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‘We are seeing a shift back towards the known, the familiar and, ultimately, the comforting’

Wines are shown with Chablis first, then white and red Burgundies listed first by score, then alphabetically by producer. The 2024 wines are bottled from January 2026, hence prices, stockists and alcohols are generally not yet finalised. Contact specialist merchants for allocations or to enquire about en primeur tastings coming up. The following were Decanter Burgundy correspondent Charles Curtis MW’s selection for particular quality and value among the 1,750-plus 2024 wines in all that he tasted. If a wine here has been marked as ‘Top value’, it’s based on our predicted pricing given previous performance.

The wine critic for The New York Times would love a bottle of Cheval Blanc 1947, but will happily drink a $14 Garnacha from Navarra

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Our regular reviewer is excited by the first instalment in a new series on Bordeaux’s communes