Domaine Taupenot-Merme Morey Saint Denis La Riotte Premier Cru 2017 Red Wine - France

Domaine Tollot-Beaut Beaune-Greves Premier Cru 2018 Red Wine - France

Les Greves is voluptuous and structured with aromas and flavors of bright red fruit and mineral notes. The flavor is intense and powerful but is delivered on the palate with finesse. Aging in 30% new Burgundian pièce brings notes of vanilla and... ... more

Thierry Violot-Guillemard Beaune Clos des Mouches Premier Cru 2017 Red Wine - France

The red wine is smooth and supple, full of elegance with a fine finish. The 2017 Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches is showing well, bursting with aromas of raspberries, raw cocoa, woodsmoke and cedary new oak. On the palate, it's medium to... ... more

Lecheneaut Morey-Saint-Denis 2017 Red Wine - France

The wine's most common look is an assertive tone (bright ruby, intense garnet carmine) with purple highlights. The bouquet is divided among black fruit (black current, blueberry) and pitted red fruits (cherry). With age, it evokes moss and truffle.... ... more

Jean Tardy Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Argillas Premier Cru 2017 Red Wine - France

One of a pair of impressive Nuits premiers crus in Guillaume Tardy's range, again located on the Vosne side of the village. This comes from clay soils, as its name suggests, and there's a little bit of influence from the combe here, but it's still a... ... more

Marchand-Tawse Morey-Saint-Denis Rue de Vergy 2017 Red Wine - France

Given that the vines from this famous lieu-dit are rooted to solid limestone bedrock, it isn't surprising that the deep character of terroir shines through the finished wine. Earthy aromas of forest floor, spice, game and wet stones open to a... ... more

Domaine Bruno Clavelier Gevrey-Chambertin Les Corbeaux Premier Cru 2015 Red Wine - France

The estate's Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Corbeaux benefits from the flow of fresh air from the Lavaux valley which brings balance, finesse and a more airy feel. The wine is always expressed with beautiful fruit and a great deal of precision in the... ... more

Patrice Rion Nuits-St-Georges Les Terres Blanches Premier Cru Blanc 2018 White Wine - France

Nuits-Saint-Georges: we immediately think of a red wine. Indeed, Nuits-Saint-Georges white are rare. Soils reserved for Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc are limited to particular geological areas. Traditionally, Côte de Nuits winemakers used white... ... more

Domaine Humbert Freres Gevrey-Chambertin Estournelles St Jacques Premier Cru 2019 Red Wine - France

Here too the nose is dominated by a pungent combination of reduction and wood toast. There is excellent delineation to the exceptionally ripe, intense and tautly muscular flavors that brim with minerality on the dusty, austere and chiseled finale.... ... more

Domaine Henri Delagrange Volnay Santenots Premier Cru 2018 Red Wine - France

A deep, intense and beautiful ruby-red robe. On the nose, it boasts floral and delicate perfumes of violet and rose, joined by small red fruits (strawberry, raspberry). On the palate, the balance is perfect, with silky tannins. A wine of great... ... more

Chateau de la Maltroye Santenay La Comme Rouge Premier Cru 2019 Red Wine - France

Nice vineyard on the limit with Chassagne Montrachet. Just a particularity. The upper part of his vineyard being slightly higher, and more mineral was replated in white 40 years ago, when this red Santenay la Comme are planted in the lower part... ... more

Meo-Camuzet Freres & Soeurs Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Argillas Premier Cru 2019 Red Wine - France

A brooding if attractively layered nose combines notes of the sauvage with those of newly turned earth, humus and plum. There is fine volume and punch to the delicious middle weight flavors that possess a sleek mouthfeel while flashing a touch of... ... more

Domaine du Grapillon d'Or Gigondas Excellence 2017 Red Wine - France

Ideal to taste with lamb, roast pigeon, duck, truffle dishes, mushroom risotto, game and cheeses. Blend: 60% Grenache, 40% Syrah Lastly, the 2019 Cornas La Sabarotte is a candidate for the wine of the vintage in Cornas, and it’s about as thrilling... ... more

