Producer: Dehours et Fils
The Dehours Champagne Brut Grande Reserve is the result of an assemblage of Meunier, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, with a great percentage of vin de rèserve, fermented according to Solera methods, embraced by Jerome in 1998.
Producer: Jacquesson
The NV Extra-Brut Cuvée No. 744 is soft, open-knit and caressing. The natural radiance of the vintage comes through in the wine's ample, creamy feel. Apricot, spice, dried flowers, hazelnut and lightly honeyed notes are all beautifully laced together.
Producer: Jacquesson
For the 2018 harvest in Aÿ, Dizy, Hautvillers (68%), Avize and Oiry (32%), the previous winter was exceptionally rainy, this was followed by a mild, stormy spring. The weather changed from June onwards, becoming fine and dry, resulting in a particularly early harvest: we started picking on 30 August and finished on 11 September. The vines were in perfect...
Producer: Jacquesson
NV Extra-Brut Cuvée No. 743 (2015 base) is soft, open-knit and caressing. The natural radiance of 2015 comes through in the wine's ample, creamy feel. Apricot, spice, dried flowers, hazelnut and lightly honeyed notes are all beautifully laced together.
Producer: Bouquin Dupont Fils
A wonderful champagne, 100% Chardonnay of Avize from vineyards more than 60 years old. A base of citrus fruit melted with the scent, and taste, of a custard where there are also two drops of lemon juice. Delicious and enjoyable.
Producer: Jacquesson
2017, the harvest from Ay, Dizy, Hautvillers (66%) Avize and Oiry (34%). Winter and Spring were exceptionally dry; the beginning of Spring was mild but, in April, destructive frosts ravaged the vineyards, especially in the Côte des Blancs. Temperatures then rose and the weather was good until July. The end of the growing season was hot but very wet. The...
Producer: Dehours et Fils
The Champagne Rosè Oeil de Pedrix is the result of an assemblage of Meunier and Chardonnay from old vineyards. Flowery Champagne Rosè Extra Brut, particularly fine and fresh with a very limited production.
Producer: Podere Poggio Scalette
The 2021 Il Carbonaione is a regal, elegant wine. Silky, beautifully perfumed and persistent, the 2021 is everything I want from Il Carbonaione. All the purity of Sangiovese caresses the senses in a wine that is both textually intense and also light on its feet. Dark red-toned fruit, rose petals, cinnamon, new leather and cedar are some of the many...
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The Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru has a powerful but controlled bouquet with scents of dried honey and orange blossom. The palate is well balanced with crisp acidity, lively in the mouth with very impressive weight, retaining superb delineation.
Producer: Maison Marthe Henry
It features a vibrant bouquet of ripe apple, pear, and subtle floral notes with a hint of minerality. On the palate, it is crisp and fresh, with flavors of green apple, white peach, and citrus zest, leading to a clean, mineral finish.
Producer: Domaine Pierre Girardin
The Bâtard-Montrachet is a quintessential expression of this prestigious Grand Cru vineyard. It combines opulence and power with finesse and precision, showcasing the exceptional terroir of Bâtard-Montrachet. While it is approachable in its youth with decanting, this wine has significant aging potential and will develop even greater complexity and harmony...
Producer: Domaine Pierre Girardin
Griotte Chambertin, with its 2.65 hectares, represents one of the smallest and rarest plots in Burgundy. Only the greatest producers own plots here, and it is from these wonderful soils that Pierre Girardin produces great wines that are powerful, elegant and complex.
Producer: Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair
The 2017 La Romanée Grand Cru shows a minuscule touch of VA on the nose, but not enough to cover the intense brambly red fruit underneath, or the veins of blueberry and violet; instead, it lends energy to the aromatics. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit, a killer line of acidity, and firm but fine, satin-textured tannins.
Producer: Benoit Ente
The 2020 Bourgogne Aligoté Antichtone is gorgeous. White pear, smoke, slate and graphite all jump from the glass in a perfumed, nuanced wine loaded with class.
Producer: Domaine Jean Tardy et Fils
Tardy's Gevrey Chambertin Champerriers 2022 has a complex bouquet of dark fruit, spice, and earthy notes. On the palate, it is medium-bodied with a firm structure, showing flavors of black cherry, blackberry, and hints of leather and mushroom. The tannins are firm and well-integrated, and the finish is long and satisfying. Overall, this wine is a classic...
Producer: Domaine Coche Dury
The 2020 Auxey-Duresses Village has a fragrant bouquet with red cherries and strawberry pastille scents. The palate is medium-bodied with light tannins, crisp red berry fruit laced with mulberry and very subtle sweet toffee-ish notes on the finish.
Producer: Domaine Leflaive
Rather full yellow with a gold tinge. Slightly exotic apricot and yellow peach scents on first sniff, with notes of wet store, lemon zest, mandarin and baked bread. Fat, thick and honeyed on entry but quickly firmed in the mid-palate by an edge of acidity, with strong iodiney minerality emerging on the back half.
Producer: Domaine Ponsot
In stark contrast to the expressiveness of the Clos St. Denis, the Clos the la Roche Vielles Vignes is almost mute and even aggressive swirling liberates only the briefest glimpses of wild red berries and earth notes.
Producer: Domaine Pierre Girardin
"Perrières" is a premier cru vineyard situated in Meursault. The name "Perrières" translates to "quarries" in English, referring to the stony nature of the soil in this vineyard. The wines from this site are highly regarded for their complexity, richness, and ability to age gracefully.
Producer: Domaine Leflaive
Very fresh, bright medium yellow. Knockout mineral-saturated scents of lemon cream, lime oil, acacia flower, vanilla, crushed stone, nut oil and iodine. Sappy and vibrant but at the same time utterly seamless, offering a compelling combination of refinement, concentration (especially impressive in light of the year's full yields) and acid balance.
Producer: Domaine d'Auvenay
Madame Lalou Bize-Leroy's biodynamic methods were applied onto d’Auvenay’s vineyard since the beginning in 1988. Les Narvaux have a gorgeous buttery popcorn nose and seductive ripe orchard fruits.
Producer: Domaine Pierre Girardin
Meursault Les Tillets Blanc is a wine of great elegance with considerable ageing potential, and like every wine from Pierre Vincent Girardin it expresses the typicality of each individual vineyard, with a perfect balance between minerality and fruit.
Producer: Domaine de la Romanee Conti
The 2018 Echézeaux Grand Cru has a very deep hue. The extraordinarily pure bouquet features black cherries intermingling with blueberry and oyster shell, and later a hint of potpourri.
Producer: Domaine Pierre Girardin
"Perrières" is a premier cru vineyard situated in Meursault. The name "Perrières" translates to "quarries" in English, referring to the stony nature of the soil in this vineyard. The wines from this site are highly regarded for their complexity, richness, and ability to age gracefully.
Producer: Domaine Leroy
One of the many highlights in this flight of 1er Crus, the 2003 Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Narbantons is outrageously beautiful. From the very first taste, the Narbantons is lush, exotically ripe and silky. Time in the glass just brings out the wine’s sensual allure even further. The warmth of the vintage seems to have added an extra level of sweetness and...
The Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru has a powerful but controlled bouquet with scents of dried honey and orange blossom. The palate is well balanced with crisp acidity, lively in the mouth with very impressive weight, retaining superb delineation.
