Mâconnais

Damien has produced a 2017 which is more immediate than the 2016 was at the same stage, with open defined nose of classic Maconnais white flowers, easy fruit in the mouth and a nice fresh length.

2017 is a fabulous vintage in this part of the world, and as ever the stalwart Cave des Grands Crus Blancs has produced a perfectly pitched Mâcon Vinzelles. Nice clean lines with a present minera...(read more)

2017 was more complicated than the perfect 2016 season here - but we are delighted with the latest release of our own-label Burgundy. As ever, it comes from the same single vineyard source near S...(read more)

Young Damien Martin is making wines of such great quality it is remarkable how very affordable they are. This has lovely rich fruit lines pepped up with intense citrus notes and softer shades of...(read more)

This is more serious than the Macon Villages. Fuller weight, yet remains bright and clear. Some pretty yellow fruit, less grip at the outset, but this does grow. Nice firm citrus notes and some h...(read more)

Fresh, with nice tension. The flavours are ripe, verging on exotic but with a natural restraint. Almost passion fruit, then pears and peaches - all held together in a juicy expressive brightness...(read more)

Christophe and Dominique Lafon share this fabulous vineyard in the heart of the Maconnais. On the nose a lovely and intense, firm, yellow fruit hit jumps out. There is a lovely tension here - a g...(read more)

More perfumed, more aromatic and floral on the nose. And then zing on the palate. Clean, crisp bright and focussed. Lovely very slick feel to this. No roughness, great acidity and some tart crunc...(read more)

Rich and round and off dry but with tension which saves it. Great stuff! So long as you are not expecting something bone dry.

Good clean sweeping attack. This is clean cut yet broad and enveloping. Weighted but bright. Interesting. I really like the spice hit of ginger, the soft 'pain d'epice' note. This does does fan o...(read more)

A jump in class to this old vineyard in Davayé, nobler aromas, richer too. There's a supple touch on the palate, a lovely feel of harmony, and it stays fresh and pure. Partly aged in demi-muids.

Planted in 2005. A 30% slope and poor soil, thin at the top. Originally planted with Gamay, it was abandoned after phylloxera, then brought back from being scrubland by a forester who was passion...(read more)