Domaine Confuron-Cotetidot Gevrey-Chambertin Craipillot Premier Cru 2019 Red Wine - France

The 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin Craipillot 1er Cru is slightly diffuse on the nose, those fragrant red fruit and rose petal notes just need something to bind them together to gain more focus. The palate is sweet and candied on the entry, fine grip and... ... more

Domaine Taupenot-Merme Chambolle-Musigny Combe d'Orveau Premier Cru 2019 Red Wine - France

Picked early this year, as the grapes ripened rapidly without getting blocked by hydric stress. Bright purple with a sunny gourmand style, blacker fruit behind but with a fine ripe strawberry note also through the middle. A touch of sucrosity here... ... more

Domaine Taupenot-Merme Morey Saint Denis La Riotte Premier Cru 2019 Red Wine - France

Domaine Taupenot-Merme Morey Saint Denis La Riotte Premier Cru comes from old vines planted just after Wwii. The wine is spicy, deep, rich and full. The 2019 Morey-Saint-Denis La Riotte 1er Cru is stubborn and austere on the nose at the moment, red... ... more

Julien Barge Saint Joseph Clos de la Ribaudy 2019 Red Wine - France

Commentary: The 2019 Domaine Julien Barge Saint-Joseph Clos de la Ribaudy is smooth-sailing and delicious from start to finish. Tasting Notes: This wine excels with lovely aromas and flavors of black fruit, hints of aromatic flowers, and tangy... ... more

Domaine Confuron-Cotetidot Nuits-St-Georges Les Vignes-Rondes Premier Cru 2017 Red Wine - France

Here the wood treatment isn't subtle and while it stops short of fighting with the spicy aromas of violet and red currant, it's close. Otherwise there is terrific punch to the relatively refined medium-bodied flavors thanks to the dense but... ... more

Domaine Parent Monthelie Les Champs Fulliot Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

A gourmet wine, very pleasant with a nice fruit expression in the nose as well as in the mouth. Lots of freshness and round tannins. From purchased grapes, in what is nearly a clos, entirely destemmed. 30% new wood. Rich, mid-purple, exuberant ripe... ... more

Domaine Parent Beaune Epenottes Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

A bright and intense color. Very expressive and elegant. This “climat� is situated on the verge of Beaune, on the Pommard side. It produces a wine combining the delicacy of the first and the intensity of the second. From 47 and 80 year old... ... more

Bruno Clair Morey Saint Denis En la rue de Vergy Blanc 2019 White Wine - France

Yellow gold robe. Very mineral on the nose and on the palate, a wide range of aromas and remarkable length. Admirably discreet wood surrounds the airy and cool aromas of green apple, orange peel and mineral reduction. The energetic and well-detailed... ... more

Lignier-Michelot Morey-Saint-Denis Aux Chezeaux Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

An earthier and slightly riper blend of cassis, black raspberry, violet and discreet sauvage-suffused aromas. The relatively refined but markedly punchy medium-bodied flavors possess very good mid-palate density while displaying fine length on the... ... more

Lignier-Michelot Morey-St-Denis Aux Charmes Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Picked 30th August just under 13%. Two thirds whole bunch. Dense ripe raspberry fruit, feels like it will be lush but it is not too exaggerated. Fine and long here, all very nicely balanced with a return of red fruit at the finish, along with... ... more

Lignier-Michelot Morey-St-Denis Les Genavrieres Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

80% whole bunch. Huge black intensity, apparently every year including 2021. The bouquet is ungiving at first, almost too solid to give away any detail. Virgile obviously loves it. Nothing like as untouchable on the palate with some blackberry... ... more

Lignier-Michelot Morey-Saint-Denis Les Chenevery Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Just below Faconnières, the last to be picked as this plot struggles to ripen so easily and there is enough minerality. Two thirds whole bunch, more than he usually uses here. The usual deep purple-black colour, the nose a little bit more... ... more

