Domaine Drouhin-Laroze Chambertin-Clos de Beze Grand Cru 2019 Red Wine - France

Domaine Dubuet-Monthelie Monthelie Les Longenes Premier Cru 2019 Red Wine - France

This wine is made using traditional Burgundian methods. This includes fermentation in barrel with a hands off approach in the hopes of most successfully representing the terroir in the glass. ... more

Domaine de Bellene Beaune Hommage a Francoise Potel Premier Cru 2021 Red Wine - France

This cuvee, composed of five 1er Cru, reflects the complexity and the delicacy of the winery terroirs in Beaune, on which their Pinots Noirs are resting. The climates des Pertuisots, Montée Rouge, Reversés, Bressandes et Clos du Roi are part of this... ... more

Domaine Louis Moreau Chablis Valmur Grand Cru 2019 White Wine - France

Chablis achieves its highly distinctive mineral character due to its cool northerly climate and its highly calcareous soil. The Domaine Louis Moreau Chablis Valmur Grand Cru is robust and powerful, vinified in the style of Côte de Beaune with some oak... ... more

Domaine Sylvain Morey Santenay Rouge Grand Clos Rousseau Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

This is very firmly reduced and completely unreadable in this state. Otherwise, there is a bit more volume and excellent punch to the appealingly textured and detailed medium weight flavors that conclude in a bright, youthfully austere and more... ... more

Domaine Follin-Arbelet Pernand-Vergelesses Les Fichots Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Dense purple black. Extraordinary colour given very short light vinification. Happily the fruit, though ultra-concentrated, has stayed fresh, more raspberry than anything darker, and with good acidity. The tannins are well assimilated. Very good... ... more

Domaine Drouhin-Laroze Morey-Saint-Denis Tres Girard 2020 Red Wine - France

90% whole bunch vinification. Darker purple, the whole bunch effect shows riotously on the nose, joyously for those such as me who like them. They really lift the dark raspberry fruit, adding some strawberry notes with a little pepper and a fine long... ... more

Domaine Francois Lumpp Givry Premier Cru 2021 Red Wine - France

Moderate wood frames ripe and agreeably fresh aromas of plum, red and dark raspberry, violet and a lovely array of spice elements. I very much like the texture of the middleweight flavors even though they're not quite as dense, all wrapped in a... ... more

Albert Bichot Mercurey Champs Martin Premier Cru Domaine Adelie 2021 Red Wine - France

The Mercurey Champs Martin Premier Cru is fresh, fine and fragrant. Slightly oaked notes complement black fruit aromas on the nose, along with scents of violet, blueberry, blackberry and licorice. Fleshy and velvety on the palate with flavors of... ... more

Domaine Louis Moreau Chablis Les Clos Grand Cru 2019 White Wine - France

Chablis achieves its highly distinctive mineral character due to its cool northerly climate and its highly calcareous soil. The Domaine Louis Moreau Chablis Les Clos Grand Cru displays a very mineral bouquet, with an elegant fineness and impressive... ... more

Domaine de Marcoux Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc 2019 White Wine - France

With slightly less than one hectare of Roussanne and Bourboulenc, the Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc from Domaine de Marcoux is the smallest cuvée that they make. When the grapes arrive at the cellar they are gently pressed and the juice is allowed to... ... more

Domaine de Bellene Savigny-les-Beaune Premier Cru Hommage a Jean Ferte Vieilles Vignes 2018 Red Wine - France

There are two parcels for this special cuvee Hommage à Jean Ferté. Les Peuillets is a plot planted in 1993 that covers 0.29 ha. The plot is the result of a massal selection from the plot Beaune 1er Cru Grèves. The vine rests on a red soil with an... ... more

Domaine Michel & Joanna Ecard Savigny-les-Beaune Les Gravains Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

This sandy, gravel-rich vineyard delivers a silkier, smoother Burgundian Pinot Noir with bright, red fruit flavors. A great wine for the cellar. ... more

Domaine Joseph Roty Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Prieur Bas 2017 Red Wine - France

