2008 Red and White Burgundy

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1 An Opening Offer of 2008 ed and hite Burgundy Orders by ebsite, Post and Fax only by 9pm,Tuesday 16th March 2010 Typical Burgundian tiled roof, Aloxe-Corton Low yields of ripe yet fresh wines with plenty of concentration Despite a poor spring and summer, excellent autumn weather from 14th September to the end of the harvest transformed the vintage produced low yields (20-30% less than 2007) of ripe and fleshy red and white wines with an attractive freshness. The unusual combination of concentrated wines with considerable weight and density yet lovely freshness, caused by maturation by evaporation, produces quite extrovert wines which can be enjoyed relatively early, but the best will keep well. The quality hierarchy is well respected, so trading up is worthwhile. As ever style and quality vary widely between producers. e encourage you to read the individual notes on the producers and the wines which give a better feel to how a wine tastes than broad generalisations. Prices down ith a more favourable exchange rate, the majority of prices are lower than last year. Strict selection e deal with only those producers we consider to be the best in their categories. They maintain lower yields than the average grower, and so their wines are always proportionately better than the reputation of the vintage because of their readiness to sacrifice yield to produce ripe and healthy grapes. BUGFEB10/1

2 The weather, and how the best producers reacted to it The story of the year was that after a poor spring and summer, the crop was saved by low yields and an excellent autumn. Poor spring and summer May alternated between the cool, the warm and the wet producing a strong threat of mildew. Flowering took place in June (between 10th and 19th at Bonneau du Martray) in cool and frequently rainy conditions leading to poor fruit set. July alternated between the cool and the hot. August was poor. Low yields A combination of natural factors continually reduced yield, including coulure (poor fruit set) at flowering, terrible localised hail storms (26th July in the Côte D Or, and 7th and 15th August in the Mâconnais), and the north wind at harvest which reduced yield by about 10%. The best producers cut the crop Good growers do not sit idly by hoping for the best. Instead they speeded up the retarded ripening caused by the poor weather by cutting off grapes in July and August. Excellent autumn weather From 14th September the weather changed dramatically. Blue skies appeared, and a powerful north wind began to blow. The windy conditions dried out the vineyards, diminished the threat of fungal diseases such as mildew and botrytis, and accelerated the maturation process. Concentration by evaporation The yield was reduced by about 10% as part of the water content of the grapes evaporated, concentrating not only the sugar content, but the acidity too. During the more usual maturation by photosynthesis, acidity reduces as sugar rises. In 2008, the grapes are ripe yet fresh due to the higher than normal levels of sugar and acidity. Harvest Most began the harvest between 18th and 27th September in the Côte de Beaune and 26th September and 4th October in the Côte de Nuits. The wind had reduced the risk of rot. There was a little botrytis for some producers, normally in the younger and lower-lying vineyards, which is easily removed on sorting tables. Those who looked after their vineyards and kept the pressure of mildew and oidium at bay were able to harvest healthy grapes. All the wines listed here are available on our website This offer closes at 9pm, Tuesday 16th March, For information regarding this offer after this date please contact The Society on , or memberservices@thewinesociety.com ef MACONNAIS UK delivered, per dozen Domaine Saint Denis, Lugny Hubert Laferrère reports that 2008 has produced crisp wines from low yields, 48hl/ha, of healthy grapes. 1. BU45611 Mâcon-Chardonnay * 105 ich and honeyed nose. Palate round yet firm. This is a delightfully balanced wine of excellent quality. Bottled with a synthetic closure Domaine de la Soufrandise, Pouilly-Fuissé This domaine makes very well-balanced wines, which are assembled from over 20 different vineyard parcels, with the aid of their UK agent oy ichards. It is always a challenge to produce wines which show the opulence of this richly flavoured appellation but do not become top heavy. This domaine succeeds admirably. 2. BU45301 Pouilly-Fuissé Vieilles Vignes * 145 ipe, rich yet balanced with an attractive freshness, this is an impressive Pouilly Page 2

