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Burgundy 2015 – Ba-Bi

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See this guide to our extensive coverage of Burgundy 2015. Our picture shows an autumnal scene on the Côte de Beaune. 

Now that the wines have been sorted into groups by producer, you can sort the wines within those groups by score or appellation.  


DOMAINE BERTRAND BACHELET
Great prices.

Scented and lively. Proper stuff that's accessible but has a...

Racy and sleek, with real savour. Perhaps the best Maranges I...

Scented and fully ripe. Pretty and perfumed, with texture. (JR)

DOMAINE DENIS BACHELET
Very fine, polished wines. A particularly lovely Charmes Chambertin, as chez Roumier. Denis' son Nicolas is well in harness. No whole bunch.

Malolactic fermentation ended in August and he racked in...

From quite high up the slope above Brochon. Racked in June.
Perf...

80-year-old vines on a total of 1.5 ha. 'We look after them with...

From the mid slope and very thin soils on rock. Just three...

Vines mainly planted in the 1920s. Cool, clay spot next to Mazis...

They normally make eight barrels, but they only made six in 2015...

DOMAINE JEAN-CLAUDE BACHELET

Broad and smoky. Fine and dry with lots of texture. Very...

Smoky and polished. Lots of drive and focus. Well done –...

Grainy, savoury, lots of steel and future here. Great drive and...

DOMAINE BACHELET-MONNOT

Subtle aroma but intense citrus fruit on the palate. Direct and...

Lovely dusty/stony nose, delicate fruit and a light herbal note...

Herbal and stony on the nose. Impressive intensity of fruit...

Lightly spiced and a little salty with a fine creamy overlay...

Mid cherry. Deliciously scented with red fruits. Light and...

DOMAINE BALLOT-MILLOT 
Very long term wines.

Firm, lean, sort of Ente style but with less pzazz. Needs time...

Some richness and intensity on the nose – still very chewy on...

Really quite rich and very sumptuous when tasted immediately...

Leaner, more minerally than the Narvaux but with real depth and...

Lightly nutty and interesting on the nose. Well constructed...

Very definitely the jewel in this crown, its extra intensity...

Tight and a bit introvert compared with its stablemates. All in...

Intense and smoky nose. Sweet start with lots of chew. Correct...

DOMAINE DANIEL ET JULIEN BARRAUD

Simple, balanced and neutral. Fleshy texture. Fulfils the basic...

White flowers, ripe apple fruit, leesy texture. Attractive salty...

Rounded, fleshy palate with lovely baked apple and some cinnamon...

Seems less expressive on the nose than their St-Véran En Crèches...

Tropical fruit, pineapple and grapefruit aromas. Beautifully...

Almost sweet on the palate – this is flawlessly ripe yet retains...

Less ripe than their Les Chataigniers, creamy texture and fresh...

Juicy green apple fruit, rounded and mouth-filling. Not...

Complete, fleshy, balanced and smooth. Finishes with the...

DOMAINE GHISLAINE BARTHOD 
Her village Chambolle is...

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