Burgundy

A. P. de Villaine Bouzeron Aligote 2015 (750ML)

Arnoux-Lachaux Latricieres Chambertin 2010 (750ML)

93-95 BH / 90-92 VM A fresh but quite restrained and noticeably cool nose of herb and stone-infused wild red berry fruit aromas precedes impressively intense, powerful and agreeably rich medium-bodied flavors that ooze a...

Arnoux-Lachaux Nsg Les Poisets 2010 (750ML)

Arnoux-Lachaux Vosne Romanee 2010 (750ML)

Billaud Simon Chablis 2012 (375ML)

From 11 parcels scattered around Chablis, the most notable of which are from Les Pargues. This displays markedly more Chablis character with an admirably pure nose of mineral reduction, oyster shell and iodine nuances. There...

Blain-Gagnard Batard Montrachet Grand Cru 2015 (750ML)

93 BH Note: from 3 different plots measuring .48 ha in Chassagne with vines planted in '52, '77 and '86 Producer note: The shy and modest Jean-Marc Blain declared that 2015 is a "rich, ripe and full-bodied vintage where it...

Bonneau Du Martray Corton Charlemagne 2014 (1.5L)

95 BH / 95 VM A highly restrained nose features notes of cool and ultra-pure citrus, green apple, white flowers, herbal tea and wet stone. There is a distinctly racy mouth feel to the super intense and well-delineated...

Bouchard Pere & Fils Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2015 (750ML)

Bruno Clair Corton Charlemagne 2014 (750ML)

93-95 WA / 91-94 BH The 2014 Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru has an attractive bouquet with apple blossom, white peach and a hint of toffee apple on the nose that displays more gumption than others that I have encountered from...

Bruno Clair Gevrey Chambertin les Cazetieres 1er Cru 2014 (750ML)

94 WA / 92 BH Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2014 tasting, the 2014 Gevrey Chambertin 1Er Cru Cazetiers has a powerful bouquet with plenty of black cherry, sous bois and subtle licorice notes emerging with time in the glass...

Chandon de Briailles Corton Bressandes Grand Cru 2015 (750ML)

92-95 BH / 17.5 JR / 96 DE A markedly ripe yet elegant nose that consists of rose petal, plum liqueur, lilac, spice and wet stone aromas is trimmed in enough wood to notice. The very rich, intense and wonderfully vibrant...

Charlopin Parizot Gevrey Chambertin les Evocelles 1er Cru 2015 (750ML)

91-93 WA / 90-92 VM The 2015 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Evocelles was showing a little reduction on the nose, although underneath I found some lovely ripe cranberry and mulberry fruit mixed with fine mineral notes. The palate is...

Christian Moreau Chablis Les Clos 2015 (750ML)

93 WA / 90-93 BH /93 VM When I tasted the 2015 Chablis Grand Cru les Clos from barrel, I opined that it was not showing at its best. Now in bottle, it reveals a well-defined bouquet with scents of white flowers, granite,...

Clos Frantin Chambolle Musigny les Amoureuses 1er Cru 2015 (750ML)

94-96 WA   2015 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Amoureuses, which contains 20-25% whole bunch fruit, has a surprisingly understated bouquet when considering both the precocity of the vintage and the esteemed vineyard in...

Clos Frantin Grands Echezeaux 2015 (750ML)

94-96 WA / 95 -97 WH   The 2015 Grand Echézeaux Grand Cru has a little more horsepower on the nose vis-a-vis the Echézeaux, with copious red cherries, kirsch, blueberry and hints of violets coming...

Clos Frantin Vosne Romanee Malconsorts 1er Cru 2014 (750ML)

93 BH / 92-94 WA / 89-92 VM Discreet wood adds to the breadth of the overtly spicy and fresh if restrained nose of dark currant, plum and violet scents. There is both good volume and muscle to the mineral-inflected...

Comte De Vogue Bonnes Mares 1969 (750ML)

Comtes Lafon Macon Milly Lamartine 2016 (750ML)

87-89 BH / 88 VM Tasting note: As it often is at this stage, this is much more aromatically restrained; indeed today it's almost mute and only grudgingly offers up lemon-tinged green apple aromas. The supple, round and...

