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: 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
In Cuvée 748, reserve wines enrich its complexity without ever overshadowing the personality of the 2020 base vintage. The result is a refined, authentic Champagne that captivates with its depth and purity.
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: Marion Perseval
The Brut Privilege is a standout champagne produced by the Marion Perseval, in the heart of the Champagne region of the Montagne de Reims. This producer specializes in creating fine champagnes that showcase both tradition and modernity. She combines his extensive knowledge of biodynamic viticulture and her profound respect for nature to create structured...
Producer: Jacquesson
A crystalline, pale-gold effervescence that opens with bright citrus zest — think lemon confit and tangerine peel — layered over rich brioche, white pepper and delicate floral hints. There’s minerality and a whisper of salinity that keeps it finely tuned.
Producer: Marie Demets
The Champagne Tradition from Marie Demets in Cote des Bar offers a delightful sensory experience. It presents a pale golden hue with delicate effervescence dancing in the glass. On the nose, it entices with aromas of crisp green apples, ripe pear, and hints of citrus zest, complemented by subtle floral notes of acacia and honeysuckle.
Producer: Podere Poggio Scalette
The 2018 Il Carbonaione is one of the most elegant editions of this flagship wine I can remember tasting. Il Carbonaione is usually a rich, bombastic wine, but the 2018 is sleek, gracious and remarkably refined.
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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: Domaine Dujac
The 2016 Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru really delivers on the nose. It is just as ebullient in bottle as it showed in barrel with vivacious red cherries, crushed strawberry and mineral scents. A subtle touch of pressed rose petals emerges with time. The palate is medium-bodied with a fine structure that grips the mouth, quite dense with a mixture of red and...
Producer: Domaine Pierre Girardin
"Les Beaumonts" is one of the most highly regarded Premier Cru vineyards in Vosne-Romanée and is known for producing wines of exceptional quality and depth. The vineyard has a southeast-facing exposure and a relatively steep slope, which provides optimal sunlight exposure for the grapes and helps to produce wines of exceptional complexity.
Producer: Emmanuel Rouget
Deep, bright red-ruby. Brooding dark berry and floral aromas show terrific lift. Broad, highly concentrated and vibrant, with strong acidity perfectly enrobed by intense dark fruit flavors. Delivers a rare combination of power and finesse. Finishes with terrific medicinal reserve, the tannins saturating the sides of the tongue.
Producer: Domaine Pierre Girardin
Nestled in the heart of Burgundy, Chambertin Clos de Bèze is a crown jewel of viticulture, where centuries of tradition and terroir converge to produce wines of unparalleled elegance, complexity, and prestige.
Producer: Domaine Jean Tardy et Fils
Domaine Jean Tardy's Echézeaux 'Les Treux' Vieilles Vignes is still in its infancy, with limited tasting notes available. However, insights from previous vintages and the producer's consistent style can offer a glimpse into what enthusiasts might anticipate from this wine.
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 Sylvain Morey
Sylvain Morey's Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Rouge 'Les Champs-Gains' is a rare and distinguished red Burgundy that exemplifies the elegance and depth achievable from Pinot Noir in this renowned appellation.
Producer: Domaine Pierre Girardin
This parcel is perfectly situated at mid-slope, just above the climat des Clous de Meursault. This Meix Chavaux reveals minerality and coldness of limestone, a tense and long wine that can be kept for many years in the cellar.
Producer: Domaine de la Romanee Conti
The 2018 Grands Echézeaux may well be the most perplexing offering from the Domaine this year. Backward and reticent on the nose. The palate is medium-bodied and very fresh.
Producer: Domaine Pierre Girardin
A seductive and finely-chiseled expression of Vosne-Romanée, Pierre Vincent Girardin’s "Les Damaudes" 2023 captures the essence of this revered terroir with an intoxicating mix of power, elegance, and detail.
Producer: Domaine Coche Dury
The 2022 Meursault Rougeots has a refined bouquet with grapefruit, yellow plum and light pressed flower scents that gradually unfold in the glass. The palate is very well balanced with touches of sea salt and quince, again, a wonderful build in the mouth with a twist of sour lemon on the finish. Meursault Villages don't get much better than this.
Producer: Domaine Jean Tardy et Fils
The 2019 Chambolle-Musigny Les Athets, which will be matured in around one-third new oak, has a high-toned, vivacious bouquet. The palate is lovely, fleshy and rounded, and moderate in terms of depth.
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
The 2020 Echezeaux Les Treux VV, matured entirely in new oak, needed quite a bit of aeration to peer behind the veneer of wood. There appears to be good concentration here. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe tannins, fine acidity, fleshy and rounded.
Producer: Domaine Armand Rousseau
Ruchottes-Chambertin is the intellectual poet—elegant, lifted, and quietly profound, yet with an undeniable inner strength. This is perhaps the most underestimated of Rousseau’s grand crus, but those who know, know.
Producer: Domaine Ramonet
The Bienvenues Batard Montrachet from Ramonet has a pretty bouquet of hibiscus and iris that is quite distinctive compared to their other Grand Crus. A step up in weight and power from the beautiful 1er Cru Ruchottes.
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.
