86-88 VM The 2017 Puligny-Montrachet is a blend of several parcels within the appellation and matures in 25% new oak with 30% in 400-litre barrels. It has a straightforward bouquet with fresh apple peelings and a subtle...
88-90 VM The 2019 Puligny-Montrachet Village, raised in 25% new oak with one-third in large barrels, has a fragrant apple blossom and lemon thyme scented bouquet that is very intense for a village cru. The palate is well...
94 WS / 92 WA There are ripe elements of white and yellow flowers, apricot, mango and banana, but also terrific cut, a seashore, mineral note and a long toasty finish. The lingering aftertaste of ripe fruit, mineral and...
90-92 VM It was a relatively easy vintage," winemaker Alain Chavy told me, “except for some stress with some young vines on the slope. But the old vines, around 60 years old, resisted the stress very well. The growth...
90-92 VM The 2017 Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles 1er Cru has a clean, precise bouquet that is just missing a little energy at the moment - much like the Les Clavoillons. The palate is well balanced with a tad more weight...
Grivault owns the largest portion of Meursault Perrieres – 2.54 hectares total. The Grivault wines are regular medal winners and frequently earn the coveted “Tasteviné” designation from the...
92 BH Tasting note: Cool and attractively pure aromas are composed of white orchard fruit, citrus rind and acacia blossom. There is fine intensity to the solidly concentrated medium-bodied flavors that exude a subtle...
91 BH Tasting note: Here the wood treatment is a bit more obvious with its hints of menthol suffusing the ripe and exotic dried yellow fruit aromas. There is good intensity to the delicious and nicely detailed medium weight...
91-93 JM / 90 BH Pale primrose, exotic nose with some honeysuckle, but it is lifted and delicious at the same time, headily exciting. Not without a fresher aspect behind, though. Excellent tension at the back of the palate,...
90 WA / 90 BH The 2016 Chablis 1er Cru Côte de Léchet Reserve wafts from the glass with notes of pastry cream, blanched almonds, green apple, white flowers and iodine. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied,...
92 JM / 91 BH / 90 VM Pale lemon colour. Bring on the white stones. A little touch of seaweed, this has tightened up in bottle says Didier. I really like this. Brilliantly racy, ripe enough fruit of course but the terroirs...
91 JM / 90 BH This comes mostly from the heart of Vaillons with some Séchet. Pale lemon again. Quite a subtle and discreet nose. A little bit of bacon too. There is a classical dry finish, but still a sweetness of...
92-94 VM / 91-93 WA Aromas of pastry cream, pear, vanilla pod, fresh peach and struck match introduce the 2020 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs Gain, a medium to full-bodied, ample and satiny wine that's bright and...
88 WA / 88 JM Aromas of crisp orchard fruit, fresh bread and citrus zest introduce the 2020 Bourgogne Chardonnay, a medium to full-bodied, ample and charming wine that's bright and chalky in profile. It was bottled before...
92-94 WA The 2020 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Maltroie is promising, offering up aromas of pear, crisp green apple, lime zest, freshly baked bread and wet stones. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and elegant, it's fleshy...
93 BH / 17 JR Tasting note: There is just enough reduction to reduce the expressiveness and blur a bit of the nuance to what are clearly ripe and floral-suffused aromas. The rich, delicious and palate coating large-scaled...
95 DE / 94 BH A lovely, balanced and rich effort. Although the nose is a bit closed, the wine opens up nicely on the palate, with a very buttery and rich fruit character that is totally typical of Bâtard. From nearly...
92 VM / 91 BH Tasting note: Nuances of smoky reduction don't completely mask the aromas of pear essence though even so, I would suggest a quick aeration that it would be beneficial. There is better volume if a bit less...
93 VM / 90 BH Tasting note: This is also markedly floral in character with its aromas of citrus confit, white peach and a hint of spice. There is fine mid-palate density to the suave and succulent flavors that offer better...
97 JS / 96+ WA / 96 DE / 96 VM / 94 BH The very complex nose of flint, dried pear, Amalfi lemon and fresh ginger pulls you inexorably into this super focused and racy Corton-Charlemagne that is still tightly wound...
92-95 JM / 91-93 WA / 90-92 BH Pale lemon and lime. The bouquet is more backward than Les Clous, but the wine delivers a massive intensity on the palate, and excellent acidity, a fresh backbone that delivers this wine...
90 DE Initially a bit restrained on the nose, on the palate it opens to show no lack of substance and structure, with subtle, waxy aromas of ripe apple touched with honey. From just over 0.25ha in the lieu-dit Les...
