2012 Vosne-Romanée

Eric and Jean-Luc Burguet continue to put their own personal touches on the wines at their family's domaine. A focus on biodynamic farming, gentler winemaking and lower amounts of new oak are all among the recent developments at this small cellar in the heart of Gevrey. Over the last few years, the Burguets have expanded their range outside of Gevrey, with wines from Vosne and Chambolle that are made from purchased fruit. Yields are down a massive 50% in 2012, which Eric Burguet describes thusly: -35% from the bad flowering, -5% from oidium, -5% from mildew and a further -5% from sunburn. That's pretty much everything that can go wrong in Burgundy, except for rot. In addition to these wines, I also tasted the Gevrey-Champeaux, but it was impossible to see past the reduction in that wine.