Good nose of earthy Pinot, palate is silky and fine, fresh acidity, the whole lively and attractive in a lighter vein.Good nose of earthy Pinot, palate is silky and fine, fresh acidity, the whole lively and attractive in a lighter vein. Drinking range: 2027 - 2033L&S (Oct 2025)

This works well in this style of vintage, the slightly rumbustious solidity that this deep clay terroir produces is tempered and refined so that it comes across as a nicely controlled power. DarkThis works well in this style of vintage, the slightly rumbustious solidity that this deep clay terroir produces is tempered and refined so that it comes across as a nicely controlled power. Dark fruit and a slightly smoky depth. Drinking range: 2032 - 2038L&S (Oct 2025)

The favourite of the Marsannays again this year, it's beautifully balanced, with both more volume and more precision, still supple tannins and longer and more composed too.The favourite of the Marsannays again this year, it's beautifully balanced, with both more volume and more precision, still supple tannins and longer and more composed too. Drinking range: 2030 - 2038L&S (Oct 2025)

Rich and dark as usual, but still in the silky fresh style of the year which gives an attractively lively edge to the black berry fruit expression.Rich and dark as usual, but still in the silky fresh style of the year which gives an attractively lively edge to the black berry fruit expression. Drinking range: 2029 - 2036L&S (Oct 2025)

Supple and elegant again, it is not quite in place yet, but the volume, retasted after the Charmes Chambertin, impresses, as does the density of flavour.Supple and elegant again, it is not quite in place yet, but the volume, retasted after the Charmes Chambertin, impresses, as does the density of flavour. Drinking range: 2032 - 2038L&S (Oct 2025)

An early ripening village site on the alluvial fan below the village (of limestone that washed down the combe from the high ground by glacier meltwater). Attractively open nose, silky mid-weightAn early ripening village site on the alluvial fan below the village (of limestone that washed down the combe from the high ground by glacier meltwater). Attractively open nose, silky mid-weight palate. Juicy. This warm site can give quite high alcohol in ripe years, but the limestone keeps the expression fresh. Drinking range: 2029 - 2038L&S (Oct 2025)

Close to Mazis and Ruchottes, Fonteny shares their deep soils and makes deep dark-fruited wines. The black fruit expression here is undoubtedly emphasized by the oak. Rich and palate-coating, there'sClose to Mazis and Ruchottes, Fonteny shares their deep soils and makes deep dark-fruited wines. The black fruit expression here is undoubtedly emphasized by the oak. Rich and palate-coating, there's real power of extract and tannin too, with minerals picking up the finish. Drinking range: 2030 - 2040L&S (Oct 2025)

A little plot under the junction of Chambertin and Clos de Bèze, next to Griotte. There's very little earth - it's on the rock. The effect is quite different, it's lifted and bright, with very fineA little plot under the junction of Chambertin and Clos de Bèze, next to Griotte. There's very little earth - it's on the rock. The effect is quite different, it's lifted and bright, with very fine tannins, as Philippe says (possibly slightly under-selling it) 'it's easy to drink and thirst-quenching'. It's a lovely Grand Cru which you'd never be disappointed to encounter. Drinking range: 2033 - 2042L&S (Oct 2025)

Good weight and colour, with a silky feel a that gives way to a point if bitterness that freshens the finish.Good weight and colour, with a silky feel a that gives way to a point if bitterness that freshens the finish. Drinking range: 2027 - 2031L&S (Oct 2025)

Excellent fruit density and a refreshing tonic character, again the slight bitterness on the finish which they assure us will be softened out in the élevage.Excellent fruit density and a refreshing tonic character, again the slight bitterness on the finish which they assure us will be softened out in the élevage. Drinking range: 2027 - 2033L&S (Oct 2025)

100% whole bunch. Really good again. Deep colour, sappy fruit ripeness, lovely texture of crunchy flavour and salinity to round it off. Very good plant material on this plot they say.100% whole bunch. Really good again. Deep colour, sappy fruit ripeness, lovely texture of crunchy flavour and salinity to round it off. Very good plant material on this plot they say. Drinking range: 2028 - 2036L&S (Oct 2025)

'Always quite powerful' says Romain - and it is. Rich and dense with purple-black fruit.'Always quite powerful' says Romain - and it is. Rich and dense with purple-black fruit. Drinking range: 2029 - 2036L&S (Oct 2025)

On clay. There's reduction here making it harder to discern, but there's also weight of fruit and salinity - it's good, but Romain says, the rootstock here suits hot years better.On clay. There's reduction here making it harder to discern, but there's also weight of fruit and salinity - it's good, but Romain says, the rootstock here suits hot years better. Drinking range: 2028 - 2035L&S (Oct 2025)

