Vintage preview Burgundy 2013
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Gerard Basset OBE MW MS tasted 556 wines from this new vintage in a 10-day tour throughout the Côte d’Or and Chablis. Here he recommends his top 96 wines across the communes, discovering that some great wines were made, despite the weather
Burgundy: Names to look out for in 2013
Chablis
Albert Bichot–Long-Depaquit, Billaud- Simon, Jean-Marc Brocard, Christian Moreau, Daniel Dampt, Dauvissat, Jean-Paul & Benoît Droin, D’Henri, Laroche, Louis Michel, Raveneau, Simonnet-Febvre, William Fèvre, La Chablisienne, Roland Lavantureux, Sylvain Mosnier, Alain & Cyril Gautheron
Côte de Nuits:
Gevrey-Chambertin
Armand Rousseau, Pierre Damoy, Drouhin Laroze, Geantet-Pansiot, Harmand Geoffroy, Denis Mortet, Rossignol-Trapet, Jean Trapet, Charpolin, Sylvie Esmonin, Domaine Heresztyn
Chambolle-Musigny
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Jacques Frédéric Mugnier, Georges Roumier, Comte Georges de Vogüé, Ghislaine Barthod
Morey-St-Denis
Domaine Arlaud, Dujac, Domaine des Lambrays, Clos de Tart, Frédéric Magnien, Domaine Ponsot, Taupenot-Merme
Vosne-Romanée
Domaine de La Romanée-Conti, D’Eugénie, Domaine Leroy, Méo- Camuzet, Cécile Tremblay, Anne Gros, Michel Gros, Emmanuel Rouget, Comte Ligier-Belair, Mongeard-Mugneret, Confuron Cotetidot
Nuits-St-Georges
Henri Gouges, Domaine de l’Arlot, Faiveley, Thibault Ligier-Belair, Domaine d’Ardhuy, Domaine de la Vougeraie
Vougeot
Château de la Tour, Domaine Bertagna Also Bruno Clair and Sylvain Pataille, both in Marsannay.
Côte de Beaune
Meursault
Comtes Lafon, Jean-François Coche- Dury, Château de Meursault, Patrick Javillier, Jacques Prieur, Domaine Roulot, Pierre Morey, Jean-Philippe Fichet, François Mikulski, Henri Boillot.
Puligny-Montrachet
Louis Carillon, Domaine Leflaive, Marteley de Cherisey, Olivier Leflaive, Jean-Marc Boillot, Jean-Louis Chavy
Chassagne-Montrachet
Bernard Moreau, Bruno Colin, Jean- Noël Gagnard, Ramonet, Château de la Maltroye, Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Aloxe-Corton
Bonneau du Martray (At Pernand Vergelesses)
Pommard
Comte Armand, Jean-Marc Boillot, Domaine de Courcel
Volnay
Domaine Lafarge, Domaine de Montille, Marquis d’Angerville
Beaune
Bouchard Père et Fils, Albert Bichot, Camille Giroud, Louis Jadot, Joseph Drouhin, Louis Latour, Alex Gambal
Also: Roger Belland at Santenay; Simon Bize, Antonin Guyon and Henri de Villamon at Savigny-lès-Beaune; Tollot-Beaut at Chorey lès Beaune; Hubert Lamy at St-Aubin, Claude Chevalier at Ladoix Serrigny
Gerard Basset OBE, MW, MS was a world-renowned wine professional. He was the first person to hold a Master of Wine, Master Sommelier and MBA Wine Business qualification simultaneously. In 2010 he won the World Sommelier Championship and he was awarded an OBE in 2011 for his services to the UK hospitality industry. He was named Decanter’s Man of the Year in 2013. He was a founding partner of the Hotel du Vin Group, through which Gerard trained many young sommeliers. He was regularly listed as one of the top 100 most influential people and, among many other accolades, he was presented with the Catey Wine & Spirit Ambassador Award in 2014. In 2007 he opened his own wine hotel in Hampshire, TerraVina, with his wife Nina. He was Director of the Court of Master Sommeliers Europe and Honorary President of the WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust). A regular Decanter taster and contributor, he was the Burgundy correspondent in 2014 and served as vice-chair of the Decanter Asia Wine Awards, as well as a co-chair for Decanter World Wine Awards.