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 Montrachet is a brilliantly young and nervy wine, great perfume of honeysuckle, good concentration of pear with hints of white mushrooms.
Producer: Domaine Jean Tardy et Fils
The 2020 Nuits Saint-Georges Au Bas de Combe VV has a clean and precise bouquet with black cherries, crushed violet and boysenberry fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly chewy tannins.
Producer: Paul Chavy
Paul Chavy's Saint-Romain "La Perrière" embodies the essence of Burgundy's Saint-Romain terroir with finesse and sophistication. Upon uncorking, the nose is greeted by an enchanting bouquet, where delicate floral notes intertwine with hints of crushed stones, ripe orchard fruits, and a whisper of subtle oak.
Producer: Domaine Jean Tardy et Fils
On the palate the wine 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.
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 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 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 Pierre Girardin
The Meursault Les Grand Charrons is a rather large lieu dit, located in the hillside behind the town of Meursault. A wine known to have a nice breadth of bouquet, to be enjoyed now and to be stored a few years to enjoy a better overall balance.
Producer: Domaine Leroy
Deep ruby-red. Slightly reduced, reserved nose hints at superripe dark fruits and roasted nuts. Extremley ripe but a bit youthfully stunted, with slightly roasted, chocolatey flavor.
Producer: Domaine Francois Raveneau
The 2016 Chablis Foret is very promising with a crisp line of acidity, gentle grip and a live-wire, spicy finish that matches the exotic style of the vintage.
Producer: Domaine Ramonet
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 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: 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 Leroy
Bright ruby-red. Pure, minerally aromas of blackberry, strawberry, raspberry and violet pastille. Dense, stony and sweet; this offers lovely vibrancy as well as a seductively round, seamless texture. Finishes with very suave tannins and terrific length. In its best vintages, like this one, Leroy's Fremières strikes me as distinctly Musigny-like, even...
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 du Comte Liger-Belair
Good deep, dark red. Sexy aromas of musky red raspberry, smoke, minerals and earth; cooler than the 2007. Suave on entry, then quite tight in the middle, with a fine grain to the brisk red fruit flavors. Very bright, perfumed wine with the energy of the vintage's best examples. Finishes with terrific lift.
Producer: Domaine de la Romanee Conti
The 2017 Richebourg Grand Cru is a Burgundy of Cistercian austerity. Searing tannins give the Richebourg its trademark sense of energy and vibrancy. White pepper, mint, dried flowers and bright red berry fruit are all beautifully delineated, with underlying beams of minerality and salinity that lend dimension.
Ramonet in white is the equivalent of Henri Jayer or the DRC in red, writes Clive Coates. The Ramonet Montrachet is a brilliantly young and nervy wine, great perfume of honeysuckle, good concentration of pear with hints of white mushrooms.
