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2009 white burgundies reassessed

2009 burgundy tasting at Justerinis

Our fellow MW, Sarah Marsh of The Burgundy Briefing (extreme right in the picture), continues her series of vintage retrospectives, inspired by growers' desire to see their wines tasted in a more mature state than, for example, the big tastings we report on every January. You can also find reports on 2000 and 2001 red burgundies compared and 2008 white burgundies

Earlier this month it was the turn of 2009 white burgundies, from a relatively low-acid vintage that one might have expected to have aged rather fast. In the event the successful wines in this collection of 29, tasted...