A Question of Balance

The best Burgundies aren't always from the top vintages

By Per-Henrik Mansson

Burgundy batted its normal average in the 1990s. That is to say, the region produced only three classic vintages—two for reds (1990, 1996) and one for whites (1996). Three out of 20 (counting 10 vintages.....

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