3 Hubert Laferrère of Domaine Saint Denis ef Benjamin Leroux winemaker at Comte Armand COTE D O Ghislaine Barthod Comte Armand, Domaine des Epeneaux, Pommard Benjamin Leroux and his team worked hard over the summer. He took no holiday, and managed the work in the vineyard, aiming to reduce the crop to 30hl/ha, and remove excess leaves to improve air circulation and prevent disease. The change in the weather on 14th September was accompanied by a strong north wind which probably further reduced the yield by 10%. The selection for Clos des Epeneaux this year is more geological than by vine age. It contains wine made from the top and bottom parts of the Clos, averaging 50 and 55 years of age respectively. The remainder is declassified into their Pommard Premier Cru. 3. BU45641 Pommard Premier Cru Clos des Epeneaux 270 Made from just 25hl/ha, this has fine, intense pinot aromas on the nose. The palate is currently a little closed but has plenty of concentration and ripe tannins which will give this a long life Domaine Denis Bachelet, Gevrey-Chambertin Denis Bachelet made superb wines in 2008 which are highly recommended. Very old vines and small yields together with a light hand in the cellar produce elegant and intensely flavoured wines. 4. BU45711 Côtes de Nuits Villages 105 Fresh, bright, pretty pinot BU45721 Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 175 Lovely mid-weight Gevrey with elegance and finesse to the fore BU45731 Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru Corbeaux Vieilles Vignes 255 Old vineyard planted in 1920 producing small, intensely flavoured berries which translate into exquisite, perfumed wine Domaine Ghislaine Barthod, Chambolle-Musigny Ghislaine Barthod has produced another lovely vintage here. These graceful wines are amongst the very best of the commune. 7. BU45411 Bourgogne ouge 65 Few Bourgognes are this well balanced. A baby Chambolle BU45421 Chambolle-Musigny 148 Pretty sweet fruit and fine boned structure. Lovely Chambolle ed wine hite wine * These wines feature in mixed cases on page 15 Page 3

4 ef 9. BU45431 Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru Beaux Bruns 243 This is one of the richest tasting Chambolles, with a little more flesh than most of the crus BU45451 Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru Cras 255 From very shallow soil barely covering the limestone rock, this is lean and mineral in its youth, but in time blossoms into one of the finest and most intensely flavoured of all Chambolles BU45441 Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru Combottes 260 Elegant, intensely flavoured wine with silky tannins Domaine Henri Boillot, Volnay Henri Boillot is making some of the very best Puligny available today. He works with low yields, 38hl/ha in 2008, and has the flexibility of mind to react to whatever the weather throws at him. He uses 350-litre barrels, instead of the usual 228-litre, of which 75% were new for Clos de la Mouchère, which he finds better preserves the natural carbon dioxide and gives just the subtlest hint of oak. 12. BU46051 Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Perrières, Clos de la Mouchère 275 Made from 80-year-old vines planted on low-vigour rootstock, this is fine, elegant and has a very long finish. Superb Domaine Bonneau du Martray, Pernand-Vergelesses Jean-Charles le Bault de la Morinière reports that 2008 was a challenging year in the vineyard. A poor flowering was responsible for the low yields. Conditions favoured mildew so many interventions were necessary to avoid disease. 13. BU45821 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 398 Made from very small yields of 32hl/ha (authorized yield 48hl/ha). The aromas are fine and fresh and the palate is rich with very good length of flavour. Impressive Domaine Alain Burguet, Gevrey-Chambertin Alain is harvesting a little later than previously, and extracting a little less, which is producing slightly richer and rounder wines with sweeter tannins. 14. BU45651 Gevrey-Chambertin Mes Favorites Vieilles Vignes 195 From vines over 60 years of age, this is ripe and rich Gevrey Domaine Camus-Bruchon, Savigny-lès-Beaune This domaine made very good 2008s. Luc Camus twice removed grapes in the vineyard over the summer, reducing yields to speed up the ripening because of the poor summer weather. The crop was thus reduced to 30% less than normal when the weather improved on 14th September and the wind and sun further reduced yields. He started picking on 27th September and harvested beautifully ripe grapes because of the low yields. You can taste the ripeness in the wines. 15. BU45191 Savigny-lès-Beaune Pimientiers 80 From vineyards planted in 1935, this is lovely red-fruit Savigny BU45201 Savigny-lès-Beaune Aux Grands Liards Vieilles Vignes * 85 From two parcels planted in 1913 and 1922 this is intensely flavoured wine with a soft and appealing palate BU45211 Savigny-lès-Beaune Premier Cru Gravains 85 Planted in 1971, this explodes with lovely pure pinot aromas. The palate is a little more structured and needs a little longer to round out ed wine hite wine * These wines feature in mixed cases on page 15 Page 4

