Red Burgundy

Joël has absolutely nailed it once again with this. It smells youthful, but the palate is impressively intense. The fruit is nice, pretty, 'just' well-ripened. Red berries. Good lick of acidity t...(read more)

Côteaux Bourguignons is a relatively new catch-all appellation for 'entry level' wines from Burgundy. Whilst theoretically it could contain a mix of Pinot Noir and Gamay or, indeed, hail from the Beaujolais,...(read more)

Good feel. Fresh, but not tart. Pretty fruit. floral too. Nice soft red summer fruits. Acidity is nice and lifts the whole well. A pretty, joyful and bright Bourgogne Rouge.

This is fine toned. More red berries, with a sherberty fizz, followed by darker fruit. Really jolly with a lot of pep and energy. More elegant than the Chorey, really fun to drink. Balanced.

From Petits Puits. Mostly on hard limestone - 'calcaire d'entroques'. Really quite expressive, the limestone seems to reflect a brightness of tone in the fruit, a good level of richness and a cer...(read more)

This is made from vines from Thibault's own domaine and some bought fruit - all from village level vineyards in Marsannay, Ladoix and Cotes de Nuits Villages. The nose is straight and firm, mediu...(read more)

From 60-100 year old vines in 8 different parcels higher up the slope than the Rouchoux, this cuvée now represents half the production of Thibault's Moulin à Vent domaine. Very deep colour, brigh...(read more)

Really good. A huge step up in terms of feel and lift from the Bourgogne. This has proper shape and feel. Nice rich fruit - a bit richer than I expected, but it is nicely done. Poised enough and...(read more)

Deep nose with more black fruit in the depths. This vineyard faces due south, on limestone, so it has a good combination of a very sunny expostion and always ripens well. A sunny black fruit aspe...(read more)

A racier, riper nose (than the Hautes Cotes), although the palate is very much in the same family, a bit more tannin but still saline and sweet in equal measures. Long and succulent.

As so often a paler colour here. Possibly rather on the back foot - nose is discreet, but although there is a lovely harmony in the mouth this is not fully expressive yet.

Nice constitution, juicy and mineral. Fun summer pudding brightness goes through to the finish. Could wait two or three years, but it's a lovely defined fruit right now.