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Burgundy 2012 – G-J

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For all other articles and more than 1,600 tasting notes on this sparse vintage, please see Burgundy 2012 – a guide to our coverage.

The tasting notes below are grouped in alphabetical order by producer (sur)name and then under each producer by colour first (white then red), then by quality level (regional, then village, then premier cru, then grand cru), and finally, where there is more than one wine within a level, they are in alphabetical order by appellation/vineyard name.

DOMAINE GAGEY – see LOUIS JADOT

DOMAINE JEAN-NOËL GAGNARD

Again – as in Les Petits Clos – that almost Riesling-like...
Stony first impression, not giving much away now. A hint of...
Distinctive aroma: oily, minerally citrus, smells a bit like...

DOMAINE GAGNARD-DELAGRANGE

Bitter grapefruit and apple, smart acid, fine texture. Tasty but...
Slightly musty. Very low-level taint, perhaps? Doesn’t seem 100%...

DOMAINE DOMINIQUE GALLOIS

Unusually blackish ruby. Sweaty nose – lacks the freshness of...
Sour and stewed. Rhubarb fruit. Overextracted in the winery? An...

ALEX GAMBAL

Rather wild notes of grapefruit and fresh herbs. Softened on the...
Bright crimson. Just slightly rubbery at the moment with a...
Much more sweet-fruited and toasty on the nose than the...
Some spicy oak sweetness initially. Pure, dark-red fruit with...

DOMAINE FLORENT GARAUDET

Classy aroma of that slight smoky reduction allied with zesty...
Smells luxuriously creamy, just a touch of oatmeal and orange...
Ripe fruit aroma, like the Taupine but more tangy sour-cherry...
Distinctively ripe damson-like fruit. Lithe, supple and fresh...

DOMAINE...
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