Comments on: Which Cote de Nuits village makes your favourite red wines?

By: ed tully

ed tully — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:51:47 +0000

Yes indeed, a most different and possibly more interesting question. I can’t see how you can argue with La Tache, Romanee Conti and Malconsorts. Richebourg is also pretty good. Bonnes Mares and Les Musigny are wonderful, but less consistently awe inspiring. The only possible reason not to go for Vosne is that the prices (and its scarcity) make it a very rare experience. But if I could drink DRC every month I most certainly would.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:08:36 +0000

I thought the question was which village makes the best “village” wines. To that question, the answer would be quite different. Perhaps in another poll?

By: ede tully

ede tully — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:38:47 +0000

Has to Vosne. The average is much higher (and more consistent). Besides that it contains the greatest vineyards in the world

By: David Strange

David Strange — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:02:10 +0000

My initial thought when I was deciding what to vote for was “Musigny, Bonnes-Mares, les Amoureuses, it has got to be Chambolle.” Then I thought of Morey, which has the perfumed soft delight of Clos St Denis, the power and class of Clos de la Roche, the elegant Clos des Lambrays and the miserable, tough, hard, over-priced Clos de Tart*. There is a bit of Bonnes-Mares in Morey too. So the Grand Cru count is looking good, and they are good Grand Crus too. There are plenty of good 1er Crus in Morey which, whilst all remaining totally Morey-y, give an overview of the stylistic differences across the village. Some of these 1er crus can be ravishing some more obviously structured. Morey is a complex village and I think I will always have more to learn about it. I voted for Morey.

*I’ve never enjoyed any Clos de Tart I’ve had; they don’t seem made to give pleasure, they are more wines you have to fight through. I don’t want Burgundy to be a fight.