Our tasting notes are – phew – now just about complete. For a guide to our comprehensive coverage of this exceptional vintage, see Burgundy 2009 – a guide.
DOMAINE RAPET PÈRE ET FILS
Very pale and autumnal and sweet. A bit too rich, thick ansd...
DOMAINE FRANÇOIS RAQUILLET
Bright light crimson. Sweet and a little sweaty on the nose...
Mid crimson. Light and pretty fresh. But a severe finish that’s...
DOMAINE LOUIS REMY
Monopole. Heady and sweet – liqueur wine more like a tincture...
Very rich and sweet. Dense but not appetising, then a bit brutal...
Sweet and aggressive. Hard work but no refreshment value. (JR)
Very lively and fresh and lovely. Such a contrast to the...
DOMAINE JEAN RIJCKAERT
Sweet William pears on the nose. Crisp, firm and confident. Long...
A touch of acacia and sunshine dust, smells of summer. Rich and...
A touch of gold in the colour. Quite intense with a smoky orange...
DOMAINE ARMELLE ET BERNARD RION
Trying hard. They have one or two great holdings, especially Vosne Chaumes right up by Tâche. Daughter Alice (ex Tasmania) is gradually refining the wines, I think. They taste as though yields should come down.
Simple but a bit hard. (JR)
Light cherry red. Pretty fruity stuff – quite light and with...
Quite dark crimson. Lively and a bit mossy. Fairly simple, easy...
From four different village parcels. Lively ruby. Easy, sweet...
Bright crimson. Quite firm and easy and well meaning but without...
Bright cherry red. Some crackling fruit. Bitter cherries. Light...
Very rich and exciting, but then their plot is just across a...
Introspective, tighter than Vosne Premier Cru. A bit tough for...
Their only wine still in cask in late Oct 2010 and it will be...
DOMAINE DANIEL RION ET FILS
Pinkish crimson. Sweet but delicate red fruit. Lively and fresh...
Pale crimson. Intense and almost shocking cherry-liqueur nose...
Palish red-cherry colour. Spicy red fruit, inviting, expressive...
Palish red-cherry colour. Gentle red-fruited nose. Finely...
Again that shockingly intense cherry fruit on the nose. Almost...
DOMAINE MICHÈLE ET PATRICE RION
Solid, slightly stolid nose. Sweet, polished, very juicy palate...
Complex, appetising nose. Really racy and fresh. Great stuff...
Very neat and contained and rich without being sweet. A real...
DOMAINE ROBERT-DENOGENT
Light and sweet and very well made but not the most concentrated...
Rather odd coconut oaky note on the nose. Trying to charm. Very...
Fresh and lively. This is really quite delicate and appetising...
Hint of oak on the nose. Savoury and with real tension. Chewy...
ROCHE DE BELLENE
Friendly prices...