95 JM From a mix of En Charlemagne, Les Languettes, Le Corton, so all aspects are covered. Clear and bright, juicy, but a little backward on the nose, a touch of spice. Well controlled ripeness, an excellent oak...
94-97 JM / 94 WS / 93 BH Ex Laleure Piot. Pale lemon and lime. This is very different from the Pierre Meurgey label Corton-Charlemagne, though the plots are next door and picked on the same day. This version is much less...
97 DE Coffinet-Duvernay has a tiny slice of this superb premier cru, which continues south from Montrachet. An intense, effusive bouquet ranges from toasted brioche to grilled hazelnuts, dried apricot and lemon peel...
100% Chardonnay from vineyards located in Saint-Jean-Rémy rooted on a clay and limestone soil. Rare indeed as only 1% of the total production in the Beaujolais region is white wine...
94 DE / 92-95 JM / 92-94 VM / 90-93 BH A half-hectare acquired by the Château de Puligny-Montrachet from Charton in 1993, in a couple separate parcels, all near Chevalier. The wine is rich and spicy, with aromas of...
89 WA The 2018 Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise Les Clous Aimé is showing nicely, wafting from the glass with aromas of pear, citrus oil, white flowers and beeswax. Medium-bodied, elegant and racy, it's bright and...
93 DE / 91 JS / 90 WA / 88-91 BH Outer quote mark 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...
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,...
91 WA / 90 JM The 2018 Rully 1er Cru Rabourcé offers up notions of crisp orchard fruit, orange zest, nutmeg and vanilla pod that's patinated by its maturation in a new foudre purchased expressly to vinify this new...
90 JM / 89-90 BH Mostly from Les Hautés, a continuation of the Meursault hillside as it swings round to the north, with a touch of Fosses which is lower down. A limey touch to the colour. The nose shows the cooler...
Forêts and Butteaux are considered to be among the top Premier Cru sites in Chablis. Forets has more shallow soil and tends to produce more steely, and highly mineral wines. The situation of the vineyard allows morning...
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...
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...
The Collet parcel of Valmur (.51ha) was planted in 1973 in the middle of the Grand Cru, with a west-northwest aspect that is unusual. The site is certified organic by the Bureau Veritas. Valmur has depth and aromatic...
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...
91-94 JM / 91 BH / 89-91 WA Light lemon and lime. This has a beautifully refined nose with the sense of steel, but also some of Meursault’s opulence, especially at the back when the wood comes out with a touch of...
94 JM / 94 JS In bottle. Domaine grapes from the very steep Côte de Bouguerots, fermented in 600 litre wood, not new - and an egg. I am enjoying the rather stylish bouquet with plenty of energy, no sign of the wood...
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...
93 VM / 92 WA / 92 BH / 17 JR The 2018 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Caillerets 1er Cru, the first vineyard to be picked, has a crisp, stony, pressed-flower-scented bouquet that is quite Puligny in style. The palate is very well...
92 WA / 91 BH / 16.5 JR The 2018 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Vergers is one of the highpoints of the portfolio this year, unwinding in the glass with scents of citrus oil, white flowers, green pear and oatmeal. Medium...
91 DE / 86 BH A marvellous entry point to the range, this has expressive aromas of ripe apple and fresh white flowers, with just a hint of spice. On the palate, the wine is fresh and surprisingly lively. Produced mostly...
93 BH / 93-95 JM Tasting note: Here too there is a subtle dollop of wood framing the aromas of various white orchard fruit, fennel and citrus zest. The pure and transparent medium weight flavors brim with minerality...
89 WA The 2020 Bourgogne Les Chataigners is already expressive, exhibiting aromas of crisp green apple, orange oil and nutmeg, followed by a medium to full-bodied, satiny and giving palate underpinned by racy acids,...
91 WA The 2020 Chassagne-Montrachet Le Concis du Champs has turned out very well indeed, exhibiting aromas of crisp orchard fruit, fresh peach, orange zest and white flowers. Medium to full-bodied, ample and layered, it's...
94 WA Aromas of citrus zest, crisp yellow orchard fruit, freshly baked bread, beeswax, white flowers and toasted nuts introduce the 2020 Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Clos de la Chatenière, a medium to full-bodied, layered and...
92 WA The 2020 Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Clos du Meix wafts from the glass with aromas of pear, orange zest, crisp green apple, freshly baked bread, white flowers and nutmeg. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and layered,...
94 WA Once again, the 2020 Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Derrière Chez Edouard contains the young high-density plantings that Lamy deems insufficiently mature to merit inclusion in his Haute Densité cuvée...
