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
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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