The 2008 Vintage in the Côte de Beaune
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The sun shining on the roofs of Aloxe
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The vineyards of the Côte de Beaune start north
of the town of Beaune itself. The Hill of Corton
hoves into view as one drives south; at its foot, the
large village of Aloxe; behind it, Pernand wedged
into its valley, and beyond it, Savigny. These are
the villages on the “right” side of the
road i.e. up-slope. The conjoined twin villages
together known as Ladoix-Serrigny touch the road as
one approaches Aloxe. There are good restaurants
here, but the villages limited brand weight mean that
wines are often labelled Côte de Beaune
Villages.
Oddly, the Grand Cru wines of Corton are split
between Ladoix, Aloxe and Pernand, making them a
confused bunch indeed (as one can tell when tasting
through a range of them; few deserve their lofty
status).
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Chorey-lès-Beaune (lès = near) is set
back from the road north of Ladoix and it boasts a
fine old château, owned by the Germain family
whose superb wines can be found on this offering.
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The road to Volnay
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Beaune’s a fascinating old town, quite small
enough to explore on Shanks’s pony and with
sufficient fine dining – now including two
Japanese restaurants – to keep one in calories
for months. It has a dinky inner ring road, so dinky
that, should one miss one’s turning it will not
take more than 5 minutes to arrive back in the same
spot.
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Head south from Beaune and, as in the Côtes de
Nuits, familiar village names come thick and fast.
Pommard and Volnay – geographically close; less
so in the character of their wine – complete
the Pinot Noir vineyard, the Chardonnay vines of
Meursault starting at Volnay’s southern limits.
In some places the Chardonnay infringes
Volnay’s Pinot Noir monopoly (the 1er Cru
vineyard of Les Santenots being the obvious example
of this, the red wine hailing there from being
labelled Volnay Santenots, the white Meursault
Santenots).
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Meursault is a big town and the vineyards offer a big
range of terroir. At the southern edge start the
vines of Puligny, then those of Chassagne, with St
Aubin behind.
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A Pinot breakfast for the starlings
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And then, finally, we’re back into red wine
territory with the woefully underappreciated
appellations of Santenay and Maranges, wines sourced
from both of which appear on our Burgundy
Openers offering.
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And that’s all there is to the Côte de
Beaune!
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To read more about each producer, go to the
main 2008
Burgundy document and click on the
links.
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The White Wines
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| Vintage |
Wine |
Drink dates |
Case size |
Price
IB |
Notes |
Order |
| 2008 |
Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, Remi Rollin, Burgundy, France |
2015-2021 |
6x75cl |
£276.00 |
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| 2008 |
Meursault, Domaine Buisson-Charles, Burgundy, France |
2012-2015 |
12x75cl |
£219.00 |
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| 2008 |
Meursault 1er Cru Les Bouchères, Domaine Buisson-Charles, Burgundy, France |
2014-2019 |
12x75cl |
£372.00 |
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| 2008 |
Puligny-Montrachet, Bachelet-Monnot, Burgundy, France |
2011-2015 |
12x75cl |
£240.00 |
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| 2008 |
Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles, Morey-Coffinet, Burgundy, France |
2013-2018 |
12x75cl |
£393.00 |
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| 2008 |
Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs Gain, Etienne Sauzet, Burgundy, France |
2014-2019 |
12x75cl |
£426.00 |
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| 2008 |
Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières, Bachelet-Monnot, Burgundy, France |
2013-2018 |
12x75cl |
£444.00 |
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| 2008 |
Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Champ Canet, Etienne Sauzet, Burgundy, France |
2014-2020 |
12x75cl |
£534.00 |
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Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Fairendes, Morey-Coffinet, Burgundy, France |
2013-2018 |
12x75cl |
£354.00 |
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The Red Wines
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| Vintage |
Wine |
Drink dates |
Case size |
Price
IB |
Notes |
Order |
| 2008 |
Beaune 1er Cru Les Teurons, Château de Chorey-lès-Beaune, Burgundy, France |
2015-2022 |
12x75cl |
£285.00 |
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Beaune 1er Cru Les Cras, Château de Chorey-lès-Beaune, Burgundy, France |
2015-2023 |
12x75cl |
£318.00 |
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Pommard, Joseph Voillot, Burgundy, France |
2014-2019 |
12x75cl |
£210.00 |
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Pommard 1er Cru Clos des Arvelets, Rebourgeon-Mure, Burgundy, France |
2014-2021 |
12x75cl |
£234.00 |
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Pommard 1er Cru Les Grands Epenots, Rebourgeon-Mure, Burgundy, France |
2014-2020 |
12x75cl |
£297.00 |
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Pommard 1er Cru Les Pezerolles, Joseph Voillot, Burgundy, France |
2015-2022 |
12x75cl |
£384.00 |
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Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens, Joseph Voillot, Burgundy, France |
2017-2024 |
12x75cl |
£384.00 |
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Volnay, Rebourgeon-Mure, Burgundy, France |
2012-2018 |
12x75cl |
£171.00 |
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Volnay, Joseph Voillot, Burgundy, France |
2012-2018 |
12x75cl |
£192.00 |
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| 2008 |
Volnay Vendanges Sélectionées, Michel Lafarge, Burgundy, France |
2014-2020 |
12x75cl |
£279.00 |
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Volnay 1er Cru Les Santenots, Rebourgeon-Mure, Burgundy, France |
2014-2021 |
12x75cl |
£201.00 |
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Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets, Joseph Voillot, Burgundy, France |
2016-2025 |
12x75cl |
£330.00 |
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Volnay 1er Cru Clos du Château des Ducs, Michel Lafarge, Burgundy, France |
2017-2025 |
6x75cl |
£282.00 |
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Links to other 2008 Burgundy Offers
» Chablis
Offer
» Côte de
Nuits Offer
» Côte de
Beaune Offer
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