Chambertin, Charmes-Chambertin, Mazoyeres-Chambertin, Griotte-Chambertin, Latricieres-Chambertin and Ruchottes-Chambertin.
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of Grand Crus in Morey-Saint-Denis

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four Grand Crus: Clos de la Roche, Clos St. Denis, Clos des Lambrays and Clos de Tart.

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Chambolle in the Côte de Nuit has very chalky soils. How does this impact the wines?

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The vineyard soils of Chambolle are particularly chalky, giving the wines a lighter body and finer edge of aromas that complements the usual Côte de Nuits backbone of flavor notes.

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Quick version of Gevrey-Chambertin in the Côte de Nuit

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firm, spicy elegance, muscular dense, sometimes black cherry scented

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Quick version of Côte de Beaune reds

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lighter, ‘fruitier’, more supple and quicker to mature. Savigny-lès-Beaune (Bize), Santenay (JM Vincent) and Auxey-Duresses (Agnès Paquet) fit the image of the lighter styles, as does Volnay in a refined, perfumed way (

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Quick version of Pommard in Côte de Beaune

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muscularity from its clay-rich soil. Chunky according to Oz Clarke.

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Quick version of Mercurey in the Côte Chalonnaise

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robust, earthy

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Quick version of Givry in the Côte Chalonnaise

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more delicate

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Which region produces fuller, firmer, spicier and more mineral in style Pinot Noir, Cote de Nuits, Cote de Beaune, or Cote Chalonnaise?

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Cote de Nuit =bigger chewier than Cote de Beaune. Côte de Nuits reds, on more iron-rich soil, are generally fuller, firmer, spicier and more mineral in style. A few comparative signposts might be: southern Nuits-St-Georges: earthiness, tannic sinew; north of Nuits-St-Georges town, bordering Vosne-Romanée, are softer, fleshier (Chevillon, Chauvenet, Gouges, Thibault Liger-Belair); Chambolle-Musigny and Morey-St-Denis: perfume, delicacy, finesse (Dujac, Clos des Lambrays; Barthod,”

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Quick version of Fixin at the northern end of the Côte de Nuits

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Fixin=solid, but clumsy red

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Quick version of Morey St.-Denis in the Côte de Nuits

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lean & savory & complex

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Quick version of Chambolle-Musigny in the Côte de Nuits

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roses & violets

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Quick version of Vouugeot in the Côte de Nuits

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big body

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Quick version of Cotes de Nuit Villages

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can be a bit thin

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Quick version of Aloxe-Corton at the northern end of the Côte de Beaune

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smooth savory & perfumed

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Quick version of Savigny-les-Beaune in the Côte de Beaune

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lean, scented with strawberries

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Quick version of Beaune

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round & soft

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Quick version of Volnay in the Côte de Beaune

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Fragrant

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Quick version of Chassagne-Montrachet in the Côte de Beaune

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solid & savory

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Jancis Robinson on style impact

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Jancis Robinson says Style depends in part on the character of the village: Gevrey-Chambertin, Vougeot and Nuits-St-Georges tend to produce robust, long-lived wines; Chambolle-Musigny and Vosne-Romanée epitomise finesse and elegance.

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How does texture indicate quality in Burgundy?

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Texture in Pinot Noir is probably a part of quality & complexity, which might indicate quality level. So a thinner, lower fruit, but still fruit driven wine is probably basic Burgundy Rouge, whereas a more complex wine with secondary flavor characteristics probably means Village level & up. Look at the finish as well. It isn’t whether you taste “something” it’s whether you taste something good & interesting.

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What village has a reputation as the ‘Volnay’ of the Côte de Nuits & why?

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The classic Chambolle-Musigny wine is powerful, yet refined and perfumed. Along with Vosne-Romanée and Gevrey-Chambertin, the village is considered to produce some of the finest Pinot Noir wines on earth. The perfume which characterizes the wines has earned Chambolle a reputation as the ‘Volnay’ of the Côte de Nuits. Chambolles ending up showing more perfumed fruit and smoother, less rustic tannins than the Vonays

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Which village is this? Often regarded as the most “feminine” wine of the Côte de Nuits; its intensity and delicacy express themselves with elegance and subtlety. To the eye, it presents a bright ruby hue with luminous highlights. It may darken a little over time but with no loss of impact. Its bouquet, easily recognizable, is composed of violet and small red fruits (raspberry, strawberry). With further aging it tends towards spiced ripe fruits and prune, or towards truffle, underbrush and animal notes. Rich, fragrant and complex, it lines the palate with silk and lace. Its delicate but fleshy texture in no way detracts from its solid and durable structure. On the sweet side with little trace of acidity, its tannins remain silky-smooth.They are not the deepest-colored of Burgundies, nor the most structured, but they deliver a sensuous fruit and a laciness of texture which are entirely satisfying

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Chambolle-Musigny

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Quick ID difference between Cote de Beaune & Cote de Nuits?

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Generally, wines from the Cote de Beaune tend to be relatively earthier and firmer in tannins than those from the Cote de Nuits.

