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: Jurij Fiore & Figlie
The 2021 Chianti Classico Sonocosì is fresh and light in body, all of which make it a good choice for drinking now and over the next decade or so. This north-facing site at 550 meters in altitude yields a lithe, aromatically expressive Classico loaded with character. Vinification and aging in oak keeps the flavors vibrant.
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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 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 Jean Tardy et Fils
The 2022 Vosne-Romanée Vigneux is nicely defined and focused, featuring small red cherries, crushed strawberry and blood orange scents. The palate is sweet and rounded on the entry, offering black cherries mixed with touches of black pepper and a suggestion of tobacco. Quite Morey-like in style, with good structure on the finish, this is an excellent...
Producer: Domaine Pierre Girardin
The Pommard 1er CRU Les Grands Epenots is a wine to put away: a very compact structure, firm but lean, also a fresh smokiness and a lot of pressure, the classic wine to forget in the cellar and which will repay the wait in a big way.
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 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...
Producer: Domaine Pierre Girardin
A Bourgogne Blanc from the lower part of Meursault and Volnay. Fermented in wooden casks, with an eight-month elevage in stainless steel. It’s a fresh, vivid and mineral wine – some reductive notes – with white peach and limited exotic-fruit aromas. Fine and energetic fruit with nice acidity to give the wine a lovely balance. A good start, and drinking...
Producer: Domaine Coche Dury
Subtly complex aromas of lemon ice, mint and nutty, spicy oak. Rich, sweet and chewy, with a powerful minerality giving it great penetration for the vintage. This boasts wonderful inner-mouth perfume. Less obviously ripe than the young 2002 but possesses terrific lurking sweetness. Finishes very long, with notes of oatmeal and vanillin oak.
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 Jean Tardy et Fils
Jean Tardy Echézeaux is a wine of exceptional pedigree and refinement, showcasing the epitome of Vosne-Romanée's terroir. Its bold fruit, intricate spice, and velvety texture make it a wine of unparalleled complexity and elegance. While undeniably enjoyable in its youth, this wine has the potential to evolve and improve with age, rewarding those who have...
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: Benoit Ente
Benoit Ente's Puligny-Montrachet is one of the more sensual wines in the lineup. Soft, enveloping and textured, this wine stands out for its considerable early appeal. Today, this is Ente's most accessible, and it is beautiful.
Producer: Olivier Leflaive
Corton-Charlemagne is named after the Roman Emperor Charlemagne, who once owned the hill of Corton that the vineyards now rest. A wine of great class.
Producer: Domaine de la Romanee Conti
The 2017 La Tâche Grand Cru is another of the more expressive wines in the range. It opens with striking mid-palate pliancy and also possesses a level of inner sweetness the other wines don’t have, and yet there is plenty of the tannic clout that defines the Richebourg as well.
Producer: Domaine Francois Raveneau
Raveneau’s 2008 Chablis Montmains – a cru he chose this year to ferment as well as mature in barrel – smells of white and pink grapefruit zest and brown spices, along with a 1996-reminiscent note of white truffle.
Producer: Domaine Leflaive
Knockout nose combines mandarin orange, lemon and liquefied stones. Penetrating and stony in the mouth, with superb precision of flavor and a powerful underlying structure. Terrific fruit intesity and grip.
Producer: Domaine Pierre Girardin
The Casse-Têtes (headache) vineyard got its name because of the winegrowers' difficulties in planting vines in hard, chalky and gravelly soils. However, as is often the case, wines planted in poor soils make great wines. The Meursault Casse-Tête is a direct and dense Meursault for lovers of firm, dense, white Burgundies.
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.
