Hints of matchstick and melon sit atop the citrusy white orchard fruit aromas. Here too there is very good energy to the slightly bigger flavors that possess a lovely texture on the delicious, cl...(read more)

Lots of good concentration to the Bourgogne Rouge. Some crunchy red fruit in the mid-palate. A smooth seamless wine that has you reaching for another sip. Cherry on the finish. Joyful fruit. Very...(read more)

Really good. A huge step up in terms of feel and lift from the Bourgogne. This has proper shape and feel. Nice rich fruit - a bit richer than I expected, but it is nicely done. Poised enough and...(read more)

Spicy, mulberry and plum fruit, rich full grippy tannins, nice ripeness, dark fruit, wood notes, good acid, decent length.

Spicier wood, rich cherry and damson fruit, palate again has grippy tannins, a nice elegant red fruit core, cherries and strawberry, nice acid with some toasty wood on the finish.

Lovely ripe succulent strawberry and red cherry fruit, some wood. palate has grip and bite, core of ripe red fruits, toasty oak, elegant and balanced.

There is a lovely mouth feel to the Saint Aubin. Saline and plush. Vanilla mingles with predominantly green fruit. Energy and poise. This should drink well over the next five years.

This has just been racked and moved from barrel to tank - to make space for the big harvest of 2017s that need space now in barrels. Despite this 'unrest' the wine is impressively calm and togeth...(read more)

As one might expect, this is fatter and rounder than the Volnay, with a touch more sweetness and more structure and tannin too - but all fine in texture - the clay that this is on gives a Pommard...(read more)

Nose of enticing fruit with a hint of smoke. Defined ripe green fruit. Acidity is less obvious - the juice is soft and encompassing. Some broadness and power. A lovely way to kick off a long list...(read more)

Very round and supple and rich, not bumps or holes and good depth of sweet red and black fruit. Already gorgeous. 'When you have a wine like this in 2015 from barrel and it's already good to drin...(read more)

(from a mix of vine ages averaging approximately 15+ years). A touch of unabsorbed sulfur dampens the expressiveness of the white orchard fruit and acacia blossom-scented nose. The medium weight...(read more)

(from a .35 ha parcel). Here the wood treatment is more discreet though not invisible with distinctly earthy aromas of dark currant, raspberry and humus. There is a terrific mouth feel to the con...(read more)

This is a vineyard with lots of iron in the shallow clay topsoil. Below is big lumps of Limestone. The results are great. Peppy and bright juice. With citrus zesty spritz on the nose which follow...(read more)

Morgeot is the largest vineyard in Chassagne at 60 hectares. The soil is mainly clay and stone. Full bodied supported by good tension. The vanilla adds depth and volume. Obvious charm and pleasur...(read more)

66 ares (100 of these to the hectare), in three parcels. Considerably more structured than the Charmots, but Laurent's vines are for the most part not on the hard white limestone of the top of th...(read more)

A different register to the Chassagnes, surprisingly mineral again, lovely freshness. All the fat of the vintage and intensity and length too. Very attractive.

This has just been racked and moved from barrel to tank - to make space for the big harvest of 2017s that need space now in barrels. Despite this 'unrest' the wine is impressively calm and togeth...(read more)

Nose of enticing fruit with a hint of smoke. Defined ripe green fruit. Acidity is less obvious - the juice is soft and encompassing. Some broadness and power. A lovely way to kick off a long list...(read more)

Wow. This has lots going on. Lots of zip and acid, led by a heavy hit of ripe, quite soft citrus fruit - some warm energy. An undertow of chalk and some fine scraping texture too. But it is the i...(read more)