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 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 the fruit of 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 tensi...(read more)

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)

Aged in a 50-50 mix of foudres and demi-muids. Prelude is an assemblage of four plots in the communes of Prissé and Chasselas, with vines up to fifty years old. All these are the first to be picked in...(read more)

The most mineral land the domaine possesses - 'as close to Chablis as we get', says Frantz. 40 year old vines on an east-facing slope at 300m altitude. Pale silvery green. Sherbet lemons on the n...(read more)