Class here - a nice supple harmonious feel and excellent drinkability in terms of the balance - well put together - fine.Class here - a nice supple harmonious feel and excellent drinkability in terms of the balance - well put together - fine. Drinking range: 2028 - 2035L&S (Oct 2025)

Hervelets is a super vineyard and the class is immediate; it's finer, both texturally and in terms of its deep and complex fruit and mineral flavours. Long and elegant.Hervelets is a super vineyard and the class is immediate; it's finer, both texturally and in terms of its deep and complex fruit and mineral flavours. Long and elegant. Drinking range: 2030 - 2040L&S (Oct 2025)

Their Gevrey is on the alluvial fan and it's a free-draining soil of limestone sand, which works well in wet years. It's terrific - fresh and fat and of a sunny disposition.Their Gevrey is on the alluvial fan and it's a free-draining soil of limestone sand, which works well in wet years. It's terrific - fresh and fat and of a sunny disposition. Drinking range: 2028 - 2035L&S (Oct 2025)

Very supple and silky, like so many 2024s, but that's not all as it has real character - I really like this - pretty and will age well 6-8 years too - a really lovely quite distinctive fruitVery supple and silky, like so many 2024s, but that's not all as it has real character - I really like this - pretty and will age well 6-8 years too - a really lovely quite distinctive fruit expression. Drinking range: 2028 - 2035L&S (Oct 2025)

A little reduction is holding back the nose here, but the additional body of this cuvée is all here, with tension on the finish - bright and well-done.A little reduction is holding back the nose here, but the additional body of this cuvée is all here, with tension on the finish - bright and well-done. Drinking range: 2030 - 2035L&S (Oct 2025)

The finesse of Chambolle - otherwise a similar '24' expression as the village Gevrey - supple, silky, good density and volume, it's all at a very good level and it's long too.The finesse of Chambolle - otherwise a similar '24' expression as the village Gevrey - supple, silky, good density and volume, it's all at a very good level and it's long too. Drinking range: 2028 - 2035L&S (Oct 2025)

Showing a very similar 'shape' to the village wine, svelte and very Chambolle, but with everything turned up - the volume in the mouth in particular., even if the nose is still a little closed.Showing a very similar 'shape' to the village wine, svelte and very Chambolle, but with everything turned up - the volume in the mouth in particular., even if the nose is still a little closed. Looking good. Drinking range: 2030 - 2036L&S (Dec 2025)

They've only made on barrel in 2024, so may be hard to come by. The usual darker fruit of Gevrey fills this out, and Thierry is certainly sure that it's the best of the cellar - saline and fine.They've only made on barrel in 2024, so may be hard to come by. The usual darker fruit of Gevrey fills this out, and Thierry is certainly sure that it's the best of the cellar - saline and fine. Drinking range: 2029 - 2036L&S (Oct 2025)

No fining/ or/filtration. 3 triage to separate the lees. This spends 12 months half in old wood half in inox. Dark fruit up front speaks of the clay heavy soil. For 2024 this has a cicely savoury,No fining/ or/filtration. 3 triage to separate the lees. This spends 12 months half in old wood half in inox. Dark fruit up front speaks of the clay heavy soil. For 2024 this has a cicely savoury, dark edge. Bright bounce and feel comes through in the mid-palate. Good entry into the style of Morey Saint Denis. Aromatics are good and perfectly pinoté. Drinking range: 2026 - 2029L&S (Nov 2025)

From 2 parcels one in Crais Gillons and one in Bas-Chenevery. 15 years old. Very limestone. Nice sleek feel. No grippy edge. Polished. Deep fruit. Nicely dark lines on attack. Smart wood notes buildFrom 2 parcels one in Crais Gillons and one in Bas-Chenevery. 15 years old. Very limestone. Nice sleek feel. No grippy edge. Polished. Deep fruit. Nicely dark lines on attack. Smart wood notes build the picture. Redder fruits come through in the mouth. Nice tension and poise. Drinking range: 2028 - 2031L&S (Nov 2025)

More clay here. More in line with the Pur Pinot in feel and profile - but there is much more to get your teeth into here. 10% 'newish' wood.(1 year old in fact.) Stephane does not think this vintageMore clay here. More in line with the Pur Pinot in feel and profile - but there is much more to get your teeth into here. 10% 'newish' wood.(1 year old in fact.) Stephane does not think this vintage needed any new wood - because of such small quantities and not deeply rich fruit. He says the one year old barrel adds enough to cover the needs of the wine. There is a shade more tannin here than the Grains Fins - still gentle really. He stopped the pigeage earlier here than normal. Tasting until he found the balance he was after. Interestingly Stephane has noted that with this wine the tannins come out after the wines settle - so you must go for slightly less tannic feel early on and this will redress itself after the wines settle clarifies. Looking forward to seeing this in bottle. Drinking range: 2028 - 2033L&S (Nov 2025)

