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Burgundy 2016 – A

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See the full guide to our coverage of Burgundy's 2016 vintage. 

5 January Please note that the Marquis d'Angerville tasting notes are in Burgundy 2016 – Ma-Me. The picture was taken from the road up to Chambolle-Musigny at the end of November 2017.

 

DOMAINE ADÉLIE —see Burgundy 2016 – Ba–Bi under MAISON ALBERT BICHOT

AEGERTER, Nuits-St-Georges
A puzzlingly varied but generally disappointing range from this negociant with a 20-year history run by Jean-Luc and Paul A who own 7 ha of vineyards between Nuits and Savigny but mainly in the Côte de Beaune.

Very light, if innocuous, nose. Clean, crisp palate with some...

Bright, pale gold. The nose is a little occluded and then there...

Pale gold. Very neutral nose. Lovely smooth texture with a...

Very broad nose with ripe fruit and some suggestion of sweetness...

Very bright pale greenish gold. Really rather pretty on the nose...

Very light nose. Smells as though the fruit may have been...

Mid weight of nose and lots of attack initially but without...

I don't really see that much difference between this and their...

Pale crimson. Very light nose with a suggestion of damp rope...

Pale crimson. Somewhat rustic nose with a light suggestion of...

Very pale bright garnet. Light nose is a cross between (not...

Light garnet. Smells a bit wet woody.And then pretty drying on...

Pale garnet. Clean, light nose with very light smokiness and...

Very pale garnet. Light nose that suggests damp rope...

DOMAINE STÉPHANE ALADAME, Montagny 

A tangy combination of lemon and wet stones. Light and super...

The citrus is more intense here on the nose than on Les Vignes...

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