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Comments on 2008 White Burgundy

“Two thousand eight is yet another vintage in which miraculous September weather allowed Burgundy’s better growers and smarter winemakers to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat … There’s an impressiveness about the 2008s in many cellars. Some producers described them as ‘dramatic.’ Others felt the 2008s had outstanding inherent richness and potential but needed to be refined through further élevage. The best of these wines are sweet and sexy and nicely reflective of their sites. Some wines show a level of concentration reminiscent of the 2006s but with less of that vintage’s exotic aspect …”

Stephen Tanzer, September/October 2009
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Comments on 2008 White Burgundy