{"id":4710,"date":"2013-01-29T13:29:30","date_gmt":"2013-01-29T13:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4710"},"modified":"2013-01-29T13:43:28","modified_gmt":"2013-01-29T13:43:28","slug":"2011-burgundy-the-thoughts-of-tim-atkin-mw-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/01\/2011-burgundy-the-thoughts-of-tim-atkin-mw-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2011 Burgundy &#8211; the thoughts of Tim Atkin MW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another exhaustive taster of new vintage Burgundies is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timatkin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tim Atkin MW<\/a>, who has been hard at work, both at the tasting table and the lap-top, of late.\u00a0 If for nothing else than the beautiful photographs, his opus on the 2011 vintage is well worth a look.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timatkin.com\/reports\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Tim Atkin Burgundy 2011 Special Report\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Tim-Atkin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"392\" height=\"98\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is an in-depth analysis of the vintage itself which concludes that one really should be indulging.<br \/>\n\u201cShould you buy a few cases of 2011? I believe that you should. This is a vintage for wine lovers, rather than investors, but that\u2019s no bad thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">All prices quoted below are\u00a0<strong>In Bond<\/strong>\u00a0prices. \u00a0For Duty Paid prices and all other conditions please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/offer\/88\/2011%20Burgundy.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>LEA &amp; SANDEMAN<\/strong><\/span><\/a> web-site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Detailed notes are posted only (only?) for the top 250 wines, but that still leaves plenty of room for\u00a0<strong>LEA &amp; SANDEMAN<\/strong>\u00a0listed Burgundies. \u00a0To Marie-Christine Mugneret-Gibourg goes the accolade of making our top-scoring wine in Tim\u2019s list \u2013\u00a0<strong>Clos Vougeot Grand Cru 2011 Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg<\/strong>.\u00a0 Such is the quality and such are the small quantities involved, that the Clos Vougeot is already sold out. You can, however, buy some of Marie-Christine&#8217;s other wines with confidence &#8211; Tim picks out Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg as one of his Producers to Watch &#8211;\u00a0\u201cHer wines are very fine and detailed, favouring the chisel over the sledgehammer. \u201c<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES-1er-Cru-Chaignots-Domaine-Georges-Mugneret-Gibourg-17812-00.html?category=107\" target=\"_blank\">Nuits St Georges 1er cru Les Chaignots 2011 Mugneret-Gibourg<\/a> (case of 12 \u00a3525)\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; 93 points<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-VOSNE-ROMANEE-Domaine-Georges-Mugneret-Gibourg-17888-00.html?category=107\" target=\"_blank\">Vosne Roman\u00e9e 2011 Mugneret-Gibourg<\/a> (case of 12 \u00a3348)\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; 92 points<\/p>\n<p>Huddled together on an impressive 95 points are our highest-scoring non-Grand Cru wines, three of which come from the same wine maker. \u00a0Yves Confuron, aside from having his own Domaine, makes the wines at Domaine Courcel in Pommard.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN-1er-Cru-Lavaut-Saint-Jacques-Domaine-J-Confuron-Cotetidot-17770-00.html?category=107\" target=\"_blank\">Gevrey Chambertin 1er cru Lavaut-St-Jacques 2011 Domaine Confuron-Cotetidot<\/a>\u00a0(case of 12 \u00a3573)<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u201cthe wines from Lavaux\/Lavaut are some of my favourites in 2011.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-POMMARD-1er-Cru-Grand-Clos-des-Epenots-Domaine-de-Courcel-17522-00.html?category=106\" target=\"_blank\">Pommard 1er cru Grand Clos des \u00c9penots 2011 Domaine Courcel<\/a>\u00a0(case of six \u00a3297)<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cquintessential Pommard: rich and concentrated, but with firm, slightly austere tannins.