5 Henri Boillot Luc Camus Sylvain Cathiard ef 18. BU45221 Savigny-lès-Beaune Premier Cru Lavières 95 Lovely wine with greater structure and ageing potential than the village wines BU45231 Savigny-lès-Beaune Premier Cru Narbontons 105 Situated on the sandier soils close to the Beaune appellation, this is sweeter, softer and rounder than most Savignys, and quite Beaune like Domaine Sylvain Cathiard, Vosne-omanée Sylvain has extended his cellar and now has a lovely two-aisle vaulted cellar dressed with stone to mature his wines. His son Sebastian, after working in New Zealand, has returned home to partner his father. Exquisite wines as usual here. 20. BU45941 Vosne-omanée 195 ipe and silky Vosne. ould that all village Vosnes were this good BU45951 Vosne-omanée Premier Cru En Orveaux 365 Made from 50-year-old vines this is sweet and intensely flavoured BU45961 Vosne-omanée Premier Cru En eignots 365 ell-placed vineyard, immediately above La omanée, producing fine and elegant Vosne of top class BU45971 Vosne-omanée Premier Cru Malconsorts 500 Superbly situated, bordering La Tâche, this is a great vineyard producing wonderful, velvety, kirsch-scented wines Domaine obert Chevillon, Nuits-St-Georges One of the top cellars in 2008, the wines have a freshness and vitality that is invigorating. Chevillon report a tiny bit of rot in the bourgogne and village vineyards, but none in the crus. This was removed before vatting. They began harvesting on 25th September. 24. BU45831 Nuits-St-Georges * 138 Intense, vibrant fruit and lively palate. A delight BU45851 Nuits-St-Georges Premier Cru oncières 185 Lovely black-fruit pinot noir, with sweet fruit on the palate and round tannins BU45841 Nuits-St-Georges Premier Cru Pruliers 185 Serious, southern-side cru with firm yet balanced tannins Page 5

6 Bertrand and Denis Chevillon Alain Coche UK delivered ef per six per dozen 27. BU45861 Nuits-St-Georges Premier Cru Cailles Exquisite wine combining delicacy with great intensity of flavour BU45871 Nuits-St-Georges Premier Cru Vaucrains Powerful, structured yet perfectly balanced masculine Nuits cru showing excellent typicity Domaine Coche-Bizouard, Meursault Tiny, little-known domaine producing some of the best Meursault I know of at very fair prices. 29. BU45241 Auxey-Duresses ouge 80 - Lovely, pure pinot aromas and flavours. Light, balanced and moreish BU45251 Bourgogne Chardonnay * Half tank, half barrel matured, this is ideally balanced and very keenly priced BU45261 Meursault Blanc ipe, yet firm and well-structured Meursault BU45271 Meursault Ormeau Lightly honeyed Meursault, rich and intensely flavoured BU45281 Meursault Premier Cru Charmes A definite step up to premier cru quality, this has an extra dimension of grip and structure. Very impressive BU45291 Meursault Premier Cru Gouttes D'Or ich, opulent wine with the density one expects of a premier cru Domaine Drouhin-Laroze, Gevrey-Chambertin Drouhin-Laroze have performed very well this year. The grands crus are exceptionally good and are still reasonably priced. 35. BU45011 Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru Lavaux St Jacques Intense and elegant wine from a cool vineyard in the Combe de Lavaux behind the village BU45021 Latricières Chambertin Grand Cru Very pretty and complex wine with impressive structure and length Page 6

