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See this guide to our extensive coverage of Burgundy 2015. Our picture is of the distinctive head gear of Aubert de Villaine of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. 

Now that the wines have been sorted into groups by producer, you can sort the wines within those groups by score or appellation.

 

JEAN-LUC & PAUL AEGERTER

Fermented in new 500-litre barrels and then aged 6-12 months in...

Fermented in new 500-litre barrels and then aged 6-12 months in...

Fermented in new 500-litre barrels and then aged 6-12 months in...

Malo and 8-12 months’ ageing in barrel.
Deep cherry colour...

DOMAINE STÉPHANE ALADAME

Lemon sherbet nose, white fruit with a cream and custard...

BERTRAND AMBROISE

Tangy herbal/hay aroma. Then unexpectedly creamy and soft (for...

Hint of oak spice at first, followed through on the palate...

Fresh creamy citrus, smells very pure fruited with only a touch...

This has the gentleness of the Bourgogne Chardonnay but a little...

Organic. Bright, light purplish crimson. Tight, bright, fresh...

Bright, simple plum fruit. Drinkable and crowd-pleasing...

Strong floral lift on the nose, and also quite a bit of...

Cask sample. Violet, blackberry, toasted spice. Firm tannic grip...

Cask sample. More red fruit than their basic Nuits-St-Georges...

Creamy vanilla spice at first, then sweet red fruit on the...

Cask sample. Tremendous iodine and leather character on the nose...

DOMAINE AMIOT-SERVELLE

Cask sample. Nice vegetal aromas as well as plump red bramble...

DOMAINE ARLAUD and ARLAUD
Certified biodynamic in 2014. I found myself preferring Cyprien Arlaud's lesser wines at this point.The négociant wines, labelled simply Arlaud, are made from vines he farms himself – to be certified organic in...

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