Two thousand ten yielded one of the most highly coveted vintages of the 21st century for Burgundy thus far. Are the wines ready to drink today? Stephen Tanzer shares his insights in these excerpts from the Vinous Vintage Charts . Côte de Nuits Reds: 98 Points – Hold The finest vintage for red Burgundy that I have tasted since my first tour of the region in 1988. The crop was small owing to spring frost and a difficult flowering, but the well-aerated clusters came through a variable summer in good condition and the harvest took place mostly under cool conditions. The vintage has virtually all the elements for Burgundy greatness: vibrant aromas and flavors accurate to terroir; inner-mouth tension; intensity without weight; palpable minerality; ripe, fine-grained tannins; and the concentration, balance and backbone to support a long evolution in bottle. And yet many wines remain surprisingly open today. Côte de Beaune Reds: 94 Points – Hold The Côte de Nuits had the edge on the Côte de Beaune in this outstanding vintage, as the ripening cycle on the Côte de Beaune was more affected by summer rainfall. But many outstanding wines were made, especially by estates that waited longer for full ripeness and harvested under favorable conditions. Côte de Beaune Whites: 96 Points – Hold Rich, pure, minerally and deep; a classic vintage that might have been even more extraordinary except for a rainstorm a couple days prior to the harvest. A minority of wines are surprisingly creamy and easygoing, some showing a touch of noble rot. Chablis: 94 Points – Hold A tricky growing season featuring a difficult drawn-out flowering, then a mostly warm summer with some stormy spells, nonetheless produced intensely flavored, minerally, complex wines with dense extract and firm backbone. Some wines from vines picked too late can show hints of overripeness or miss out on the energy and taut structures of the vintage’s better examples. While 2010 Burgundies can be tough to find, several top wines are available on Banquet . Search America’s most trusted retailers to find your next bottle!