Burgundy

d'Angerville Volnay Fremiet 1er Cru 2017 (750ML)

92-94 VM / 90-93 JM / 17.5 JR The 2017 Volnay Fremiet 1er Cru has an expressive bouquet with veins of blue fruit that strafe the vibrant raspberry and crushed strawberry. Here there is fine mineralité tucked just...

Daniel Bouland Morgon Cuvee Melanie 2021 (750ML)

92 WA Opening in the glass with aromas of raspberries, plums, spices and smoke, the 2021 Côte de Brouilly Cuvée Melanie is medium to full-bodied, fleshy and succulent, with a sweet core of fruit, tangy acids,...

de Montille Beaune Greves 1er Cru 2017 (750ML)

91 WA / 91-93 VM / 91-93 JM The 2017 Beaune 1er Cru Grèves is showing well from bottle, unfurling in the glass with aromas of strawberries, cherries and plums mingled with sweet soil tones and licorice. On the...

de Montille Clos Vougeot Grand Cru 2016 (3.0L)

93-95 WA / 92-94 BH The 2016 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru is one-third whole cluster, less than in recent years according to winemaker Brian Sieve, with almost 50% new oak. It has a beautiful bouquet with scents of blackberry,...

de Montille Volnay Champans 1er Cru 2020 (750ML)

91-94 BH / 90-93 JM Tasting note: Here too moderate reduction renders the nose difficult to assess. The relatively delicate and refined middle weight flavors possess no lack of punch that carries over to the youthfully...

de Villaine Bouzeron Aligote 2020 (750ML)

93 DE / 91 JS / 90 WA / 88-91 BH There is a pure lemony fruit on the initial attack here, but there is more complexity than that, with saline, iodine notes, plus hints of beeswax and hay. The texture is truly enchanting,...

de Villaine Rully Blanc Cloux 1er Cru 2019 (750ML)

92+ WA The 2019 Rully 1er Cru Cloux sits geographically and stylistically somewhere in between the chiseled Margoté and richer Rabourcé. Offering up aromas of freshly baked bread, crisp Anjou pear, hazelnuts...

Demougeot Bourgogne Vieilles Vignes 2019 (750ML)

Somewhere between classic and trendy in style this Pinot Noir is crafted to express more elegance than power in Bourgogne Rouge. It hails from Chassagne-Montrachet, a commune historically known for the quality of its red...

Domaine Collotte Chambolle-Musigny Cuvee Vieilles Vignes 2019 (750ML)

92 WS This is ripe, with a slight cooked feel to the cherry, blackberry and blueberry aromas and flavors. Starts out pliable, firming up as the dense tannins sweep in on the finish. Best from 2026 through 2045. 25 cases...

Domaine Collotte Marsannay Le Clos de Jeu 2019 (750ML)

88 WS Presents pretty cherry and raspberry aromas and flavors, which are framed by earth, underbrush and spice accents. Reveals assertive tannins that dominate the back end, ending on the dry side. Drink now through 2025...

Domaine de Bellene Beaune 1er Cru Vieilles Vignes Hommage a Francoise Potel 2019 (750ML)

90-93 JM / 90 BH / 90-92 VM A blend of five 1ers crus together, Pertuisots, Montée Rouge, Reversées, Bressandes and Clos du Roi, with planting dates between 1961 and 1982. Dense purple, raisiny deep cherry...

Domaine de Cherisey Meursault-Blagny La Genelotte 1er Cru 2020 (750ML)

94 W&S Monopole vineyard planted 1946 - 1955 La Genelotte is one of the great underrated sites of the Côte de Beaune. Perched over the communes of Meursault and Puligny beneath thick woodland, it is a monopole...

Domaine de Montille Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Thorey 1er Cru 2016 (1.5L)

92 JM / 91-93 WA / 90-93 BH / 90-92 VM / 17+ JR Two thirds whole bunch, 50% new oak. One of the slightly lighter colours. Pretty fruit but seems to lack a little density. This however appears on the palate which has...

Domaine des Croix Corton Greves Grand Cru 2015 (750ML)

94 WA / 92-94 BH The 2015 Corton Grand Cru Greves is a very impressive wine, built for the long haul, offering up a brooding nose of dark berries, forest floor and espresso roast. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied and...

Domaine Testut Chablis Vaillons 1er Cru 2019 (750ML)

92 BH Note: from 70+ year old vines in BeugnonsTasting note: An exuberantly fresh nose speaks of white pepper, floral, oyster shell and green apple scents. There is again excellent volume and richness to the super-saline...

Dominique et Romain Collet Chablis Montee de Tonnerre 1er Cru 2020 (750ML)

The Collet family traces their wine roots back to 1792. The family has controlled an impressive number of parcels produced from some of Chablis’ top sites including Les Clos, Valmur, Mont de Milieu, Montée de...

