Our tasting notes are – phew – now just about complete. For a guide to our comprehensive coverage of this exceptional vintage, see Burgundy 2009 – a guide.
FRÉDÉRIC MAGNIEN
Mid low-key stuff, very chewy, hard work! (JR)
Dense and sweet AND RICH. Full of easy appeal though too simple...
DOMAINE MICHEL MAGNIEN
Sweet and rich cocktail. Not easy, slightly harsh. (JR)
DOMAINE JEAN-PAUL ET STÉPHANE MAGNIEN
Blueish crimson. Attractive development on the nose. Though much...
Mid cherry fruit. A bit austere and lean. Though at least not...
Some richness on the palate and freshness too. Well sculpted...
Rich yet mossy nose. Sweet start. Very lively. Lots of delivery...
Racy and rich and full bodied yet not too sweet. This is a real...
Lively and racy and sweet. Rather astringent and austere. Even...
Quite sweet and liquoureux. Reasonably gentle and concentrated...
Lots of autumn mulch on the nose. Then masses of acidity on the...
DOMAINE DES MALANDES
50% fermented and aged in oak (not new). Slightly more herbal...
Fermented and aged in oak (not new). Light and minerally, slight...
DOMAINE MAROSLAVAC-LEGER
Putty nose. Great tension, partly thanks to the dissolved carbon...
Sweet and a bit dull. Heavy. Easy but not thrilling. Still a bit...
Cool and sherbetty. Round and insistent but a bit astringent...
DOMAINE MARQUIS D'ANGERVILLE
Proper tremulous stuff. Lots of effort here – maybe even a...
Proper stuff. Very serious and dry. Very firm. Dry finish. Lots...
Heady and rich and really rather gorgeous. Very sumptuous. (JR)
Faint cherry aroma. Fruity and fresh and lightly built. Easy now...
DOMAINE MARTELET DE CHERISEY
Impressive.
Dry, cool, serious, herby. Great precision and texture. (JR)
Very vibrant and reverberant yet rich and haunting. Like a tip...
Very minerally and a little austere. Chewy and long and dense...
DOMAINE THIERRY ET PASCALE MATROT
Creamy and gentle but with a mineral edge. Then a fine grain and...
Distinctive nose: appley but a little sweet too. Firm and dry...
Sweet and rich and perfumed like a violet cachou. Not really...
Very attractive reductive scent – quite different from the other...
Smoky, lightly oaky nose and lemon freshness. Creamy lemon on...
Subtle, lightly smoky citrus. Pear-grained texture, freshness...
Creamy oatmeal and a touch of oak spice. Inviting. A little...
Light and minerally. But with a sweet undertow. Not quite...
Pale pinkish cherry colour. Light, fresh, bright and lively...
Savoury, darkish fruit. Sweeter than I expected on the palate...
Gentle, fragrant red fruit. Fairly slight but harmonious and...
Ripe and sweet but lively. Firm, dry but paper-fine tannins. A...
Fresh cherry fruit. Ripe, almost raisiny taste but there’s...
DOMAINE MÉO-CAMUZET and MÉO-CAMUZET FRÈRE ET SOEURS
Very dark colours and much increased prices. A few wines had sufficient fruit to stand up to the oak treatment.
Pale crimson and sweet and easy. Actually less exaggerated than...
Dark crimson. Sweet and a bit tarted up on the nose. Spicy...
Smells more of cellar than vineyard and really quite tough...
Sweet and intense and jewelly. Lots of impact even if a bit more...
Gentler than the village Gevrey until the severe menthol note at...
Bright crimson. Scented and rather voluptuous. Here is fruit...
Serious stuff. Firm. Verging on rigid but correct. Dry finish...
Very dark crimson. Burnt fruit edge to this. The oak is a bit...
Scented and just very slightly tarty. Big and sweet and smooth...
'Près le Château' they say. (But not on the label.) [We have...
DOMAINE OLIVIER MERLIN
A bit fat and rich.
Racy, creamy nose. Very sweet start – just not really refreshing...
Firm ripe lime juice on the nose. Very rich start indeed. Still...
Muted, relatively low-key nose, and still pretty sweet on the...
DOMAINE LOUIS MICHEL
Light, pretty, easy. (JR)
Nervy and exciting. Not enormous purity but it does the business...
Good crisp cut even if not the most intense. Rather soft on the...
Reasonably find but there’s just a bit of 2009 smudginess...
Light nose and then a bit smudgy. Not the density one would...
Floral and easy on the nose – lively, fresh green scents. Really...
DOMAINE FRANÇOIS MIKULSKI
A blend from three lieux dits. Bit rich and smudgy. Low acid!...
Lacks a bit of concentration. Easy... (JR)
Fine and herbal and solid but just a little heavy and chewy in...
DOMAINE JEAN-MARC MILLOT...
