An Introduction to Tasting Reports
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An Introduction to Tasting Notes
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Vintage
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2021
- 2021 in Burgundy: An Introduction to the 2021 Vintage
- 2021 Côte de Beaune
- 2021 Côte de Beaune: Meursault
- 2021 Côte de Beaune: St-Aubin, Puligny, Chassagne, Santenay
- 2021 Côte de Nuits North: Chambolle-Musigny to Marsannay
- 2021 Côte de Nuits South: Vosne-Romanée to Nuits-St-Georges
- The Chablis 2021 Report
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2020
- 2020 Vintage Weather Report
- 2020 Vintage Overview
- 2020 Chablis
- 2020 Chablis In Bottle (Catch them while you can)
- 2020 Côte de Beaune South: Maranges to Meursault
- 2020 Côte de Nuits North: Chambolle-Musigny to Marsannay
- 2020 Côte de Nuits South: Nuits-St-Georges to Vougeot
- 2020 Vintage Weather Report
- A Côte Chalonnaise Miscellany
- Beaune Revisited (2020 Vintage)
- Bien Boire en Beaujolais 2022
- Côte de Beaune 2020 Revisited
- 2020 Côte de Beaune North: Volnay to the Hill of Corton
- Côte de Nuits Villages: A Smart Place to Look for Affordable Gems
- Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2021 and 2020
- Domaine Leflaive 2020 & 2019
- Domaine Potinet-Ampeau
- Laurent Ponsot: The 2020 Vintage in Bottle
- More 2020s from the Côte de Nuits: Domaine René Bouvier and Domaine Vincent Ledy
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2019
- 2019 Vintage Overview
- 2019 Continued: Chassagne-Montrachet
- 2019 Continued: Further tastings in Chambolle-Musigny and Vougeot
- 2019 Continued: Further Tastings in Nuits-St-Georges
- 2019 continued: Hautes Côtes de Beaune
- 2019 Continued: Monthelie
- 2019 Continued: Santenay & Maranges
- 2019 Continued: St-Aubin
- 2019 Côte Chalonnaise
- 2019 Côte de Beaune Report
- 2019 Côte de Nuits Report
- 2019: Further Tastings from Chablis
- 2019: Further Tastings from the Côte de Beaune
- 2019: Further Tastings from the Côte de Nuits
- 2019 Mâconnais Report
- 2019: Puligny-Montrachet continued
- 2019 Vintage continued: Further tastings in Gevrey-Chambertin and Brochon
- Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux: The 2019 Vintage in Bottle
- Domaine de la Romanée-Conti: The 2019 Vintage in Bottle
- Domaine Joseph Roty: The 2019 Vintage in Bottle
- Grandes Maisons Grands Crus
- Laurent Ponsot: The 2019 Vintage in Bottle
- Meursault 2019 Continued
- Pernand-Vergelesses: The Apprentice and the Aristocrat
- Pierre Millemann: 2020 from Barrel and 2019 in Bottle
- 2019 Chablis Report
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2018
- 2018 Vintage Overview
- 2018 Revisted
- 2018: The Vintage Report (Chablis)
- 2018: The Vintage Report (Côte de Beaune)
- 2018: The Vintage Report (Côte de Nuits)
- 2018: The Vintage Report (Introduction)
- 2018: The Vintage Report: Mâconnais & Beaujolais
- A Visit to Raphaël Coche-Dury to Taste the 2018 Vintage
- Clos de Vougeot: Vertical Tastings from the Grands Jours de Bourgogne
- Côte Chalonnaise 2018
- Côte de Beaune 2018: An Extra Report
- Côte de Nuits 2018: An Extra Report
- Domaine Benoît Ente
- Domaine de la Romanée-Conti: The 2018 Vintage In Bottle
- Domaine Joseph Roty: The 2018 Vintage
- Marsannay
- Red Burgfest 2018
- Vincent Dancer
- White Burgfest 2018
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2017
- 2017 Vintage Overview
- 2017: The Vintage Report (Chablis)
- 2017: The Vintage Report (Côte de Beaune)
- 2017: The Vintage Report (Côte de Nuits)
- 2017: The Vintage Report (Introduction)
- 2017s in London
- Chablis: 2017 Wines Re-Tasted
- Côte de Beaune: 2017 Wines Re-Tasted
- Côte de Nuits: 2017 Wines Re-Tasted
- Domaine Darviot-Perrin
- Domaine Henri Jouan
- Mâconnais 2017
- Mâconnais & Beaujolais: 2017 Wines Re-Tasted
- Red Burgfest 2017
- White Burgfest 2017
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
- 1996
- 1995
- 1994
- 1993
- 1992
- 1991
- 1990
- 1985
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Zoom Webinars
- 160th Hospices de Beaune Christie's Wine Sale
- Jasper on Zoom: 1855 Revisited: Tete de Cuvée Vineyards
- Jasper on Zoom: 2010 Red Horizontal
- Jasper on Zoom: 2014 White Horizontal
- Jasper on Zoom: 2015 Red Burgundy: Where Does It Rank in the Hall of Fame?
