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Lea & Sandeman's 2019 burgundies

Monday 4 January 2021
Lea & Sandeman 2019 burgundy samples in a Jukes box

A wide range of 2019s from Chablis to as far south as Mâcon, presented in difficult circumstances. See this guide to our extensive coverage of 2019 burgundy. 

Jancis writes You’ve got to feel sorry for Charles Lea of Lea & Sandeman. Every Burgundy Week in January he organises a tasting of one of the biggest selections of wines, generally just about every cuvée from the many growers who supply this small group of London wine shops. (And I have a particularly soft spot for the towers of wooden cases he has had constructed that accommodate a laptop and a glass...

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