95 WA The 2020 Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly wafts from the glass with aromas of white flowers, crisp stone fruit, honeycomb, orange oil and freshly baked bread, followed by a medium to full-bodied, satiny and enveloping...
90 WA The 2020 Saint-Aubin La Princée is also very attractive, offering up aromas of crisp green apple, fresh mint, white flowers and warm bread, followed by a medium to full-bodied, ample and satiny palate that's...
93 WA The 2020 Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Frionnes is one of the more reserved wines in the range, unwinding in the glass with aromas of orange zest, confit citrus, crisp yellow apple and white flowers. It's medium to...
92 WA The 2020 Santenay 1er Cru Clos des Gravières is one of the sleepers of the Lamy range, and its quality in this vintage is exceptional. Revealing aromas of pear, orange oil, white flowers and freshly baked...
The very first Chablis vineyards were most likely planted in Les Clos since we can find traces of vines grown there before 1267. This single vineyard, with a surface area of 24.75 hectares is the largest of the seven...
91-94 JM / 91-93 WA / 89-91 BH / 16.5 JR Now in tank to bottle in January. Fine pale lemon and lime colour. As always this has a superbly complex nose, full of fruit but with tension. Fresh energy at the back, a little bit...
98 JS Beautiful violet and black-cherry nose. A gentle giant that has a radical mineral and tannin structure, but also wonderful elegance, the finishing washing over you in waves that echo down the valleys. Great aging...
96 JS All the power and structure you expect from a Grand Cru white Burgundy. Quite some flint on the nose, but also lovely orange-cream character and a hint of fresh pineapple. Nice richness on the palate, without a hint...
91-93 BH / 91-93 VM / 90-92 WA Note: from vines planted in 1956 and 1965Tasting note: The wood is a bit more obvious though not intrusive on the green fruit, white flower and iodine-scented aromas. The exceptionally rich...
92-94 BH / 90-92 JM A subtle but still noticeable application of wood surrounds the elegant mix of white peach, apricot, sea breeze, floral and shellfish scented nose where a hint of phenolic character appears. The dense,...
92-94 VM / 89-91 BH The 2017 Chablis Les Sechets 1er Cru is gorgeous. Apricot, hazelnut, crushed flowers and herbs give the Sechets a savory character that is beguiling and undeniably attractive. Light on its feet, perfumed...
91-93 BH / 88-91 JM Outstanding. A ripe yet quite classic nose features notes of mineral reduction, citrus confit, white flower and a suggestion of quinine. The succulent and exceptionally rich medium-bodied flavors possess...
91-93 VM / 90-92 BH The 2017 Chablis Vaillons Vieilles Vignes 1er Cru is pretty, gracious and lifted, with a real sense of vertical expansiveness. In this vintage, the Vieilles Vignes is wonderfully lifted in feel. Sweet...
92 VM / 90 BH / 17 JR The 2019 Chablis Vau de Vey 1er Cru has an intriguing, melted candle wax and white flower nose, showing touches of apple peel and chalk dust. This seems to grow in complexity in the glass. The palate...
94 VM / 91 BH / 91 JM The 2019 Chablis Vaulorent 1er Cru has an expressive nose of crushed stone, mirabelle and light honeysuckle aromas, one of the classiest from Brocard in 2019. The palate is fresh and saline on the...
95-98 JM/ 96 DE / 95 BH Pale lemon and lime. The bouquet shows all the majesty of this vineyard without the over-ripeness which I have found in some past vintages. 29 hl/ha. Superb intensity with a measured ripeness...
94 DE / 93 JM The vines are planted on a small, flat plot of land located at the foot of Le Montrachet, in a small triangular depression. Blanchots Dessus lies just below Le Montrachet in a hollow that is...
16.5 JR Cool and fresh on the nose. Very nicely put together and already a pleasure to drink. The screwcap is presumably preserving its undoubted qualities. Quite long. - Jancis Robinson Even if the vineyards of the...
93-96 JM This wine is made from 75% in the main part of Caillerets and 25% in Les Combards, not yet assembled but blended in the glass for me. A light yellow colour with huge energy on the nose, a wine which is resisting...
92 BH / 91 JM Tasting note: This is the first wine to display overt reductive notes and here it's enough to warrant a thorough aeration if you're going to crack a bottle in its youth. Otherwise, there is a slightly sleeker...
92 DE / 91 JM / 91 VM From a 0.59ha parcel in a well-exposed location, high on the slope in very thin soils. The fruit ripens well here and the wine shows a ripe, exotic note on the nose, while the palate has a dense, rich...
