Charles Taylor MW nimbly adapted his annual early showing in London of the new burgundy vintage, extending the tasting over an entire week. The wines – some bottled, some cask samples, as noted below – were poured by members of his team using a Coravin. Tom Britten, who kindly and efficiently served the wines for me, was clearly a dab hand with...
Montrachet's 2019 burgundies
Wednesday 18 November 2020
For our coverage so far of 2019 in Burgundy, see this guide, especially Jancis’s overview of the vintage. Nathalie Theulot of Theulot-Juillot in Mercurey is pictured here with her husband Jean-Claude (image taken from their website).
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