7 ef Jean-Marie and Vicki Fourrier 37. BU45031 Bonnes Mares Grand Cru 300 This is an excellent Bonnes Mares this year. The tannins are ripe and the palate is nicely balanced between fruit and structure BU45041 Chambertin Clos de Bèze Grand Cru 360 This is quite superb. Very intensely flavoured, fine tannins and great length of flavour. The star of the cellar this year Jean-Philippe Fichet, Meursault Exacting and thoughtful producer with 7.5ha who is reaping the benefits from his decision to plough the vineyards, which results in better balanced vines and wines. 39. BU45791 Bourgogne Blanc Vieilles Vignes 70 Fresh, fine and pretty bourgogne fermented in 600-litre barrels (traditional Burgundy barrels are 228 litres) to preserve the freshness and avoid over-oaking BU45801 Meursault Meix Sous le Château 145 Plump, opulent Meursault ideal with rich dishes of crab or lobster BU45811 Meursault Chevalières 158 Excellent wine which is ripe and honeyed but is supported by good structure Domaine Fourrier, Gevrey-Chambertin 2008 was another successful year here. Old vines, low yields and much care and attention in the vineyard produce lovely wines every year. Jean-Marie has reduced prices 10% this year which we pass on. 42. BU45881 Morey St Denis Clos Salon 108 ipe and sweetly fruity Morey with an attractively round palate BU45901 Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 129 Medium-bodied Gevrey balancing ripe fruit with sweet tannins BU45911 Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru Goulots 198 Lovely kirsch-scented nose and pretty, fine-boned palate BU45921 Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru Combes aux Moines 210 More depth and structure than the Goulots this is a step up in all dimensions ed wine hite wine * These wines feature in mixed cases on page 15 Page 7

8 ef 46. BU45931 Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru Clos St Jacques 337 A wine that thrills not by its sheer size, but by the harmony of its elements, the intensity of its aromas and the gracefulness of its palate Domaine Jean-Noël Gagnard, Chassagne-Montrachet For me this is one of the greatest white wine cellars in Burgundy, producing wines which rival the very best Puligny and Meursault made. Since 1989, Jean-Noël s daughter Caroline L Estimé has been making the wines. The wines are good every year, excellent examples of their type and never marked by new oak. They keep and develop beautifully. 47. BU45991 Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru Chaumées 175 Fragrant, appley fruit and long, refreshing palate BU46001 Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru Clos de la Maltroie 175 Concentrated wine with good structure supporting the lively fruit BU46011 Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru Caillerets 275 Impressive wine with both more density of flavour than the other premiers crus in the cellar and greater intensity of flavour Domaine Jean Grivot, Vosne-omanée Etienne Grivot s wines are a little sweeter and fleshier than previously whilst retaining their existing purity and refinement. The quality now is exceptionally good. 50. BU45511 Vosne-omanée 128 Pretty, intensely flavoured Vosne, pure and vibrant BU45521 Vosne-omanée Premier Cru Brûlées 300 ipe and sumptuous Vosne from a warm vineyard BU45531 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru 355 Lovely, ripe aromas of kirsch and weighty palate supported by sweet tannins, this is an excellent Clos de Vougeot BU45541 Vosne-omanée Premier Cru Suchots 375 Lovely velvety palate imbued with tender grace Domaine Antoine et François Jobard, Meursault François son Antoine has now officially joined the family firm, which continues in the same style, making fine quite austere wines for Meursault which blossom with bottle age. 54. BU45661 Bourgogne Blanc 75 Lovely honeyed wine with excellent matter for a bourgogne BU45671 Meursault en la Barre 160 ich and structured Meursault with very good length of flavour BU45691 Meursault Premier Cru Blagny 240 elatively high on the Côte, Blagny has an invigorating verve and freshness to it BU45701 Meursault Premier Cru Poruzots 240 Closed, but one can sense the pent-up energy which will be released as the wine uncoils with some bottle age ed wine hite wine * These wines feature in mixed cases on page 15 Page 8