1902 planted lots of changes of course but till averaging about 80-90 yo From just one plot, which is the donmaine's oldest, planted in 1902. A number of vines have been replaced over the years -1902 planted lots of changes of course but till averaging about 80-90 yo From just one plot, which is the donmaine's oldest, planted in 1902. A number of vines have been replaced over the years - but the average age is still nearly 90 - with many of the old centurions still going well. The juice is beautifully dark and some brood here. This is Chambolle with dark heart. Charming to taste - but seems quite serious - there is a smart intensity. Nice delicate spice and layers of reddish berry fruit. L&S (Nov 2025)

From 2 parcels Clos-Baulet and les Gruenchers - where the vines are 50 years old. Every year Stephane finesses his approach - and in 2024 he kept a third of this juice with no pigeage - and instead aFrom 2 parcels Clos-Baulet and les Gruenchers - where the vines are 50 years old. Every year Stephane finesses his approach - and in 2024 he kept a third of this juice with no pigeage - and instead a daily pump over to maintain some grace and lift. He is keen to avoid too much extraction, as these vines are on more clay heavy soils so you must be careful. There is a gentle toastiness here on the nose - which melds in to a lovely savoury dark fruit compote. Whiff of spice. Nice intensity again. More jagged and Bol perhaps - but very charming. Broad and good powerful presentation. Good creamy weight - no dryness. Rounded tannins add amplitude but no toughness at all. Drinking range: 2028 - 2033L&S (Nov 2025)

More limestone. A lovely purity strikes you from the nose. High-glide of the fruit on the palate, more red. More perk. Very charming with super energy. Then that depth again. Fruit intensity isMore limestone. A lovely purity strikes you from the nose. High-glide of the fruit on the palate, more red. More perk. Very charming with super energy. Then that depth again. Fruit intensity is surprising and charming. Very lovely aromatics. Perfectly precise. Nice cool more mineral finish, but good intensity right to the end. Stephane has been doing lots of leaf thinning here for last 8 years, a practice that is really important in a darker, more damp year like 2024. Drinking range: 2027 - 2033L&S (Nov 2025)

Just 1.5 barrels of Monts Luisants this year sadly - as it is superb! Brighter - with mote bounce and lovely lifted aromatics. There is more purity. Red fruit leads the charge and there is a crunchJust 1.5 barrels of Monts Luisants this year sadly - as it is superb! Brighter - with mote bounce and lovely lifted aromatics. There is more purity. Red fruit leads the charge and there is a crunch of red apple, then deep raspberry flesh takes the stage. Green herbs too - really nice. Yes please. Bright energy and real push So sleek and slender, but with a bit of bite. Sandy and limestone here. Very close to the Clos de La Roche, the vineyard is the steep slope above the Clos and Stephane's family planted their first vines here in 1952. Drinking range: 2028 - 2035L&S (Nov 2025)

More gravelly here, Scree which makes for pleasingly poor soils. The vines are affected by more millerandage too - than in other sites and this can really add layers to the feel and fruit profile.More gravelly here, Scree which makes for pleasingly poor soils. The vines are affected by more millerandage too - than in other sites and this can really add layers to the feel and fruit profile. here. More floral and delicate than the Les Athets, this comes form one very old plot and 2 other parcels - with an average age of 65 years old. The Les Sentiers is a sleek and direct style this year. Slightly higher toned - yet that dark line to the fruit is there just below the surface. Intense and concentrated flavour. Red berries and dark plum smash - very appetising with good fresh kick of acidity. Drinking range: 2027 - 2033L&S (Nov 2025)

In 2024 this is down to just 3.5 barrels from his normal of 5.5 - which is sad as the wine is superb. However, this remains rather a good yield for red in 2024. As Stephane explained - this year theIn 2024 this is down to just 3.5 barrels from his normal of 5.5 - which is sad as the wine is superb. However, this remains rather a good yield for red in 2024. As Stephane explained - this year the terroirs have really lived up to their reputations - and justified their classification. This Grand Cru has all the class and sophistication you would hope for - despite the season - and they even managed to make a good quantity compared to elsewhere. Stephane's vines are at the heart of the original Clos Saint Denis which was just 3.3 HA. It has grown 'recently to double that - but purists will explain - it simply is not the same in the new parcels..! Limestone adds lovely a noble, grand Pinot feel. This always has a super fine touch. For Stephane this is the best parcel he has. 60 year old vines. Lots of millerandage here too. Long and so persistent. Really smart Pinot character - goes on with real class. Drinking range: 2029 - 2036L&S (Nov 2025)

