Fresh, with nice tension. The flavours are ripe, verging on exotic but with a natural restraint. Almost passion fruit, then pears and peaches - all held together in a juicy expressive brightness...(more info)

Christophe and Dominique Lafon share the fruit of this fabulous vineyard in the heart of the Maconnais. On the nose a lovely and intense, firm, yellow fruit hit jumps out. There is a lovely tensi...(more info)

Tasted in the cellar with Marie, just bottled. As usual this fabulous cuvée is made from bought in grapes, sourced in the Maconnais. From a lovely vineyard in Pierreclos to be precise, whi...(more info)

In such a warm vintage the Boudin family have done a great job here presenting a fresh and nicely clipped Chablis. As ever their trademark soft fruit and weight is in there but delivered brightly...(more info)

Tasted again when looking at the 2018s in tank in October 2019, and this is in a very different register, much tighter and more classical - the very model of a village Chablis. Bottled in April 2...(more info)

Good clean sweeping attack. This is clean cut yet broad and enveloping. Weighted but bright. Interesting. I really like the spice hit of ginger, the soft 'pain d'epice' note. This does does fan o...(more info)

As usual the class if this vineyard on the slopes of the rock of Vergisson itself shows through in a concentrated and mineral wine. There's a core of creamy almond, lovely richness and freshness...(more info)

Smart and satisfying chardonnay from one of the masters. Beautiful and rounded with hints of roasted almonds and hazelnuts; Kumeu River is known for providing a credible alternative to white Burg...(more info)

Lydie's 2018 has immediate impact with good weight on the palate. The fruit is really quite intense. It is a Montagny with the volume turned up! This is gently spicy with some good tropical notes...(more info)

Made using 500 Ltr Oak Puncheons, not full Malo and no lees stirring. Quite fat, but pure and straight from the granitic origin, and not at all over the top, with gently gripping phenolics, and a...(more info)

This is impressive. Very mineral, a heft of oyster and chalk but surrounded by a thin crisp layer of lime juice and pithy lemon. There is brooding weight - but today from the tank this is pure an...(more info)

The 2014 Viré-Clessé Cuvée E. J. Thevenet is showing very well, unwinding in the glass with aromas of green orchard fruit, almond paste and honeycomb that are still quite you...(more info)