Burgundy

Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis Vaillons 1er Cru 2021 (750ML)

93 DE / 90-93 JM / 89-92 BH Droin have a sizeable 4.8ha of Vaillons, with five plots in Epinottes, Roncieres, Sechet, Chatains and Beugnons. This is always a super reliable blend as Benoit is able to draw on plots which...

Jerome Galeyrand Bourgogne Aligote Le Cran 2022 (750ML)

89 VM / 87 JM The 2022 Bourgogne Aligoté Le Cran emerges from 60+ year-old vines planted on granite in the Côte Chalonnaise. White pepper, mint, lemon confit, herbs and crushed rocks all run through this...

Jerome Galeyrand Bourgogne Rouge Antonin 2021 (750ML)

88 JM A small amount of whole bunch vinification has been used on most wines and it certainly shows here in the exuberance of the fruit on the nose. Vivid bright raspberry full of white pepper. Saline finish. Very good in...

Jerome Galeyrand Bouzeron Aligote le Clous 2022 (750ML)

92 VM / 90 JM The 2022 Bouzeron Aligoté Les Clous is rich, explosive and dynamic. The wine’s energy is palpable, as is the way it changes in the glass with every taste. Intriguing and exotic, with tons of sheer...

Jerome Galeyrand Cotes de Nuits Village Vieilles Vignes 2021 (750ML)

89 JM Brochon. Mid red with some energy but a little bit in disguise today. Plenty of pepper behind but the fresh red fruit even with a touch of orange zest dominates more than the stems. A little youthful bitterness, but...

Jerome Galeyrand Gevrey Chambertin la Justice 2021 (750ML)

88-91 JM A fullish purple. Clearly ripe fruit here, almost heady. Medium full in the mouth, one of the riper wines I have tasted in 2021, with a saline touch behind the generous dark raspberry fruit. Light tannins as well...

Jerome Galeyrand Marsannay Clos du Roy 2022 (750ML)

91-93 VM / 91+ WA / 90-91 JM The 2022 Marsannay Clos du Roy is a wine of substance and power. Dark, ample and inviting, the 2022 offers up layers of blue/purplish fruit, licorice, spice, new leather and lavender. Creamy and...

Joseph Colin Saint Aubin Clos de Meix 1er Cru 2020 (750ML)

90-91 JM / 89 BH Note: Joseph Colin is the son of Marc Colin as well as the former winemaker at his father’s Domaine. He is the younger brother of Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey. A cooler site which does well in these warm...

Joseph Colin Saint Aubin les Frionnes 1er Cru 2021 (750ML)

90 BH / 90-92 JM Note: Joseph Colin is the son of Marc Colin as well as the former winemaker at his father’s Domaine. He is the younger brother of Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey. Tasting note: This is also aromatically...

Joseph Drouhin Beaune Clos de Mouches Blanc 1er Cru 2020 (750ML)

96 JS / 96 WE / 94-97 JM / 93-94 WA / 90-93 BH So much ripe mirabelle with nuances of honeycomb, candied citrus, vanilla bean, licorice and more. Stunning concentration with everything balanced on a pinhead. The underlying...

Joseph Drouhin Beaune Greves 1er Cru 2019 (750ML)

94 JS / 92 BH / 92-94 JM / 92-94 VM / 90-92+ WA A concentrated and very well-structured Beaune that has plenty of positive tannic power. Still quite tightly wound, but there’s excellent fruit and everything fits...

Joseph Drouhin Chambertin Clos de Beze Grand Cru 2019 (750ML)

94-97 JM / 95 JS / 93-95 WA A blend of their own grapes plus those from a well-known grower in the appellation, made in the barrel, à la vinification intégrale. Far from the deepest colour, with a really...

Joseph Drouhin Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru 2022 (750ML)

93-96 JM / 91-93 WA / 91-93 VM / 91-93 BH A pleasing ruby to crimson colour. Bouncing vigorous energy, especially perfumed in a Chambolle only way, that mix of fruit and flowers which defies specific description. One smell...

Joseph Drouhin Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses 1er Cru 2021 (750ML)

93-95 BH / 93-95 VM Tasting note: A strikingly floral nose is even more exotic with its panoply of essence of red cherry, Asian tea, ginger, hoisin and clove. The gorgeously refined and almost painfully intense...

Joseph Drouhin Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot Marquis de Laguiche 2020 (750ML)

96 JS / 96 WE / 92-94 VM / 93 JM / 93 WS / 91-93 BH / 17 JR A super-elegant Chassagne-Montrachet that offers all you want from this appellation, the balance of ripe-lemon character and flinty minerality spot-on. Super-silky...

Joseph Drouhin Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2020 (750ML)

96 WS / 96 JS / 93-96 JM / 93-95 WA / 92-95 BH Wine Spectator Insider Hot Wine. A rich, supple white, with great balance and expression, delivering peach, lemon, mineral and spice flavors allied to a bone-dry, chalky...

