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

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

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 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

There is enough reduction present to mask the nuances of the fruit and floral notes. More interesting are the appealingly textured and vibrant middleweight flavors that are intensely mineral-driven and particularly so on the firmly... Read More

There is a highly attractive freshness to the softly spicy if distinctly earthy nose that features mostly notes of red currant and forest floor. There is good underlying tension to the well-detailed medium weight flavors that... 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

A hint of wood influence is present here as well on the slightly spicier and more floral-suffused nose of mostly red berries and soft earth. The elegance of the nose contrasts moderately with the beautifully textured yet decidedly... 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

A more deeply pitched nose somewhat grudgingly reveals notes of plum earth wild dark currant and a hint of forest floor. The rich and succulent yet decidedly powerful larger-bodied flavors deliver fine length on the compact serious... Read More

A super-fresh and exuberantly expressive nose combines notes of red currant cherry and plenty of floral elements especially violet. The attractively textured and moderately powerful medium-bodied flavors exude an almost aggressive... 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

These are the ‘young’ vines planted in 1983 in La Dominode. An attractive mid purple. The whole bunch vinification shows more than usual on the nose while behind there is a delicious red berry fruit with some orange zest.... 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

A strikingly floral-suffused nose speaks of a variety of spice nuances including exotic jasmine tea. I very much like the mid-palate texture of the intensely mineral-driven medium-bodied flavors that display focused power and... 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

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

Here the ripe and fresh nose is quite floral in character with its essence of red cherry aromas where background hints of earth and the sauvage lurk. The rich delicious and similarly scaled flavors prim with sappy dry extract... Read More

An elegant and airy nose portrays the perfumed essence of red cherry raspberry and cool floral wisps. The equally elegant and refined flavors possess a lacy even lilting mouthfeel but with no lack of punch on the precise minerally... Read More

The 2021 Meursault Rouge has an attractive well-defined bouquet with wild brambly red fruit touches of orange rind and 5-spice. Quite complex considering this is Village Cru and maybe more refined than the Auxey-Duresses. The... Read More

Six barrels two of them new. A medium to bright purple. The nose is invigorating with as little as 10% whole bunches enough to add a floral note. This is lively on the palate a Fremiets which has remembered it is in Volnay not... 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

A fascinating plot worked by horse and hand as they cannot get access with the tractor. Super sensual yet with total finesse a depth of fruit a feeling of royalty in the quality a little touch of quality pepper at the finish but... Read More

Much like the Evocelles the very pretty nose is quite cool and restrained with its broad-ranging panoply of aromas that include red cherry violet lavender and a hint of wood. There is excellent volume to the refined intense and... 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

A softly oaked nose consists of slightly cooler aromas of red currant newly turned earth humus and a whiff of the sauvage. There is a bit more volume and mid-palate concentration to the more mineral-inflected flavors that deliver... 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

No more than 30 hl/ha after the passage of the hail storm which also meant that Arnaud had to make careful choices not necessarily his usual ones in selecting grapes for whole bunch vinification just 25-30% overall with 25% new... Read More

An exceptionally pretty even perfumed nose reflects notes of spicy red cherry liqueur spiced tea and lovely floral whiffs. I very much like the highly seductive lacy and sophisticated texture of the medium-bodied flavors that... Read More

This is also aromatically exceptionally fresh with its blend of red cherry currant earth and lavender wisps. There is better volume to the equally textured medium weight flavors that are supported by relatively fine-grained tannins... 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

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

Much like the Carelle the expressive nose is airy cool and super-fresh with its essence of red berry spice and rose petal scents. The wonderfully sleek precise and stony middleweight flavors possess a lovely sense of underlying... 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

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 medium red Ineffably complex pure scents of fresh raspberry cherry rose petal peppery spices crushed herbs and mint Almost surprisingly silky on entry then sweet but very restrained even a bit ungiving in the middle palate... Read More

This is unusually cool and airy in the context of what is typical in 2018 with its restrained and beautifully layered nose of rose petal violet lavender lilac sandalwood and soy nuances that add incredible breadth to the mostly... 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

This is aromatically more complex but also more reserved with its nose of warm earth poached plum violet and softly sauvage nuances. There is good power and punch if only average density to the muscular and lightly stony medium... Read More

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

Enough wood to notice is present on the attractively spicy nose featuring notes of red cherry raspberry plum violet and a suggestion of soft earth. The succulent but super-sleek and well-detailed medium weight flavors exude a... 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

