3 Parcels in Pommard, all just below the village appellation. They kept only the best bits from the Pothier-Rieusset inheritance. A wine which has a lovely bright Pinot freshness, a sappy, juicy ripe fruit - perfect for...(read more)

A different level of tonic freshness; bright and lifted and so easy to drink!

Again good density - slightly more serious than the Santenay in structure, so the fruit is less open for now, but more intense and longer.

Bright, clean and peppy fruit. Dark cooked cherry macerated flavour - warm strawberry juice too. This has poise, electric zip and energy that really lifts the mood and feel. Very good village wine.

Plenty of dark fruit on the nose. Sweet dark fruit on the palate. Welcoming prickle of tannin. A good slick, plump feel. The acidity dances alongside the glossy fruit. No big oak. This is one of the best Tavannes I have...(read more)

Only four barrels of the Morgeot rouge was made in the last vintage. Laurent looks much more relaxed this year. There is plenty of sweet dark fruit on the palate. Some grip and structure from the tautening tannin and vib...(read more)

Boucherottes is just below Clos des Mouches. Dark colour. Scented nose of floral and juicy Pinot along with blackberry fruit. The juice is slick and glossy. Sweet dark fruit. Lively in the mouth, silky and fresh and roun...(read more)

Laurent's grandfather bought this plot in the '60s, apparently no one wanted it because it was April and it had not been pruned - the grass was high. A one hectare plot that was split between Laurent and his cousins. Not...(read more)

They have not made a separate cuvée of Fairendes this year - they were among the few to put frost-protection 'candles' out and saved themselves from considerable losses, but they did not put any in Fairendes as it...(read more)

The creaminess is evident on the nose. Clearly Meursault. The palate reveals precise, pure fruit, a touch of mineral tension but all wound up in a smooth, creamy, textured juice. Immediately appealing, this will give dri...(read more)

Like the Vide Bourse, this was still in cuve when we tasted. A lovely fine, almost floral nose and then bright mineral balance on the palate. Rich with a slightly 'greener' fruit expression than the Chassagnes, but less...(read more)

Charmots returns, having been obliterated by hail in both 2013 and 2014, and returns in triumph, in it's usual style, which is like its name, charming. Fine-textured, supple, silky-velvet, Laurent has used 50% whole bunc...(read more)

Aromatically a little more reserved that sometimes? but a broad richness spreading a rich density of fruit with fine tannins just asserting themselves a little on the finish. The ripeness of the tannins gives a very fine...(read more)

An enticing nose of smoke and flint. The entry is supple and sweet - there is good concentration of fruit supported by refined oak. A twinkle of acidity keeps the juice bright and poised. This is very alluring.