Top scoring reds, Burgundy 2015

Mild appley nose. The palate is full-bodied but rather flat-footed, lacking bite and lift. Solid, rather oaky and drab for a grand cru. Short length.

Brooding dark fruits on the nose, super-ripe without any jamminess or overt oakiness. Splendid attack, with power and tension. The firm tannins are much more...

From the Morey sector of Bonnes Mares. Lightly toasted nose with raspberries and cherries. Rich and rounded palate with lavish fruit, without being heavy-handed or...

Subtle cherry nose with black fruits. More brooding and restrained than Bonnes Mares, becoming more heady with aeration. Sleek attack, again less forthright than Bonnes...

Contains one fifth declassified premier cru grapes. Very perfumed nose of Chambolle typicity and elegance. Tannic but not too forceful. Linear and limpid, with intensity...

Deep red, almost to the embarrassment of the winemaker, but it's on account of the small berries and ratio of skins to juice. Heady and...

Subtle cherry nose with black fruits. More brooding and restrained than Bonnes Mares, becoming more heady with aeration. Sleek attack, again less forthright than Bonnes...

Only 160 bottles made. A flamboyant nose with rich cherry fruit, a hint of mocha as well as lurking red fruits. Very rich, with a...

From vines with an average age of 45 years. A sumptuous, super-ripe nose, but without any trace of jamminess. Very rich, suave and polished, with...

Some boiled sweets on the nose, and a hint of reduction. Medium-bodied, fresh and lively, the palate lacks complexity but has direct raspberry fruit and...

Dark plum and hedgerow fruit mingle with spice in an appealing bouquet, followed by a fresh, firmly-structured palate with quite assertive tannins. Chorey's inherent rusticity,...

Lean, elegant red fruit nose. The palate is medium-bodied, fresh and juicy. It is a pretty wine of no great pretensions, balanced and attractive but...

Abundant, ripe aromas of mulberry, pomegranate and plum, but there is also a delightful, earthy complexity. The texture is firm but supple and approachable, without...

A blend of two crus. Cherry cordial nose with some reduction. Medium-bodied, delicate and elegant, with fine-grained tannins. Polished and harmonious, there are no rough...

A dense oaky nose, powerful and forthright with cherries and dark fruits emerging. The density is present on the palate too, but there is ample...

Planted in part with 105 year old vines. A dense nose of cherries and a hint of black fruits, though brooding and inexpressive now....

The hot, dry growing season in 2015 produced small grapes with a high ratio of skin to juice, but despite the concentration this young Clos...

From vines planted in 1905 producing only 12 hectolitres per hectare this year. Exquisite fruit with great aromatic intensity and purity, quintessential Pinot. Beautifully textured...

Sweet, elegant raspberry nose with lovely poise and clarity of fruit. A sleek attack, pure and delicate but not lacking in intensity. Finely textured but...

Voluptuous red fruits on the nose, velvety and seductive. A sleek attack, opulent and luxurious with striking depth and concentration of fruit. The firm tannins...

A complex bouquet of red cherries, wild plum, raw cocoa, roast squab and pot-pourri introduces a deep and concentrated palate of rich, creamy tannins, juicy...