2018 French Pinot Noir

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

The 2018 Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens Cuvée Hubert unfurls in the glass with a complex bouquet that mingles aromas of plums and berries with lifted top notes of orange and peony as well as savory nuances of grilled meats and rich... 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

The 2018 Beaune Grèves 1er Cru comes from white sandy soils toward top of the slopes a one-hectare parcel of vines planted in the 1950s and the 1990s. It has a fragrant bouquet of morello cherry crushed strawberry hints... Read More

The 2018 Pommard Clos Blanc 1er Cru comes from the final plot before you reach Les Grands Epenots a 0.35-hectare parcel that was entirely replanted in 1998 from a sélection massale of Pinot Fin. It has quite a complex tertiary... Read More

The 2018 Santenay Gravité is a blend of the oldest parcels (0.35-hectares) of low-yielding vines that suffer court-noué in two Premier and one Village Cru vineyards. It has a gentle nose that unfolds with aeration pure blackberry... Read More

Firm reduction once again overshadows the fruit. There is very good mid-palate density to the interestingly textured flavors that are at once velvety yet stony all wrapped in a lingering firm and somewhat austere finish. There... Read More

This too is agreeably fresh with more earth influence on the mix of various red berry scents. The succulent even juicy medium weight flavors possess a generous mid-palate texture that contrasts somewhat with the firm rustic and... Read More

Just below Champans. Deep soils but stony – the detritus of erosion. Destemmed.Slightly wild in its black fruit, not the typical aroma of Volnay. Super-dry calcareous texture, chalky and taut. Compact, dry-stony like the... Read More