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Burgundy 2016 – D

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

DOMAINE DANIEL DAMPT, Chablis
RH: Better value in the premiers crus.

Lovely lime and yoghurt flavours – classic and concentrated with...

Sweeter fruit than their Les Lys, and perhaps not quite as...

More restrained than their Les Lys and Côte de Léchet, with a...

Fairly closed nose, but the palate has rich tropical fruit and...


DOMAINE SÉBASTIEN DAMPT, Chablis

Bottled. Finely dusty citrus. Bone dry and chalky, classic, with...

Bottled. A little more intense on the nose, more citrus, than...

60-year-old vines, northern-facing. Bottled.
Brisk and cedary on...

60-year-old vines, east-facing. Bottled.
Smells a little richer...

‘Right bank and thus a little more opulent', says Dampt...

‘Right bank and thus a little more opulent', explains Dampt...

DOMAINE VINCENT DAMPT, Chablis

Unoaked, bottled. Intense cedar-citrus aroma and a fine dusty...

Unoaked, bottled. This smells a little more creamy/leesy than...

Unoaked, bottled. Lost half their crop here – the lower part of...

An experiment for first time in this vintage, fermented in 350...

Fermented in 228-litre barrels, none new. No bâtonnage. Bottled...

DOMAINE HENRI DARNAT, Meursault

Refined peppery nose, delicate and distinctive. Nicely chalky...

This smells a little riper than the Meursault Clos du Domaine...

Bought-in fruit but he does not distinguish on the label – he’s...

Monopole. More cedar here, perhaps more new oak? More savoury...

Monopole. Bottled. On the Volnay side.
Strongly stony/mineral...


DOMAINE DARVIOT-PERRIN, Monthelie

Cask sample. The most expressive and open of the whites tasted...

Tank sample. A touch more herbal than the Perrières, more cedary...

Tank sample. There's a sweetness to the citrus here that verges...

Bottled. Intense cedar/citrus aroma with a touch of oak spice...

Tank sample. Mid crimson. Aroma of dark-red fruit and crushed...

Cask sample. Mid cherry red. Lightly peppery, dark-red fruit...

DECELLE-VILLA, Nuits-St-Georges
RH: Some especially canny buys from lesser appellations.

Cask sample. Bright black fruit with very modern clarity and...

Cask sample. Wonderful fragrance which surpasses the expectation...

Cask sample. Not as expressive as their Marsannay Longeroies...

Cask sample. Tight, restrained fruit on the palate – the picture...

Cask sample. Dark fruit with a Morello-cherry character, plus a...


JEAN-YVES DEVEVEY, Demigny 

Barrel sample. Deep greenish yellow. Quite a funky nose...

Barrel sample. Bright crimson. Fairly light and spicy but a bit...

DOMAINE DE LA DOUAIX, Arcenant
RH: Dependable and enjoyable burgundies in a traditional style.

Pungent nose with a strong varnish and herbal element which is...

Cask sample. Leathery, black cherry and piquant spices...

Cask sample. Greater concentration of fruit than their Terres...

 

DOMAINE JEAN-PAUL DROIN, Chablis 
JR: Unusually varied styles of wine were made in 2016. 

Bottled. Dusty but quite tart and intense citrus aroma, almost...

Big and muscular. Not refined but chewy and youthful. (JR)

Cool, restrained and chalky. Not the most communicative Chablis...

Bottled. Intense again and tangy but a light herbal edge to the...

Dense and exciting and cool. Very restrained and elegant. Great...

 

DOMAINE JOSEPH DROUHIN, Beaune including JOSEPH DROUHIN, DOMAINE DROUHIN VAUDON, HOSPICES DE BELLEVILLE and MARQUIS DE LAGUICHE
JR...

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