Coming from the lower section of the 1er Cru vineyard Clos Prieur, the Clos Prieur Bas displays all of the tannin and structure to provide long term aging ability. The 2017 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Prieur Bas has a pretty bouquet of red cherries, wild... ... more

Domaine Coursodon Saint-Joseph L'Olivaie 2019 Red Wine - France

This high altitude, single site Syrah from the original sector of Saint-Joseph shows aromas of black raspberry, cassis, and a tinge of white pepper. The palate is silky and lush with notes of wild raspberry, mulberry, black currant, and a hint of bacon... ... more

Domaine Patrick & Christophe Bonnefond Cote-Rotie Roziers 2019 Red Wine - France

Youthful, vibrant, and powerful, there is great aging potential here. Initial soft floral notes reminiscent of fresh lilac give way to rich, smoky aromas. On the palate, hedonistic notes of brambleberry, cacao nib, and cherry are underpinned by Syrah's... ... more

Domaine Drouhin-Laroze Gevrey-Chambertin Au Closeau Premier Cru 2018 Red Wine - France

This wine is a deep ruby with a delicious nose Including red and black fruit and mixed spices. The blend on the palate of more cherry, vanilla and raspberry aromas, with freshness to this round, fleshy and silky texture. The delicacy of these aromas... ... more

Domaine Drouhin-Laroze Gevrey-Chambertin En Champs 2020 Red Wine - France

Deeper purple, with an interesting mix of different red fruits on the nose, a certain volume and with class. Greater weight on the palate, fills the mouth, fresh ripe cherry comes up, good tannins, and long finish. All destemmed. Barrel Sample: 90-92 ... more

Domaine Buisson-Charles Chablis Montmains Premier Cru 2019 White Wine - France

A classic yet nuanced Premier Cru Chablis with bracing acidity and a taut, mineral palate. Exceptional purity of citrus and stone fruit flavors balances the chalky salinity, and the wine finishes with intensity, layers and finesse. There is an... ... more

Domaine Henri Gouges Nuits-St-Georges Les Chenes Carteaux Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Ripe, featuring blackberry, blueberry, boysenberry, iron and oak spice flavors. This is also taut and dense, with the compact finish curtaining its length and the tannins leaving a strong grip. Best from 2026 through 2045. Opaque. Notably ripe aromas... ... more

Domaine Sigaut Chambolle-Musigny Les Fuees Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Two plots next to Bonnes Mares and one next to Christophe Roumier’s Cras. Bright even purple. Rather reductive nose. Very fine rich generous fruit in the mouth, optimum ripeness, just firmed up a bit at the back by the reduction. Very long finish.... ... more

Domaine U Stiliccionu Sottu Scala 2019 Red Wine - France

Sottu Scala is made from the last picked Sciaccarellu at Domaine U Stiliccionu as Sebastien wants to push phenolic maturity. It is fermented in a combination of tapered vats and demi-muids and pressed by foot. Maceration lasts for about 45 days.... ... more

Domaine La Fourmone Vacqueyras Le Poete 2019 Red Wine - France

A very dark and flowing style this year with large amount of tannins, really shot through with thick, very ripe tannins. Hard to judge - it's thick, but not drying, very fruity, and very dark in fruit. Likely to be a long-lived Poète. This homage to... ... more

Domaine de Vauroux Chablis Montmains Premier Cru 2019 White Wine - France

Aromas of green apple and white blossom. Broad and rich on the attack, with complementary hints of ripe fruit and nuts. This wine is energetic, underpinned with lively acidity that beautifully elevates the palate of fresh ripe citrus and red apple with... ... more

Domaine Parent Corton Les Renardes Grand Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

An intense garnet-red and brilliant color. The nose is dense and complex with black fruits and wood mushrooms aromas. A broad-ranging and ripe nose offers up an equal plethora of floral nuances on the slightly riper array of black raspberry liqueur,... ... more

Domaine Francois Lumpp Givry A Vigne Rouge Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

This too is firmly reduced though the underlying fruit is clearly ripe. More interesting today are the rich, concentrated and powerful medium-bodied flavors that brim with sappy dry extract that also serves to buffer the even more firmly structured and... ... more

