(Almost) pure pleasure. Above, Franck Grux, who made some of the most impressive wines assessed below.
Bless Sarah Marsh, a Master of Wine so focused on burgundy that she makes some herself. As attentive Purple Pagers may have noticed, she regularly organises horizontal tastings of mature and maturing burgundy vintages, yielding tasting notes that usefully supplement the hundreds we provide on the very young wines offered en primeur. (See these vintage assessments: 2018 v 2003, 2003 and 2004 reds, 2010 whites, 2000 and 2001 reds, 2009 whites, 2008 whites and 2002 reds.)
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