Dominique Lafon Beaune Greves 1er Cru 2019 (750ML)

92 BH / 90-93 JM / 90-92+ WA    Note: from all three sectors of the vineyard   Tasting note: A deft application of wood sets off more deeply pitched aromas that include those of poached plum, black cherry...

Dominique Lafon Meursault 2019 (750ML)

90-92 JM / 88-90+ WA / 89 BH Made from what Dominique calls La Petite Montagne, vines rented from the commune of Meursault. Pale lemon yellow, a lightly reductive nose, certainly not the explosion of ripe fruit of some...

Dominique Lafon Volnay Cru les Lurets 1er Cru 2019 (750ML)

92 BH / 91-94 JM / 91-93+WA Tasting note: An equally perfumed and pretty nose combines ripe and very fresh red cherry and raspberry scents with those of soft floral and spice wisps. The delicious, round and lacy flavors...

Drouhin Laroze Chambertin Clos de Beze Grand Cru 2020 (1.5L)

95-97 VM / 94-96 JM / 92-94 BH The 2020 Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze Grand Cru is composed and classy on the nose, blackberry and raspberry fruit, a touch of sous-bois and rose petal. This is magnificent! The palate is...

Drouhin Laroze Chambertin Clos Vougeot Grand Cru 2021 (750ML)

93-95 VM / 92-95 JM Drinking Window: 2025 – 2048The 2021 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru has a lively bouquet with quite expressive red cherry and crushed strawberry fruit laced with graphite and light pain d'épices...

Dujac Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru 2008 (750ML)

93 BH / 92-93 WA / 91+ VM Note: from both Charmes proper and MazoyèresTasting note: Here the nose displays both upper and lower register aromas of elegant red berry fruit, floral notes and plenty of Gevrey-style...

Dujac Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2021 (750ML)

95-98 JM / 95-97 VM /  92-95 BH  Fractionally denser in colour than Clos St-Denis with a meatier bouquet, some blood orange as well as the traditional blueberry of this vineyard. A little white pepper comes up...

Dujac Gevrey Chambertin aux Combottes 1er Cru 2021 (750ML)

93-95 VM / 92-95 JM The 2021 Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Combottes 1er Cru, which was made with 60% whole bunches, has a well-defined bouquet, quite tertiary in style with plenty of forest floor and pencil box aromas. The palate...

Dujac Morey St Denis Blanc 2022 (750ML)

Dujac Puligny Montrachet les Combettes 1er Cru 2021 (750ML)

92-94 VM / 91-94 JM ...veins of apricot and wild peach. This has a little more flair than the Folatières with a clean and precise finish. Delicious. This will be difficult to resist in its youth.--Neal Martin, Vinous...

Dujac Vosne Romanee les Beaux Monts 1er Cru 2022 (750ML)

94-96 VM / 94-96 JM / 93-95 WA The 2022 Vosne-Romanée Les Beaux Monts 1er Cru comes from a parcel between Tremblay and Leroy. It has a pleasing strictness on the nose that contrasts with the more flattering...

Eugenie Clos Vougeot Grand Cru 2011 (750ML)

17 JR Rather deeper crimson than most. Mealy, biscuit notes on the nose – unusual! Sweet start and gentle tannins with sufficient acidity. Quite forward but delicate rather than heavy-handed. Now a charmer!-Jancis...

Eugenie Clos Vougeot Grand Cru 2018 (750ML)

94-96 VM / 95 DE / 91-94 BH / 18 JR The 2018 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru has a gorgeous bouquet of dark cherry fruit, black currant, crushed stone and light iodine aromas, very pure and seductive. The palate is medium-bodied...

Eugenie Vosne Romanee Village 2021 (750ML)

89-92 BH / 88-91 JM This cuvée is made up of grapes from Vigneux, a declassified plot of Aux Brûlées and the young vines of the Grands Crus. One quarter whole bunch vinification. Mid red purple colour,...

F & L Pillot Pommard Rugiens 1er Cru 2011 (750ML)

90-92 BH / 91 WS Note: from a .66 ha holding located in both Bas and Hauts   Tasting note: Here too there is the barest hint of the tar character displayed by the two previous wines along with...

Faiveley Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru 2019 (3.0L)

94-96 JM / 93-95 WA / 93-95 VM / 92-95 BH Much more massive of course than the Echezeaux which preceded it. There are no stems retained, though Jérôme Flous thinks he might like to try some in Clos Vougeot. A...

Faiveley Marsannay 2020 (750ML)

2020 is a solar vintage yet the wines show a lot of freshness. The yields are low but the quality is excellent with a perfect degree of ripeness. The harvest was early in the year under scortching weather and came to an end...

