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Burgundy 2015 – Cl-Cy

Saturday 7 January 2017
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See this guide to our extensive coverage of Burgundy 2015. Our picture shows what you see between the slats of Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey's smart new premises south-east of Chassagne. 

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


DOMAINE BRUNO CLAIR

Tangy with citrus and cedar on the nose. A bit lean and flat on...

Like the straight Marsannay, zesty on the nose. And here much...

Oaky/mealy nose. Sulphur showing a little for the moment. Tight...

Mid crimson. Vanilla-laced red fruit. Dry, grippy and a bit...

Light to mid crimson. Sweet cherry aroma. Light and juicy...

Light to mid cherry. Fragrant and red-fruited on the nose. Juicy...

Lifted, peppery and inviting, very expressive already. Just a...

This seems leaner than the Petite-Chapelle. Still fragrant and...

Lightish cherry. Sweetly fragrant – on the nose and palate. But...

Mid crimson. Gentle, dry and harmonious. Doesn’t really strike...

More smoky and savoury on the nose than the Clos de Bèze. A...


DOMAINE FRANÇOISE ET DENIS CLAIR
Good honest expressions of Santenay of both colours.

Savoury nose with lean citrus and masses of chew. Not the most...

Calcareous site. Pale straw colour. Tense and exciting on the...

Calcareous site above the hamlet of Gamay.
Quite a rich nose...

Just a little dull and sweet compared with the Agnès Paquet just...

Solid if a bit earthbound. Lots of chew and potential. (JR)

Solid and very fresh with lots of structure and potential...

Cask sample. Really quite substantial on the nose with some hint...

Cask sample. Not much nose. A bit stolid. All in reserve. The...

From 45-year-old vines.
Bright cherry red. Intense, ripe nose is...

Cask sample. Opulent yet fresh. Masses of joyful fruit with some...

Cask sample. A dusty overlay on some really ripe fruit. Lots of...

Cask sample. Big and broad on the nose. Lots going on here. But...

DOMAINE BRUNO CLAVELIER

Sweet and intense on the nose. But not that focused on the...

A bit hesitant and tough. Underpowered. I’m afraid I really...

Scented and quite intense. Hard edged with a lot of veginess...

DOMAINE CHRISTIAN CLERGET

Nuts and apples – plus a certain mushroom character that might...

Deep colour, very rich nose with a plum and herb character. This...

Black cherry, violet, crunchy and expressive with a proper...

Sweet oak scent on the nose, rich cherry fruit, soft mouthfeel...

Rich plummy fruit – ripe and rich, showing the ripeness of the...

Candied cherry fruit. Strong medicinal character, and some...

DOMAINE Y CLERGET
A new signing for Haynes, Hanson & Clark that shows promise in reasonably chunky but pure style.

Cask sample. Notably dark crimson. Really very intense and...

Cask sample. Bright crimson. Very charming nose with ripe fruit...

Cask sample. Monopole.
Lots of definition on the nose with some...

Cask sample.Very seductive yeast-extract nose. Bright fruit with...

Cask sample. Real vigour and upright tannins but lots of subtle...

DOMAINE DES CLOS
I found the...

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