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

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

A slightly riper nose is comprised by notes of violet various dark berries and a more discreet hint of warm earth. The sleek delicious and relatively fine middleweight details display a firm bead of minerality all wrapped in a... Read More

An markedly floral-suffused nose offers up additional notes of dark cherry spice and exotic tea hints. The rich and beautifully textured flavors flash evident minerality on the complex long and youthfully austere finish where... Read More

The gorgeously refined and pungently mineral-driven middleweight flavors culminate in a chalky, long, balanced and classically austere finale. Textbook Taillepieds. (Drink starting 2033)

Discreet wood can be found on the equally floral-suffused aromas of ripe yet cool red berries kirsch and rose petal. The wonderfully sleek detailed and overtly mineral-driven medium weight flavors are akin to rolling a small pebble... Read More

The expressive nose is aromatically similar to the regular cuvée if perhaps even a bit more floral. The sleek powerful and concentrated larger-scaled flavors possess a sophisticated mouthfeel while exhibiting outstanding persistence... Read More

Outstanding - A ripe and fresh nose combines plenty of earth and sauvage elements with those of mostly red berries and a hint of anise. There is slightly better density to the delicious and slightly finer medium weight flavors... 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

A fresh, ripe and subtly complex nose combines notes of just crushed red currant and plum that is laced with discreet earth wisps. The rich, delicious and attractively vibrant middle weight flavors conclude in a mildly austere... Read More

A very pungent nose is presently comprised by notes of mocha wood toast earth and a mix of very ripe red and dark berries. The sleek highly energetic and utterly delicious flavors brim with both minerality and sappy dry extract... Read More

No great depth of colour with a crimson purple inflection. A light fruit plus oak bouquet with a similar mix on the palate this is really nicely balanced but the oak (50% new and 50% two wines old) is too prominent at the finish... Read More

A more discreet if still easily perceptible dollop of wood can be found on the more deeply pitched aromas of poached plum forest floor and a more subtle hint of the sauvage. The super-sleek intense and beautifully textured medium... Read More

Cask sample. Mid garnet. Very light nose. Juicy hedonistic fruit on the palate with some attractive corset of fine tannins. Should mature reasonably early. Long. (Drink between 2024-2032)

More evident wood frames ripe cool and airy aromas that are more from the dark side of the fruit spectrum. The sleek delicious and attractively vibrant flavors flash good minerality and tension both of which can be found on the... Read More

Full nose of black raspberries and licorice. A big wine for Cote de Beaune but with easily enough fruit to balance the imposing fine tannins. From a 0.5 hectare plot in the middle of this site.

Ripe but nicely cool and restrained aromas of red currant plum and earth are trimmed in wood and menthol nuances. There is both good vibrancy and focused power to the attractively textured medium-bodied flavors where the moderate... Read More

Real powerful black purple. Brutally concentrated nose. Much firmer tannins black fruit a little less acidity built more around the tannic structure. Powerful stuff but not unbalanced.

This is aromatically similar to the straight Corton though the equally large-scaled flavors are slightly finer though the impressively persistent finish is even more structured while displaying notably better balance at least... Read More

100% whole bunch. Deep purple offering a richer nose with some very dark strawberry notes a little bit of pepper behind the stems keep it fresh when otherwise could have been jammy. Attractive wine picked a little earlier in the... Read More

By Neal Martin The 2021 Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles Vignes tasted from a one-year-old barrel (there will 20% new in the final blend) has a tightly-knit bouquet with blackberry and raspberry fruit quite elegant after three or four... Read More

One of the finest Clos Vougeot's produced in 1995 Grivot's exhibits a bright medium-to-dark ruby color. Its sublime aromatics include Asian spices cinnamon violets and ripe red fruits. This full-bodied wine offers a thick... Read More

A wonderfully spicy and broad-ranging nose is comprised by notes of purple fruit earth exotic tea and a floral top note. There is both first-rate density and powerful to the sappy big-bodied flavors that coat the palate with dry... Read More

Elegant pure and airy aromas speak of the essence of plum dark raspberry and subtle spice and earth wisps. The equally elegant and refined medium weight flavors are at once sleek and detailed while displaying a gorgeous mouthfeel... Read More

Firm reduction dominates the fruit today. More interesting are the super-sleek and beautifully defined medium weight flavors that deliver even better length on the mildly austere and decidedly firm finale. Here too better depth... Read More