An even spicier and more floral-suffused nose is comprised mostly by blue pinot fruit and discreet earth wisps. The succulent refined and vibrant medium-bodied flavors aren't especially concentrated though they do possess... Read More

A softly floral and earthy nose of both red and dark berries introduces denser and more voluminous medium-bodied flavors that flash focused power on the balanced if firmer finish that makes clear that in contrast to the Chassagne... Read More

This is aromatically similar to the old vines Chassagne blend if perhaps just a bit more elegant. The rich and notably more concentrated medium-bodied flavors possess a velvety texture along with fine length on the balanced and... Read More

Offering up notes of peonies rose petals red berries and spices the 2021 Chassagne-Montrachet Vieilles Vignes is medium-bodied satiny and perfumed with lively acids and a saline finish.

Here too there is a peppery character lurking in the background of the rich and generous if not especially dense flavors that conclude in a balanced mildly rustic and lingering finale that is firm enough to repay 5-ish years of... Read More

Attractively spicy aromas speak mainly of cassis ripe black cherry and a touch of exotic tea. The ener

This is the first wine to display any appreciable reduction though there is good freshness and verve to the caressing and velvet-textured medium-bodied flavors that

A distinctly cool and exuberantly fresh nose features reticent wonderfully spiced notes of various dark berries along with forest floor nuances that include humus and earth. The intensity of the imposingly broad-shouldered and... Read More

An attractively fresh nose features cool and relatively high-toned red cherry pomegranate and hints of rose petal the sauvage and humus all of which is trimmed in admirably discreet wood influence. The mouthfeel of the precise... Read More

Here too there is just enough wood to warrant mentioning framing the exceptionally spicy red berry fruit and floral-suffused aromas. There is fine density to the sleekly muscular and intense flavors that are blessed with fine... Read More

A ripe yet exceptionally fresh combination is comprised by the essence of black cherry and poached plum allied with an array of spice floral earth and wood nuances. There is strikingly good intensity to the elegant but punchy... Read More

Discreet wood once again sets off super-fresh cool and quite floral-scented aromas of various red berries underbrush earth and whiff of leather. Here too there is a lovely underlying tension to the bigger and equally mineral-driven... Read More

Soaring from the glass with scents of raspberries plums and cherries mingled with inviting nuances of peonies and dark chocolate Lachaux's 2018 Chambolle-Musigny Village is medium to full-bodied velvety and enveloping with... Read More

Ripe aromas of plum violet and earth precede solidly voluminous rich and intense larger-scaled flavors that flash evident power and minerality on the balanced very firm and beautifully persistent finish. This is already impressively... Read More

A brooding and reticent nose features liqueur-like aromas of poached plum cassis and cool earth. The delicious intense and overtly stony middle weight plus flavors flashed focused power on the firm compact and tightly wound finale.... Read More

The 2020 la Cardeuse bottling from Alex Moreau is another lovely svelte and black fruity example of the vintage. The wine delivers a complex aromatic constellation of dark berries cassis espresso a touch of balsam bough a fine... Read More

A very Gevrey nose exhibits notes of forest floor game plum dark wild berries and a touch of humus. The sleek intense and more mineral-driven larger-scaled flavors evident ample power on the youthfully austere finale that is lengthy... Read More

Tasting in the cellar I wrote ‘Wine from another planet’; this is truly spectacular and worthy of notice – super-ripe plummy fruit with an undercurrent of ground coffee smoke and spice on the nose. The texture is substantial... Read More

Once again the nose is cool pure and airy with its aromas of mostly essence of various red berries along with background nuances of earth and pretty floral nuances. There is a beguiling sense of refinement to the borderline delicate... Read More

Moderate reduction presently dominates the underlying fruit though there is excellent verve to the more concentrated and powerful if less refined medium-bodied flavors that brim with sappy dry extract while the balanced finale... Read More

Not surprisingly this is aromatically similar to the Jarrons though with more floral influence. There is however notably better mid-palate density to the beautifully textured flavors thanks to the mouthcoating dry extract that... Read More

An overtly spicy nose combines notes of sandalwood jasmine tea anise dark currant plum and violet. There is again solid mid-palate density to the punchy and markedly mineral-driven flavors that deliver very fine length on the... Read More

The Hautes Côtes de Beaune Paris Hôpital is from Maranges and comes from vines planted on granite soil. Nice delicate fruit … elegant and coolish for the vintage. Not an aperitif wine but more a wine for lighter main course.... Read More

The Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Godeaux is a lovely quite deep wine. Quite a step up from the Chorey but remaining with a liveliness and fresh tension. Fresh and vivid for the vintage … (Drink from 2024) – Fine – (89p) – Emotional... Read More

60% new wood 40% one year old. Rich dense fresh purple nose has a punchy fresh fruit too shows the oak more than most and there is a faint smoky bandaid tone behind with a few tannins at the edge. But clean and pure. On the palate.... Read More

Notably lighter in colour than Fonteny with a grace and elegance despite the 100% new oak and forthright style. The oak comes through on the vanilla front more than through its tannins. Just a little bit meaty too with good acidity... Read More

The Sérafin vines are in their own little Clos in Les Corbeaux. Rather lighter in colour and again with a slightly meaty nose. A little more delicacy of fruit on the palate even some elegance and floral notes along with a little... Read More

100% new wood. Rich purple just a little bit meaty. There is a wealth of fruit from the start on the palate very clean fills the front of the mouth then continues through to managed wood tannins at the back. Good long clean finish.... Read More

Ripe aromas of warm earth and poached plum introduce sleek vibrant and delineated medium-bodied flavors that possess excellent density and a lovely texture while displaying a refreshing salinity on the firm serious and built-to-age... Read More

This is aromatically quite similar to the Teurons but slightly spicier. On the palate there is a bit more volume with a lovely minerality suffusing the medium-bodied flavors that exude a hint of mocha on the youthfully austere... Read More

A notably ripe yet still appealing fresh nose includes notes of both red and dark raspberry anise and just turned earth. The slightly bigger-bodied flavors possess a finer mouthfeel while delivering notably better depth on the... Read More

The Clos Vougeot has just finished malolactic so is difficult to read. Perhaps the deepest darkest colour of the cellar. The nose is very backward blackcurrant and elderberry with very dark raspberry. Slightly dry tannins but... Read More

Rich full purple a heady but attractive nose holding up well. Still mostly in the raspberry register but there is a firm structure and some freshness to the finish. 20% whole bunch is helping. Good long finish. An early malolactic... Read More

3 new barrels in 11. Just as deep and dark purple with a powerful nose that is nonetheless a little bit less lush. Only a bit though as the very dark fruit takes over with firm tannins and good acidity or even salinity. Blacker... Read More

Thomas has enough fruit to vinify two vats using 40% whole bunches for Les Violettes and none for Quartiers de Nuits to make 20% for the whole cuvée which is assembled as soon as the wine goes to barrel. Vibrant purple a very... Read More

Moderate wood suffuses the cool and ripe nose of restrained dark berry fruit aromas that are liberally laced with earth forest floor and overt sauvage elements. There is a lovely mid-palate mouthfeel to the beautifully tension-filled... Read More

The vineyard was purchased in 2003. Old vines here and enough earth to retain the water. The nose displays a light dusting of new oak on top of the same register of pretty red fruit with a touch of tannin to finish though still... Read More

Moderate wood stops short of fighting with the overly floral and spicy nose of mostly red berries earth and a hint of the sauvage. The dense and powerful yet seductively textured broad-shouldered flavors possess evident muscle... Read More

An earthier and more somber nose reluctantly displays its aromas of purple fruit especially plum. There is more volume to the rich velvety and solidly concentrated flavors that are more powerful and less refined on the solidly... Read More

Blended with 30% whole bunches and from a massal selection made in the nineties the 2022 Maranges Clos de la Boutière 1er Cru has a complex bouquet with blackberry raspberry iris flower and crushed stone aromas. This is very... Read More

A markedly more floral and slightly higher-toned nose offers up an array of various dark berries plum and discreet warm earth wisps. The suave round and delicious medium-bodied flavors possess good richness that contrasts with... Read More

A strikingly pure cool and airy nose is comprised by notes of the essence of red pinot fruit floral and discreet forest floor wisps. There is almost painful intensity to the chiseled and overtly stony medium weight flavors that... Read More

Rich dense concentrated purple plenty of oak but the fruit easily wins incredible density. Ripe dark cherries plums dark raspberries a nice touch of oak rich but absolutely beautiful and the finish is exceptional.

