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Sylvain Pataille

For the rest of these alphabetically grouped tasting articles, and more general articles on Burgundy 2018, see our guide. This photo of Sylvain Pataille in Marsannay 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.

Philippe Pacalet (Beaune)

First vintage of this wine – froze in 2016 and had to get the...

Bottled. Gently smoky citrus – very slightly and nicely...

Bottled. Limey citrus nose with ripe fruit and also a herbal...

Bottled. Citrus and rock dust with a delicate and attractive...

Aged in older foudres.
Deep cherry red. Intense, sweet cherry...

100% whole bunch. Bottled. Second vintage only.
Mid cherry red...

100% whole bunch. Bottled.
Mid cherry red. Darker fruited than...

100% whole bunch. Not yet racked but about to be and will be...

100% whole bunch. Not yet racked but about to be and will be...

100% whole bunch. Bottled.
Mid cherry red. Pretty red-cherry...

100% whole bunch. Not yet racked but about to be and will be...

100% whole bunch. Not yet racked but about to be and will be...

Domaine Agnès Paquet (Auxy-Duresses)

Really creamy on the nose, rather spicy too. Deep, chewy and...

Lemon fruit and something almost nutty on the nose – from the...

Bottled. Lightish cherry red. Gorgeously invited sweet, ripe and...

Bottled. Mid crimson. Dark-red fruit with an attractive hint of...

Bottled. Riper and darker than the Bourgogne though with air...

Mid crimson. Peppery and bright on the nose. Seems to have a...

Domaine Pauline Passot (Chiroubles)

Bottled. Semi-carbonic maceration – remontage after a few days...

Laurent Pataille (Marsannay)

Marsannay fruit, two parcels close together. Village...

Planted 2015 in Les Echezots terroir. 20,000 vines per ha...

No longer allowed to use Les Echezeaux on the label. Cool sites ...

Vines rented since 2010. Biodynamic practices have given...

Domaine Sylvain Pataille (Marsannay-la-Côte)

Sylvain Pataille's wines were presented to Julia this year...

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