9 ef Domaine François Lamarche, Vosne-omanée The younger generation has taken over and revitalised the domaine. Low yields and severe fruit selection are producing serious wines worthy of your attention. 58. BU45391 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru 330 ich, smoky nose and pretty palate with sweet tannins and generous fruit. A very good Clos de Vougeot BU45401 La Grande ue Grand Cru 700 Sandwiched between La omanée-conti and La Tâche, this superbly situated cru is now revealing its greatness as the new generation has taken over and reduced yields. One of the summits of Burgundy Domaine Leflaive, Puligny-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive is producing some of Burgundy s greatest white wines and we are lucky to have a larger allocation this year. These are exquisitely flavoured wines not blockbusters. Try to serve at 12 C, not stunned to neutrality at a fridge temperature of 4 C, and decant the wines to open up the flavours with oxygen. 60. BU44831 Bourgogne Blanc 120 Pretty and lively white Burgundy made for early drinking. Made from 19-year-old vines BU44911 Puligny-Montrachet 193 Appley wine, slightly honeyed, with a long and refreshing palate. Made from 40-year-old vines BU44921 Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Clavoillon * 300 Finely-balanced Puligny with scented honeysuckle aromas. Made from 29-year-old vines BU44861 Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Folatières * 475 Fresh and fine Puligny with a hint of honey. Made from 24-year-old vines BU44871 Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Pucelles * 500 ich and quite broad palate of notable concentration Etienne Grivot Anne-Claude Leflaive, front left, leading by example Page 9

10 Bertrand Maume Arnaud Mortet Nicolas Potel ef Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru * - A step up in the hierarchy to grand cru this has another dimension compared to the premiers crus. Quite firm and structured to start, the flavour continues to unfold on the palate and will further do so with time. Made from 45-year-old vines This wine is featured in mixed case OC2496 only. Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru * - ich, broad and powerful this is closed at present but will develop superbly. Made from 31-year-old vines This wine is featured in mixed case OC2496 only. Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru * - Fine, linear wine of length rather than breadth and enlivened with a spark of brilliance this is supremely elegant wine. Made from 33-year-old vines This wine is featured in mixed case OC2496 only. Domaine Maume, Gevrey-Chambertin Maume are a tiny domaine and because they are so little known they are very competitively priced. Their style is derived from old vines harvested very late producing round and generous reds which will appeal to those who sometimes find Burgundy a little austere. 65. BU45551 Gevrey-Chambertin * 105 ound, rich and generous Gevrey BU45561 Gevrey-Chambertin en Pallud 125 Slightly more structured wine than the straight village wine, Pallud is denser and more powerful BU45571 Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru Lavaux St Jacques 248 This has a lovely freshness and verve to it. Situated in the cool valley behind the village, La Combe de Lavaux, the grapes retain a little more acidity BU45581 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru 340 Only two barrels or 50 dozen bottles produced, we count ourselves lucky to be able to buy this excellent Charmes, which is full, powerful and extrovert. A joy BU45591 Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru 340 Big and structured wine, this has plenty of firm but ripe tannins which give this wine the greatest ageing potential of those in the cellar. It needs time but rewards it Page 10

11 ef Domaine De Montille, Volnay Etienne de Montille has made stunning 2008s. This is one of the best cellars in the vintage. The house style prizes elegance above all and there is minimal chaptalisation. For the red wines, Etienne varies the percentage of whole clusters admitted to the vats depending on the year. This year he felt the stems were ripe and so many of the wines are 100% whole cluster. Used by Domaines Potel, Dujac, De la omanée- Conti amongst others, the whole cluster technique, when appropriately used, promotes beautiful floral aromas, contributes sweetness to the palate, and a certain complexity of character not found in completely destemmed wines. 70. BU45311 Beaune Premier Cru Grèves 170 Very fine and stylish Grèves made in the supremely elegant de Montille style. Made with 66% whole clusters. Delicious BU45321 Volnay Premier Cru Champans 243 Lovely floral nose and superbly sweet palate, quite round with very ripe tannins. 66% whole clusters BU45331 Volnay Premier Cru Taillepieds 250 Outstanding Volnay, with fine nose, creamy palate and impressive length of flavour. 100% whole clusters BU45351 Pommard Premier Cru ugiens 310 Intense floral aromas and palate of great length. Again remarkable sweetness on the palate. 100% whole clusters BU45361 Vosne-omanée Premier Cru Malconsorts 500 Superb wine. The nose is still developing but the palate is beautifully balanced, very refined, with tannins of the utmost sweetness. A delight. 100% whole clusters BU45371 Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Cailleret 380 Forming the northern boundary of grand cru Montrachet, this is an outstanding premier cru. emarkable elegance combined with impressive length of flavour, this is very fine indeed Domaine Denis Mortet, Gevrey-Chambertin Denis s son Arnaud is continuing his father s meticulous attention to detail in the vineyard, which included two green harvests in One in July, where he left six bunches per vine, and one in August where he left an average of just four and a half, resulting in a harvest of 35% less than normal. He was rewarded with healthy grapes averaging 12.5% potential alcohol. However, in the cellar he is extracting a little less than his father and reducing the new oak a little on the lesser wines. The wines are fresher and livelier than previously. 76. BU44931 Bourgogne Cuvée de Noble Souche 95 Fresh and lively black-fruit pinot, lightly oaked. Delicious BU44941 Marsannay Longeroies 135 Pretty fruit and a refreshing, elegant palate make this a delight to drink, and very moreish BU44951 Gevrey-Chambertin 225 Made from vines averaging 35 years of age, matured in 60% new oak, this is bright and attractive Gevrey BU44961 Gevrey Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 250 Made from a number of vineyards including En Deré and En Champs which average years of age, this is matured in 70% new oak. ipe, rich and densely flavoured ed wine hite wine * These wines feature in mixed cases on page 15 Page 11

