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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Ramonet in white is the equivalent of Henri Jayer or the DRC in red, writes Clive Coates. The Ramonet Batard Montrachet is a brilliantly young and nervy wine, great perfume of honeysuckle, good concentration of pear with hints of white mushrooms.
Producer: Domaine Leroy
Darker ruby-red color. Brooding cassis and licorice nose, with a whiff of earth and a mineral pungency. Thicker, larger-scaled and sweeter than the Lavieres, but very unevolved. But this premier cru already shows lovely finesse. Has a solid underlying structure for aging.
Producer: Domaine Armand Rousseau
Beautifully lifted black fruit, sweet spice, a velvet texture and savoury finish. Ample with great power yet so refined. Rousseau makes wines of incredible intensity, and this wine illustrates that better than any other in Gevrey-Chambertin.
Producer: Domaine Dujac
The 2020 Clos-de-la-Roche Grand Cru has an extremely pure bouquet with blackberry, raspberry, violet and crushed stone. This feels very focused and classy. The palate is very well balanced with supple tannins, fine acidity, very smooth and sensual with a welcome touch of bitterness towards the finish. A gorgeous wine, although I feel that Clos Saint-Denis...
Producer: Domaine Leflaive
The 2008 Bienvenue-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru has a lively saline, almost seaweed scented bouquet that is precise and intense. The palate is fresh and lively, perhaps just missing a little weight, but there is a sense of elegance and refinement here, traces of lime and quince enlivening the persistent finish. Excellent.
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 Pierre Girardin
Clos Vougeot is a Grand Cru vineyard located in the Cote de Nuits region of Burgundy. Clos Vougeot is renowned for producing some of the finest Pinot Noir wines in the world, with a complex and elegant flavor profile. The vineyard has a complex terroir with a mix of soils, including limestone, clay, and gravel, which contributes to the distinctive flavor...
Producer: Domaine Pierre Girardin
Pierre Vincent Girardin's Meursault "Le Poruzot" is highly regarded by wine lovers around the world and is often considered among the best white wines of Burgundy. This wine can age for several decades and is extremely sought after for its exceptional quality and ability to improve with age.
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 Jean Tardy et Fils
The 2020 Nuits Saint-Georges Aux Argillas has a well-defined bouquet with dark berry fruit, loam, a light marine influence developing with time. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, fresh and focused.
Producer: Domaine Pierre Girardin
Puligny-Montrachet 'Les Pucelles' 1er Cru is a highly regarded white wine from Burgundy. Puligny-Montrachet is known for producing some of the best Chardonnay wines in the world and 'Les Pucelles' is one of its most iconic and famous premier cru vineyards. This P.V.G. wine is simply one of the greatest white wines in the world!
Producer: Domaine Coche Dury
Coche described as perfect grapes, untouched by frost): Penetrating scents of crushed stone and lemon; classic Perrières! Smooth and very dense on the palate, with its flavors of crushed rock, lemon, lime, underripe pineapple, flowers and saline minerality showing great inner-mouth tension. This, too, boasts terrific dry extract. Finishes with...
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.
Producer: Domaine Pierre Girardin
Pommard Les Chapponnières' 1er Cru is an incredible wine from PVG, a wine with a strong character, highly recommended for its complexity and ability to age gracefully.
Producer: Domaine Jean Tardy et Fils
Tardy's Fixin La Place 2020 has a vibrant and expressive nose of red berries, floral notes, and a touch of earthiness. On the palate, it is light to medium-bodied, with a juicy acidity and supple tannins, showing flavors of raspberry, cranberry, and a subtle hint of spice. The finish is clean and refreshing, with a touch of minerality. This wine is a...
Producer: Benoit Ente
Benoit Ente's Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Truffière is lovely, offering up a youthfully reserved but pure nose. The Clos de la Truffière is located high on the Puligny slope, just below the hamlet of Blagny and above Folatières.
Ramonet in white is the equivalent of Henri Jayer or the DRC in red, writes Clive Coates. The Ramonet Batard Montrachet is a brilliantly young and nervy wine, great perfume of honeysuckle, good concentration of pear with hints of white mushrooms.
