White Burgundy

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)

Tight energy here - taut and firm, but great fruit, nice and ripe apple and pear, lurk behind. There is a good weight and it has a certain richness, but a dusty finish of nice minerality keeps th...(read more)

Fresh and pinging. Nice chew in the middle, but this is all about the lovely sherbety fruit that fizzes with joy. The fresh zip counters the nicely ripe fruit. Super. Great weight too. In the cellar w...(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)

Tasted in the cellar with Marie, just bottled. As usual this fabulous cuvée is made from bought in grapes, sourced in the Maconnais. From a lovely vineyard in Pierreclos to be precise, which is a...(read more)

Fantastic opener here with Denis and Isabelle. This attractive, juicy and beautifully ripe on the attack. Nicely fresh in the middle palate with lemon oil and crunchy orchard fruit. Just pithy en...(read more)

Pierrick explains that in 2017 because of the relatively small berries and limited quantity of crop, the juice is more concentrated and more exotic than normal. There is certainly a great intensi...(read more)