12 ef 80. BU44991 Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru Lavaux St Jacques 395 This is slightly richer than the Champeaux, but in the same vein. Impressive length of flavour BU44971 Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru Beaux Bruns 395 Pretty, intensely-flavoured Chambolle made with a lighter touch than previously to emphasize the delicacy of the appellation BU44981 Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru Champeaux 395 Lovely play of freshness set against richness, this is attractively balanced BU45001 Bourgogne Blanc 80 This is 100% barrel fermented with 15% new oak and is fresher and less oaky than previously. ound yet fresh, this is ideally drunk in its first flush of youth Domaine Potel, Nuits-St-Georges Nicolas Potel finally set up his own domaine in 2007, and this is his second vintage. He has split with the négociant company that owns the label Nicolas Potel, with which he now has no contact. He has set up in Beaune in an attractive old winery which he is steadily doing up. He has made very good 2008s. The wines come in numbered bottles conditioned with sealing wax instead of capsules. 84. BU44551 Bourgogne Pinot Noir Vieilles Vignes Maison Dieu * 44 Medium-bodied wine with fresh, bright fruit and light and balanced palate BU44561 Côtes de Nuits Villages Vieilles Vignes * 65 ipe fruit, discernible on both the nose and the palate. Nice black-fruit palate of medium weight BU44571 Beaune Premier Cru Teurons 130 Sweet, round, pretty wine in the deliciously approachable style of the best Beaune premiers crus. Beaune of this quality is highly underrated BU44541 Côtes de Nuits Villages Les Monts de Boncourt 65 Fresh and attractive nose with a ripe and balanced palate, this is quite delicious Domaine Henri Prudhon, St Aubin Delightful family firm of dedicated vignerons who keep yields low and prices reasonable. 88. BU45491 St Aubin Premier Cru Meurgers Dents de Chien 70 Elegant appley St Aubin, barrel-aged for about a year, offering excellent value for money BU45501 St Aubin Premier Cru Perrières 70 Pretty, fine-boned wine with lovely length of flavour for a modest price Domaine du Château de Puligny, Puligny-Montrachet Managed by the supremely able Etienne de Montille, Château de Puligny has made a lovely series of wines this year. 90. BU46021 St Aubin Premier Cru En emilly 120 Exquisite St Aubin from a vineyard on the hill just behind Montrachet, where a tiny layer of soil over outcropping rock produces a mineral wine of crystalline purity ed wine hite wine * These wines feature in mixed cases on page 15 Page 12