Faiveley Puligny-Montrachet La Garenne 2012 (750ML)

91+ VM Full yellow-gold. Musky oak spices complicate but do not overwhelm aromas of lime and white flowers. Smooth and perfumed, offering an attractive light touch to the flavors of peach oil, clove and minerals. Doesn't...

Fontaine-Gagnard Chassagne Montrachet les Vergers 1er Cru 2021 (750ML)

92 BH Tasting note: A plethora of citrus elements are present on the noser of green apple, pear and a floral top note. The succulent yet exceptionally punchy, even crunchy, medium-bodied flavors possess fine mid-palate...

Forey Vosne Romanee 2014 (1.5L)

89 BH Note: from 10 separate parcels of vines, most of which are located in FlageyTasting note: An attractively spicy and floral-suffused nose offers up red and dark berries and a top note of Asian-style tea. There is good...

Fourrier Gevrey Chambertin Combe Aux Moine 1er Cru 2012 (750ML)

94 VM / 93-95 WA / 91-94 BH Good deep red. Very stony aromas of blueberry, blackberry and violet. Densely packed, thick and sweet but given structure and grip by ripe acidity and noble tannins. Finishes strong, dense and...

Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Echezeaux 2015 (750ML)

89-91 BH Tasting note: This is earthier still with its well-layered nose of cassis, humus and sauvage hints. There is excellent detail to the more obviously mineral-driven flavors that are a lovely combination of power and...

Fourrier Morey-St-Denis Clos Solon 2013 (750ML)

88-91 BH / 91.8 CT Note: from .55 ha parcel planted in 1961Tasting note: A ripe and very fresh mix of red berries, warm earth and soft tea nuances leads to relatively full-bodied and delicious middle weight flavors that...

Francois Bertheau Bonnes Mares 2015 (750ML)

94 BH / 17+ JR Note: from a .34 ha parcel located 100% in terres rougesTasting note: Interestingly there is also a touch of sandalwood present here as well on the much more restrained nose of ripe red currant, earth,...

Francois Bertheau Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru 2020 (750ML)

89-92 BH Note: a 1 ha blend of Groseilles, Baudes, Noirots and Gruenchers Tasting note: Here there is enough reduction to knock down the fruit though it's clearly ripe. Otherwise, there is slightly better intensity to the...

Francois Carillon Chassagne-Montrachet 2020 (750ML)

90-92 JM / 88-91 BH From the upper part of Les Voillenots. Pale lemon and lime. There is a reserved steeliness to the nose. This has a racy white fruit quality with some fresh plum notes as well. Fruit, body and acidity all...

Frederic Esmonin Gevrey Chambertin Lavaux St-Jacques 1er Cru 2022 (750ML)

89 BH Here the nose of red and dark berries, the sauvage and forest floor wisps is just a bit fresher. The sleek, vibrant and denser medium-bodied flavors exude more evident minerality on the youthfully austere, moderately...

Frederic Esmonin Nuits Saint Georges les Hauts Pruliers 2020 (750ML)

Supple in texture, this red boasts cherry, black currant, graphite and earth notes. Starts out very elegant for the appellation, picking up firm tannins and more weight on the long finish.   Domaine...

Frederic Esmonin Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru 2022 (750ML)

94 WS A pretty red, with perfumes of rose, violet, black currant and blackberry. Silky, offering a solid line of dense tannins and a firm finish. Graphite and toasty oak flavors complete the profile. Fine length. Best from...

Gallois Gevrey Chambertin Combes Aux Moines 1er Cru 2019 (750ML)

94 BH The Combes Aux Moines Vineyards lies at the northern end of the appellation and abuts onto the famed Cazetieres vineyard.Note: from a .5 ha parcel of 45+ year old vines Tasting note: More restrained and notably cool...

Genot-Boulanger Aloxe-Corton Clos du Chapitre 1er Cru 2017 (750ML)

93 CT The domaine, formerly known as Château Génot-Boulanger is run by Guillaume Lavollée and his wife Aude, who is the inheritor of an estate which was founded by her great grandfather (Génot)...

George Noellat Bourgogne Cotes de Nuits Village 2020 (750ML)

89-91 JM Two plots. This is a much more even colour, with a high-class nose. No way you would know this was generic Bourgogne. It absolutely fills the mouth, perfectly poised ripe but cool fruit, not once of the simple...

Gerard Mugneret Bourgogne Pinot Noir Rouge 2021 (750ML)

86-88 JM 50% whole bunch vinification. Fresh mid purple. Cherry stone nose. Pretty enough and then quite firm at the finish. There has been no attempt to fatten the middle here, but the fruit at the finish is particularly...

Gerard Mugneret Chambolle Musigny les Charmes 1er Cru 2021 (750ML)

92-94 WA / 91-93 JM Aromas of raspberries, cherries, sweet spices and plums introduce Mugneret's 2021 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes, a medium to full-bodied, perfumed and mineral wine that's seamless, refined and...