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Cask sample. Spicy oak on the nose creamy texture around sour-citrus freshness. Much the best of the Alain Chavy wines tasted today in terms of balancing fruit and acidity. Dry insistent tension on the finish. (JH) (Drink between... Read More

? Outstanding Note: from a roughly .21 ha parcel of which 2022 is the first vintage; unfortunately 2022 will be the only vintage for several years as Jobard explained that the vines were in sufficiently poor shape that he chose... Read More

? Outstanding Note: from La Pièce Sous le Bois Producer note: Antoine Jobard noted that the 2022 growing season was hot dry and largely clement and without undue disease pressure so compared to 2021 for example we... Read More

A brooding somber and relatively deeply pitched nose grudgingly reveals its aromas of various dark berries that display a top note of herbal tea. There is both excellent intensity and delineation to the solidly concentrated flavors... Read More

A deft application of wood sets off slightly riper aromas of poached plum violet and kirsch. The super-sleek intense and even more mineral-suffused flavors possess very good mid-palate volume before terminating in a youthfully... Read More

A broad-ranging nose reluctantly offers up its aromas of spice mineral reduction green apple and citrus rind. There is both excellent volume and punch to the larger-bodied and more powerful flavors that possess a caressing mid-palate... Read More

A wonderfully fresh nose is comprised by notes of honeysuckle citrus confit acacia blossom and pretty spice wisps. There is both excellent volume and a sophisticated texture to the beguiling and caressing medium-bodied flavors... Read More

A perfumed and overtly floral-suffused nose speaks mostly of poached plum and discreet spice wisps. There is excellent volume and punch to the mineral-driven medium-bodied flavors that display solid length on the compact serious... 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

Firm reduction renders the nose tough to evaluate though there is both fine freshness and verve to the impressively dense yet well detailed larger-bodied flavors that terminate in a clean dry and strikingly long finish that is... Read More

The 2022 Chassagne Montrachet Village has a slightly conservative bouquet that needs encouragement opening nicely with green apple nettle and light limestone scents. The palate is well balanced with good concentration and fine... Read More

Prominent notes of petrol and Granny Smith apples are present on the aromas of spice floral and lemon rind. There is good volume and an appealing texture to the delicious and caressing larger-bodied flavors that exude evident... Read More

A wonderfully elegant floral and spice-suffused nose freely reveals its array of apple pear and citrus zest scents. There is outstandingly density to the gorgeously textured medium-bodied flavors that also flash an almost pungent... Read More

A very Meursault-like nose blends notes of hazelnut acacia blossom citrus rind and a touch of mineral reduction all of which is again trimmed in subtle wood influence. The rich and vibrant flavors exude a more subtle minerality... 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

A slightly riper nose combines notes of just sliced pear and apple along with background nuances of floral and zest trimmed in mildly more wood influence. The rich delicious and beautifully textured medium-bodied flavors possess... Read More

An ultra clean bright and ripe green and yellow fruit nose that is riper than its '06 counterpart introduces spicy delicious and textured middle weight flavors that are delicious minerally and display a hint of the exotic... Read More

A riper nose features aromas of rosemary oil spice and various white orchard fruit scents. The supple and relatively forward medium-bodied flavors possess a highly seductive mid-palate texture that contrasts somewhat with the... Read More

Subtle wood sets off cool pure and airy aromas of pear green apple lavender and an interesting hint of star anise. I very much like the impressive intensity of the overtly mineral-driven flavors that exude a Chablis-like nuance... Read More

The 2022 Saint-Aubin La Princée has a crisp minerally bouquet with wet limestone intermixed with Granny Smith aromas. It has fine delineation. The palate is taut on the entry with a dab of spice and modest weight with plenty... Read More

An admirably discreet application of wood sets off the liqueur-like aromas of plum spice and warm earth and plenty of floral elements. There is excellent intensity to the powerful more concentrated and more serious medium-bodied... Read More

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Fresh pale lemon. Loads of energy here on the nose, but all perfectly balanced. Maximum minerals in this wine which Elsa thinks will be suppressed by longer oak ageing. More flesh than usual in the middle, with a fine persistence.... Read More

Mid lemon and lime colour. Not picking up much nose a

This comes from a tiny plot on white soil in Les Clous. Full mid purple with a perfectly balanced concentration of fruit just on the cusp of red and black. A powerful intensity a couple of tannins fine acidity too and a long finish.... Read More