- Jasper on Zoom: Aligoté Fest
- Jasper on Zoom: Ancient Vines
- Jasper on Zoom: Beaujolais: Moulin-à-Vent
- Jasper on Zoom: Biodynamic Burgundy
- Jasper on Zoom: Bonneau du Martray
- Jasper on Zoom: Bonnes Mares
- Jasper on Zoom: Burgundy & Bordeaux – 67 Pall Mall Christmas Battle
- Jasper on Zoom: Chablis
- Jasper on Zoom: Chambolle-Musigny Combe d’Orveau
- Jasper on Zoom: Gevrey Clos St-Jacques in 2017
- Jasper on Zoom: Grand Cru Burgundy: Romanée-St-Vivant
- Jasper on Zoom: Grand Crus of Morey St-Denis
- Jasper on Zoom: Grands Echézeaux
- Jasper on Zoom: Heading to the Back Country of the Côte de Beaune
- Jasper on Zoom: Hospices de Beaune
- Jasper on Zoom: In Conversation with Benjamin Leroux
- Jasper on Zoom: Jane's & My Favourites Outside of Burgundy & Bordeaux
- Jasper on Zoom: Jasper’s Top 6 Côte Chalonnaise Vignerons
- Jasper on Zoom: Magnificent Meursault
- Jasper on Zoom: My Favourites for the Christmas Season
- Jasper on Zoom: Outstanding White Burgundy: 6 of The Very Best 1er Crus
- Jasper on Zoom: Pouilly-Fuissé
- Jasper on Zoom: The Future of Burgundy
- Jasper on Zoom: The Grand Crus of Chambertin
- Jasper on Zoom: The New Generation in Burgundy
- Jasper on Zoom: Top White Burgundy – Montrachet & friends
- Jasper on Zoom: Understanding Corton
- Jasper on Zoom: With or Without Stems
- JMIB Live: Chablis and Mâconnais
- JMIB Live: Great Reds of Côte de Beaune
- JMIB Live: Reviewing Burgundy En Primeur Pricing Dynamics for 2019
- JMIB Live: Reviewing the Côte d’Or Whites
- JMIB Live: Reviewing the Southern Côte de Nuits
- JMIB Live: Reviewing the Sweet Spots: Gevrey-Chambertin & the Northern Côte de Nuits
- JMIB Live: The 2019 Vintage: The Truth from the Man on the Ground
- JMIB Live: The Premature Oxidation Phenomenon
- Listen: Jasper on His Life with Burgundy Wine
- Other
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2021
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Producer
- Armand, Domaine du Comte
- Arnoux-Lachaux, Domaine
- Bachelet, Domaine Denis
- Bernard-Bonin, Domaine
- Bouchard Père & Fils
- Cathiard, André
- Cathiard, Domaine Sylvain
- Clair, Domaine Bruno
- Clair-Daü, Domaine
- Clos, Domaine des
- Coche-Dury, Domaine
- Dancer, Vincent
- Darviot-Perrin, Domaine
- Drouhin, Joseph
- Dugat-Py, Domaine
- Dujac, Domaine
- Duroché, Domaine
- Engel, Domaine René
- Ente, Domaine Arnaud
- Ente, Domaine Benoît
- Faiveley, Domaine
- Fichet, Jean-Philippe
- Garcia, Pierre-Olivier
- Gaunoux, Domaine Michel
- Giroud, Maison Camille
- Grivot, Domaine Jean
- Groffier, Domaine Robert Père & Fils
- Gros, Domaine Anne
- Guillemot-Michel, Domaine
- Jadot, Domaine Louis
- Jouan, Domaine Henri
- Kerlann, Hervé
- Lafarge, Domaine Michel
- Lafon, Domaine des Comtes
- Lamarche, Domaine François
- Lambrays, Clos de
- Lamy, Domaine Hubert
- Leflaive, Domaine
- Leroy, Domaine
- Magnien, Domaine Michel
- Méo-Camuzet, Domaine
- Millemann, Pierre
