Top 2018 Côte de Beaune en primeur wines

<p>The very good news for fans of this wine - and that surely includes anyone who has been lucky enough to drink a bottle -...

<p>Jacques Prieur&#39;s 0.13ha are located in the upper part of Chevalier-Montrachet and have produced a stunning, multi-faceted wine in 2018. Aged in 50% new wood,...

<p>At an enviable 2ha, the Marquis de Laguiche&#39;s holdings are the largest in the Grand Cru and have been put to good use by V&eacute;ronique...

Ranked by Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey as one of the two best white wine terroirs in Chassagne-Montrachet (with Les Grandes Ruchottes), this high-altitude, limestone-dominated, 0.1765ha plot has...

If you wanted to choose wine that encapsulates all that is special about Jean-Marc Roulot's winemaking style, this would be it in 2018. It's like...

Labelled as Le Montrachet because it hails from the Chassagne portion of this celebrated Grand Cru, Jacques Prieur's holdings run to 0.58ha in total. Rich,...

<p>Nearly always served last in any tasting at the cellar, this is Pierre-Yves Colin Morey&#39;s most ambitious wine. Marked by limestone soils and its position...

The good news in 2018 is that the vintage's comparatively generous yields mean that there will be 14 barrels from this 1ha parcel, so more...

<p>Acquired by Jean-Claude Boisset from Vincent Girardin, this 0.5ha parcel always produces one of the best Domaine de la Vougeraie whites, showing the freshness and...

It's usually the other way round, but this Chevalier-Montrachet has more power and concentration than the Etienne Sauzet Bâtard-Montrachet in 2018. Exhibiting appealing struck match...

Made with grapes from Olivier Leflaive's own parcel of Bâtard-Montrachet, this one-third new oak aged is typically broad, plush and concentrated, demonstrating the majesty that...

<p>Franck Grux picked his Chevalier extremely early in 2018 to compensate for the poor soils and their relative inability to retain water. The decision was...

Olivier Leflaive buys his Montrachet grapes from a parcel next to the Marquis de Laguiche holdings on the Puligny side of this world-famous Grand Cru....

<p>Pierre-Yves Colin Morey&#39;s parcel is located at 330 metres in the highest part of La Garenne, nex to Saint Aubin and was planted in the...

I'm in love with this vineyard,' Dominique Lafon tells you as he pours a sample from the barrel, and who can blame him? Pithy, tangy...

Picked last among the Premiers Crus in 2018, this has a substantial amount of old vine material. Part of the Lafon range since 2011, but...

<p>Jean-Marc Roulot&#39;s Clos des Bouch&egrave;res feels like such an established part of his range that it&#39;s hard to remember he&#39;s only been making it since...

<p>Old this most certainly it at over 100 years of age, but it&#39;s not showing any signs of impending demise. Fran&ccedil;ois Mikulski&#39;s top white is...

<p>Les Grandes Ruchottes sits close to Les Caillerets on the slope above Chassagne-Montrachet, but produces very different styles of wine from its redder, deeper soils....

This was the last wine I tasted on my three-week Burgundy tour and it was a great way to finish. Sourced from a 0.33ha block...

<p>If any of Thierry Pillot&#39;s Premiers Crus are of Grand Cru quality, this is it in most vintages, including 2018. Made from 70-year-old vines planted...

Restrained, delicate meadow flower aromas. Growing in intensity, oak currently prevails on palate hardening the impression on the finish; it simply needs time. The fruit...

Labelled as simply Charlemagne, this comes from two parcels - one in Le Charlemagne, the other in En Charlemagne - that were picked a week...

Here the richness of the 2018 vintage truly comes out. The Faiveley team began to pick on August 27th; here, the assemblage of the young...

Alexandre Abel co-ferments grapes from the climats of (mostly) Pollands with 20% each of Perrières and Clos du Roi to produce this stylish, nuanced, well-integrated...