Why Can't Burgundy Lighten Up?

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Issue: March 31, 1995

March 31, 1995 Why Can't Burgundy Lighten Up? By Jancis Robinson Like many a wine nut, I have had my biggest thrills from the best bottles of Burgundy that have come my way. But like many a wine buyer--well, you know what I'm going to say--some of my greatest disappointments have come from that tantalizingly small region between Beaujolais and the Côte Chalonnaise.

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