Joseph Drouhin Gevrey Chambertin les Cazetiers 1er Cru 2019 (750ML)

Gevrey-Chambertin les Cazetieres 1er Cru is considered to be one of the region’s most prestigious vineyards. It lies next to Clos Saint Jacques but whereas Clos Saint Jacques has 5 owners whose land runs up and down...

Joseph Drouhin le Corton Grand Cru 2020 (750ML)

94 WS Cherry, kirsch, raspberry and spice aromas and flavors are the hallmarks of this vibrant, elegant red, which offers fine balance, refined tannins and nice length. There's an underlying mineral element as this builds...

Joseph Drouhin Montrachet Marquis de Laguiche Grand Cru 2020 (750ML)

97 VM / 95 JM / 94-97 BH / 17+ JR The 2020 Montrachet Marquis de Laguiche Grand Cru is consistent with my previous tasting in January. Exquisite definition on the nose, real mineralité here. The palate is intense and...

Joseph Drouhin Volnay Clos des Chenes 1er Cru 2016 (750ML)

92 DE The Clos des Chênes is lovely this year, offering up an incipiently complex bouquet of ripe wild berries, violets, raw cocoa and squab. On the palate the wine is medium-full, taut and chalky, with superb energy...

Joseph Drouhin Volnay Clos des Chenes 1er Cru 2019 (750ML)

"A wine full of charm. A beautiful, intense and luminous, ruby colour. A floral nose dominated by an aroma of violet, a signature of this wine. Other delicate notes can be detected, such as rose jam and wild strawberry. Good...

Joseph Drouhin Vosne Romanee les Petit Monts 1er Cru 2021 (750ML)

A wine of great elegance! Intense deep ruby colour. Characteristic aromas of wild cherry combining with fine spice and a subtle note of musk. On the palate, the first impression is of silk. Refined tannins of great breed;...

Joseph Roty Gevrey Chambertin les Fontenys 1er Cru 2018 (750ML)

94 WA / 93 VM / 92 BH / 92 JM The 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Fontenys wafts from the glass with aromas of cassis, cherries and dark chocolate, complemented by hints of licorice, loamy soil and toasty new oak. Medium...

Joseph Roty Marsannay Clos de Jeu 2018 (750ML)

92 BH / 92 JM / 92 WA Note: also from 80+ year old vinesTasting note: Enough wood to mention sets off the liqueur-like and relatively high-toned aromas of pomegranate, dark raspberry, earth and a spicy top note. The...

Joseph Roty Marsannay Rose 2020 (750ML)

91 JM Made in barrel using slightly older wood after direct pressing of the grapes. A gorgeous salmon pink. An awful lot of stuffing on the nose, this really impresses. Given the density of the red wines, it is no surprise...

La Chablisienne Chablis L'Homme Mort 1er Cru 2019 (750ML)

94 JS / 90-93 BH / 90 VM Dried apple, lemon, honeysuckle and other flowers. Hints of honey and chalk, turning to nougat. Medium body. Crisp acidity. Drink now or hold.-James Suckling The nose confirms that this could be...

La Chablisienne Chablis Mont de Milieu 1er Cru 2018 (750ML)

91 JM / 89-92 BH Clean pale yellow, fresh clean nose evidently with body behind. Seamless graceful fruit with a rich, but balanced texture, between white and yellow in fruit terms, maybe, some white peach. Rich, but...

La Soufrandiere Pouilly Vinzelles 2019 (1.5L)

90 WA A cuvée of declassified Les Quarts, the 2019 Pouilly-Vinzelles offers up aromas of sweet orchard fruit, meadow blossom and clear honey. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and layered, with fine concentration and...

La Soufrandiere Pouilly Vinzelles Climat les Quarts 2019 (1.5L)

93 JS / 91 VM Aromas of spiced apples, apricots, white peaches, praline and some oyster shell. Full-bodied with fresh acidity and a supple, buttery texture. Mineral, flinty edge. Vibrant finish. Drink now. - James Suckling...

Lafarge Beaune Clos des Aigrots 1er Cru Rouge 2021 (750ML)

92 DE / 90-92 WA The ripe red raspberry and black plum aromas of this delicious wine are accented with hints of lavender and earth. The texture is supple and velvety, with well-mastered tannins and enough freshness for...

Lafarge Cinq Climats Volnay 1er Cru 2021 (750ML)

94 DE / 92-94 JM / 93-94 WA / 90-92 VM / 17 JR An almost tragic cuvée – Lafarge did not produce enough wine to make any of his premier cru wines from Volnay as a stand-alone appellation, and all five are...

Lafarge Volnay Clos des Ducs 1er Cru 2008 (750ML)

93 BH / 17.5 JR Note: from 50+ year old vines; a monopole of the domaineTasting note: A nose of pure pinot, violets and dissolved mineral notes complement to perfection the detailed and stone-driven medium-bodied flavors...

