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Burgundy 2018 – A

Bertrand and François Ambroise

For the rest of these alphabetically grouped tasting articles, and more general articles on Burgundy 2018, see our guide. This photo of Bertrand and François Ambroise was taken by Jon Wyand.

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.

Domaine Aegerter, Jean-Luc et Paul Aegerter, Paul Aegerter (Nuits-St-Georges)

Tank sample. Seems to be quite evolved for a 2018, but that is...

Touch of toasted oats on the nose. Ripe honeydew melon and green...

Bold fruit and a rounded freshness on the nose. Deep and tangy...

Apples with a touch of crème anglais and creamy oatmeal on the...

Broader and not quite as quicksilvery as their Bourgogne...

Cask sample. Pretty much on a shut-down, perhaps because it's a...

Savoury, almost, on the nose. Cream and grilled polenta and then...

Baked apple and a touch of walnut cream, rounded citrus lurking...

Lemon candy but on the palate there isn't much sweetness. Lots...

Grainy aromas, like just-baked malted-wheat bread, and then a...

Clean, green apple with a lick of cashew butter and toasted...

Smoke and citrus leaning into clotted cream on the palate. Just...

Wheatgerm and grapefruit on the nose, and then so much more...

Strong salmon pink wine in a clear glass bottle. Rhubarb in...

Cask sample. Smells almost biscuity – reminds me a bit of Jamm...

Spicy, cherry-scented nose. Taffeta texture, crunchy red fruit...

Victoria-plum nose. Light, dry and serviceable but not terribly...

Turkish delight and violets – a light powdery perfume that lifts...

More ‘rocky’ on the nose than the Les Petites Corvées Hautes...

Lightly spicy nose with a really perfumed lift on the palate...

There's something about the nose of this wine that reminds me of...

Quite closed, but for a whiff of cherry coconut. Violet-scented...

Violet perfume, scented and intriguing. Sharp, bright bite to...

Domaine Stéphane Aladame (Montagny)

Underripe, cat-pee aromas on the nose, then a boiled-sweet...

Bertrand Ambroise (Premeaux-Prissey)

A little bit closed on the nose at the moment. Dusty citrus. Not...

Smells riper than the Lettre d'Eloïse, almost exotic fruit notes...

Zesty citrus fruit though the sulphites seem to be slightly...

The same ripe fruit profile as on the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits...

Lightish cherry red. Hint of smoky reduction as well as meaty...

Light cherry red. Smells sweeter and riper than the Lettre d...

Domaine d'Ardhuy (Corgoloin)

Lightly nutty, savoury nose of preserved lemons. Savoury...

Monopole. Sweet, oaky nose at this stage that will need time to...

Monopole. Subtle cherry and strawberry nose, savoury edge. Super...

Nutmeg and clove with juicy cherry on the nose. Soft and sweet...

Very perfumed and peppery on the nose. Fleshy and muscular, with...

Smoky nose. Powerful and muscular palate, lots of sweet spice...

Opulent oak use, sweet with incense and clove. Deep cherry fruit...

More lifted and ethereal than the Clos du Roi. Still clove and...

Dark, sweet and spicy as expected for Clos de Vougeot – dark...

Domaine Arlaud, A & Arlaud (Morey-St-Denis)

Mid cherry red. Inviting sweet fruit. Moreish, lots of fruit...

Touch of oxidation on this sample, though the dark fruit that is...

Very ripe cherries, smells even a touch oxidised, but that may...

Meat, blood and bramble fruit. I think that brett may emerge on...

Plum and blackberry fruit, spicy, earthy notes and flint lot...

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