This is also aromatically quite spicy with more earth influence to the ripe and vaguely liqueur-like aromas of mostly dark berries along with a top note of kirsch. There is a seductive mouthfeel to the caressing but impressively... Read More

Moderate reduction is enough at present to push the fruit to the background. On the palate though there is a really lovely sense of verve to the refined elegant and beautifully detailed middle weight flavors that

Moderate reduction is enough at present to push the fruit to the background. On the palate though there is a really lovely sense of verve to the refined elegant and beautifully detailed middle weight flavors that

An overtly sauvage-suffused nose reflects additional notes of spice red and dark currant and a plethora of floral elements. The suave yet beautifully detailed medium weight plus flavors display ample minerality along with focused... Read More

This is the most floral wine in the range with a huge array of such elements adding elegance to the poached plum dark currant smoked game exotic tea and moderate wood aromas. The gorgeously textured mineral-driven and overtly... Read More

More moderate wood influence is present on the equally ripe yet cool aromas of various spice elements red

Young vines from 2013. The last white to be picked on 4th September a little riper in sugar at 13% though not in flavour profile. Pale colour with a green tint. T

The holding is on the upper slope above the cross. Quite Pale lemon yellow. Immediate fruit on the nose ripe lemons and some plums. A little oak comes to the fore. generous on the palate with flesh first and then a sunny look... Read More

Planted in 1982/83. Bright crimson colour with a lean almost acidulated nose a blackcurrant leaf reduction – but note that this has only just been racked. Full of fruit a very sensual Corton (which is right for this side of... Read More

The Bouchères was not picked too early in 2022 as it was a little blocked, though it usually comes in first. Mid lemon and lime. A smiling and sunny bouquet, with good energy and fresh plum fruit at the front, good acidity... Read More

This fine terroir abuts Santenots. The former quarry has stony clay soils over solid limestone slabs giving the wine a pronounced mineral expression. The aromas are lime and nectarine with hints of white flowers and there is a... Read More

This wine boasts a lovely lemon peel aroma with spice smoke and flint nuances. The texture is firm and fresh with a dynamic tension that carries the wine to an impressively long finish and suggests it will age well. The grapes... Read More

Lemon and lime in colour. The nose indicates a slightly greater ripeness of fruit and there is just a little more flesh on the palate. Fine length this will make an attractive and fragra

All from good white wine locations: Goudelettes Gollardes Saucours and the few grapes they got from 1er Cru Vergelesses. A pretty pale colour with a light green tint. Quite savoury a little touch of wood a suggestion of buttery... Read More

There is a lovely freshness to the bright aromas of red currant plum earth and floral top notes. The rich and caressing but quite punchy medium weight flavors terminate in a youthfully austere complex and firm finale. This is... Read More

The super-fresh nose of cool and airy aromas comprised by red cherry black raspberry rose petal and a whisper of spice especially anise. There is terrific intensity to the beautifully delineated mineral-driven flavors that possess... Read More

Once again an expressive nose is exceptionally spicy with a cornucopia of aromas that include hoisin soy orange peel sandalwood jasmine tea plum and red and dark pinot fruit. There is again a highly beguiling texture to the energetic... Read More

Discreet but not invisible wood sets off overtly floral-inflected aromas of essence of red currant spice and wet stone. There is even better mid-palate density to the tautly muscular intense and wonderfully vibrant bigger-bodied... Read More

Relatively firm reduction blocks everything but a floral wisp. Much more interesting are the dense serious and powerful larger-bodied flavors that possess a gorgeous texture thanks to the abundant dry extract that coats the palate... Read More

A markedly spicier and more deeply pitched nose freely reveals perfumed notes of dark cherry plum violet rose petal lilac and sandalwood. The velvety delicious and caressing medium-bodied flavors possess excellent underlying tension... Read More

A discreet if still perceptible application of wood sets off more deeply pitched aromas of violet plum red and dark currant and a beautiful range of spice elements. There is better volume and richness to the punchy and attractively... Read More

An exceptionally fresh nose combines notes of bright dark berries and plum with those of violet earth and a hint of forest floor character all of which is trimmed in subtle but not invisible wood treatment. The cool energetic... Read More

Once again there is a touch of smoky reduction and oak toast that blurs the nuances of the ripe if still cool aromas of white fleshed fruit. The sleeker and slightly finer middle weight flavors exude evident minerality on the... Read More

A full mid yellow. Jean-Marc has crushed these grape

There is enough reduction to suppress all but subtle spice wisps. The gorgeously textured and strikingly delineated if not especially concentrated medium-bodied flavors exude a fine bead of minerality on the caressing yet powerful... Read More

