The Red Wines of the 2008 Côte de Nuits Vintage
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Vosne basks in the unseasonably warm
sunshine
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The Côte d’Or, whether one approaches it
from the north or the south, begins with
oft-overlooked, lesser known and rather
underappreciated appellations. To balance the
unreasonably ignored Maranges in the south (see our
Openers
offer for a seriously fine and fine value
example) is the equally overlooked Marsannay in the
north. Nudge further to the region’s centres
– Beaune for the south and Nuits St Georges in
the north – one finds, respectively, Santenay
(ditto ref the Openers
offer) and Fixin. Those who are happy to blow
£18 (or the equivalent in your local currency)
a bottle on New Zealand Pinot Noir should really put
those wines up against the best from these backwater
vineyards. I think you would then see where true
value lies.
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South of Fixin, things become rather more
recognisable. Is Gevrey-Chambertin and its Grands
Crus now the most widely known name for red burgundy
wine? I suspect so. It’s a big village/small
town and contains at least as many bad wine makers as
it does good.
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Between La Tâche and Romanée-Conti
lies the Grand Cru vineyard of La Grande Rue, a
monopole of Francois Lamarche
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Gevrey fades into Morey (where a couple of years ago
I and my travelling partner stopped at a truckers
caff and had some of the best gesiers I have
ever eaten), then Chambolle, set back from the road.
Vougeot, Vosne and Nuits follow, south of which and
passed by a majority of motorists intent on reaching
Beaune, a number of less celebrated villages:
Comblanchien, with its marble quarries, and the
rather lovelier Premeaux-Prissey.
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Not the main road to Chambolle
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Precise expressions of terroir are to be found in the
2008s represented below. And what terroir it is.
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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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| Vintage |
Wine |
Drink dates |
Case size |
Price |
Notes |
Order |
| 2008 |
Gevrey-Chambertin., Drouhin-Laroze, Burgundy, France |
2013-2019 |
12x75cl |
£231.00 |
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| 2008 |
Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Etelois., Rossignol-Trapet, Burgundy, France |
2012-2017 |
12x75cl |
£282.00 |
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| 2008 |
Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaut-St-Jacques, Drouhin-Laroze, Burgundy, France |
2014-2021 |
12x75cl |
£336.00 |
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| 2008 |
Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru, Rossignol-Trapet, Burgundy, France |
2017-2028 |
12x75cl |
£561.00 |
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| 2008 |
Chambertin Clos de Bèze Grand Cru, Drouhin-Laroze, Burgundy, France |
2017-2029 |
12x75cl |
£723.00 |
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| 2008 |
Chambertin Grand Cru, Rossignol-Trapet, Burgundy, France |
2018-2029 |
12x75cl |
£735.00 |
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| 2008 |
Chambolle-Musigny La Combe d'Orveau., Jean Grivot, Burgundy, France |
2014-2021 |
12x75cl |
£294.00 |
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| 2008 |
Clos Vougeot Grand Cru, Jean Grivot, Burgundy, France |
2018-2030 |
6x75cl |
£334.50 |
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| 2008 |
Echézeaux Grand Cru, François Lamarche, Burgundy, France |
2016-2025 |
12x75cl |
£597.00 |
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| 2008 |
Vosne-Romanée, François Lamarche, Burgundy, France |
2013-2020 |
12x75cl |
£303.00 |
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| 2008 |
Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Rouges., Jean Grivot, Burgundy, France |
2015-2024 |
12x75cl |
£477.00 |
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La Grande Rue Grand Cru, François Lamarche, Burgundy, France |
2017-2030 |
12x75cl |
£1,350.00 |
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| 2008 |
Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Bousselots., Jean Chauvenet, Burgundy, France |
2015-2023 |
12x75cl |
£327.00 |
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| 2008 |
Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains, Jean Chauvenet, Burgundy, France |
2016-2025 |
12x75cl |
£417.00 |
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Show all wines with notes in printable format |
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Links to other 2008 Burgundy Offers
» Chablis
Offer
» Côte de
Nuits Offer
» Côte de
Beaune Offer
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