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-POMMARD-1er-Cru-Rugiens-Domaine-de-Courcel-17936-00.html?category=106\" target=\"_blank\">Pommard 1er cru Rugiens 2011 Domaine Courcel<\/a>\u00a0(case of six \u00a3363)<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u201cthe most Pommard-like of Pommards\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also knocking in an impressive score of 95 points is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET-1er-Cru-Grandes-Ruchottes-Domaine-Fernand-Laurent-Pillot-17529-00.html?category=109\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Chassagne Montrachet 1er cru Grandes Ruchottes 2011 F&amp;L Pillot<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<strong>(case of 12 \u00a3321)<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u201c\u2026stylish, modern white Burgundy of a very high order. Forward. Rich and smoky, with creamy, lees-derived richness and superb definition.\u201d\u00a0 2013-2020<br \/>\nAlmost as impressive is the 94 points worth of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET-1er-Cru-Morgeot-Domaine-Fernand-Laurent-Pillot-17535-00.html?category=109\" target=\"_blank\">Chassagne Montrachet 1er cru Morgeot 2011 F&amp;L Pillot 2011 (case of 12 \u00a3249)<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8220;The Pillots have made some of the best value white wines of the vintage, typified by this cashew and citrus fruit scented Chassagne. Minerally, taut and very complex, this is white winemaking of a high calibre.&#8221; \u00a02014-22<br \/>\nTim&#8217;s observation that \u201call the wines from this Chassagne-based domaine are impressive in 2011\u201d is born out out the fact that all of Laurent Pillot&#8217;s Montrachets scored 90 points or more,<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET-1er-Cru-Vergers-Domaine-Fernand-Laurent-Pillot-17590-00.html?category=109\" target=\"_blank\">Chassagne Montrachet 1er cru Vergers 2011 F&amp;L Pillot<\/a> (case of 12 \u00a3249)<\/strong> &#8211; 93 points<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET-1er-Cru-Vide-Bourse-Domaine-Fernand-Laurent-Pillot-17823-00.html?category=109\" target=\"_blank\">Chassagne Montrachet 1er cru Vide Bourse 2011 F&amp;L Pillot<\/a> (case of 12 \u00a3306)<\/strong> &#8211; 93 points<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET-1er-Cru-Champgains-Domaine-Fernand-Laurent-Pillot-17736-00.html?category=109\" target=\"_blank\">Chassagne Montrachet 1er cru Champgains 2011 F&amp;L Pillot<\/a> (case of 12 \u00a3249)<\/strong> &#8211; 92 points<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-PULIGNY-MONTRACHET-Noyers-Brets-Domaine-Fernand-Laurent-Pillot-17621-00.html?category=109\" target=\"_blank\">Puligny Montrachet Noyers Brets 2011 F&amp;L Pillot<\/a> (case of 12 \u00a3210)\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; 90 points<br \/>\nnot a 1er cru, this one, so offering some rather good value, as pointed out by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/01\/2011-burgundy-jancis-recommends\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Jancis Robinson MW<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tim\u2019s list of the\u00a0<strong>25 Top Producers in Burgundy<\/strong>\u00a0has all the famous names that one might expect on it, but includes Domaines<strong>\u00a0Jean-Marc Boillot<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Confuron-Cotetidot<\/strong>, both cornerstones of the\u00a0<strong>LEA &amp; SANDEMAN<\/strong>\u00a0Burgundy range. \u00a0As we have seen, Yves Confuron&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN-1er-Cru-Lavaut-Saint-Jacques-Domaine-J-Confuron-Cotetidot-17770-00.html?category=107\" target=\"_blank\">Lavaut-St-Jacques<\/a> scored very well, but so did<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-CHARMES-CHAMBERTIN-Grand-Cru-Domaine-J-Confuron-Cotetidot-17860-00.html?category=107\" target=\"_blank\">Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru 2011 Confuron-Cotetidot<\/a> (case of six \u00a3447)<\/strong> &#8211; 94 points<br \/>\n&#8220;Dark and brooding, with serious tannins and a sappy, refreshing finish.