Based on 1937 vines from a great genetic background. There is a new plot high trained and high density at 15000 vines/ha which produced some grapes in 2022 but they are not included. Pure mid lemon yellow. Just a little oak showing... Read More

The 2022 Santenay Le Passetemps 1er Cru has a well-defined bouquet similar to the Le Beaurepaire a little chalkier perhaps mainly blackberry and bilberry fruit tightly knit. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy black fruit... Read More

The 2022 Santenay Blanc Le Beaurepaire 1er Cru which comes from heavier clayey soils has an expressive bouquet with grapefruit citrus peel beeswax and light sea spray scents that blossom in the glass. The palate is well-balanced... Read More

The recipe is 70% whole bunch a few pump-overs a couple of punch-downs otherwise leave it to itself. A rich deep purple in colour with a wealth of fruit on the palate. Very dark berries here some peonies too several waves of flavour.... Read More

The 2022 Santenay Les Gravières 1er Cru offers a red and black fruit cracked black pepper and a touch of wilted iris flower. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy black fruit white pepper and bay leaf. It has quite a firm... Read More

A deft application of wood can be found on the vaguely exotic aromas of white peach lemon-lime and pretty floral whiffs. The sleek intense and finer if less concentrated and powerful middle weight flavors also possess a beautiful... Read More

From domaine fruit picked on 26th August. 35% new wood from various forests. A deeper lemon yellow. Plenty of tension on the nose with a breadth of apple fruit. A slight reductive quality before the oak takes over. A little youthful... Read More

Here the wood treatment is no longer subtle though it stops short of fighting with the wonderfully broad-ranging nose of lemon confit jasmine tea acacia blossom and an abundance of spice elements. There is superb density and almost... Read More

Pale lemon yellow. Some oak showing and a fleshier style of Puligny though

Sweet spot Outstanding Note: from 40+ year old vines from a huge 2.5 ha parcel in Genevrières Dessus Producer note: Jean-Pierre Latour described the 2022 growing season as "one that was one of the hottest and driest on record... Read More

TOP QUALITY PRODUCER Quite a different cool fresh character on the nose. Louis Moreau always aim to pick early to preserve freshness. Lemon-lime citrus characters dominate the palate giving lots of vibrant acidity balancing the... Read More

Verges on creamy in texture featuring peach apple and lemon notes with a light saline touch. This white is beautifully balanced and seamless from start to finish with a mineral element that increases in intensity on the finish.... Read More

Layered aromas of essence of just sliced pear citrus confit and acacia blossom are trimmed in more noticeable wood. The delicious and equally dense medium-bodied flavors are more powerful if refined and not quite as complex on... Read More

A hefty dose of new (attractive) oak leads off in this broad muscular red. Packed with flavors of cherry blackberry plum graphite and spices this is defined by its bracing acidity keeping the flavors brilliant and precise. Shows... Read More

A ripe and reasonably fresh nose offers up notes of red and dark berries along with plenty of earth and humus nuances. There is slightly better vibrancy to the well detailed and attractively textured middle weight flavors that... Read More

The 2021 Saint Romain Sous le Château has a lovely pure bouquet with orange blossom and white peach fragrant and seductive. The palate is very well balanced vivacious with orange zest red apple and fine depth towards the finish... Read More

Notes of pear and peach mingle with almond paste toasted nuts white flowers and orange oil in an inviting bouquet introducing the 2019 Pernand-Vergelesses Blanc a medium-bodied bright and nicely concentrated wine that is lively... Read More

Practicing organic
100% Chardonnay
One of the top lieu-dit in Meursault, bordering 1er Cru Genevrières
50+ year old vines
Indigenous yeast
Fermented and aged in 456L barrels (30% new) for 10 months + 8 months in stainless... Read More

A much more floral nose displays additional nuances of crushed fennel lemongrass and an abundance of white-fleshed fruit especially peach and pear. The rich and impressively rich even opulent flavors possess excellent mid-palate... Read More

The 2019 Volnay 1er Cru Les Pitures is pretty and perfumed wafting from the glass with notes of petals—rose and peony—mingled with red berries plums and orange peel. Medium to full-bodied lively and enveloping with powdery... Read More

Here the expressive nose is slightly riper and spicier with a similar mix of red and dark berries and exotic tea. The sleek caressing and nicely punchy middleweight flavors possess fine mid-palate volume as well as even more evident... Read More