See Burgundy 2011 – a complete guide to our coverageCôte de Nuits and that of the Côte de Beaune.
The wines below are listed by producer in alphabetical order by (sur)name. Within each producer, wines are listed with whites preceding reds and then generally upwards by conventional status, or at least tasting order in the cellar.
DOMAINE STÉPHANE ALADAME
Bought-in grapes. Very light in aroma and on the palate but...
A little more intensity than the straight Montagny. Limey citrus...
A touch woody (not oaky) on the nose. Bright, light and breezy...
Some oak in evidence, lightly creamy and nutty. Tight, lively...
BERTRAND AMBROISE
Slightly odd nose: doesn't really smell of Chardonnnay. Doesn't...
Touch of struck match on the nose. Not much else. Pretty lean...
Odd, sort of nutty aroma. Woody (cedary) and tart. (JH)
Refined with a classic burgundy stony aroma hinting at depths...
Delicate fragrance, mostly lemon but also a touch floral and the...
Peppery and darker fruit. But there's also a touch of the 2004...
Deep crimson. Lots of dark fruit but a slight stemminess too...
Not very much on the nose, some red fruit, a touch meaty and a...
Ripe cherry allied to a certain stemminess. Chewy but moreish...
Mid cherry. Gentle cherry aroma. Slightly meaty taste on the...
Ripe and slightly meaty dark fruit. Meaty on the palate, too...
A touch fresher than the Corton. Then pretty dry and firm on the...
DOMAINE GUY AMIOT
Lime/lemon fruit and a touch of blossom with only a hint of oak...
Much more toasty on the nose than the Macherelles, even a hint...
Restrained first impression, giving almost nothing away. Refined...
Oak a little more evident on the nose than on the Vergers but...
Fine citrus aroma and something very very lightly floral as well...
DOMAINE AMIOT-SERVELLE
Mid cherry. Bright peppery red-fruit aroma. A touch green on the...
Ripe and fresh red fruit. Just a hint of exotic spice. Then a...
Mid cherry red. Red fruit, light pepper. Tight and refined and...
Watery cherry red. Pretty lean on the palate with a stemmy...
DOMAINE ARLAUD
Light cherry red. Rich and sweet and flattering at first and...
Smells like damp webbing – a not unfamiliar phenomenon. Lots of...
Lightly gamey and a hint of liquorice. Chewy finish. A bit...
Dark crimson. Rich and ripe on the nose. A slightly mousy note...
Round and flattering. Transparent fruit. Attractive combination...
Bright ruby. Very intense nose. Sweet and winning. Very cuddly...
DOMAINE DE L'ARLOT
Creamy lemon/lime with an attractive, delicate grip. Refined and...
Polished with a certain sweet sleekness. Very solid wine that...
Floral nose and lots of substance. Lots of acidity and no...
Easy and relaxed. Maybe not the freshest but with lots of ripe...
Lively cherry fruit on the nose. Dry and a bit skimpy in the...
Bright cherry red. Slightly harsh acidity. Solid. Not the most...
Mid crimson. Very rich and sweet and jewelly. Maybe not for...
Sweet and quite rich and flattering. Quite juicy. Firm finish...
Dense and drier than most of the wines from this domaine. But...
DOMAINE ARNOUX-LACHAUX
Bright crimson. Quite brutal and chestnut skin-like. Is this one...
A bit light and unassuming, especially after the liveliness of...
Rich and sumptuous. Lots of pleasure. Round (compared with the...
Lots of fruit at the beginning. Then pretty tough. A sort of...
Fragrant, but slightly withheld fruit. Light body. Tight...
Lots of excitement here. Real lift and richness. Good ageing...
Big and bold and dry on the end. Tastes as though there were...
A little subdued after the Nuits Procès. All tucked in for the...
Solid but with enough fruit to distract from the tannins. Solid...
Big, bold and a little cheesy on the nose. There is some...
DOMAINE CHARLES AUDOIN
Lightly smokily reductive aroma pierced by clean-cut stony...
Mid cherry red. Lots of bright, red fruit – lovely fruit depth...
Deepish cherry. Again, lovely fruit with a slightly more savoury...
Mid to deep cherry. Fragrant and red fruited, closer to the...
Textured, aromatic, herby red burgundy on the nose. Lightweight...
Bright crimson. Perfumed ripe fruit but a bit rustic in texture...
Liqueur-like on the nose. Very lively. Lots of energy. A little...
A little lighter than the Marsannays, in colour and fruit weight...
Very bright ruby. Juicy fruits at first in a sheath of tannins...
DOMAINE DENIS BACHELET
Blend of casks from Gevrey. Pure fruit, almost cassis in...
Quite high up the slope above Brochon. 30% new oak; I’m tasting...
75-year-old vines. 1.5 ha in total.
Real complexity on the...
Real complexity on the...
Vines mainly planted in the 1920s. Cold spot next to Mazis and...
Normally eight barrels produced; in 2012 they made three and a...
DOMAINE JEAN-CLAUDE BACHELET
A bit sweet and round and soft. Fine but not quite exciting...
Racy and lively, cool and well delineated. (JR)
DOMAINE BACHELET-MONNOT
Pure, zingy nose with a hint of honey. Very firm structure...
Clean and firm with good substance on the palate and lots of...
Exciting savoury nose with a whiff of reduction. Juicy fruit...
Quite a broad nose. Lots to chew on, as with the Bourgogne, but...
Refined and crystalline with enough fruit in the middle and the...
Broad on the nose but tenser on the palate than many a Bâtard...
Quite finely chiselled but with fresh fruit. A pretty wine...
Jewel-bright fruit. A dry finish after rather an opulent hit of...
DOMAINE BALLOT-MILLOT
Some Puligny vines but mainly from Les Grandes Coutures, below...
Below Volnay-Santenots. Racy and rich – a good and rare combo in...
A little more restrained than the Criots but fine, chalky and...
Quite meaty and full. Polished, dense and accomplished. It grows...
Racy, savoury, lively, and well defined. Very appetising. Long...
Excellent tension with good terroir expression. Racy with some...
A little low key on the nose and very edgy on the palate. Not...
DOMAINE DANIEL ET JULIEN BARRAUD
Smoky and satisfying. Greengage fruits. Tingly finish. GV (JR)
Rich and also smoky. Lots of energy here. Doesn't really taste...
Lively, lean with green notes. Dry finish. Just a little low key...
Lively and tense with strong green notes. Hazelnut notes. Some...
Fine and tight and restrained. This should be really rather...
Broad and rich! So much delivery for the money. Precisely...
Lots of acidity and structure. Very ambitious. Undertow of...
DOMAINE GHISLAINE BARTHOD
Mid crimson. Lots there. You really wouldn't be surprised to...
Lively – good energy. Dry finish but very solid and correct...
Subtle, almost hidden nose. Then lots underneath including dense...
Pretty dark ruby. Sweet start and marked acidity. Hint of...
Firm and fine with lots of fruit and structure and a bit of...
Fresh and silky. Dense and dry on the end. Slightly bitter notes...
Aromatic lift and density. An unusually long-distance runner. A...
DOMAINE ROGER BELLAND
Light with crunchy fruit and the merest hint of sulphur –...
Mid ruby. Lots of fruit and already some evolution. Rather...
Perfumed with very flattering fruit. Some fresh acidity – true...
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