Rich nose for a Chambolle, silky, ample, fresh and full. There's a mid-palate sweetness and floral, lifted fruit.

The darkest fruit profile of Virgile's village wines this year, and slightly more austere. Also finely lively and long, but a bit tighter and more structured.

Perhaps not as poised on the nose as the Chambolle, but this is a rounder, fuller, more black fruit style, still taut and bright.

80% whole bunch fermentation here. Immediate richness on the nose, broad fruity attack across the whole palate. Tannins adding a spice, a piquancy to the fruit. Blackberry and spice in a lovely b...(more info)

From three parcels - Tres Girard, Chenevery and Cognées, all over 60 years old. Again a great, precise attack. Lovely, cleanly delineated fruit. Red and pert - then some more leafy, crunch...(more info)

More limestone again here. Deep and bright nose all at once - dark plums and a high-toned mineral note too. Rich and suave and silky volume but there's lots of structure undernerath too. Deep, an...(more info)

A much firmer style, less expressive on the nose, tauter and harder. The tannins are firm but the fruit is there, not lush, but bracing, piquant, spicy.

Very harmonious nose with a touch of cherry-stone ('Burlat cherry stone', says Virgile, showing how the French just know more about varieties of fruit and veg than anyone), and very fine tannins...(more info)

50 year old vines just under Clos de la Roche. Quite a red clay-limestone soil. Focused, distinctive yet harmonious nose of red-accented fruit, with appetising brightness coming out of decent wei...(more info)

The most northerly premier cru of Morey, just before Mazoyères Chambertin. Pretty seriously massive. Sweetly weighty with very ripe black fruit, and an opulence which releases more aromas,...(more info)