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- UK
Michel Magnien is ageing his entire most recent vintages (BR to GC) in amphora now, so a move from the future back to prehistory!
Burgundy why bother ?
- Thread starter Keith Prothero
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- Kent
I love the way even a "Burgundy why bother?" thread eventually succumbs to a discussion of burgundian minutiae...
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- UK
No wonder prices are going up when the interest (at least on here) is so high!
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- Herefordshire
I do believe that many modern wine makers use the wrong shape of amphora...
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- UK
Old oak vs new. American oak vs French. Large format vs small. Now..... Oval amphora vs spherical* Where does it end 
* Actually, I know absolutely nothing about amphora shapes!
* Actually, I know absolutely nothing about amphora shapes!
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- Herefordshire
Old oak vs new. American oak vs French. Large format vs small. Now..... Oval amphora vs spherical* Where does it end
* Actually, I know absolutely nothing about amphora shapes!
Amphorae were more for transportation purposes, the wines were rarely fermented in these vessels.
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- European Union
I love the way even a "Burgundy why bother?" thread eventually succumbs to a discussion of burgundian minutiae...
The force is too strong!
The rest of us are just busy buying all the more interesting and much better value stuff from elsewhere
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- Dorset, England
Opened a villages on Friday. The wine is open to negative criticism for being a trophy label, too young, excessively expensive, not 1er/grand cru, but it was an absolute delight to drink. Tempted to forswear Claret from now on.
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Pale garnet; delightful nose, pure, pretty; satin texture, nuanced, an inner core belies it's current accessibility; has the balance to age effortlessly. Delicious, thrilling. Real length. (92 pts.)
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- London
Arnaud Ente testing glass amphoras!... not for transportation.
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- Europe
Still no question I'd choose Burgundy if I had to choose one region for reds.
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- South Africa and UK
Northern Rhone for me . Hard to beat a mature Noel Verset Cornas or Chave Hermitage although admittedly some mature burgundy runs them close . And I much prefer young Syrah to young Burgundy . Not that I have much of either such a waste of fine wine
such a waste of fine wine 
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- London
Would be N Rhone for me, too. I'm not sure Burgundy would even be in my top 3.
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- Europe
I like N Rhone but I find that non wine geeks don't enjoy the bacon fat and blood characteristics of N Rhone, which I like, but they seem generally responsive to Burgundy.
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- London
Tough call actually. Not sure if it's Northern Rhone or Burgundy, though it's probably more down to the day than anything.
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- Bordeaux
Bordeaux is obviously the finest French wine, but there are some very good Burgundies too .
White Burg beats Bordeaux, but the red is iffy.
Alex R.
(stirring? me? No just stating the facts Ma'am...).
.White Burg beats Bordeaux, but the red is iffy.
Alex R.
(stirring? me? No just stating the facts Ma'am...).
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- South Africa and UK
You could have added, in your humble opinion and that you are not biased or influenced by the fact that you live in `Bordeaux
and that you are not biased or influenced by the fact that you live in `Bordeaux- Location
- London
Burgundy for me over Northern Rhone too. Much as I love the latter region's wines there just isn't the variety of distinctive vineyards and top producers that you have in the former. And the white wines can' t compare to those of Burgundy - at least those that aren't knackered by the pox.
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- London
Same as Jonathan...
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- Belgium
The beauty is we don't have to choose. Am very happy to have Burgundy (red), Chablis, Northern Rhone (red), Jura (white), Loire (both colours), Piemonte, Beaujolais and all sorts of crazy yet interesting natural-ish wines made all over Europe. If someone offered me a lifetime of the very best in Burgundy or a lifetime of £30/bottle (on average) from wherever I want there is no doubt in my mind i'd go for the latter. And I do love Burgundy!
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- Scotland
Red Burgundy by a long shot for me. Definitely my desert island red.
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- European Union
If it had to be just one region (god forbid!), there's only one candidate for me - Piemonte. Nowhere else can you find such a range of grapes - and styles.
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- Scotland
Alsace for me on the white front, which also has a great range of grapes and styles
Actually, the very old white Bordeaux that I've had from the likes of Haut-Brion, Laville Haut-Brion, Domaine de Chevalier, and even some relatively obscure names, at 50-60-70 years, are to my taste greater than white Burgundies I've had at those ages -- just so much more complexity, depth, and freshness.
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- London
I like wine; it goes well with food and is interesting in its variety. I love burgundy.