- Mortet, Domaine Denis
- Mugnier, Domaine J-F
- Ponsot, Domaine
- Ponsot, Laurent
- Potinet-Ampeau, Domaine
- Raveneau, Domaine François
- Romanée-Conti, Domaine de la
- Roty, Domaine Joseph
- Roumier, Domaine G
- Rousseau, Domaine Armand
- Tart, Domaine du Clos de
- Tollot-Beaut, Domaine
- Vougeraie, Domaine de la
- Williams Selyem
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Village
- Auxerrois
- Auxey-Duresses
- Beaujolais
- Beaune
- Bourgogne
- Chablis
- Chambertin
- Chambolle-Musigny
- Chassagne-Montrachet
- Corton
- Côte Chalonnaise
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Côte de Beaune
- 2017: The Vintage Report (Côte de Beaune)
- 2018: The Vintage Report (Côte de Beaune)
- 2019 Côte de Beaune Report
- 2019: Further Tastings from the Côte de Beaune
- 2020 Côte de Beaune South: Maranges to Meursault
- 2021 Côte de Beaune
- 2021 Côte de Beaune: St-Aubin, Puligny, Chassagne, Santenay
- Côte de Beaune: 2017 Wines Re-Tasted
- Côte de Beaune 2020 Revisited
- 2020 Côte de Beaune North: Volnay to the Hill of Corton
- Côte de Beaune-Villages
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Côte de Nuits
- 2017: The Vintage Report (Côte de Nuits)
- 2018: The Vintage Report (Côte de Nuits)
- 2019: Further Tastings from the Côte de Nuits
- 2020 Côte de Nuits North: Chambolle-Musigny to Marsannay
- 2020 Côte de Nuits South: Nuits-St-Georges to Vougeot
- 2021 Côte de Nuits North: Chambolle-Musigny to Marsannay
- 2021 Côte de Nuits South: Vosne-Romanée to Nuits-St-Georges
- Côte de Nuits: 2017 Wines Re-Tasted
- Côte de Nuits 2018: An Extra Report
- Côte de Nuits-Villages
- Fixin
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Gevrey-Chambertin
- 2019 Vintage continued: Further tastings in Gevrey-Chambertin and Brochon
- Domaine Armand Rousseau: Chambertin Clos de Bèze
- Domaine Denis Mortet: Chambertin
- Chambertin, Domaine Armand Rousseau
- Christophe Roumier: Ruchottes-Chambertin
- Domaine Bruno Clair: Chambertin Clos de Bèze
- Domaine Denis Bachelet: Charmes Chambertin Vieilles Vignes
- Domaine Dugat-Py dinner
- Domaine Duroché: A Retrospective of Lavaut-St-Jacques
- Domaine Armand Rousseau: Chambertin
- Gevrey-Chambertin, Clos St Jacques
- Hautes Côtes
- Maranges
- Marsannay
- Mâcon
- Mâcon-Villages
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Meursault
- 2021 Côte de Beaune: Meursault
- An Undervalued Masterpiece: Meursault Genevrières 1er Cru, Domaine des Comtes Lafon
- First Visit to Domaine Bernard-Bonin
- Jean-Philippe Fichet: A Vertical Tasting of his Meursault Les Chevalières
- Meursault 2019 Continued
- Meursault Masterclass
- The Wizards of Meursault 1: Coche-Dury
- The wizards of Meursault 2: Domaine Arnaud Ente
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Mixed Fine Wines
- A Miscellany of Fine Wines
- A Pinot Lunch at Berry Bros & Rudd
- A Tale of 3 Burgundian Châteaux
- Catching Up!
