The 1964 vintage in Burgundy stands out as a very fine year, generous and sun-kissed, born of a hot and sunny summer that brought perfectly ripe grapes. The reds (Pinot Noir) are its defining expressions: rich, fleshy and charming, with radiant fruit and well-integrated tannins, endowed with fine depth, with superb successes in the Côte de Nuits (Gevrey-Chambertin, Vosne-Romanée, Chambolle-Musigny, Morey-Saint-Denis). The whites (Chardonnay) are ample and flavourful, from Meursault to Puligny-Montrachet and Chablis. The ageing potential was real, carried by the ripeness of the vintage. More than sixty years on, the greatest perfectly cellared reds can still offer superb maturity, with the individual bottle becoming decisive. Between the difficult 1963 and the weak 1965, the 1964 ranks among the very finest warm years of the decade.