Top scoring whites, Burgundy 2015
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William Kelley and Stephen Brook tasted more than 1,000 wines during their trip to Burgundy to assess the 2015 vintage. Here are the wines they thought were the best of the best for whites from Burgundy 2015...
Top scoring white Burgundy 2015
The 2015 Burgundy en primeur whites did not perform as well as their red counterparts, but nonetheless there were high scorers.
Below are the 2015 white wines wines that William Kelley and Stephen Brook scored above all others.
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Domaine William Fèvre, Côte Bouguerots, Chablis, Bougros Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 2015

From just over two hectares planted on the steepest part of the vineyard. Pungent yet elegant white peach nose displaying discreet power. Fine attack, precise...
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Domaine William FèvreChablis
Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 2015

This is a magical Bâtard, from 90 year old vines that handled the warmth of the vintage. A bouquet of kalaeidescopic complexity reveals aromas of...
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Pierre-Yves Colin-MoreyBâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Domaine Christian Moreau, Clos des Hospices, Chablis, Les Clos Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 2015

From just over two hectares planted on the steepest part of the vineyard. Pungent yet elegant white peach nose displaying discreet power. Fine attack, precise...
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Domaine Christian MoreauChablis
Domaine Laroche, La Reserve de l'Obedience, Chablis, Blanchot Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 2015

From one hectare within Les Clos. Firm, rather closed nose, with a touch of oak. Rich, imposing, very concentrated and taut. Nutty and mineral on...
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Domaine LarocheChablis
Domaine François Raveneau, Chablis, Les Clos Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 2015

Powerful mineral nose, has heft and assertiveness. Aged mostly in oak, but not new oak, so the wood adds texture rather than flavour. Very rich...
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Domaine François RaveneauChablis
Vincent Dauvissat, Chablis, Les Clos Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 2015

Brooding apple and pear nose, powerful but restrained. Rich and ripe but elegant, with a filigree character and piquant acidity. Refined and long with a...
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Domaine William Fèvre, Chablis, Les Clos Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 2015

Fevre's holdings of Les Clos, the largest Grand Cru climat, amount to 4.11ha (15%) with eight south-facing plots. Two-thirds of the must was fermented in...
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Domaine William FèvreChablis
Pierre Morey, Meursault, 1er Cru Perrières, Burgundy, France, 2015

One of the white wines of the vintage in 2015, as the domaine has exploited all the potential of this ripe, concentrated year without sacrificing...
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Domaine des Comtes Lafon, Montrachet Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 2015

This has turned out beautifully in 2015, with a striking bouquet of tangerine oil, preserved lemon, peach and noble reduction, framed by new oak. An...
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Domaine des Comtes LafonMontrachet Grand Cru
Domaine Hubert Lamy, Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 2015

The one barrel of Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet is, as usual, the king of the cellar. It displays a complex and quite exotic bouquet of peach, apricot, crème...
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Domaine Hubert LamyCriots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Domaine Leflaive, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 2015

The Chevalier is exceptional this year, very reminiscent of the domaine's lovely 2005. A cool and reserved nose of lemon oil, crushed stones, white flowers...
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Domaine LeflaiveChevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 2015

In 2015 the Chevalier is very close indeed to the level of the stunning Bâtard, with a classic bouquet of lemon oil and confit lemon,...
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Pierre-Yves Colin-MoreyChevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
Stephen Brook has been a contributing editor to Decanter since 1996 and has won a clutch of awards for his writing on wine. The author of more than 30 books, his works include Complete Bordeaux, now the definitive study of the region and in its third edition, and The Wines of California, which won three awards. His most recently published book is The Wines of Austria. Brook also fully revised the last two editions of Hugh Johnson’s Wine Companion, and he writes for magazines in many countries.