94 JS En Remilly sits on the bottom of the spur with Les Combes au Sud facing it on the other side of the east-west valley. Above it to the north is the Les Murgers des Dents de Chien vineyard with a similar aspect. En...
88 BH / 16+ JR A fresh and cool combination flashes notes of apple, floral and discreet spice hints. There is better energy to the delicious middle weight flavors that exhibit a subtle minerality where the lemon-tinged...
93-95 VM / 92-94 BH The 2018 Chablis Vaudésir Grand Cru is one of the most exotic, flamboyant wines in the range. Marzipan, candied lemon confit, passionfruit and honeyed notes add to an impression of deep, exotic...
87-89 BH / 87-89 JM Note: from the lieux-dits Nampoillon and Les CloseauxTasting note: Cool aromas include those of green apple, mineral reduction and lemon zest. The racy and well-detailed medium weight flavors flash...
88-91 BH / 88-90 JM Note: from the lieux-dits Nampoillon and Les CloseauxTasting note: Once again, the nose is firmly reduced. By contrast, there is excellent cut and intensity to the more mineral-driven flavors that...
89-92 JM A pale green tint here in the colour. This is in a leaner, classically Fichet style. Very precise, intense flavours, some greengage fruit. Some weight at the back of course. More perfumed tasted from a second tank...
89-92 JM / 89-91 BH Pale to mid lemon. A certain toast on the nose from this richer soil site. Some peachy notes through the middle, a little drier at the finish. A plumper style of Meursault than the Fichet norm,...
92-94 VM / 91-93 BH / 90-93 JM The 2018 Puligny-Montrachet Les Referts 1er Cru has an uncompromising stoic, stony bouquet that is quintessential Puligny. The palate is very well balanced with a vivacious orange rind and...
92+ WA Note: Joseph Colin is the son of Marc Colin and the brother of Pierre Yves Colin Morey The 2018 Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly is also showing brilliantly this year, bursting with notes of pear, hazelnuts, crisp...
95 JM / 93+ WA / 93 DE / 91-93 VM / 91 BH A fullish clear yellow. The nose is exquisite and approachable but it seems to have become even richer since bottling, while holding its balance without any difficulty. Clos des...
96 JS / 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...
91-93 VM / 90-93 BH The 2018 Chassagne-Montrachet Morgeot 1er Cru (Marquis de Laguiche) comes from a vineyard that tends to produce millerandé berries. This has an intense, powerful bouquet with hints of menthol...
96 JS / 92-94 VM / 91-93 BH 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 and very graceful on the...
96 JS / 93-96 JM / 93-95 WA / 92-95 BH Cool, restrained and mineral with a subtle aroma of violets, this is a youthful and highly structured Corton-Charlemagne that has the noble austerity of this Grand Cru at the very long...
91 VM / 89-91 BH The 2020 Chablis Fourchaume 1er Cru has a pretty nose, more low key compared to the Montée de Tonnerre with touches of white peach and light wild mind notes emerging with time. The palate is well...
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...
93 WE / 92 JM / 89-92 BH Tangs of steel and spine-tingling lime and lemon acidity lend staccato accents to this bright-fruited Chablis. Tasted at the end of 2021, it's still chock-full of juicy tangerine and pear flavors...
93 DE / 91-93+ WA A lovely wine, with a pleasant, lemon-accented apple fruit. The texture is silky and fine, yet there is enough substance that the wine lingers attractively on the finish. Picking started on the 22nd August...
92 DE / 89+ WA Ripe quince and apricot fruit, with a slight hint of herbs but also a note of honey. The silky texture caresses the palate and there is none of the acerbity younger vines can produce with this grape. Lafarge...
93 DE / 90-92 WA Fermented in cask with very little new oak to give us this wine with typical Meursault aromas of hazelnut, ripe apple and butter. The texture is fleshy and rich, with a round and supple feel, yet it is not...
89-91 WA Aromas of citrus zest, pear, white flowers, fresh bread and almond paste introduce the 2020 Meursault Village, a medium to full-bodied, ample and layered wine that's rich but chalky, concluding with a nicely...
91-94 JM Just two demi muids. Clear bright lemon and lime colour. Compared to the regular Fourchaume there is a little bit more power, weight of fruit, on the nose, and then this excellent balance between generous...
94-96 JM 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 spice...
94-97 JM This flagship wine is now maturing slowly in a 25hl tank having been blended. The colour is clean with a green tint, the bouquet suggests power but is backward. Enormously steely, with the flesh only...
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