The 2019 Bourgogne Chardonnay has a perfumed lime and citrus peel nose with tropical tones tucked just underneath. The palate is well balanced with fresh grapefruit and citrus peel on the entry, lightly spiced with fine energy... Read More

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

The 2021 Puligny-Montrachet Les Quatre Climats is a multi-climat blend mandated due to the frost. It has a well-defined quite minerally nose focused and gaining complexity with aeration. The palate is well balanced with a brisk... Read More

Smoke and petrol nuances add breadth to the aromas of rosemary oil pear and soil tones. There is impressive volume to the dense and seductively textured medium weight flavors thanks to the abundant amount of dry extract that imparts... Read More

There is a vague whiff of exotic fruit character to the elegant fresh and airy nose of rosemary oil poached pear and citrus confit. The succulent caressing and sappy medium-bodied flavors coat the palate with dry extract while... Read More

This is moderately reduced and unreadable presently. There is slightly better volume and mid-palate density to the caressing but decidedly punchy flavors that terminate in an impressively long well-balanced and dry-in-the-best... Read More

Noticeably cooler aromas freely reveal their combination of hazelnut Granny Smith apple carnation and zest scents. The super-sleek well-detailed and mineral-inflected medium-bodied flavors possess a sophisticated mouthfeel while... Read More

The 2019 Bourgogne Aligoté is performing especially well delivering aromas of waxy pear toasted nuts and citrus oil followed by a medium to full-bodied concentrated and lively palate that concludes with chalky grip. Readers might... 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

? Sweet spot Outstanding Note: from a parcel measuring .78 ha that is on the Genevrières side Producer note: Antoine Jobard noted that the 2022 growing season was hot dry and largely clement and without undue disease... Read More

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Note: this wine has changed its composition substantially as it now includes vineyards that were previously bottled separately in particular En la Barre Clos le Meix Tavaux and Tillets; the blend is now from... 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

In theory this plot does not usually frost but that was not the case in 2021: three barrels instead of 20! Pale lime green. A mix of reductive tension and something a little bit chunkier than usual. This is one of the 2021s with... Read More

Mid lemon yellow with some warmth to the nose. On the palate there is a delicious depth of quality fruit with a little bit of mirabelle but with a wave of slightly different flavours and a mineral touch to finish.

A mild touch of reduction blurs the nuances of the very fresh white-fleshed orchard fruit nut and floral scents. There is better size weight and richness to the solidly density and powerful middleweight flavors that are shaped... Read More

More subtle nuances of petrol and smoke are present on the nose of Granny Smith apple and mineral reduction. The fresh bright and racy medium weight flavors display excellent length on the beautifully textured balanced dry and... Read More

There is a touch of the exotic in the form of white and yellow peach citrus confit and discreet spice and floral wisps. The rich caressing and sappy flavors are also shaped by bright lemon-tinged acidity on the markedly stony... Read More

Pale clear colour. Ripe apples but with excellent energy at the back the usual citrus note added to the white fruit. Mineral racy and quite delicious.

Ripe and fresh aromas of petrol and various white orchard fruit give way to succulent plump and delicious middleweight flavors that conclude in a clean moderately dry and refreshing finale. To enjoy young. (Drink starting 2025)... Read More

There is a forward engageing ripe apple and spice nose on the initial attack of this village Meursault with notes of acacia flowers and butter that open up on the palate. The wine

Ripe and vaguely exotic aromas of white peach acacia blossom and citrus confit are trimmed in soft wood. The rich suave and generously proportioned medium-bodied flavors display good if not special depth and persistence on the... Read More

Here there is just enough reduction to push the underlying fruit to the background so be sure to give this some air if you're tempted to try a bottle young. The lilting and beautifully textured middleweight flavors flash excellent... Read More

If someone in the village makes a better version of Chassagne AC than Alex Moreau I would like to taste it! The 2014 villages had been assembled and was destined for bottling in two weeks’ time but showed all of the inherent... Read More

Plenty of ripe sunny fruit here. Crisp acidity lovely purity one for relatively early drinking. Salty edge to finish. From six plots spread across Vaillons harvested at separate times. Fermented individually blended in August... Read More

Very pure and crystalline on both nose and palate. Real drive and energy just the vaguest hint of wood which adds more to texture than flavour. A very fine example. Billaud-Simon has plots within the three sectors of Montée de... Read More

A beautifully layered nose reflects notes of white flowers mineral reduction and a plethora of spice elements. Once again there is a lovely texture to the intense concentrated mouthcoating and unusually powerful middleweight flavors... 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

An exuberantly floral-suffused combination features notes of spice wet stone and discreet green apple hints. Once again there is a lovely texture to the refined and intensely mineral-driven middleweight flavors that also conclude... Read More

The Bourgogne Aligoté Mainbey is intense. It has deep and intense fruit … quite a reductive note currently … also present in previous vintages. Has lovely balance but will require some time to unfold. (Drink from 2026) –... Read More