An overtly floral-suffused nose blends both ripe red and dark cherry aromas with those of anise and an interesting hint of orange peel. The rich but lilting medium-bodied flavors coat the palate with sappy dry extract that buffers... Read More

This is aromatically quite similar to the 1er except that it is notably more restrained and requires considerable swirling to coax the nose to reveal its nuances. On the palate though there is noticeably more size weight and mid-palate... Read More

This is aromatically quite similar to the 1er except that it is notably more restrained and requires considerable swirling to coax the nose to reveal its nuances. On the palate though there is noticeably more size weight and mid-palate... Read More

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110 year old vines which still produce really well. Mid crimson colour. The bouquet here is once again on the wilder side. Much purer on the palate though with an excellent tensile strength the fruit also covering the tannins... Read More

The 2022 Nuits Saint-Georges Clos de l'Arlot 1er Cru also showed a little reduction on the nose with brambly red berry fruit and wild hedgerow touches of loam emerging with time. The oak 40% new is neatly integrated. The palate... Read More

Here too the nose is sufficiently reduced that it's difficult to discern much other than the underlying fruit is ripe. More interesting are the fresh and energetic medium-bodied flavors that coat the palate with dry extract... Read More

The 2022 Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru was picked on the final day of harvest with the Les Suchots. It matured in 40% new oak like the Premier Crus two of the five barrels. It has a powerful bouquet like the aforementioned Premier... Read More

By Charles Curtis MW The lovely 2022 Suchots from Domaine de l'Arlot is complex and nuanced with a

This is also generously wooded with a similar fruit profile to that of the Bousselots. The texture of the medium weight flavors is slightly finer if a bit less concentrated with a more minerality in evidence on the firm youthfully... Read More

The team's work at Domaine de la Commaraine is truly exciting and the potential can be seen in this sample blend of the new vintage. The wine boasts a forward luxurious blackberry and pomegranate aroma with hints of violets... Read More

"Bright red-ruby. Very ripe aromas of black raspberry liqueur and dark chocolate. Fat and sweet on the palate; comes across as a bit roasted following the Echézeaux as well as somewhat youthfully disjointed as a strong spine... Read More

"Somewhat subdued and reserved on the nose with the classic nose of Asian spices hoisin soy and a trace of oak followed by sweet long structured and beautifully complex flavors. There is fine length here and the power is impressive.... Read More

Wonderful aromatics of Vosne spice black fruit and hints of earth and violets followed by rich velvety flavors of stunning complexity and exceptional length. This has finally started to open and shows even more promise now than... Read More

A brooding and slightly grumpy nose reluctantly offers up an even more deeply pitched nose of cassis black cherry warm earth and spicy top notes. There is impressive richness and volume to the sappy and caressing yet powerful... Read More

(Domaine de Montille Beaune "Grèves" 1er Cru Red) Moderate reduction blocks an evaluation of the fruit though the whole cluster influence is perceptible. More interesting are the impressively intense flavors that possess both... Read More

Moderate reduction presently overshadows the fruit. Otherwise there is very good vibrancy to the slightly more refined flavors th

The Domaine de Montille was established in Volnay in the mid-18th century. It currently farms 20 hectares of primarily Premier and Grand Cru vineyards in the Côtes de Beaune and Nuits. Since 2002 Alix and Etienne... Read More

Here too there is a whiff of volatile acidity that plays at the edge of perceptibility on the mostly red berry fruit and spice infused nose. There is a lovely sense of refinement to the nicely rich and well-delineated flavors... Read More

This too is intensely floral in character with nuances of rose petal violet and lavender to the subtle spicy red berry fruit scents. There is both excellent precision and verve to the beautifully texture

The 2018 Pommard Les Rugiens-Bas 1er Cru which includes two-thirds whole clusters

A strikingly pretty and overtly floral nose is both cool and elegant while discreetly reveals its aromas of spicy dark berries. The powerful and tautly muscular broad-shouldered flavors brim with sappy dry extract while the intensely... Read More

This is also intensely floral in character with its combination of bright and fresh purple fruit soft earth and pretty spice wisps especially anise. The succulent b

Here too moderate reduction renders the nose difficult to assess. The relatively delicate and refined middle weight flavors possess no lack of punch that carries over to the youthfully austere complex and sneaky long finish that... Read More

The 2022 Mercurey Les Montots has a fragrant bouquet of chalk-tinged red fruit raspberry and cranberry with a touch of smoke and undergrowth emerging with time. A light-framed Mercurey the palate is medium-bodied and crisp with... Read More