Burgundy En Primeur 2015
The Vintage
2015 is an outstanding vintage for Burgundy. Great wines start in the vineyard and given a competent winemaker then the only requirement for a great vintage is the climatic conditions during the year and in 2015 these were almost ideal. The summer months provided warm weather in June and then hot weather over July and August. 2015 was definitely a hotter year than normal but plentiful rainfall over the autumn and winter months allied with much needed rainfall in early and late August and then further rainfall on the 12th September saved the vines from excessive stress. Another feature of the summer was the additional luminosity created by weeks of clear blue skies and warm temperatures rather than cloudy warm humid weather and the consequent risk of thunderstorms. The harvest took place in perfect conditions and given the warm dry weather over the growing season the sorting tables were not required. The pickers delivered clean, perfectly ripe, small intensely flavoured grapes to the winemaker. In describing the style of the vintage invariably back vintages are referred to. For 2015 burgundy it is the concentration of the 2005 vintage and the juicy freshness of 2010. The 2015 red wines exhibit luxurious concentration with vibrant energy; they are rich and plump with an alluring freshness. They will drink well young but the best will age really well. |
The Market
The market for wines from Burgundy continues to expand, and demand continues to grow worldwide. Combined with low volume harvests this means that prices continue to rise. And with an upcoming 2016 vintage with the lowest volumes in recent memory, this definitely won’t change next year. The top wines are incredibly wines, and if you can afford them then you should be stocking up. However in a vintage like 2015, the less lauded appellations also make very good wines as the extra heat allows even those vineyards to make very ripe grapes. This is the vintage to stock up on drinking wines for the next few years. And at these levels the wines are still not expensive. We also think this year the cooler sites and lower appellations made good early drinking white wines. The top white wines don’t have the freshness of the 2014s and won’t last as long, so will they have time to develop the complexity needed to justify their price? We think it’s a better year to stock up on reds or the lower end early drinking whites. Beaujolais also made great wines in 2015. There is real quality and prices are, dare we say it, cheap! Don’t hesitate! Sales at other merchants have been flying out and top wines are selling out instantly. Please be quick if you have interest in these wines. And please balance your orders across the quality spectrum as we unfortunately can’t only sell you the top grands Crus |
Asset Wines offer and prices
Producer | Wine | Vintage | Case size | Bottle size | IB Case Offer Price |
Jayer-Gilles | Hautes Cotes de Beaune White | 2015 | 12 | 75cl | £270.00 |
Hautes Cotes de Nuits White | 2015 | 12 | 75cl | £280.00 | |
Hautes Cotes de Beaune Red | 2015 | 12 | 75cl | £285.00 | |
Hautes Cotes de Nuits Red | 2015 | 12 | 75cl | £290.00 | |
Cote de Nuits-Villages | 2015 | 12 | 75cl | £350.00 | |
NSG « Hauts Poirets » | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £475.00 | |
NSG 1er Cru Les Damodes | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £600.00 | |
Echezeaux-du-Dessus | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £1,000.00 | |
Tortochot | Morey-St-Denis | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £190.00 |
Gevrey- Chambertin « Les Jeunes Rois » | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £150.00 | |
Gevrey- Chambertin « Les Corvées » | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £150.00 | |
Gevrey- Chambertin « Champerrier » Vieilles Vignes | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £200.00 | |
Gevrey 1er Cru Lavaux St Jacques | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £260.00 | |
Gevrey 1er Cru Les Champeaux | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £250.00 | |
Morey 1er Cru Aux Charmes | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £280.00 | |
Morey 1er Cru « Renaissance » | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £225.00 | |
Charmes-Chambertin | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £465.00 | |
Mazis-Chamberin | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £540.00 | |
Le Chambertin 2015 | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £675.00 | |
Clos de Vougeot | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £615.00 | |
Sylvain Cathiard | Nuits-St-Georges | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £255.00 |
Vosne-Romanée | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £270.00 | |
Chambolle-Musigny « Les Clos de L'Orme » | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £300.00 | |
Georges Noëllat | Vosne-Romanée | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £255.00 |
Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Cras | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £450.00 | |
Jean Grivot | Chambolle-Musigny « La Combe d'Orveaux » | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £300.00 |
Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Aux Boudots | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £660.00 | |
Jerome Billard | Bourgogne Aligote | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £52.00 |
Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Beaune « La Justice » | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £75.00 | |
Chassagne Montrachet « Les Morichots » | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £140.00 | |
Pommard | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £150.00 | |
Saint Aubin 1er Cru « Les Castets » | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £120.00 | |
Beaune Premier Cru « Les Chouacheux » 2015 | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £130.00 | |
Bruno Lorenzon | Montagny 1er Cru « Les Truffières » | 2015 | 12 | 75cl | £200.00 |
Mercurey 1er Cru « Champs Martin » | 2015 | 12 | 75cl | £250.00 | |
Mercurey 1er Cru « Pièce 15 » | 2015 | 12 | 75cl | £320.00 | |
Mercurey 1er Cru « Champs Martin » | 2015 | 12 | 75cl | £250.00 | |
Mercurey 1er Cru « Clos Champs Martin CARLINE » | 2015 | 12 | 75cl | £260.00 | |
Mercurey 1er Cru « Pièce 13 » | 2015 | 12 | 75cl | £345.00 | |
Ballot-Millot | Bourgogne Blanc | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £155.00 |
Meursault « Les Narvaux » | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £198.00 | |
Meursault 1er Cru Charmes | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £295.00 | |
Meursault 1er Cru Genevrières | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £310.00 | |
Meursault 1er Cru Perrières | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £330.00 | |
Pernot-Belicard | Meursault 'Vieilles Vignes' | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £145.00 |
Puligny-Montrachet | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £155.00 | |
Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Perrières | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £250.00 | |
Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £275.00 | |
BEAUJOLAIS | |||||
Domaine le Cotoyon | Saint-Amour | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £75.00 |
Saint-Amour « Les Champs Grillés » (Single Barrel) | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £150.00 | |
Juliénas | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £75.00 | |
Juliénas, Cuvée Fut de Chêne | 2015 | 6 | 75cl | £90.00 | |
Anne-Sophie Dubois | Fleurie, L'Alchimiste | 2015 | 12 | 75cl | £165.00 |
Fleurie, Clepsydre | 2015 | 12 | 75cl | £175.00 | |
How the offer works: All the wines are currently lying in France and are offered subject to availability. Certain wines will be heavily over-subscribed, forcing us to allocate, with preference given to those who buy across the board. Most of the white wines will be shipped before the summer and most of the reds after the summer between September and Christmas.
All wines are offered subject to availability and remain the property of Asset Wines until paid for in full.
All wines are offered subject to availability and remain the property of Asset Wines until paid for in full.