Louis Jadot Beaune Boucherottes Premier Cru Domaine des Heritiers 2020 Red Wine - France

A full-bodied, aromatic Pinot Noir with a rich roundness of fruit and plump texture arrayed around a rigorous structure. This wine will develop favorably in the bottle for 12 to 15 years. This wine has the structure to pair well with most meats, even... ... more

Domaine Tawse Bourgogne Vigne Blanche 2019 Red Wine - France

The Bourgogne Pinot Noir is sourced from vineyards in Marsannay, Nuits-Saint-Georges (Prémeaux side), Ladoix and Morey Saint Denis. The soil is mostly clay and marl mixed with stony limestone soils. The wine was aged for 10 months in old in French oak... ... more

Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair Bourgogne Rouge Grand Chaillots 2020 Red Wine - France

This wine has a fresh bouquet of bright red fruit mixed with light violet scents; indeed, a little Chambolle-like in style. The palate is sweet and candied on the entry with blood orange fusing with red cherry/kirsch notes with good delineation on the... ... more

Albert Boxler Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Brand 2019 White Wine - France

Brand is an imposing grand cru, standing steep and proud above the town of Turckheim, exposed due south and planted in pure granite. Hot stone is a theme in this wine. This is Boxler’s most powerful Riesling—deeply flavored, colored, and... ... more

Domaine des Clos Beaune Les Avaux Premier Cru 2012 Red Wine - France

Just south of the road leading up to Bouze-lès-Beaune is the Beaune Premier Cru of Les Avaux. The relatively thin layer of topsoil in this parcel is a cracked chalky clay with many cailloux dotting the surface. Farming is organic, élevage is in oak,... ... more

Domaine Buisson-Charles Morey-St-Denis Clos Sorbe Premier Cru 2021 Red Wine - France

From juice purchased after fermentation, so aging is under their watch. Aged for 15 to 18 months in barrels. A wonderfully floral-suffused nose features notes of red cherry, dark currant, plum and a touch of forest floor character. There is again... ... more

Domaine Confuron-Cotetidot Gevrey-Chambertin Craipillot Premier Cru 2019 Red Wine - France

The 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin Craipillot 1er Cru is slightly diffuse on the nose, those fragrant red fruit and rose petal notes just need something to bind them together to gain more focus. The palate is sweet and candied on the entry, fine grip and... ... more

Domaine Bitouzet-Prieur Volnay Clos des Chenes Premier Cru 2019 Red Wine - France

The domaine possesses two parcels of Pinot Noir in this highly regarded premier cru, one mid-slope with browner soil, and one high-slope with whiter soil, planted between 1976 and 1986, totaling just over a half-hectare. This cuvée is one of dynamism,... ... more

Domaine de la Monette Mercurey Le Saut Muchiau 2020 Red Wine - France

This wine has a red robe and purple tints with aromas of ripe fruits like dark cherries, soft vanilla oak and hint of herbs. Classy and powerful this Mercurey can be kept for three to four years. Can be decanted. Blend: 100% Pinot Noir ... more

Domaine de l'Enclos Chablis Vau de Vey Premier Cru 2020 White Wine - France

Aromas of lemon and lime zest, pear skin, and oyster shells. Light-bodied, lacy; a cooler-climate Chablis. Pair with grilled fish and herbs, roasted chicken, white meat, moderately aged cow or goat cheeses. ... more

Louis Jadot Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Boudots Premier Cru Domaine Gagey 2011 Red Wine - France

This firm, full-bodied Premier Cru is vigorous on the palate, with deep aromas and considerable structure that will mellow with age. This will develop favorably in the bottle. The fruit is ripe and pure in this brooding, dense version, accented by... ... more

Domaine Felettig Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

A blend of purchased fruit from Aux Combottes and Les Combottes, Felettig's 2020 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru is showing especially well, wafting from the glass with aromas of raspberries, rose petals and orange rind. Medium to full-bodied, floral and... ... more