WTN: Tasty little 2009 red Burgundies

In the past month I've had a couple bottles of 2009 Louis Boillot Volnay Les Angles and they have been an absolute pleasure. Roundish and juicy but with elegance, class and precision, plus all the lovely lovely jeweled Boillot flavors. Not a rich or overly-profound wine, but there is a bit of tannic chew that emerges on the end and there is some 'substance'. Who knows where it may evolve, but in the grand scheme of things I was happy to drink this now because it was so tasty.

2009 Hendri Prudhon Saint Aubain Sur le Sentier du Clou VV has been in a similar vein: juicy, delicious and fine. Although more rustic and with slightly coarser earthier tannins than the Boillot Les Angles. Still, on its own merits, this is a lovely fine fragrant red Burgundy.

Can't say I have much more recent experience with 2009 red Burgundy. Are others showing so well? These were 'modest' 1er crus that perhaps benefited from the slightly softer approachable 2009 fruit. Perhaps 'fancier' wines are more stacked and need more time?

[David M. Bueker]

I have been completely hands off with the 2009s.

The Cote d'Or had a very successful 2009 vintage. Rich, powerful wines, and excellent crop yield. The villages wines and Bourgogne rouge from top producers have been especially good. I suspect that a good bit of declassified premier and grand cru ended up in them.

I opened a Daniel Rion 2009 Nuits St. Georges villes vignes the other day. It was superb, but the act bordered on infanticide. While enjoyable now, this wine is not yet at its best and has a long future ahead of it (if I can keep my hands off my remaining bottles).

-Paul W.

I've also not really been opening '09s, but should experiment with some village wines.