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Burgundy 2018 – G

Monday 30 December 2019
Vincent Guillemot

For the rest of these alphabetically grouped tasting articles, and more general articles on Burgundy 2018, see our guide. Vincent Guillemot of Domaine Pierre Guillemot in Savigny is seen here.

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 Gagey

see Louis Jadot in Burgundy 2018 – H–K

Domaine Jean-Noël Gagnard (Chassagne-Montrachet)

Bottled. Not a particularly expressive nose. But cleanly cut on...

Again, rather a dumb nose and then chiselling on the palate more...

Light nose. Some richness and then acidity but they are not...

Cask sample. Much paler than Bachelet-Monnot’s. Medium weight...

Cask sample. Big, bold and a bit brutal in construction. Tannins...

Domaine Jérôme Galeyrand (Gevrey/Brochon)

In Vosne. Vinified without SO2, like all his whites. Crushed...

Bought grapes this year mainly from Puligny.
Intense, deeply...

Granite soils in Bissey-sous-Cruchaud – from a friend. At a big...

Aligoté. Bought grapes from Xavier Moissonet (former magistrate...

Replanted 2016 and this is the first vintage. 400 bottles. Mass...

One year in barrel. Remontage at the start of fermentation and...

Four parcels in Brochon – the oldest planted before 1960 and the...

In Comblanchien and right next to Clos de la Maréchale. Plenty...

Next to Les Echezots, coldest lieu-dit in Marsannay. Picked a...

This vineyard, which does not have much clay, provides the...

Lower down in a little valley (combe), stony, sandy clay...

Planted 1982 on very sandy soil. 30% whole bunch. One year in...

Domaine Geantet-Pansiot (Gevrey-Chambertin)

Mid smudgy crimson. Sweet and ripe and perfumed with red cherry...

Mid crimson. Ripe and sweetly spicy, dark-red fruit and what...

Mid cherry red. Seductively ripe red fruit, open and perfumed...

Mid crimson. Smells a little darker and riper than the En Champs...

Mid to deep crimson. Open and scented with bright and pure red...

Bottled. Mid crimson. Rich with a hint of dried cherry revealing...

Mid crimson. Riper and sweeter fruited than the Baudes. Open and...

Domaine Génot-Boulanger (Meursault)

Cask sample. Light, lightly sulphury nose. Lots of acidity but...

Cask sample. Light suggestion of hazelnuts on the nose and...

Cask sample. Light but correct, tight nose. Inexpressive for the...

Cask sample. Pale crimson. Racy, energetic nose. Pure and fresh...

Cask sample. Pale with a light nose and quite firm tannins. But...

Domaine Jean-Jacques Girard (Savigny-lès-Beaune)

...

Monopole. Stone dust and citrus on the nose. Deliciously...

More creamy and mealy on the nose than the Bourgogne Combe d...

Spiced mealy citrus with a touch of lime as well as lemon. Pure...

The aroma here is more pear than citrus, with a hint of spice...

Mid crimson. Super-inviting red-fruit fragrance with a slight...

Lovely vibrant and sappy fruit on the nose, cherry fruit and...

Showing great purity of fruit on the nose, deep fruit and with...

Blend of red and dark fruits on the nose, the palate is firm and...

A touch shy on the nose, tannins are a little chewy yet there is...

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