Elegant & Silky Reds

This is another little gem from Domaine Les Yeuses. At this brilliant level it is hard to find such a good and identifiable Syrah. This is good - there is nice lift and spice. The fruit is dark, with blackberry and damso...(read more)

75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. 40% new oak. The Merlot was picked in the first week of October. Attractive nose of dark fruit and wood. Lovely smooth entry - the fruit is precise and the tannins b...(read more)

Cherries, plums, chocolate, flowers and wet earth nuances fill the perfume. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, fresh, forward, soft, and loaded with all the chocolate-coated plums with a touch of licorice that you...(read more)

Tasting great now, it has been drinking well for a couple of years - why wouldn't you want this with new season grouse? Grown in very hard-to-manage narrow terraces on a precipitous slope, with each vine on a pole, so ev...(read more)

The success of Maggiorina for Christoph, as the entry level wine from this historic estate - was beginning to jeapardise its quality and true identity.. Its no surprise that this devastatingly approachable Boca wine - be...(read more)

Romain explains that 'Champ Perdrix' or 'field of partridges' almost certainly comes from the rather less picturesque 'champ pierreux' or 'stony field'. It's quite a common name for vineyards on the Côte...(read more)

Named after the year (1955) when the vineyard was planted, this wine was aged in used barrels, amphorae and concrete. Rather than jumping from the glass it dances in it, weaving cherry with violets, rose petals and ripe...(read more)

From vines planted in 2000 at 1,000 m (3,500 ft) elevation in the Sierra Madre mountains on a layer of decomposed granite and clay loam. Whole-bunch fermentation. Aged in a mix of old barriques and puncheons. A li...(read more)

Jancis Robinson's Wine of the Week ...the thing about not being able to access great burgundy is that you get used to being underwhelmed. And when you get the good stuff, you’re entirely unprepare...(read more)

A mix of both Arvelets and Hervelets planted up and down the slope by the Fixey church. Fine tannins with higher-toned acidity here but very suave and with extra length. Fine graceful finish. Tasted: August 2020

The biggest part of the domaine is in Chambolle, and goes from the Bourgogne below the road, up through les Nazoires and les Condemennes to the Premier Cru parcel in Charmes. Sappy and silky, this is a lovely fresh Chamb...(read more)

Quite firm and straight, this is on a red fruit expression, cherry and redcurrant, taut and bright.