Author: Dirk Chan
After the stupendous 2015 Red Burgundy tasting on the weekend, I said to myself I must write a blog. The hype is certainly well deserved, the 2015 Red Burgs are without a doubt the best since 2005 (with even less production) and probably as good as 1990, and some old vigneros comparing it to 1929 that they drank in their youth – high praise all around. We tasted eight wines and they were uniformly excellent yet very expressive o the terroir that they came from. From memory of a similar tasting of the 2005’s, I say the 2015’s are better at this same juncture in time. So elegant yet powerful.
An ‘extraordinary’ vintage throughout the Côte d’Or for the Pinot Noirs – truly great: rich, powerful and statuesque, full of finesse and class (even in the Bourgognes) but almost always underpinned by fine juicy acidity. The distinctive characters of the region’s diverse terroirs are readily expressed. Despite its richness and amplitude, the palates were all quite remarkably dense and complex. These are wines for the long haul, with serious reserves of ripe tannins hidden behind their generous fruit: they will likely shut down and re-imerge at some point with even greater nuances. Availability is extremely limited (in some cases only a few six packs came into the province) so don’t delay and don’t say I didn’ t tell you – “Buy, buy, buy”, all you can afford, you’ll thank me down the road. This is already a legendary vintage, so act quickly to secure your bottles!
Pictured left to right:
2015 Domaine Goisot Corps de Garde Bourgogne (Burgundy, France) – $35.99
2015 Château de Chamirey Mercurey Rouge (Burgundy, France) – $51.99
2015 La Pousse d’Or Volnay Premier Cru en Caillerets (Burgundy – Cote de Beaune, France) – $124.99
Other available 2015’s:
2015 Alain Geoffroy Bourgogne (Burgundy, France) – $27.99
2015 Domaine Pavelot Savigny les Beaune (Burgundy – Cote de Beaune, France) – $44.99
2015 Paul Garaudet Cuvée Paul Monthelie (Burgundy – Cote de Beaune, France) – $46.99