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ID keys Cote de Nuits

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ID Keys: although deceptively light in color, high quality wines can be quite concentrated in flavor.Lighter-bodied, supple, and elegant, with bright red fruits (not black!), tea-spice, earth, and oak.Some winemakers use stems during fermentation giving the wines a green woody quality on the nose and palate as well as firmer tannins.

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Which village is this? The bouquet comprises flower scents (violet, peony), fruits (blackcurrant, Morello cherry, quince), animal scents, musk and pepper. Cherry-pit is also quite common. Often tannic and a little hard in their youth, with age the Fixin acquire a heightened and rounded attack and solid structure. Their fullness is remarkable and their texture delicate.

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Fixin

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Burgundy MOPS

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86-90 F for Fermentation. 18 months in barrel is common in Burgundy for the better wines. Generally less than half new oak. Filtration is less common than with many other reds. Must be light for high quality

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Quick version of Chassagne-Montrachet in the Cote de Beaune

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These wines tend to be high-toned and earthy, with wild herb aromas and suave tannins.

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Which wine is this? The reds are quite dark in color, their shades varying from deep ruby through crimson to garnet. While young, the wine’s aroma suggests a spring garden with small red fruits (raspberry, strawberry) and black fruits (blackcurrant, blackberry). These intensify with age and evolve into peony and jasmine, preserved and brandied fruits, pistachio, prune, leather, truffle, mushroom and cinnamon.
The deep soil begets a vigorous, full-bodied Pinot Noir, robust yet refined. Tender and fruity, this wine reaches its peak after 3 to 5 years in the cellar, revealing a firm and well-built body, richly chewy and with pleasing tannins.

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Aloxe-Corton

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Which Wine is this? Admired for its delicacy, its sap, and its bouquet, has always been thought of as the most feminine of Bourgogne wines. Though certain of its terroirs modify this judgement with more vigorous and muscular versions, it truly does stand out among the red wines of the Côte de Beaune like the lipstick imprint of a kiss… The color varies from bright ruby to a light garnet.
Its aromas are of violet, gooseberry, cherry, and - with age - spices, game and cooked prune. It has an immediate appeal which, added to a slight natural precocity, means it can be fully open while still relatively young. The attack is fresh, the finish is warm. Drinking this wine, one seems to bite into a fresh fruit and breath in its heady aroma.

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Volnay

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Which wine is this? their color is a deep, profound ruby. This crisp-fruited wine evokes strawberry, raspberry, and cherry. Age brings in notes of underbrush, spicy tobacco notes and cocoa beans. In the mouth this wine is rich, full-bodied, and chewy. In its youth, the tannins of this wine lend it a mineral firmness.

When aged, it is attractively rounded and meaty.

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Mercurey in the Cote CHALONNAISE

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Which wine is this? reds have intense coloration and a bouquet which smoothly blends red fruits (morello cherry, strawberry) and black (blackcurrant, blueberry). In the mouth, the attack is powerful and generous shading into a long and meaty finish.

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Marsannay in the Cotes de Nuits

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What is this wine? In the first flush of youth their color is a bright ruby, turning to deep carmine or dark cerise with age. Strawberry, mulberry, violet, mignonette, and rose all help to make up their bouquet of spontaneous aromas. More maturity brings out liquorices, leather and fur, with gamey notes and hints of underbrush. On the palate, they impress by their firm structure, velvety tannins and delicate texture. These wines are everything a great Bourgogne should be: fullbodied, powerful, rich, and meaty. They have both body and spirit. Pleasant when drunk young “on the fruit”, they are nevertheless first and foremost wines for aging, often for long periods. As such, they make an excellent basis for comparing different vintages.

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Gevrey-Chambertin in the Côte de Nuits

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What is this wine? red, which has the gleaming crimson highlights of the Pinot grape, veers sometimes towards an intense garnet hue or, when young, a bright cherry. Its aromas run a classic spectrum through cherry, gooseberry and blackcurrant to notes of underbrush, mushroom and spices (cinnamon). This is a big-hearted wine, powerful in the mouth, full and meaty, and its tannins (more conspicuously present in the younger wines) are well smoothed-down.

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Côte de Nuits-Villages

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What is this wine? High-colored, they are a brilliant deep purple or what the Burgundians call “deep mid-red”. The bouquet comprises flower scents (violet, peony), fruits (blackcurrant, Morello cherry, quince), animal scents, musk and pepper. Cherry-pit is also quite common. Often tannic and a little hard in their youth, with age they acquire a heightened and rounded attack and solid structure. Their fullness is remarkable and their texture delicate.

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Fixin

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Which wine is this? Its color is usually a full, firm, bright ruby, carmine or intense garnet with purplish highlights. The bouquet is partly of black fruits (blackcurrant, bilberry) and partly of red, pitted fruits such as cherries. Variants include bramble, violet, liquorice, and fruits conserved in liquor. When older it often evokes the “wildwood” scents of game, leather, and moss, even truffle.
Sustained and structured, this wine lingers in the mouth without flinching – it has just the right balance between body and fruit. With its rounded tannins and mouth-filling generosity, it sings tenor, so to speak, in the Burgundian choir.

