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
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: Jacquesson
2019. Winter was mild and dry. Spring frost struck three times and mainly caused damage to our Chardonnay vines, hence the predominance of the Pinots in this cuvee. Summer was dry with heatwaves that caused sunburn. We harvested a very high-quality crop with moderate yields from 12th to 22nd September. The wines are structured, balanced, long and complex....
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 Roulot
Soft citrus fruits and toast lifted by crushed stone on the nose. Fat and fruity but less showy than the Tillets. This is densely packed and rather serious wine, offering a glyceral texture but showing less of the vintage's exotic side. Finishes with lovely length.
Producer: Domaine de la Romanee Conti
The 2019 Grands Echézeaux Grand Cru offers blackberry, briar, crushed iris flower and a light marine influence; this is just beautiful. The palate is silky in texture with spine-tingling acidity and good cohesion, gently building in the mouth toward a saline finish that fans out wondrously.
Producer: Domaine Pierre Girardin
Vincent Girardin Chassagne-Montrache displays a great aromatic richness while presenting the typical minerality of the clay-limestone and gravel soils of the Côte de Beaune. The aromatic bouquet opens with fine floral notes evoking the scent of acacia, and evolves into the sweetness of honey.
Producer: Domaine Francois Raveneau
Bright, light yellow offering scents of citrus fruits, white peach, menthol and resiny herbs. More minerally and classic on the palate, conveying a dry, tight impression to its almost minty lemon and minearl flavors.
Producer: Domaine Jean Tardy et Fils
The palate is medium-bodied with a pastille-like succulent entry, quite a gourmand Echezeaux, a little savoury, the oak is quite vocal at the moment. Pleasing bitter edge on the finish, four barrels produced.
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 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 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
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 Francois Raveneau
The 2010 Chablis Les Clos Grand Cru has the most expressive of Ravneau's three Grand Crus. With scents of dried honey, pressed flowers, almond and a little wild fannel. The palate is taut and crisp with fine acidity.
Producer: Domaine Leroy
Excellent ruby-red color. Musky, tangy aromas of raspberry, cherry, coffee and dark chocolate. Fat, silky, sweet and pliant; pure fruit flavors enlivened by lovely vinosity. A wine of very good rather than outstanding density but impeccably balanced. Finishes with lush tannins and very good length.
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
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 Pierre Girardin
Bright ruby red in the glass, Pierre Vincent Girardin's Corton Bressandes offers intense aromas of cassis and orange peel on the nose. A wine of perfect balance, able to give emotions right away and to age for a long time in the cellar.
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: 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.
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.
