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    FAIVELEY - Corton Grand cru Clos des Cortons - 2016

    • - 96 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    March 2018

    Untouched by the frost in 2016, this comes from an east-facing, 2.77-hectare parcel above Ladoix is...

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    FAIVELEY - Mazis-Chambertin Grand cru - 2016

    • - 96 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    March 2018

    Five parcels of Mazis make up the Faiveleys' 1.6 hectares of this Grand Cru. It's another very...

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    FAIVELEY - Clos de Vougeot Grand cru - 2016

    • - 94 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    March 2018

    The Faiveleys' three parcels of Clos de Vougeot - one in the middle and two in the lower part of...

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    DOMAINE JEAN GRIVOT - Clos de Vougeot Grand cru - 2016

    • - 96 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    March 2018

    The Grivot plantings may be in the less fancied bottom half of the Clos, but there's nothing...

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    DOMAINE DE COURCEL - Pommard 1er cru Grand Clos des Epenots - 2016

    • - 95 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    March 2018

    It's always interesting to compare this with the similarly named Clos des Epeneaux from Domaine...

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    CONFURON-COTETIDOT - Vosne-Romanée 1er cru les Suchots - 2016

    • - 96 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    March 2018

    One of the most concentrated wines in Yves Confuron's cellar - and that's saying quite a bit - this...

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    CONFURON-COTETIDOT - Echezeaux Grand cru - 2016

    • - 95 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    March 2018

    Yields were very low at Confuron-Cotetidot in 2016, and especially in the domaine's 0.4-hectare...

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    CONFURON-COTETIDOT - Charmes-Chambertin Grand cru - 2016

    • - 94 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    March 2018

    This was going through a late malolactic when I tasted it in Burgundy so a little tricky to get a...

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    FAIVELEY - Echezeaux Grand cru - 2016

    • - 96 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    March 2018

    One of the few Grand Cru bottlings that carries the name of its climat on the label, this was hit...

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    FAIVELEY - Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux St Jacques - 2016

    • - 95 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    March 2018

    An acquisition that came with the Dupont-Tisserandot purchase in 2012, this hails from three...

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    FAIVELEY - Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru Les Saint Georges - 2016

    • - 95 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    March 2018

    Frost-affected in 2016, in common with the rest of the Premier Cru, the Faiveley holdings were...

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    FAIVELEY - Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos des Issarts Monopole - 2016

    • - 94 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    March 2018

    Located next to Ruchottes-Chambertin in the corner of the Combe de Lavaux, this is one of those...

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    FAIVELEY - Gevrey-Chambertin 1er cru La Combe aux Moines - 2016

    • - 94 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    March 2018

    The old vine concentration is appealingly evident on this intensely coloured Premier Cru from the...

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    FAIVELEY - Musigny Grand Cru - 2016

    • - 94 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    March 2018

    With 50% whole bunches and only new wood used on this wine, it's unsurprisingly intense. The oak is...

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    DOMAINE DE COURCEL - Pommard 1er cru Les Rugiens - 2016

    • - 95 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    March 2018

    If you don't like Pommard that tastes like traditional, come-back-in-a-decade Pommard, then you...

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    DOMAINE JEAN GRIVOT - Vosne-Romanée 1er cru Les Beaux Monts - 2016

    • - 96 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    March 2018

    Located next to Aux Brûlées, but very different in style, this is savoury and very aromatic, with...

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    CONFURON-COTETIDOT - Gevrey-Chambertin 1er cru Craipillot - 2016

    • - 95 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    March 2018

    This stony site is comparatively warm, despite its proximity to the cool breezes of Combe de...

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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Corton Grand cru Les Renardes - 2016

    • - 97 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    March 2018

    Thibault Liger-Belair has produced one of the best Cortons of the vintage, in a harvest when the...

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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru 'Les Saint Georges' - 2016

    • - 97 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    March 2018

    “Great, but not much of it,” is how Thibault Liger-Belair describes his third of a normal crop....

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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Charmes-Chambertin Grand cru - 2016

    • - 97 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    March 2018

    “My aim,” says Thibault Liger-Belair, “is to make a Charmes with some tension.” This comes...

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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Clos de Vougeot Grand cru - 2016

    • - 96 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    March 2018

    The position of Louis-Michel Liger-Belair's parcel of Clos de Vougeot, close to the wall that...

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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Richebourg Grand cru - 2016

    • - 95 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    March 2018

    Featuring the highest ever percentage of whole bunches (40%), this entirely new oak aged red is...

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    THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Vosne-Romanée Aux Réas - 2016

    • - 94 points-

    Tim Atkin MW

    March 2018

    Aux Réas is on the south side of Vosne, touching Nuits-St-Georges. For a “simple” village wine...

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    INGLENOOK - Cabernet Sauvignon 1882 - 2014

    • - 92 points-

    Vinous

    March 2018

    The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon 1882 is a delicious entry-level wine from Inglenook. Plump, juicy and...

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