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Burgundy 2018 – H–K

Monday 30 December 2019
Pierre-Henry Gagey of Louis Jadot

For the rest of these alphabetically grouped tasting articles, and more general articles on Burgundy 2018, see our guide. Pierre-Henry Gagey of Louis Jadot is pictured 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.

Mark Haisma (Gilly-les-Cîteaux)

60% Chardonnay, 40% Aligoté. Intended to be a relaxed and laid...

Hautes-Côtes fruit. Older vines than those that go into the...

Two lieux-dits, Le Jarron and Le Village. These were bottled...

New wine. From lower sections, to give a richer, fuller style of...

Second vintage, blending red-soiled La Goujonne (better known...

Only available in higher-volume vintages, so the grower can...

30% Gamay and 70% Pinot Noir blend, currently a Côteaux...

Blend of Pommard and Gevrey fruit. 1–2 new barriques out of 15...

Three lieux-dits blended: Croix des Champs, La Justice and Aux...

Change of lieu-dit (also spelled Les Echards) from previous...

Steep plot above Clos St-Denis. 60–70% whole bunches. Five...

Stony, exposed vineyard. Some whole bunches.
Deep, black-fruit...

Whole bunches but with the main stem removed, taking five people...

Domaine des Hâtes, Maison des Hâtes (Chablis)

Dusty and herbal, more stony than fruity. Then a lovely surprise...

Complex without being obviously fruity on the nose. Creamy...

Tank sample, 25% barrel fermented. Long ageing in tank after...

Bottled. Clean and precise though not a knock-out. Sturdy and...

Absolutely classic Chablis nose: it is not that there is no...

Les Hauts de Milly (Milly)

Creamy texture with a leafy note to the palate that leaves a...

Neutral fruit, a touch of toffee and chalkiness, better-than...

Sweetly spiced oak that the stewed-apple fruit struggles to keep...

Soft and fleshy for Chablis, with baked apple and sweet spice...

Domaine Heitz-Lochardet (Chassagne-Montrachet)

Plenty of citrus under a light steely/smoky overlay. Light on...

Ripe and invitingly creamy on the nose. A touch of clementine...

More obviously oaky than the Meursault Les Gruyaches but in...

50/50 Pinot and Gamay, the latter whole bunch. Bottled.
Mid...

100% whole bunch. Tank sample.
Mid cherry red. Sweeter red fruit...

50% whole bunch. Tank sample.
Lightish cherry red. Inviting...

100% whole bunch. Tank sample.
Darker and more spicy on the nose...

Domaine d'Henri (Chablis)

Picking in 2018 began on 5 September and the volumes harvested...

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