Côte d'Or

My word, this is value for money. The 2015 'Vignes Nouvelles' has everything you want from a decent white Burgundy; weight from the ripe citrus fruit, a suggestion of vanilla from the oak and brisk ac...(read more)

(no Chenes this year - all in this village wine, as pre 2015.) Tasted from barrel. The weight strikes you immediately in the mouth. Good caramelly, nicely oaky feel, smartly judged. Quite broad f...(read more)

A slightly riper blend features notes of various white orchard fruit, floral and more discreet citrus nuances. Despite the evident concentration and volume the medium-bodied flavors retain a fine...(read more)

The Clos de la Chatenière is just round the corner from the Meurgers des Dents de Chien, itself above le Montrachet. It has a more southerly aspect and comes across as a sunny wine with full ripe...(read more)

Separated by the width of a track from 1er Cru Goutte d'Or. Quite a jolly roundness here, ripe fruit which fills the palate with juice. Supple attack gives way to long fresh and quite intense fin...(read more)

The most open of all the Meursaults at this stage, as Rémi confirms; there is pineapple here as well as ripe citrus, a richness and a rather fab exotic character. Very easy to like.

Not so different to the Chatenière this year, lots of energy along with the ripeness they usually achieve. Again lots of energy on the length.

Sweet and fat, very gourmand and salivating, an energy in the roundness. Not very mineral, it has a round enveloping generous character, then lemony tonic brightness on the finish.

Slightly richer gold colour (than the Luraule), and fatter and broader flavoured. Spicier; really good chew of concentrated nutty flavour in the mid-palate. Long on fairly pointed acidity.

Less open and obvious than the Vide Bourse for now, but the volume and mineral is here. As so often this is less sunny and smiling at this stage, but full of coiled energy. Very long.

Mineral, driven, a tighter drive than the village Saint Aubin or Chassagne, a distinct step up in terms of directed length and ageing potential - very good 'village' Puligny.

Rémi explains that this is up above the premiers crus, so is a cooler spot and needs waiting for, but it repays the wait with 'super minerality and density'. Quite a deep yellow-green gold, a bro...(read more)