&#8221; 2017-28<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN-1er-Cru-Craipillot-Domaine-J-Confuron-Cotetidot-17609-00.html?category=107\" target=\"_blank\">Gevrey Chambertin 1er cru Craipillot 2011 Confuron-Cotetidot<\/a> (case of 12 \u00a3414)\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; 93 points<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-VOSNE-ROMANEE-1er-Cru-Suchots-Domaine-J-Confuron-Cotetidot-17834-00.html?category=107\" target=\"_blank\">Vosne Roman\u00e9e 1er cru Les Suchots 2011 Confuron-Cotetidot<\/a> (case of 12 \u00a3543)\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; 93 points<br \/>\nJust to prove that he doesn&#8217;t make <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">all<\/span> of his best Pommard at Domaine Courcel<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-POMMARD-1er-Cru-Arvelets-Domaine-J-Confuron-Cotetidot-18046-00.html?category=106\" target=\"_blank\">Pommard 1er cru Les Arvelets 2011 Confuron-Cotetidot<\/a> (case of 12 \u00a3426)<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; 92 points<br \/>\nAnd you shouldn&#8217;t miss out on the &#8216;village&#8217; wines either<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY-Domaine-J-Confuron-Cotetidot-17682-00.html?category=107\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Chambolle Musigny 2011 Confuron-Cotetidot<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<strong>(case of 12 \u00a3294)<\/strong> &#8211; 92 points<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN-Domaine-J-Confuron-Cotetidot-17820-00.html?category=107\" target=\"_blank\">Gevrey Chambertin 2011 Confuron-Cotetidot<\/a> (case of 12 \u00a3279)\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; 91 points<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES-Domaine-J-Confuron-Cotetidot-17547-00.html?category=107\" target=\"_blank\">Nuits St Georges 2011 Confuron-Cotetidot<\/a> (case of 12 \u00a3276)\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; 91 points<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jean-Marc Boillot&#8217;s<\/strong> ever-reliable &#8216;village&#8217; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-PULIGNY-MONTRACHET-Domaine-Jean-Marc-Boillot-17763-00.html?category=109\" target=\"_blank\">Puligny Montrachet<\/a> (case of 12 \u00a3270)<\/strong> scores a very respectable 89 points, with the awesome <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-PULIGNY-MONTRACHET-1er-Cru-Champ-Canet-Domaine-Jean-Marc-Boillot-18028-00.html?category=109\" target=\"_blank\">1er cru Champ Canet<\/a> (case of 12 \u00a3432)<\/strong> drawing in 92 points.<\/p>\n<p>More excitingly, perhaps, is Tim\u2019s list of the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #990000;\"><strong>25 Top Value Producers<\/strong><\/span>, where our range fares even better.<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #990000;\">A&amp;F Boudin<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-CHABLIS-1er-Cru-Fourchaumes-Domaine-Adhemar-et-Francis-Boudin-17670-00.html?category=100\" target=\"_blank\">Chablis 1er cru Fourchaumes 2011<\/a> (case of 12 \u00a3120)\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; 91 points<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #990000;\"><strong>Moreau-Naudet<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-CHABLIS-Grand-Cru-Valmur-Domaine-Moreau-Naudet-17858-00.html?category=100\" target=\"_blank\">Chablis Grand Cru Valmur 2011<\/a> (case of 12 \u00a3234)<\/strong> &#8211; 93 points<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-CHABLIS-1er-Cru-Montmains-Domaine-Moreau-Naudet-17938-00.html?category=100\" target=\"_blank\">Chablis 1er cru Montmains 2011<\/a> (case of 12 \u00a3135)<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; 92 points<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #990000;\"><strong>Daniel Barraud<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-POUILLY-FUISSE-La-Roche-Domaine-Daniel-Barraud-17320-00.html?category=102\" target=\"_blank\">Pouilly Fuiss\u00e9 La R\u00f4che 2011<\/a> (case of 12 \u00a3183)<\/strong> &#8211; 91 points<br \/>\nanother one highly recommended by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/01\/2011-burgundy-jancis-recommends\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jancis Robinson MW<\/a> in the FT<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-POUILLY-FUISSE-Vieilles-Vignes-La-Verchere-Domaine-Daniel-Barraud-17319-00.html?category=102\" target=\"_blank\">Pouilly Fuiss\u00e9, Vieilles Vignes La Verch\u00e8re 2011<\/a>\u00a0(case of 12 \u00a3162)<\/strong> &#8211; 90 points<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-POUILLY-FUISSE-Vieilles-Vignes-Les-Crays-Domaine-Daniel-Barraud-17321-00.html?category=102\" target=\"_blank\">Pouilly Fuiss\u00e9, Vieilles Vignes Les Crays<\/a> (case of 12 \u00a3183)<\/strong> &#8211; 90 points<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #990000;\"><strong>Domaine Huguenot<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nthis Domaine was new to <strong>LEA &amp; SANDEMAN<\/strong> at the 2009 vintage but it&#8217;s already a firm favourite and fully organic from the 2010 vintage.