This is a very good premier cru chardonnay from Mercurey in the Côte Chalonnaise. In its drinking prime, it has aromas of smoke and minerals. The palate is medium to full bodied, its acidity medium-high and its impression tight, linear and mineral. There is some good complexity here and this wine rewards current drinking. Rating:…Continue readingLes Héritiers Saint-Genys Mercurey Premier Cru Clos Marcilly 2015
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Domaine de Bellene’s Côte de Nuits Villages from the 2018 vintage is a lovely wine. It opens to attractive and fragrant aromas of spice and blackcurrant, with an end note of smoke and cedar. It can only be Burgundy. The palate is medium bodied and more workmanlike with characters akin to red currants. This attractive…Continue readingDomaine de Bellene Côte de Nuits Villages 2018
This is a restrained and elegant expression of village level Chorey Lès Beaune from Benjamin Laroche. In the glass, it has a coiled aroma of minerals and cherries. The palate has medium tannins, notes of refined cedar and an elegant finish. Enjoyable now, or over the next 5 to 6 years. Rating: Good. Abv: 13.0. …Continue readingBenjamin Laroche l’Atelier Chorey-Lès-Beaune 2017
The 2012 Burgundy vintage continues to provide very enjoyable wines that have sufficient fruit and charm to be approached now. From Domaine Faiveley, the 2012 Échezeaux grand cru has ethereal aromatics of cherry, blackcurrant and undergrowth befitting of this esteemed appellation. The palate is also delicious, with firm tannins and good length suggesting a long…Continue readingDomaine Faiveley Échezeaux Grand Cru 2012
This 2012 wine from Sylvie Esmonin presented somewhat atypically for a Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques, an appellation that I have taken a liking to, unfortunately. Its expression is very youthful and ripe, with overt cedar and sulphur characters. On the palate, it has intense fruit and good length. Overall, I think this wine will benefit from…Continue readingSylvie Esmonin Clos Saint-Jacques Gevrey-Chambertin 2012
This is a refined Morey-Saint-Denis Clos de la Bussière from Domaine Roumier and the 2007 vintage. Its aromas remind of redcurrant, iron filings, blackcurrant and are pure in expression. The palate has great length and, in terms of structure, expresses gentle acidity, a graceful balance and modest fruit intensity befitting the lighter 2007 vintage, Overall,…Continue readingDomaine G. Roumier Clos de la Bussière Morey-Saint-Denis 2007
This wine from Domaine Ponsot is in a very difficult stage of its development. It presents in a raw fashion, with very fruit driven aromas of cherry and blackcurrant and resounding acidity and hardness on the palate. It is quite a difficult wine to appreciate at this point, and needs at least a further decade…Continue readingPonsot Chambolle-Musigny Les Charmes 2015
This is a resoundingly delicious wine from Claude Dugat. From Lavaux-Saint-Jacques, the biggest of the Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru vineyards at 9.53 hectares and situated immediately south of Clos Saint-Jacques, the wine is quite deeply coloured (for pinot noir) and opens to aromatics of blackcurrants, fruit and violets. The palate has fantastic length, with fresh acidity,…Continue readingDomaine Claude Dugat Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaux-Saint-Jacques Premier Cru 2008
I’m yet to taste a poor Robert Chevillon wine. This is another outstanding one, this time from Nuits-Saint-Georges and the premier cru appellation of Les Cailles. Les Cailles is a 7.11 hectare plot and is directly north of Les Saint-Georges, the greatest climat in Nuits-Saint-Georges. It is said to be subtle, feminine and have softer…Continue readingDomaine Robert Chevillon Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Cailles Premier Cru 2006
If you are looking for more information on every Burgundy appellation, the Bourgogne Wines website is excellent. The link is here. Clos du Roi is one of the more commonly declared lieux-dits of Corton Grand Cru in the Côte de Beaune. And here’s an example with 25 years of age on it. From Domaine Thomas-Moillard, the wine has…Continue readingDomaine Thomas-Moillard Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru 1993
Saint-Aubin is probably not the best known of the Burgundian appellations. It is in the Côte de Beaune and neighbours Puligny Montrachet and Chassagne Montrachet. I was very pleased with this particular wine from Pierre-Yves Colin Morey and the 2010 vintage. It has refined and racy acidity and overtones of lemon and cashew. In its…Continue readingPierre-Yves Colin Morey Saint-Aubin Le Banc 2010
This is a very moreish Bourgogne from Pascal Marchand. From the highly regarded 2015 vintage, it is a good example of a Bourgogne rouge, if expensive. In the glass, it is faintly meaty, with raspberry notes. The palate is fleshy, medium bodied and with enough flavour and acidity to both resolutely signal Burgundy and interest.…Continue readingPascal Marchand-Tawse Bourgogne Rouge 2015