From vines in Pommard. Supple and bright sleek fruit with a core of sweetness and a nice drive and length - only young vines but this is good.

The sweetness of the fruit dominates the attack, but it does have more to say, with little fine tannins activated by acidity giving a juicy gourmandise. Simple but very delicious.

Deeper colour. Soft inviting nose. Some flesh on the palate is kept in check by noticeable dusty tannins. The red fruit is speckled with mineral notes. Poised acidity throughout. This should once...(more info)

Old vines and more depth and structure than the Santenay, the aromas less finished for now, but this is more serious, and stays very well on the finish.

With a third of this coming from the Pillots 1er Cru sites this 'Village' wine delivers really sophisticated pleasure at this level. Juicily expressive, intense and with decent weight - yet so we...(more info)

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...(more info)

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...(more info)

Just 4 Barrels this year. Already 'blended' as this was assembled in June - then back in to oak for a bit longer. It will be bottled in the spring of 2018. Richer, bigger, sweeter. This is ripe a...(more info)

From a well-placed plot below la Maltroie, and immediately more interesting, rich with a bit of spice and nice sleek length.

Nicely sleek and fresh, with volume in the middle and a good straight length and juicy appeal.

The Champgains has a taut nose. Certainly not taut on the palate. The wine has a sweet entry. It is full and weighty on the palate. This is less about the energy and vigour and more about the she...(more info)

Brighter and more perk, more poise than the Morgeot tasted just before. It is because it is so different that Laurent has started making it as a separate wine when he can. It is from right up at...(more info)

Fresh, nice saline undercurrent which helps the tension - supple tannins and lots of fruit, dark and ripe. Very fine texture of tannins.

The Vide Bourse has a riper and more exotic feel to it. On the palate there is lots of vibrant, bright fruit. The concentration is impressive. Flavours of vanilla, nut, fig and stone fruit give t...(more info)

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...(more info)

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

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, Lauren...(more info)

Already bottled. More nutty. More woody, more mineral. Nice, pear fruit. A tasty, grippy middle. Then mineral notes take over. Not blockbusting but good drive and length.

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...(more info)

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...(more info)

Floral nose, then more serious density on the palate, juicy citrus and a balanced finish.

Really well-done, not too massive and there's a sleekness that's almost Puligny-like - mineral even! Morgeot is huge - 65 hectares, the Pillots plots are high-up.