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In praise of lighter vintages
24 January 2019 Today's Throwback Thursday dip into the archives results in this report on a tasting of mature red burgundy, which seems rather hot in view of the tasting...

Jancis Robinson
Thursday 24 January 2019
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Nuits-St-Georges under the microscope
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Catching up with a snail-like vintage
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2008 red burgundy – a second look
I'm very grateful to Flint Wines for organising a major horizontal tasting of representative 2008 red burgundies last week. The...
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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2008
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Young turks of Burgundy
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Dom J & N Saumaize, En Crêches 2008 St-Véran
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(Practically) all about Clos de Vougeot
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56 Clos de Vougeot 2008s
Nearly 60 grand cru burgundies in one tasting session is rare, to say the least. Though nearly 60 burgundies of...
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Notes from the Côte de Nuits
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Notes from Gevrey-Chambertin
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Notes from the Côte de Beaune
Those still wondering about the 2008 burgundies currently being offered may be interested in these notes I took when talking...
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2008 burgundy – the overperformers
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Burgundy 2008 – a guide
24 Jan – Have now added some brief notes about individual producers and their recent news, or what they said...
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Burgundy 2008 A-D
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Burgundy 2008 E-L
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Burgundy 2008 M-P
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