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN-1er-Cru-Fonteny-Domaine-Huguenot-17538-00.html?category=107\" target=\"_blank\">Gevrey Chambertin 1er cru Fonteny\u00a02011<\/a> (case of six \u00a3180)\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; 92 points<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-MARSANNAY-Domaine-Huguenot-17517-00.html?category=107\" target=\"_blank\">Marsannay 2011<\/a> (case of six \u00a360)<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; 90 points<br \/>\nFor sheer value and charm, the Marsannay is difficult to beat.<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #990000;\">Hubert Lamy<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong>Hubert Lamy has been a firm favourite with <strong>LEA &amp; SANDEMAN<\/strong> for a long long time and, although better known these days, his Saint Aubins still represent excellent value for wines from the C\u00f4te d&#8217;Or.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-SAINT-AUBIN-1er-Cru-Clos-de-la-Chateniere-Domaine-Hubert-Lamy-17953-00.html?category=109 \" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Saint Aubin 1er cru\u00a0Clos de la Chateni\u00e8re\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-SAINT-AUBIN-1er-Cru-Clos-de-la-Chateniere-Domaine-Hubert-Lamy-17953-00.html?category=109 \" target=\"_blank\">2011<\/a> (case of 12 \u00a3267)\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; 92 points<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-SAINT-AUBIN-1er-Cru-Remilly-Domaine-Hubert-Lamy-17880-00.html?category=109\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Saint Aubin 1er cru En Remilly 2011<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<strong>(case of 12 \u00a3267)<\/strong> &#8211; 92 points<br \/>\nHis foray into Puligny Montrachet wins plaudits too, though<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-PULIGNY-MONTRACHET-Tremblots-Domaine-Hubert-Lamy-17787-00.html?category=109\" target=\"_blank\">Puligny Montrachet Les Tremblots 2011<\/a> (case of 12 \u00a3294)\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; 92 points<\/p>\n<p>A word, in passing, for Tim\u2019s most interesting tasting note, about the excellent\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-CLOS-DES-LAMBRAYS-Grand-Cru-Domaine-des-Lambrays-18005-00.html?category=107\" target=\"_blank\">Clos des Lambrays 2011<\/a>\u00a0(case of six \u00a3483)<\/strong>,<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s a very definite style, which some will love and others will hate, with notes of Islay malt whisky and savoury, spicy, almost meaty flavours. It will be interesting to see how the wine ages.\u201d<br \/>\n95 points, 2014-22<br \/>\nTastes of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/search.html?term=islay\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Islay whisky<\/a>?\u00a0 Frankly, that can\u2019t be a bad thing.<\/p>\n<p>The entire\u00a0<strong>LEA &amp; SANDEMAN<\/strong>\u00a0range of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/2011-Burgundy-88-02.html?utm_source=Website&amp;utm_medium=Top%20banner&amp;utm_campaign=Burgundy%2011\" target=\"_blank\">2011 Burgundy<\/a>\u00a0can be found on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">web-site<\/a>, complete with Charles Lea&#8217;s tasting notes and various wine writers&#8217; comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another exhaustive taster of new vintage Burgundies is\u00a0Tim Atkin MW, who has been hard at work, both at the tasting table and the lap-top, of late.\u00a0 If for nothing else than the beautiful photographs, his opus on the 2011 vintage is well worth a look. 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