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Burgundy 2018 – Ca–Ci

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Team JR

For the rest of these alphabetically grouped tasting articles, and more general articles on Burgundy 2018, see our guide. Pictured here is Yann Charlopin, who with his wife Justine Tissier bought Domaine David Clark in Morey, expanded and renamed Domaine Charlopin-Tissier.

Monday, 30 December 2019
Yann Charlopin

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 Jacques Cacheux et Fils (Vosne-Romanée)

Dom Jacques Cacheux et Fils, Aux Réas 2018 Vosne-Romanée 15.5

Cask sample. Slight menthol and medicinal notes, looking very big and heavy at the moment. I don’t think this sample has travelled well, seems a bit shocked from transit. (AC)

Drink 2021 – 2025
£473 per case of 12 ib Montrachet Fine Wine Merchants
Dom Jacques Cacheux et Fils, Grand Cru 2018 Échezeaux 16

Cask sample. Big, weighty style on the nose. Huge concentration and fruit on the palate, very very big style, and no subtlety here. Just huge fruit and too much alcohol at the moment. I think perhaps this is not a great sample. (AC)

Drink 2021 – 2026
£1,263 per case of 12 ib Montrachet Fine Wine Merchants

Domaine Jacques Carillon (Puligny-Montrachet)

Dom Jacques Carillon 2018 Puligny-Montrachet 17

Cask sample. Beguiling nose which has both a herbal note and powerful ripe apple fruit. Textured and packed full of acidity, vibrant and lively and a long finish. (AC)

Drink 2022 – 2030
£483 per case of 12 ib Montrachet Fine Wine Merchants

Domaine Denis Carré (Meloisey)

Dom Denis Carré Chardonnay 2018 Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune 16

Bottled. Quite rich initially but precisely chiselled. Promising and certainly not overpriced. Worth a punt even if not for the very long term? GV (JR)

Drink 2021 – 2025
£132 per case of 12 ib Berry Bros & Rudd
Dom Denis Carré, La Perrière 2018 Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune 16.5

Bottled. Excellent example of the value to be found in the Hautes-Côtes. OK this bottling is not the densest but it’s very pure and every bit as good as, if not better than, many a village wine. Crisp and crunchy. ‘Pure’ does it. GV (JR)

Drink 2023 – 2029
£138 per case of 12 ib Berry Bros & Rudd
Dom Denis Carré, Vieilles Vignes 2018 Savigny-lès-Beaune 16.5

Bottled. Richer than the Hautes-Côtes but for value I’d go for the latter. In fact the Hautes-Côtes makes this wine look just a little bit stodgy. (JR)

Drink 2026 – 2036
£210 per case of 12 ib Berry Bros & Rudd

Domaine Castagnier (Morey-St-Denis)

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