13 Gérard Prudhon Christophe oumier Nathalie Tollot ef 91. BU46031 Puligny-Montrachet 160 Exceptionally good village Puligny, fine and elegant yet with good middle too BU46041 Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Folatières 265 acy, vivid Puligny from a top hillside vineyard showing all the characteristic qualities of this great village Domaine Georges oumier, Chambolle-Musigny Two green harvests which removed the less ripe grapes, cut the yield and allowed the reduced crop to ripen are responsible for the success of the vintage here. They began on 27th September and harvested healthy grapes. 93. BU45051 Chambolle-Musigny 155 Perfumed, red-fruit pinot with a fresh and lively palate BU45061 Morey St Denis Premier Cru Clos de la Bussière Intense aromas and a soft, generous palate BU45071 Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru Cras Tight, mineral wine with verve and energy BU45081 Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru Amoureuses 700 Sensual, seductive wine of grand cru quality and priced accordingly BU45091 Bonnes Mares Grand Cru 750 This rare wine is even rarer this year as only four and half barrels were produced instead of the usual seven. Structured cru with firm but ripe tannins needing time to blossom Etienne Sauzet, Puligny-Montrachet Gérard Boudot reports that an uneven flowering led to lowish yields and concentrated wines. A little botrytis developed in some of the vineyards (the less noble aspects were removed on the selection tables) so some wines possess a lightly honeyed character which is appealing. 98. BU45101 Chassagne-Montrachet 138 Made from the excellent Enceignères vineyard, this is a round and honeyed wine, very appealing BU45111 Puligny-Montrachet * 155 Made from nine different parcels this is a very representative Puligny. Fresh and racy wine tinged with honey Page 13

14 ef 100. BU45121 Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru La Garenne * 230 High on the Côte this is fresh, fine-flavoured Puligny with energy and verve BU45131 Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru eferts * 238 From a vineyard towards the base of the slope, eferts has deepish soil and produces a broad, rich wine with a hint of Meursult butteriness BU45141 Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Champ Canet * 265 Dense, concentrated Puligny, lightly honeyed with impressive depth of flavour BU45151 Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Folatières * 265 Quintessential, racy Puligny from a vineyard high on the Côte producing refined, mineral wines BU45161 Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Combettes * 375 ipe and honeyed Puligny with an extra length of flavour which sets this apart as the best premier cru in the Sauzet cellar Domaine Tollot-Beaut, Chorey-lès-Beaune This dedicated domaine takes great care in the vineyard and maintains low yields. They produce generously flavoured wines from modest appellations. That is a very welcome, if rare, combination in Burgundy BU45621 Chorey-lès-Beaune * 73 Plump and fruity Burgundy offered at a very attractive price BU45631 Savigny-lès-Beaune Premier Cru Lavières * 98 25% less crop than normal because of hail, this is correspondingly more concentrated than usual. Lovely sweet fruit and light vanilla from the oak Jean-Marc Vincent, Santenay This is a wonderful cellar in I am full of admiration for Jean-Marc Vincent and his delightful wife Anne-Marie and their wines. Inheriting his grandfather s vines, Jean-Marc has made a huge success of this domaine through back-breaking work, huge ingenuity, radical thinking in the vineyard and all with very little money. He works with small yields and then extracts very little resulting in naturally balanced wines with a beautiful texture. These 2008s are some of the best wines he has made and are highly recommended BU45741 Santenay ouge Premier Cru Beaurepaire 98 Lovely juicy Santenay, ripe, yet fresh BU45751 Santenay ouge Premier Cru Gravières * 98 A wonderful vineyard producing elegant wines, with a soothing palate supported by ripe and sweet tannins BU45761 Santenay ouge Premier Cru Passetemps 98 A pretty black-fruit pinot, with soft tannins and a round palate BU45781 Auxey-Duresses Les Hautés * 88 Quite superb wine made from a vineyard bordering Meursault, and from very low yields. You can taste the concentration in the rich yet balanced palate ed wine hite wine * These wines feature in mixed cases on page 15 Page 14