Comtes Lafon Macon Prisse 2016 (750ML)

88 BH / 87 VM Tasting note: Smoky aromas of white orchard fruit and lemon peel lead to rich, opulent and seductively textured flavors that possess sneaky good length on the delicious and balanced finish. This too would make...

Comtes Lafon Meursault 2015 (750ML)

89-92 BH / 89-92 WA   Note: from the 1er Les Plures, which is a lieu-dit within Santenots Tasting note: The lemony essence of liqueur-like pear and apple is trimmed in wood, citrus and a pretty floral wisp. The mouth...

Comtes Lafon Monthelie Duresses 1er Cru 2015 (750ML)

 89-91 BH / 89-91 VM Tasting note: There is just enough reduction present to impede saying much about the nose other than the underlying fruit appears to be ripe. The delicious, rich and solidly voluminous flavors...

Courcel Pommard Grand Clos Des Epenots 1er Cru 2004 (750ML)

93 BH There is no other way to say it: this is a monster of a wine in the context of 2004 and there is no point in even thinking about opening one of these babies for at least a dozen years. Much like the Fremiers, this is...

Courcel Pommard Grand Clos Des Epenots 1er Cru 2010 (750ML)

93 BH A beautifully layered nose of purple fruit, violets and soil tones leads to exceptionally rich, velvety and sappy medium weight plus flavors that brim with dry extract that does a fine job of buffering the very firm...

de Montille Clos de Vougeot 2012 (750ML)

 93-95 AG / 92-95 AM / 90-92 WA   “A deep, structured wine, the 2012 Clos Vougeot boasts superb intensity to match its expressive, layered personality. Blue and black-toned fruit, cloves, leather and...

de Montille Commemorative Magnum Case: Les Malconsorts Cuvee Christiane & Pommard Les Rugiens-Bas Cuvee Hubert 2015

Hubert de Montille Commemorative Magnum Set in 2-pack OWC:- 1 x Les Malconsorts Cuvee Christiane 1.5L- 1 x Pommard Les Rugiens-Bas Cuvee Hubert 1.5LHubert de Montille les Malconsorts Cuvee Christiane95-97 WA /...

de Montille Volnay Brouillards 1er Cru 2015 (750ML)

  Volnay is the stronghold of the family estate. This modestly-sized appellation of 207 hectares, entirely devoted to Pinot Noir, is nestled on the middle of the slopes and composed of a terroir dominated by clay, marl...

Desaunay-Bissey Echezeaux Grand Cru 2015 (750ML)

94 WA The 2015 Echézeaux Grand Cru is superb, wafting from the glass with a youthful bouquet of red cherry, raspberry, espresso, lapsang tea, game bird, licorice and wood smoke. On the palate, the wine is broad,...

Desaunay-Bissey Vosne Romanee Les Beaumonts 1er Cru 2015 (750ML)

   93 WA       The 2015 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts, which hails from 80-year-old vines, offers up a brooding bouquet of plums, black cherry, espresso roast, blood orange, game...

Domaine de l'Arlot Mont des Oiseaux 2015 (750ML)

90-92 WA / 89-91 VM The 2015 Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Mont des Oiseaux is the same vineyard as the Petit Arlot, which is to say that it still comes from the younger vines in Clos de l'Arlot. At the time of my visit, the...

Domaine de l'Arlot Nuits Saint Georges Clos des Forets 1er Cru 2015 (750ML)

93-95 WA / 94 BH / 91-94 VM The 2015 Nuits Saint-Georges 1er Cru Clos des Fôrets Saint Georges includes around 55% whole bunch and is actually a blend of six different cuvées. What is interesting is that the...

Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays 2015 (750ML)

97 DE / 96 WS / 95 WA / 95 VM Sweet, elegant raspberry nose with lovely poise and clarity of fruit. A sleek attack, pure and delicate but not lacking in intensity. Finely textured but there's no lack of firm...

Domaine Jean Marc-Pillot Red Burgundy 2015 (750ML)

"This little red is a favorite of ours for its rustic, wild berry fruit and ebullient palate presence. The vineyard is located south of Chassagne in the town of Remigny. Some of the vines are quite old, approaching the...

Domaine Laroche Chablis 2016 (750ML)

Domaine Pral Beaujolais Cuvee Terroir 2016 (750ML)

Ripe cherry and strawberry dominate in the nose and on an exuberantly ripe palate with hints of fruit pit bitterness offering counterpoint. Attractive suggestions of salt and stone, and a soft texture. -...

