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2020 Burgundies for Laying Down
Wines included
Domaine de Bellene, Côte de Nuits-Villages Vieilles Vignes 2020
A well-balanced wine with concentrated black fruit, yet it retains freshness. It is made from three vineyards planted in 1942 just south of Nuits premier cru Clos de La Maréchale. Forget the rather generic sounding appellation: this punches well above its weight.
Domaine Tawse, Gevrey-Chambertin 2020
A cuvée of eight parcels (including Roncevie, La Justice, Clos Prieur Bas and Combes). Pure, intense and precise red and black-fruit pinot aromas, ripe tannins and a bright and fresh palate.
Domaine Jean Chauvenet, Nuits-Saint-Georges 2020
Excellent quality for a village wine. This is a blend of vineyards in the northern part of the appellation, which makes softer wines than the southern part. I was allowed to make a blend, unique to The Wine Society, with the help of Roy Richards and Christophe. It`s mainly Allots, planted in 1950s and some Saint Jacques, planted in 1920s, with 30% new oak. Rich, dense and concentrated yet not without some freshness and energy.
Domaine Lécheneaut Morey-Saint-Denis 2020
A pretty, perfumed, red-fruited pinot with a round palate and suave tannins. Morey had more rainfall than most villages, which allowed the ripening to progress steadily.
Domaine Tollot-Beaut, Chorey-lès-Beaune 2020
Made from 6ha spread over 14 different parcels, this is a big and powerful wine with black-fruit character, yet finishes freshly.
Louis Jadot, Marsannay Clos du Roy (Domaine Gagey) 2020
Clos du Roy has greater tannic structure than most Marsannays and it supports the rich fruit of the 2020 vintage.