An overtly floral-suffused and more expressive nose freely offers up elegant aromas of white orchard fruit zest and a touch of spice. There is again excellent mid-palate density to the pretty middleweight flavors that exude evident... Read More

A phenolic character (think olive oil nuances) is present on the ripe white orchard fruit and floral aromas that are trimmed in just enough wood to bother mentioning. There is excellent volume to the caressing but punchy medium-bodied... Read More

A pretty nose combines notes of acacia blossom lemon confit spice petrol and a hint of orange peel. There is outstanding intensity to the rich concentrated and powerful larger-bodied flavors that deliver superb length on the balanced... Read More

The 2022 Pouilly-Fuissé Château des Quarts 1er Cru Monopole has a delineated precise bouquet with tension and energy. The palate is well balanced with a fine delineation white peach and grapefruit mixed with crushed stone and... Read More

The 2021 Pouilly-Fuissé Le Clos 1er Cru is by far the best cuvée from Château de Fuissé this year even though it was cropped at a measly 7hL/ha equivalent to around ten barrels instead of around 50 barrels. It has a lovely... Read More

The 2022 Chablis Vaillon 1er Cru Cuvée Guy Moreau matured half and half in vat and barrels has a cohesive nose with shucked oyster shells infusing the citrus fruit. Quite classic in style. The palate is well-balanced with impressive... Read More

The 2022 Chablis Blanchot Grand Cru comes from the top of the climat and has a delightful bouquet with apple blossom white tea and light oyster shell aromas. The palate is well-balanced with fine depth crisp acidity and a gentle... Read More

Moderate wood is present on the overtly floral-suffused nose of mostly white fleshed fruit especially pear and apple along with notes of citrus confit acacia and oyster shell whiffs. There is excellent richness and concentration... Read More

The 2022 Chablis Valmur Grand Cru which was taken from tank where it will stay until February is the final vintage before one significantly contributing parcel was pulled up. The perfumed bouquet has yellow plum and touches of... Read More

This is also aromatically cool with its pretty mix of pear confit mineral reduction floral and more obvious Chablis typicity. There is a really lovely sense of vibrancy to the energetic middleweight flavors that possess a gorgeous... Read More

Fresh and ripe aromas are comprised by notes of citrus confit spice and just sliced green apple plus a discreet dollop of wood. There is borderline painful intensity to the dense serious and palate staining medium weight flavors... Read More

An expressive and beautifully layered nose combines notes of acacia blossom lemon-lime and a whiff of mineral reduction. The beautifully textured and more concentrated medium-bodied flavors are also finer while delivering excellent... 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

A more complex and much more expressive nose freely offers up its combination of lemon grass acacia blossom mineral reduction and various white orchard fruit. The succulent round and solidly concentrated flavors exude more evident... Read More

Smoky aromas of petrol lemon-lime and pear give way to delicious and nicely voluminous flavors that are unusually fine in the context of what is typical for the appellation all wrapped in an appealingly dry and persistent finale.... Read More

Mid lemon yellow. A minor and benevolent reduction on the nose which becomes steadily more elegant with aeration. Good tension a stony quality a little more warmth behind an interesting Chassagne for the medium term.

A more expressive and admirably pure nose freely offers up its array of red pinot fruit spice and subtle floral nuances. The intense and beautifully delineated medium weight flavors possess a borderline pungent minerality indeed... Read More

Here too there is evident floral influence suffusing the ripe aromas of Granny Smith apples pear and hazelnut. The dense delicious and mouthcoating medium weight flavors possess plenty of sappy dry extract that is buffered by... Read More

Smoky reduction dominates the nose save for a glimpse of floral character. By contrast there is good verve and freshness to the utterly delicious sleek and well-detailed medium-bodied flavors that coat the palate on the clean... Read More

A background hint of wood sets off aromas that include the essence of spiced pear acacia blossom and an array of spice elements. Here too the big-bodied flavors are succulent and concentrated with evident power that seems to build... Read More

This possesses the most complex if most restrained nose in the range with its aromas of essence of pear white peach exotic Asian tea and crushed fennel. There is a positively gorgeous texture to the medium weight plus flavors... 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

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

Pretty and more floral aromas include those of acacia blossom essence of pear and citrus confit. There is a lovely sense of underlying tension supporting medium weight flavors that exude a subtle minerality on the clean and dry... Read More

En Gerlieux is across the river and canal from Sampigny in Chassey le Camp a big block that has both pinot and aligoté the latter as 35 and 90 year old vines. This began life in old barrels and 30% in an earthenware jar since... Read More

Slightly riper aromas include those of citrus confit a range of floral elements and a hint of crushed fennel. The rich and generously proportioned middleweight flavors possess the natural class of Puligny while displaying fine... Read More

Outstanding - A discreet but not invisible application of wood is present on the ripe and equally fresh aromas of various white orchard fruit especially pear along with a floral top note. The caressing and generously proportioned... Read More