Domaine Sangouard-Guyot Pouilly-Fuisse Terroirs 2015 (750ML)

92 WE While there is plenty of ripe fruit in this wine, it also has a delicious, crisp edge that gives the generous texture a good lift. Spice and toast lend rich support to this full, rounded wine. Drink now. - Roger Voss,...

Dominique Laurent Bonnes Mares Vieilles Vignes 2015 (1.5L)

95-97 VM (these Chambolle-side vines are located near de Vogüé's giant parcel and are nearly 100 years old, according to Laurent): Bright, full red. Knockout nose combines pungent red berries, exotic spices and...

Dominique Laurent Echezeaux VV Grand Cru 2015 (750ML)

92-94 VM (from En Orveaux; "Réserve Personnelle" in indicated on the neck label): Bright red-ruby. Vibrant, complex aromas of tart cherry stomp, mint and red licorice. Suave on entry, then tighter in the middle,...

Dominique Laurent Vosne Romanee aux Beauxmonts Vieilles Vignes 1er Cru 2015 (750ML)

93-95 VM (Laurent's wine from the upper section of the vineyard is from vines planted in 1959; he describes his wine from the bottom of the cru as "from very old vines"): Bright ruby-red. Vibrant scents of crushed tart...

Drouhin Vaudon Chablis le Clos Grand Cru 2014 (1.5L)

94 WA The 2014 Chablis Grand Cru les Clos as picked on September 17 and has the highest alcohol degree and still is a modest 13.3%. The nose is quite complex and cohesive with yellow flowers and honeysuckle, a touch of...

Dugat-Py Charmes Chambertin 2011 (750ML)

94 BH / 92-94 AG This more elegant than the Lavaut with its ripe and attractively layered nose of black cherry, spice, warm earth and panoply of spice elements. There is superb richness, size and weight to the concentrated,...

Dugat-Py Gevrey Chambertin Coeur Du Roy 2011 (750ML)

91+ VM / 90 BH Aromas of blueberry, violet, coffee and leather. Not a particularly fleshy style but juicy and energetic, with lovely precision and acid spine to the intense black cherry and violet flavors. Finishes peppery,...

Dujac Puligny Montrachet les Combettes 1er Cru 2015 (750ML)

89-92 BH Firm reduction renders the nose completely unreadable today. Otherwise the slightly richer and rounder flavors possess better concentration if somewhat less minerality on the classy, refined and lingering finish...

Eugenie Clos Vougeot Grand Cru 2014 (750ML)

95 BH / 94+ VM This is also quite aromatically restrained with its compact and dense mélange of freshly turned earth, humus, spice and plum-scented nose. There is excellent ripeness displayed by the bold,...

Eugenie Echezeaux Grand Cru 2014 (750ML)

93 BH / 92+ VM / 90-92 WA Deep ruby color. An ultra-spicy and attractively fresh nose is composed by openly floral, Asian tea, plum and black currant scents. There is a lovely sense of energy to the fleshy and concentrated...

Eugenie Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Aux Brulees 2013 (750ML)

Eugenie Vosne Romanee Village 2012 (750ML)

89 BH 89 Points Burghound: Here the exuberantly spicy nose is clean and very fresh with its aromas of red currant, floral nuances, exotic tea and earth hints. There is more volume and a bit more richness as well to the...

Eugenie Vosne Romanee Village 2014 (750ML)

88 BH / 87-89 WA 88 Points Allen Meadows: “There is enough reduction to mask the fruit but not the subtle spice and sandalwood hints; even so I would recommend decanting this if you’re going to try a bottle upon...

F. Lamarche Bourgogne Haut Cotes De Nuits 2013 (750ML)

F. Lamarche Vosne Romanee Les Suchots 2014 (750ML)

92-94 WA The 2014 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru les Suchots has a quintessential Suchots bouquet, much more outgoing and vibrant than the 2014 Les Chaumes with plenty of red cherries, fresh strawberry and spice. The palate...

Fabien Coche Bourgogne Blanc 2015 (750ML)

This family-run domain, based in Meursault, was created by Julien Coche in1940 and began as just one hectare of vines. His son Alain took over from him, expanded the holdings, and earned a high reputation for the vintages he...