Meo-Camuzet Freres & Soeurs Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Argillas Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

A frank, intense wine, with aromas of fresh fruit (blackberry, blackcurrant). There is much silkiness on the palate and a very long finish dominated by acidity. Very late malolactic here which explains the dark colour, black in the centre. The... ... more

Domaine Parent Pommard Les Chanlins Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

A sensual, elegant, and classy wine. A powerful nose made of black fruits, enhanced with floral notes. The mouth is deep, mineral, and has well matured tannins. Here too there is enough wood and menthol influence to merit pointing out on the spice... ... more

Domaine Parent Pommard Les Croix Noires Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

A fleshy and greedy wine, with unctuous tannins. A strong character, but an elegant wine. 30% whole bunches and one third new wood. Lively fresh crimson purple with an energetic red fruit. Very pretty notes thereafter and the structure is sound in... ... more

Domaine Humbert Freres Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaux St Jacques Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

A cooler and wonderfully pure nose reflects notes of ripe red berries, humus and a gamy nuance. There is excellent underlying tension to the chiseled and intensely mineral-suffused flavors that are tautly muscular and quite powerful on the austere,... ... more

Domaine Parent Pommard Les Epenots Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Delicacy, density, and an innate sense of balance are typical of this great wine. Its color is intense, the nose is very expressive with violet and red fruits aromas like cherry or raspberry , which express a great complexity. The mouth is fleshy... ... more

Domaine Parent Pommard Les Argillieres Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

A delicate wine, very subtle, an harmonious aromatic expression made of spicy and stone fruits notes. A mellow and gourmet mouth, with fine and supple tannins make of this premier cru a fully seductive and charming wine. One third each whole bunch... ... more

Domaine Tawse Bourgogne Vigne Blanche 2019 Red Wine - France

The Bourgogne Pinot Noir is sourced from vineyards in Marsannay, Nuits-Saint-Georges (Prémeaux side), Ladoix and Morey Saint Denis. The soil is mostly clay and marl mixed with stony limestone soils. The wine was aged for 10 months in old in French... ... more

Domaine Tollot-Beaut Beaune Clos du Roi Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Clos du Roi combines freshness with intensity and concentration thanks in part to its brown limestone soils in the upper (premier cru) section of the climat. This wine shows high-toned and lifted aromatics of dark fruit, flowers, and herbs, with... ... more

Meo-Camuzet Freres & Soeurs Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

There's a lot of roundness and friendliness in this wine. It flatters you on the palate and wins you over immediately thanks to its balance A blend of domaine and négoce fruit, as usual, the 2020 Nuits-Saint-Georges (Méo-Camuzet Frère & Soeurs)... ... more

Domaine Tawse Volnay Fremiets Premier Cru 2019 Red Wine - France

The Frémiets vineyard is situated in the northern part of the appellation right next to Pommard. Their east facing vineyard is located mid-slope with perfect drainage. This is also elegant, perfumed and very floral with its pretty blend of red... ... more

Louis Latour Morey-St-Denis 2020 Red Wine - France

Behind the deep ruby color of the Louis Latour Morey-Saint-Denis 2020, we find aromas of black currant with toasty notes. Its elegant, round and silky mouthfeel reveals flavors of black currant and cocoa. Restrained sour-cherry nose with subtle... ... more

Domaine Taupenot-Merme Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Pruliers Premier Cru 2018 Red Wine - France

Incredible elegance for Pruliers, power and finesse in spades. Just on the edge of the hail zone. Deepish purple, plump dark fruit, some of the prunes, quite weighty could be fresher, slightly dry tannins behind. Muscular and not yet quite in place.... ... more

Domaine Felettig Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

A blend of purchased fruit from Aux Combottes and Les Combottes, Felettig's 2020 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru is showing especially well, wafting from the glass with aromas of raspberries, rose petals and orange rind. Medium to full-bodied, floral and... ... more