Côte d'Or

Very mineral with a tight phenolic grip - fresh as fresh, and astonishing length for this cuvée as the fruit unclenches a little on the finish.

The first vintage for the domaine with this vineyard, and it seems to be a clear example of how the heat of 2019 has been good for some cooler sites, because this is a delight, with savoury fruit in a supple juicy frame...(read more)

A hot site with stone near the surface, gets very ripe and was the first they picked. Rich and quite yellow appearance, and for Olivier this is quite a big boy - yellow fruit, then picks up and accelerates towards the mi...(read more)

Decomposed limestone. A nicely balanced vineyard in terms of water retention, says Olivier. Cool and fresh, a taut phenolic dryness - very straight and fresh and firm, with intensity on the finish.

Pale in colour and with fine citrus aromas and a slight vanilla touch ; in the mouth it combines the freshness of the fruit with the characteristic mineral effect of the land, smoothness and good length.

Something to get your teeth into here with a bit of smokiness and good, but not excessive, ripeness of fruit. Quite forward but well balanced.

The 2019 Puligny-Montrachet Levrons is rather muted on the nose despite encouragement. The palate is better with decent concentration on the entry, hints of ginger and spice before gaining weight and density towards the...(read more)

An intriguing white with notes of acacia, freshly ironed cotton, honey, salted butter and cob nuts. In the mouth there is great freshness but a delicious weight of gently buttery, fudge, honey and ripe melon, bold with a...(read more)

When we tasted this still had no sulphur dioxide added - he adjusts right at the end of the élevage for bottling. Absolutely lovely expression - still a lot of CO2, but juicy and fat, then there's freshness and a...(read more)

This had been fermenting for a year, so it's not quite got the clarity of the others yet and it's behind them in development too with fermentary citrus notes. Quite fat in this ripe vintage, but there's a bright freshnes...(read more)