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Burgundy 2018 – Bl–Bz

Claudine and Jean-Marc Blain

For the rest of these alphabetically grouped tasting articles, and more general articles on Burgundy 2018, see our guide. This photo of Claudine and Jean-Marc Blain of Domaine Blain-Gagnard in Chassagne was taken by Jon Wyand.

The wines are grouped alphabetically by producer (sur)name and within those groups are ordered whites before reds, ascending from generic through village, premiers and grands crus. You can change the order as you prefer using the menu below.

Domaine Marc-Antonin Blain (Chassagne-Montrachet)

Son of the owners of Blain-Gagnard.
Super-ripe lemon and green...

Monsieur Blain senior explained that his father-in-law left...

A little darker and more spicy on the nose than Blain’s parents’...

Vines aged 80+ years.
Deepish crimson. Rich and ripe on the...

Domaine Blain-Gagnard (Chassagne-Montrachet)

Delicate, slightly stony citrus with a light touch of oak spice...

Bottled in November because the fermentation did not finish...

Ripe, baked apple and a full and relatively sweet style. Open...

Rich and spicy on the nose. Creamy oak in evidence. On the...

Open and spicy on the nose. Ripe citrus and the sweetness of oak...

A little bit smoky/reductive on the nose but it’s subtle. Power...

Lightish crimson. Sweet cherry fruit, open. Chewy chocolate...

60-year-old vines.
Mid crimson. Pretty, almost floral and alive...

Domaine Henri Boillot (Meursault)

Bottled. Powerfully herbal on the nose. Sweet start and then...

Wow, ‘I remember when this cost just… ’, and when it was a...

Bottled. Bright, fairly pale crimson. This smells much more...

Bottled. Broad, winning nose with tight structure and marked...

Domaine Jean-Marc Boillot (Pommard)

Bottled. In naughty heavy bottles still.
Quite rich start and...

A cereal and mealy note with a subtle flinty note. The fruit is...

Bottled. Stony citrus on the nose and then unexpected sweet...

Bottled. A bit mealy and unfocused initially but with excellent...

There is a zesty freshness to the palate here which supports the...

Bottled. Edgy and exciting and with the richness of the vintage...

Bottled. More stony than the Garenne. And a fine herbal...

Domaine Louis Boillot and Louis Boillot

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