Lafarge-Vial Fleurie 2021 (750ML)

87-89 VM The 2021 Fleurie has a perfumed nose with more clarity and delineation than the Chiroubles. The palate is well-defined with supple tannins, fresh and tensile with a simple yet persistent tart cherry finish. -- Neal...

Lafarge-Vial Fleurie Clos Vernay 2021 (750ML)

88-90 VM The 2021 Fleurie La Clos Vernay has a touch of reduction on the nose; the fruit is slightly darker than the regular Fleurie. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, fleshy with fine acidity and cohesive...

Laroche Chablis Les Blanchots Grand Cru 2020 (750ML)

94-96 JM / 91 WS All is made in wood, but not necessarily recent – there are for example some twenty year old demi-muids. Clear brisk pale primrose. The bouquet is also fresh on the white limestone. Powerful with...

Laroche Chablis Les Clos Grand Cru 2020 (750ML)

95 WS / 92-95 JM  This white starts out rich, with an incisive attack, displaying flavors of white flowers, white peach, lemon and mineral. Builds to a long aftertaste, gaining precision from beginning to end. Drink...

Latour-Giraud Meursault Charmes 1er Cru 2021 (750ML)

92-94 BH / 91-94 JM Note: from 35+ year old vines in Charmes Dessus Tasting note: Pungent aromas of wood, reduction and a hint of phenolic character render the nose unreadable today. More interesting are the...

Latour-Giraud Meursault Genevrieres 1er Cru 2021 (750ML)

93-96 JM / 92-94 BH A fine clear lemon yellow. Here the fruit and the oak are absolutely intertwined on the nose. A significant volume of fruit is suggested, as well as undeniable class. There is a heady mix here, but it...

Latour-Giraud Pommard Cuvee Carmen 2021 (750ML)

88-91 JM A part is his better plot of village Pommard, the rest is declassified 1er cru Refène. There’s a bit of bacon fat here, a little wildness. A slightly darker crimson colour, a firmer, sturdier bouquet...

Latour-Giraud Puligny Montrachet Champs Canet 1er Cru 2021 (750ML)

91-94 BH / 91-93 JM Three barrels! A fresh mid lemon and lime colour. More floral elegance here à la Puligny. Still ripe and sensual behind, but this is more typical perhaps of a 2020. A touch of bacon fat alongside...

Latour-Giraud Volnay Clos des Chenes 1er Cru 2020 (750ML)

91-94 BH / 90-93 JM Tasting note: This is aromatically similar to the La Refène but with more spice nuances in place. There is even better volume and focused power to the bigger-bodied and beautifully textured...

Leflaive & Associes Auxey-Duresses 2020 (750ML)

Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc 2020 (750ML)

89 JM / 87-89 BH Bottled end March. Pale colour with a light green reflection. An almost stern chiselled nose but you sense the weight of fruit behind. A little touch of greengage. This is tightly wound for a Bourgogne...

Leflaive Chevalier Montrachet Grand Cru 2020 (750ML)

99 DE / 98 WA / 98 JM / 96-98 BH This wine was too young to drink when tasted at the winery shortly after release, but it amply demonstrated both the quality and potential for aging. There was an almost-unbelievable...

Leflaive Macon Verze le Monte 2022 (750ML)

92 DE Fresh aromas of lemon peel, acacia flowers and spice are complemented by a crisp, refreshing acidity and a pleasantly silky texture. This wine is ‘the favourite child,’ according to Brice de La...

Leflaive Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles 2020 (750ML)

96-97 JM / 96 VM / 95 JM / 95 WS / 94 WA / 93-96 BH Fine pale lemon and lime. What a beautifully gracious nose, this is sheer class. All in white fruit with an engaging ripeness, more detail than Combettes, perhaps more...

Leflaive Puligny Montrachet Clavoillon 1er Cru 2002 (750ML)

93 WS Great purity, allowing the vineyard to shine through. Suggests apple, fig and citrus aromas and flavors, but is really about mineral, energy and fine balance. Everything is in the right proportion, and it glides to a...

Lignier-Michelot Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Murgers 1er Cru 2022 (750ML)

92-95 JM / 91-93 BH / 90-93 WA / 90-92 VM 80% whole bunch. Mid crimson. Attractive bouquet, while showing the stems more than most. This is not hyper concentrate but delivers an absolutely delightful succulence on the...

Long-Depaquit Chablis Les Vaudesirs 2018 (750ML)

97 WE / 95 JM / 94 VM Bright, tender lemon and fragrant summer blossom give a sense of delicacy to this wine's chalky nose. The chalky, concentrated and textured palate is also pervaded by lemon zestiness that makes the...

Louis Boillot Gevrey Chambertin Evocelles 2022 (750ML)

90-92 JM / 89-91 BH Hail followed the frost here, so a very small production of one and a half barrels instead of six or seven. A fine red purple. The bouquet is more expressive, slightly riper fruit according to the nose...