Burgundy Wine

An exuberantly spicy fresh and ripe nose speaks of red berry fruit liqueur plum anise and clove plus discreet mineral nuances that are set off by enough wood to warrant mentioning. The powerful and sleekly muscular flavors are... Read More

As is usual at this early juncture the nose is firmly reduced. More interesting are the much finer but less concentrated middle weight flavors that possess both good detail and evident minerality on the finish that is somewhat... Read More

Firm reduction blocks an evaluation of the nose though there is good verve to the sleeker but not necessarily denser medium-bodied flavors that display noticeable rusticity on the slightly more structured finish that also exhibits... Read More

Whiffs of herbal tea violet and an assortment of spice nuances are present on the mostly dark berry fruit-suffused nose. The succulent round and sleek medium weight flavors evident good minerality on the notably more complex and... Read More

The 2018 Bourgogne Aligoté from Anne Boisson is showing nicely mingling aromas of apples and pears with hints of white flowers. Medium-bodied bright and fleshy it's lively and charming. Once again the bearded Bernard Boisson... Read More

A quite deeply pitched and notably ripe nose displays aromas of poached plum and a touch of roasted fruit. The lavishly rich and opulent medium-bodied flavors that exude a subtle minerality on the bitter pit fruit-inflected finish... Read More

(note that this is sold under the Anne Sigaut label). Notably ripe aromas of poached plum and slightly roasted pit fruit reflect additional notes of anise and an herbal garrigue-like note. The fleshy and seductively textured medium... Read More

There are vague Chablis-like hints of iodine and seashore to the ultra-fresh aromas of green apple white flower and citrus peel. There is both good volume and richness to the focused and moderately powerful flavors that deliver... Read More

There is barely enough wood to mention on the wonderfully fresh and airy aromas of red cherry pomegranate earth and a hint of the sauvage. The seductively textured yet well-delineated big-bodied flavors possess an abundance of... 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

A brooding and much less expressive nose grudgingly offers up notes of various dark berries warm earth discreet floral suggestions and a touch of plum. There is once again excellent volume to the dense serious and muscular larger-scaled... Read More

Once again there is an overt spiciness to the peppery and broad-ranging floral-suffused nose that includes notes of both red and dark raspberry. The rich and impressively constituted middle weight plus flavors possess excellent... Read More

Once again the nose is ripe yet decidedly cool with its layered dark berry aromas that reflect additional notes of spice violet lavender and whiffs of humus. There is borderline painful intensity to the chiseled and tension-filled... Read More

A markedly earthy nose combines notes of fresh red berries with those of underbrush and the sauvage. There is fine density to the vibrant intense and attractively textured medium-bodied flavors that flash almost no austerity on... Read More

A softly earthy nose also reveals plenty of whole cluster influence on the cool pretty and unusually elegant nose of airy red cherry currant and a hint of spiced herbal tea. The strikingly vibrant and appealingly textured medium... Read More

An exuberantly fresh nose is comprised of subtly spiced aromas of red and dark currant violet lavender and discreet sandalwood wisps. There is impressive mid-palate density to the lavish and seductively textured flavors that coat... Read More

The 2018 Puligny-Montrachet Les Referts 1er Cru produced an unusually bountiful crop this year at around 45hl/ha instead of the 30hl/ha of recent years. It has a very intense precise bouquet with crushed limestone infusing the... Read More