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Burgundy 2016 – Q–R

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

CHÂTEAU DES QUARTS, Chaintré

Broad and ripe and flattering. So sleek and gorgeous! Over...

 

DOMAINE RAPET PÈRE ET FILS, Pernand-Vergelesses

Rather succulent and flashy with its hint of oak. All the...

Deep crimson. Rich, heady nose. Sweet start and very slightly...

DOMAINE FRANÇOIS RAQUILLET, Mercurey 
RH: Another good example of where value can be found in a good vintage such as 2016.

Candied cherry fruit on the nose, pleasingly full body and a...

Soy and aniseed on the nose, with light tannic chew and crunchy...

Impressive concentration on the nose, giving almost jammy red...

Cask sample. Less overtly fruity than their Vasées. Finely...

Cask sample. Muted nose, which gives more black fruit than red...

 

DOMAINE GASTON ET PIERRE RAVAUT, Ladoix
RH: Very fairly priced wines, with some especially good value buys at the affordable level.

Hard cheese and even a touch of tobacco on the palate. Vivid...

Attractive reductive flintiness on the nose with vivid...

Generous, juicy red fruit on the palate and a smoky, farmy scent...

Excellent fruit character which has a slight candied note but...

Dark, black-cherry aromas and full body – this has all the...

JEREMY RECCHIONE, Gevrey-Chambertin

Apple-skins nose – natural? Tangy and a slight lack of fruity...

Creux Brouillard fruit, Mark Haisma thinks.
Heady and plump on...

Rich purple fruit. Gloriously opulent and textured. Powdery...

HENRI ET GILLES REMORIQUET, Nuits-St-Georges

Not very intense nose of fresh red fruits. Light, fresh red...

Meatier, more masculine perfume than the Hautes Ctes de Nuits...

Much more fruit on the nose than Nuits-St-Georges Les Allots...

DOMAINE CHANTAL REMY, Morey-St-Denis 
JR: Certainly not shy, retiring flowers but positive divas. 

Monopole. Really intense nose. Lots of fruit and juice and charm...

Mid crimson. Very heady and a little oaky on the nose. Smooth as...

DOMAINE JOËL RÉMY, Sainte-Marie-la-Blanche
RH: Particularly worthwhile options in their mid-range.

Something rather composted about this nose. Emphasises the riper...

Simple red fruit with better concentration than their Bourgogne...

Some fresh mint along with the black bramble fruit on the nose...

Much riper and more satisfying than their Beaumonts from Chorey...

Floral perfume on the nose, followed by quite bitter fruit...

More expressive on the nose than perhaps you'd expect from...

DOMAINE DANIEL...

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