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Burgundy 2018 – S–Z

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Camille Thiriet

For the rest of these alphabetically grouped tasting articles, and more general articles on Burgundy 2018, see our guide. Camille Thiriet of Maison M C Thiriet in Comblanchien is pictured here in her garage-cum-cellar.

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.

Fanny Sabre (Pommard)

Higher alcohol than usual (11%). Bottled before harvest – to...

Vines in Pommard and Meursault, below the château. ‘All the...

Fermented in big oak. 50% new because the overall volume of the...

Above Les Avaux and was originally planted mostly to Pinot Noir...

Next to Charmes. Having bought 3 ouvrées, ‘I am in debt for the...

The vineyard is just 5 km from Pommard. Mostly clay. 100% whole...

13 months in 100% new oak, 400 litres. Barrel sample.
Smoky and...

Barrel sample, not racked.
Gentle, charming dark-red fruit. Red...

Rich in red fruit and there’s some CO2 here, which changes the...

Château de Santenay (Santenay)

Crab-apple fruit with a crispness that is often missing in 2018...

Biscuit and apple on the nose, with an autolytic quality that...

Musk and green apple on the nose with a vein of crisp acidity on...

Domaine Saumaize-Michelin (Vergisson )

Inviting aroma of creamy crisp apples with just a touch of spice...

Richer and more creamy still than the Mâcon-Villages. Lovely...

Here the oak gives a lovely creamy oatmeal aroma that is so...

Some creamy notes as well as a chalky tightness. Quite a linear...

Very chalk-led nose, oodles of acidity and ripe opulent sweet...

Good balance of sweet and ripe fruit with a chalky fresh and...

Étienne Sauzet (Puligny-Montrachet)

Pure green-apple fruit with a leesy, chalky texture and crisp...

Tank sample. Light nose and creamy texture. A little fatter than...

Delicious nettle and apple aromas with an elderflower note and...

Slight soapiness on the nose, and vivid green apple on the...

Tank sample. Fragrant with dusty lemon fruit. Opens up to quite...

Toasty oak makes itself felt on the nose and palate, and...

Tank sample. Very different from Chassagne Les Encégnières with...

Flinty, ripe, generously fruited and thickly textured. Better...

Quite a deep greenish straw. Notably floral nose. But the palate...

Lemon and lime on the nose. But a little lacking crispness and...

Seguin-Manuel (Beaune)

Less expressive and darker-fruited than the Pommard on the nose...

30% whole bunch – depends on the vineyard more than on the...

Mid crimson. Lightly spiced dark-red fruit. Peppery on the nose...

30% whole bunch – depends on the vineyard more than on the...

30% whole bunch – depends on the vineyard more than on the...

Mid crimson. Much the ripest in fruit character of the Domaine...

Mid crimson. More evident oak on the nose adds a slight cedary...

Domaine Séguinot-Bordet (Maligny)

Screwcap. There’s a light creamy sweetness on the nose, as well...

Screwcap. A little bit more stony/mineral than the Petit Chablis...

This has the creaminess of the Petit Chablis on the nose and...

Bottled one month ago.
Very tight nose with a tiny whiff of...

Tight and compact with a steeliness to the nose. Bags of fresh...

Domaine Sérafin Père

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