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Morey-Saint-Denis in the Côte de Nuits

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Which wine is this? Their colour is an intense crepuscular crimson with a hint of mauve. The nose often features rose and liquorice. The young red wine has aromas of cherry, strawberry and blackcurrant, and when matured, leather, truffle, fur, game. Notes of macerated fruits (prune) complete the picture. Muscular and vigorous, chewy and full-bodied, its structure is both well built and well-balanced and it is long in the mouth. It is most fully enjoyed after several years’ laying down which rounds it out and underlines its sensuality and breeding.

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Nuits-Saint-Georges in the Côte de Nuits

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Which wine is this? Shades of red vary from pure ruby to black tulip and are often quite intense.
At other times the wine is a fiery red darkening to garnet with a touch of crimson. Ripe fruit over spices is frequently the main ingredient of the bouquet, modified by the presence of strawberry, raspberry, bilberry, or blackcurrant. These refined and well-blended aromas evolve with age into cherries-in-brandy, preserved fruits, leather and fur, and gamey/woodland scents. On the palate the wine is velvety and distinguished - the Pinot Noir at the top of its form. The wine may seem a little austere in its youth; it needs time in the bottle to develop structure and fleshy texture. Often full-bodied and voluptuous, this wine is the equivalent of a Rubens nude.

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Vosne-Romanée in the Côte de Nuits

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What wine is this? has close affinities with its illustrious near neighbours (Clos de Vougeot, Musigny, Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses). Its colour is between crimson and purple - deep, dark and luminous. It develops aromas of violet and small fruits (Morello cherry, blackcurrant). When older, it leans towards underbrush, fallen leaves and truffle over animal notes. In the mouth, it has a four-sided structure but its tannins are nonetheless delicate.
The attack is straightforward, acidity and chewiness are harmoniously balanced, and the finish often carries a hint of liquorice.

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Vougeot in the Côte de Nuits

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Which wine is this? To the eye it presents a brilliant carmine or crimson colour set off by purplish highlights.
Its bouquet generally evokes violets, strawberries, and blackberries with variants which include liquorices, game, and sometimes spice (cloves). It is quite tannic in its early youth but after 3 to 5 years in the bottle it becomes suppler and fuller. It boasts a firm structure.

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Givry Appellation Village of the Côte Chalonnaise region (Saône-et-Loire).
This appellation includes 38 Premiers Crus Climats.

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Which wine? intense velvety crimson, darkening towards magenta. Their generous aromatic expression is of fruit notes (blueberry, gooseberry, kirsch cherry) or flowers (violet), evolving towards underbrush, animal, leather, fur, pepper and liquorice. On the palate this wine is well-built, powerful and muscular and the chewy body comes to the fore. Firm, frank and fat, it requires time (4-12 years) to reach its peak.

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Corton Appellation Grand Cru of the Côte de Beaune region

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Which wine? Its colour is the deep, dark red with mauve highlights which caused Victor Hugo to speak of it as “night in combat with day”. Its aromas are redolent of blackberry, bilberry, or gooseberry, cherry pit and ripe plum. Often, wild and feline notes develop with age. At full maturity, it tends towards leather, chocolate and pepper.
It needs to be given time to open up to its fullest extent and to display its mouth-filling texture, its firm but delicate structure, its fruit-filled mouth, and its chewy tannins, which by then will be properly smoothed down. A “rich” wine ? Certainly.

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Pommard Appellation Village of the Côte de Beaune region (Côte-d’Or).

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Cote d’Or vintage 2020?

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Vibrant with notable red fruit. Styles vary based on cellar decisions.

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Cote d’Or vintage 2019?

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Rich layered & textured wines suitable for early drinking or aging.

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Cote d’Or vintage 2018?

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Wines have sun ripened fruit, aromatic complexity, & generous structure. Warmest vintage since 2003

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Cote d’Or vintage 2017?

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Wines are aromatic & balanced. Rain at harvest.

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Cote d’Or vintage 2016?

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Wines are juicy & dark in color with ripe tannins. Wines are fresh & classic, but many Crus not produced. Devestating frost hit many Grand & Premier Crus & gave low yields & inconsistent quality.

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Cote d’Or vintage 2015?

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Wines are concentrated & tannic with dark fruit flavors. Reduced yields.

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Cote d’Or vintage 2014?

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Wines are juicy perfumed & red fruited.

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Cote d’Or vintage 2013?

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Wines are vibrant & light. Cool wet year.

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Cote d’Or vintage 2012?

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Wines are rich & dense. Hot summer.

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Cote d’Or vintage 2011?

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Wines vary from elegant & aromatic to green & astringent. Difficult year with cool summer punctuated with heat spikes. Rain caused rot issues & an earlier than ideal harvest. Chaptalization was common.

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