15 MIXED CASES INTODUCTION TO ED BUGUNDY Drinking window: ref OC2466 at 137 A 12-bottle case containing three bottles each of the following four red wines: Côtes de Nuits Villages Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Potel Savigny-lès-Beaune Aux Grands Liards Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Camus-Bruchon Bourgogne ouge Vieilles Vignes Maison Dieu, Domaine Potel Chorey-lès-Beaune, Domaine Tollot-Beaut ED BUGUNDY VILLAGES Drinking window: ref OC2476 at 222 A 12-bottle case containing three bottles each of the following four red wines: Nuits-St-Georges, Domaine obert Chevillon Savigny-lès-Beaune Lavières, Domaine Tollot-Beaut Gevrey-Chambertin, Domaine Maume Santenay ouge Premier Cru Gravières, Jean-Marc Vincent HITE BUGUNDY Drinking window: ref OC2486 at 137 A 12-bottle case containing three bottles each of the following four white wines: Mâcon-Chardonnay, Domaine Saint Denis Pouilly-Fuissé Vieilles Vignes, Domaine de la Soufrandise Auxey-Duresses Les Hautés, Jean-Marc Vincent Bourgogne Chardonnay, Domaine Coche-Bizouard ETIENNE SAUZET Drinking window: ref OC2506 at 258 A six-bottle case containing one bottle each of the following six white wines: Puligny-Montrachet, Etienne Sauzet Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru La Garenne, Etienne Sauzet Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru eferts, Etienne Sauzet Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Champ Canet, Etienne Sauzet Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Combettes, Etienne Sauzet Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Folatières, Etienne Sauzet DOMAINE LEFLAIVE Drinking window: 2015 ref OC2496 at 745 A six-bottle case containing one bottle each of the following six white wines: Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Clavoillon, Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Folatières, Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Pucelles, Domaine Leflaive Bienvenue Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru, Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru, Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru, Domaine Leflaive Drinking dates for these mixed cases refer to the period when all the wines will be at their peak. Please refer to the individual wine for its recommended drink date. Page 15

16 hen demand exceeds supply e expect demand for these wines to be high. The Society shares out oversubscribed wines as widely as possible down to a minimum practical level per member. Please be aware some wines will still sell out and you should indicate your preferred substitute should your first choice be sold out. Alternatively, you can allow The Society to choose for you. Allowing substitution and/or suggesting a preferred alternative will help increase the likelihood of receiving wines in a similar style should your first choice be sold out; it will not lessen your chances of getting your first choice. Unless you state otherwise, The Society will assume you are happy to receive suitable substitutes. The Society will only substitute with wines of similar quality to those requested. How this offer works Orders by post, fax and website will be accepted. If you would like to order via the website, visit and follow the on-screen instructions. You need a password to order from the site which can be requested online and will be posted to you the following working day. Orders need to arrive at Stevenage by 9pm, Tuesday 16th March, 2010 and will be processed thereafter. Members whose orders have been received by this date will receive confirmation of their purchase by 13th April, 2010 at the latest. Members whose orders have been received after this time will receive notification by 23rd April, Notifications by The Society is able to send transactional correspondence including notification of wines allocated for opening offers, and subsequent invoices, by . For full details please visit and click on My Account then Contact Preferences. If you wish to receive notifications for this and subsequent opening offers, and have not already notified us, please see the order form for instructions. Members eserves Members eserves is a purpose-built, temperature-controlled facility offering members access to optimum storage conditions. The annual rental charge (currently 7.92 per dozen if paid by direct debit, 8.40 if not) includes VAT and insurance at replacement value. Any wine bought from The Society, by the unmixed or pre-mixed dozen, may be added or removed at any time. Members using the facility receive an annual account which lists wines held, along with The Society s recommended drinking dates for each. hat the price includes Prices shown include delivery to a UK address. They do not include excise duty or VAT. Payment of duty and VAT, at the prevailing rate (currently duty per 12 75cl-bottle case, 9.63 per six-bottle case and 17.5% VAT payable on wine and duty) will be requested once the wines arrive at Stevenage. This is expected to be spring Once the wines arrive at Stevenage, members may opt to have them delivered within the UK or stored in duty-paid Members eserves. Notes Members, especially those living overseas, should note that only unmixed cases may be exported or transferred to an outside bond. ines are offered in cases of 12 or 6 bottles as indicated. Please note that these wines cannot be collected or delivered from our showroom in Montreuil. Please read the full terms and conditions for this offer set out on the enclosed order form or on our website before placing your order. This offer will close at 9pm, Tuesday, 16th March For information regarding this offer after this date please contact Member Services on , or memberservices@thewinesociety.com. The Society s Guarantee Drinking wine bought from The ine Society should be a pleasurable experience. If at any time you are dissatisfied, we would like to hear from you. Contact us and we will be pleased to help. egistered as:the International Exhibition Co-operative ine Society Limited, Gunnels ood oad, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2BT Enquiries Orders Fax ebsite