Red Burgundy

A clos of old vines on a steep south-facing slope in Arcenant, above Nuits Saint Georges. At the top there is only 25 centimetres of soil above the rock and you can sense this when tasting. There is a directness and a cl...(read more)

Again good density - slightly more serious than the Santenay in structure, so the fruit is less open for now, but more intense and longer.

From two parcels of vines in Corgoloin just south of Nuits, one sixty years old, the other thirty-five. Real Côtes de Nuits class and definition here. Nice up beat red and black fruit. Some raspberry and perky cran...(read more)

this is a true Old Vine' cuvée coming from 2 plots - one is 75 years old the other is more than 85. Riper and sweeter attack than the Terre Nobles. Really quite primary when tasted in November, and there is a more...(read more)

Usually quite a generous feel here as the vines have a good sunny exposition. This is a blend of 2 parcels in ‘Les Crais Gillons’ and so Grains Fins is a cuvée name, which is very appropriate as there is a very fi...(read more)

The 'village' Volnay has a brisk red fruit feel to it. Medium bodied, the wine has a mineral edge to it. Red cherry and cranberry. Stones and pebbles. A well made, balanced Volnay that will put a smile on your face. From...(read more)

On clay. We tasted before racking, so a fleeting impression - density and ripe fruit, with a really nice initial touch on the palate - sweet. The tannic finale just shows there's a little more work to do.

The Boucherottes is, as one would expect, more generous and charming than the red Chassagnes, revealing an open bouquet of sweet red and black cherry, spice and raw cocoa. On the palate the wine is supple and medium-full...(read more)

Here too the nose is mildly reduced though the underlying herbal tea-inflected fruit seems fresh. The palate impression of the lighter weight flavors is sleek and bright along with ample minerality that emerges on the sl...(read more)

Toasty nose, but very pretty fruit. Quite tight almost green undergrowth notes. Very gentle, super fine grip. Sparkly acidity. Nice poise. Finishes on a riper fruit note strawberries and some plum in the middle Delicious...(read more)

More guts and matter here than the Chassagne Morgeot tasted before. Denser, more serious. More masculine. Grippier too. I like this feel and tauter tension. Nice ripeness, nice balance as is becoming a hallmark for the b...(read more)

The 2017 Volnay Village has a bright, slightly Pommard-like bouquet with plenty of sous-bois and autumn leaf scents that percolate through the red fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red berry fruit. Quite sali...(read more)