In 2024 this is down to just 1.7 barrels from 4.5 normally. Wow it just smells so damn good! Just 20 ares, so a tiny parcel - but all together. Stephane says it may not be the finest site - but hisIn 2024 this is down to just 1.7 barrels from 4.5 normally. Wow it just smells so damn good! Just 20 ares, so a tiny parcel - but all together. Stephane says it may not be the finest site - but his 45 yo vines are doing great, particularly since he started really working on them in the vineyard. 2 clones were planted and he has been training each one differently for the last 10 years this has brought back great balance to the production. (1 Guyot/1 Cordon.) Smells open and plush - with good load of red rich fruit. Lovely purity and depth again. Clever combination. Really nice teetering of zippy red berries and a mineral heft. Yet such charm and a cool feel. Broader than the Clos Saint Denis - more breadth and power. Deftly done. Spice and clean energy. Drinking range: 2030 - 2038L&S (Nov 2025)

2.5 barrels made. Really delicious from the off. The vintage, in the best wines, seems to have produced some very interesting, more exotic flavours, which appear in Chicotot's Aux Allots. Orange2.5 barrels made. Really delicious from the off. The vintage, in the best wines, seems to have produced some very interesting, more exotic flavours, which appear in Chicotot's Aux Allots. Orange pith, damson, sloe and a star anise spice. Drinking range: 2030 - 2035L&S (Nov 2025)

4 barrels made. Seriously old vines, with the oldest from 1904 and youngest 1937. Three plots on the Vosne side of the village, co-planted with trees which are full of butterflies (hence the name).4 barrels made. Seriously old vines, with the oldest from 1904 and youngest 1937. Three plots on the Vosne side of the village, co-planted with trees which are full of butterflies (hence the name). Interesting to see this lighter style from a winery which usually produces very dense, deep wines. There is a nice oak here, as ever, but it needs time to integrate. Drinking range: 2029 - 2035L&S (Nov 2025)

Like the Allots and Charmottes, this is just north of the town, under the premiers crus Bousselots, Chaignots and Vignes Rondes. Maybe 600m from the Charmottes, but this is small stones, moreLike the Allots and Charmottes, this is just north of the town, under the premiers crus Bousselots, Chaignots and Vignes Rondes. Maybe 600m from the Charmottes, but this is small stones, more alluvial, as free-draining as the Charmottes, but not to the same effect as there's no clay underneath to hold the water. Very fine, delicate and fragrant, with some of that blood orange. Well balanced and supple, but will benefit from some time to integrate the oak. Drinking range: 2030 - 2036L&S (Nov 2025)

Nicely perfumed nose. Mostly ripe red-berried fruits. A touch of black cherry too. There's good grip on the palate. Acidity too. Finish is a little abrupt. Nicely perfumed nose. Mostly ripe red-berried fruits. A touch of black cherry too. There's good grip on the palate. Acidity too. Finish is a little abrupt. Drinking range: 2027 - 2034L&S (Nov 2025)

One of the lowest yields, along with Latricières. A mid crimson colour of moderate depth. Very perfumed, the red berries once again to the fore. I might have preferred something more mineral, andOne of the lowest yields, along with Latricières. A mid crimson colour of moderate depth. Very perfumed, the red berries once again to the fore. I might have preferred something more mineral, and fortunately the Cazetiers fruit comes across a little fresher and more precise on the palate. Perhaps a little crunchier too at the finish Drinking range: 2029 - 2036 Rating: 92 Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy  (Nov 2025)

Tasted after Charmes Chambertin. Quite light in colour. Comes across much more restrained and elegant. Lovely perfume on the nose. Crunchy, red-berried fruits on the nose and palate. Very much aTasted after Charmes Chambertin. Quite light in colour. Comes across much more restrained and elegant. Lovely perfume on the nose. Crunchy, red-berried fruits on the nose and palate. Very much a 'cold vintage' Pinot Noir. Perhaps lacking a bit of structure. A Mazis for early-ish drinking. Quite difficult to judge at this stage. Drinking range: 2029 - 2035L&S (Nov 2025)

Mid crimson purple. There is power on the nose though still with the softness of fruit. The various berries expand on the palate through to a classy finish, the fruit entirely covering the structure.Mid crimson purple. There is power on the nose though still with the softness of fruit. The various berries expand on the palate through to a classy finish, the fruit entirely covering the structure. Still just medium length. Drinking range: 2031 - 2038 Rating: 94 Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy  (Nov 2025)

A richer and denser ruby purple. Luscious and luxurious compared to the more angular Vosne. A delightful rounded experience in the mouth, lower acidity, refined tannins, good length. Does it wantA richer and denser ruby purple. Luscious and luxurious compared to the more angular Vosne. A delightful rounded experience in the mouth, lower acidity, refined tannins, good length. Does it want just a touch more tension? Maybe, but this is fine nonetheless, a veritable ball of fruit. Drinking range: 2030 - 2036 Rating: 91-94 Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy  (Oct 2025)

No 1er Cru Les Baudes this year.No 1er Cru Les Baudes this year.L&S (Jan 2026)