- Central Otago Pinot Noir Celebration
- Fine wines of New Zealand
- Flashback to July 2018: A Few Hedonistic Days in Burgundy with Friends from Hong Kong
- Grandes Maisons Grands Crus
- Lockdown Wines 2
- Lockdown Wines – April/May 2020
- The Antidote to Dry January
- Monthelie
- Montrachet
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Morey-St-Denis
- Clos de Tart: Sylvain Pitiot Retrospective
- Domaine Michel Magnien: All Change?
- Domaine Ponsot’s 150th Anniversary: Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes
- Domaine Ponsot’s 150th Anniversary: Clos des Monts Luisants
- Domaine Dujac - a Double Double Bill (Part Two)
- Domaine Dujac - a Double Double Bill (Part One)
- Notting Hill Clos de la Roche
- Retrospective: A century of Clos des Lambrays
- Moulin-à-Vent
- Nuits-St-Georges
- Pernand-Vergelesses
- Pommard
- Puligny-Montrachet
- Santenay
- St-Aubin
- St-Romain
- Viré-Clessé
- Volnay
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Vosne-Romanée
- An Echezeaux Vertical: 67 Pall Mall, December 2018
- Domaine Cathiard Retrospective
- Domaine Leroy 2004
- Domaine René Engel Dinner
- Domaine René Engel Retrospective
- Domaine Lamarche: La Grande Rue
- Domaine Jean Grivot: Richebourg
- Domaine Méo-Camuzet: Richebourg
- Richebourg Retrospective: Domaines Anne, François & Jean Gros
- Domaine Cathiard Dinner
- The Richebourg Rumble
- Vougeot
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Tasting Reports
Many of the Tasting Notes in our database originated in reports on a vintage, vineyard or producer. These can be accessed in full via the drop-down menu or via the tiles below.
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy uses a combination of the following two scales to help distinguish a truly successful wine.
The 100 Point Scale
Most international publications have taken to this scale. It is much more useful in Bordeaux or for other regions where a producer offers a single wine, but less well in Burgundy or wherever a producer has a wide range of wines which tend broadly to follow a hierarchical pattern – in our case generic Bourgogne, village, lieu-dit, premier cru, grand cru.
There will be occasions when a Bourgogne Rouge stands out as a more successful wine than the same producer’s village wine but this doesn’t happen often. So we need some way to flag up wines which are really fine examples of their category. So step forward… The Five Star Scale
The Five Star Scale
An outstanding wine in its category. This accolade will be given very rarely, certainly to less than 10% of wines tasted across the year. A generic Bourgogne might deserve this reward if it merits 89 or 90 points whereas a Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles would need 96 for the same result.
An excellent wine in its category and given the ‘unicorn’ status of the fifth star, any producer receiving 4 stars for a wine should be extremely proud of their achievement.
A wine that meets or exceeds expectations: the producer has done very well in this vintage. These wines are recommended for purchase if they fall within your style and pricing brackets.
Two stars may seem ungenerous, but nonetheless this wine fulfils what the appellation or vineyard should be able to offer. While the little bit extra may not be readily evident, this is still a well-made wine.
A little bit disappointing compared to expectations. We hope that there will not be too many wines in this category, given that most wines tasted come from producers pre-selected for their quality.
Some wines may not gain a star of any sort though these will normally be suffering from a specific fault.
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