TOP VALUE This reference Aligoté is riper in 2022 than it often is and lacks the bright acidity typical in cooler years such as 2021. However it provides a moreish choice for refreshing current drinking with alluring aromas of... Read More

The 2022 Rully Les Saint-Jacques has a really lovely bouquet with orange blossom and light nettle aromas that blossom in the glass. The palate is well balanced with a slightly viscous texture and superb concentration quite powerful... Read More

The 2017 Meursault villages was already racked to tank just prior to the start of harvest in 2018 and was destined for bottling in December. The wine is an excellent AC offering up a precise and classy bouquet of apple passion... Read More

This also displays an ample amount of mineral reduction on the aromas of brine algae and white orchard fruit. There is even better density to the sappy and palate soaking medium-bodied flavors that also flash focused power on... Read More

This also displays an ample amount of mineral reduction on the aromas of brine algae and white orchard fruit. There is even better density to the sappy and palate soaking medium-bodied flavors that also flash focused power on... Read More

Discreet but perceptible wood sets off the cool and ripe aromas of white orchard fruit, lemon-lime and petrol. There is fine volume and intensity to the plump, round and delicious middle weight flavors that culminate in a youthfully... Read More

This is aromatically similar to the Folatières though with the addition of a hint of Granny Smith apple along with a dollop of oak. There is a lovely sense of underlying te

Cool but ripe aromas include those of mostly apple and acacia blossom along with an interesting hint of tangerine peel. There is solid size weight and mid-palate density to the beautifully textured medium weight flavors that brim... 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

An even more restrained nose grudgingly offers up its aromas of equally cool Granny Smith apple spice carnation acacia and lemongrass nuances. The lilting but almost painfully intense medium-bodied flavors possess a super-sleek... Read More

There is just enough reduction to push the fruit to the background though a whiff of floral character can be discerned. On the palate there is both more volume and concentration to the beautifully textured middleweight flavors... Read More

Once again there is a restrained coolness to the aromas of airy citrus confit white peach acacia blossom and a hint of anise. The gorgeously textured and markedly more mineral-driven medium weight flavors also possess a beguiling... Read More

The 2019 Auxey-Duresses Vieilles Vignes comes from 85-year-old vines planted by Jean Prunier in the lieu-dit of La Canée and sees 20% new oak. It has an attractive bouquet with perfumed lemon thyme orange blossom and light apricot... Read More

The 2022 Bourgogne Aligoté comes from vines planted in Sous Le Chemin and was picked a week after the Chardonnay. It has a lovely and intense bouquet with orange blossom white flowers and broom. The well-balanced palate offers... 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 flash evident... Read More

There's fine concentration to this white lending viscosity to the texture and embracing flavors of peach white flowers and honeydew melon. Light baking spice and pastry notes linger on the finish. Drink now through 2028. 127... Read More

Assembled in tank in late July having been in older and mostly larger barrels. To bottle in December. Clear pale colour. Lots of energy here this is very much the Bourgogne Blanc that I know and appreciate from Dominique Lafon.... Read More

2022 is the last year vintage of this wine because the lease has expired. Clear lemon colour. A delicious ripe bouquet with some honeysuckle but a firm white fruit underneath. This is really enjoyable with flesh and weight and... Read More

7 barrels made in this cuvée which Dominique started last year with three. Little white flowers edelweiss on top of white fruit. Pernand can be very chiselled though this is a little softer up front but with citrus energy behind... Read More

Only 1.5 barrels were made having taken out half after the 2021 frost. Pale lemon colour an attractive nose with some ripe grapefruit fresh and fine yet with plenty of density an excellent balance between the medium plus bodied... Read More

The 2022 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Caillerets 1er Cru has wonderful delineation and poise on the nose real frisson with yellow fruit egg whites and wild peach. Love it! The palate is very well-balanced with a touch of reduction... Read More

The 2022 Chassagne-Montrachet Clos Saint-Jean 1er Cru has more complexity on the nose than the Maltroye with touches of lemon curd white tea and crushed stone. This is open and generous without being overbearing. The palate is... Read More

The 2022 Chassagne-Montrachet Maltroye 1er Cru raised in one-third new oak has a well-defined bouquet with yellow plum jasmine and light brioche aromas. It will require a couple of years to absorb the wood. The palate is well-balanced... Read More

The 2022 Chassagne-Montrachet Rouge Morgeot 1er Cru is certainly more flattering on the nose than the Clos Saint-Jean at the moment with ebullient red berry and blueberry fruit well-defined and expressive. The palate is medium-bodied... Read More

Rich but tight nose hints at pear liqueur menthol stone and iodine. Thick and voluptuous but backward and unevolved with its pear and menthol flavors supported by a strong mineral spine. This youthfully inexpressive wine is still... Read More

The 2022 Chassagne-Montrachet Village is matured in 20% new oak. It has a generous bouquet with orchard fruit touches of almond and patisserie. It will require a couple of years to absorb the oak. The palate is well-balanced with... Read More