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See this guide to our extensive coverage of Burgundy 2015. Our picture shows vines close to Pommard. 

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PHILIPPE PACALET

I was glad to make the acquaintance of this producer, as suggested by Purple Pagers on our forum. All stems included. I found his 2015s had rather a drying finish after very exotic sweet perfumes. They may get there eventually (his 2008 Nuits is looking good now), but they were quite trying to taste young.

Pinot Blanc on calcareous soils. On the north of the RN74.
Very...

Parcel towards the quarry.
Not much nose. Lightly honeyed but a...

50-year-old vines. Since 2011 they age them less than the reds...

From 2001. Planted in 1929.
Honeysuckle nose and good freshness...

Aged in big casks. Dark crimson. Very dark crimson. Lots of...

He leases a parcel around the mill that his uncle Marcel...

Cask sample. Racked this morning. 100% stems.
Pale ruby. INAO...

Cask sample. 3 ha on 7 parcels. 12,000 bottles.
A strong...

Cask sample. Two parcels towards Vosne. One in Boudots.
Quite...

Cask sample.Pale ruby. Very sweet and exotic on the nose. Then...

Cask sample. Next to Bonnes Mares. On red clay.
Very rich and...

Cask sample. 2008 onwards. Very little clay. 12,000 vines per ha...

Cask sample. Three parcels make up 0.4 ha.
Rich and glowing with...

Cask sample. Planted 1937. Made this since 2011. Lots of pebbles...

Cask sample. Very deep crimson. Fresh and ferny on the nose...

Cask sample. Next to Grands Échezeaux. Old vines, plants fins...

Cask sample. Near Clos St-Denis.
A bit reduced and tough at...

Cask sample. Two little parcels of 30- and 60-year-old vines...

Cask sample. Been making this for 15 years. Three barrels in...

DOMAINE AGNÈS...

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