Dugat-Py Gevrey-Chambertin Petite Chapelle Premier Cru Vieilles Vignes 2020 Red Wine - France

Domaine Humbert Freres Gevrey-Chambertin Estournelles St Jacques Premier Cru 2019 Red Wine - France

Here too the nose is dominated by a pungent combination of reduction and wood toast. There is excellent delineation to the exceptionally ripe, intense and tautly muscular flavors that brim with minerality on the dusty, austere and chiseled finale.... ... 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

Charles Van Canneyt Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cazetieres Premier Cru 2018 Red Wine - France

The 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cazetiers 1er Cru has an intense, powerful bouquet of red and black fruit and undergrowth; touches of menthol develop with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, good structure and matiere, and... ... more

Dominique Gallois Gevrey-Chambertin Combe Aux Moines Premier Cru 2018 Red Wine - France

Characterized by beautiful length, this wine is very well balanced. Its texture is remarkable; it is a vivacious wine with well-integrated tannins. It offers aromas of small black fruits: blackcurrant, blackberry and myrtle berry. This is also quite... ... more

Dominique Gallois Gevrey-Chambertin Vielles Vignes 2019 Red Wine - France

The appellation Gevrey-Chambertin Village is made up of a blend of 10 parcels situated around the village of Gevrey-Chambertin, which allows an excellent, fully-rounded cuvée to be put together. The 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes offers... ... more

Jean-Luc & Eric Burguet Vosne-Romanee Les Rouges du Dessus Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Whiffs of herbal tea, violet and an assortment of spice nuances are present on the mostly dark berry fruit-suffused nose. The succulent, round and sleek medium weight flavors evident good minerality on the notably more complex and persistent finale.... ... more

Jean-Luc & Eric Burguet Gevrey-Chambertin Les Champeaux Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

As is usual at this early juncture, the nose is firmly reduced. More interesting are the much finer but less concentrated middle weight flavors that possess both good detail and evident minerality on the finish that is, somewhat curiously,... ... more

Stephane Aviron Saint-Amour Cru du Beaujolais Vieilles Vignes 2019 Red Wine - France

The most northerly cru in the Beaujolais, approaching the clay-heavy terroir of the Macon district, produces wines that are at once heavier or coarser than the southerly crus, but also plusher and rounder. Aromas and flavors are of red fruits and... ... more

Domaine Confuron-Cotetidot Nuits-St-Georges Les Vignes-Rondes Premier Cru 2017 Red Wine - France

Here the wood treatment isn't subtle and while it stops short of fighting with the spicy aromas of violet and red currant, it's close. Otherwise there is terrific punch to the relatively refined medium-bodied flavors thanks to the dense but... ... more

Domaine Parent Monthelie Les Champs Fulliot Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

A gourmet wine, very pleasant with a nice fruit expression in the nose as well as in the mouth. Lots of freshness and round tannins. From purchased grapes, in what is nearly a clos, entirely destemmed. 30% new wood. Rich, mid-purple, exuberant ripe... ... more

Domaine Parent Beaune Epenottes Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

A bright and intense color. Very expressive and elegant. This “climat� is situated on the verge of Beaune, on the Pommard side. It produces a wine combining the delicacy of the first and the intensity of the second. From 47 and 80 year old... ... more

Domaine Humbert Freres Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 2020 Red Wine - France

Ripe aromas consist of exceptionally fresh poached plum, earth and the sauvage, all of which is trimmed in enough wood influence to notice. There is excellent vibrancy and mid-palate density to the medium weight flavors that possess very good power... ... more

Lignier-Michelot Morey-Saint-Denis Aux Chezeaux Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

An earthier and slightly riper blend of cassis, black raspberry, violet and discreet sauvage-suffused aromas. The relatively refined but markedly punchy medium-bodied flavors possess very good mid-palate density while displaying fine length on the... ... more

Lignier-Michelot Morey-St-Denis Aux Charmes Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Picked 30th August just under 13%. Two thirds whole bunch. Dense ripe raspberry fruit, feels like it will be lush but it is not too exaggerated. Fine and long here, all very nicely balanced with a return of red fruit at the finish, along with... ... more

Lignier-Michelot Morey-St-Denis Les Genavrieres Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

80% whole bunch. Huge black intensity, apparently every year including 2021. The bouquet is ungiving at first, almost too solid to give away any detail. Virgile obviously loves it. Nothing like as untouchable on the palate with some blackberry... ... more

Lignier-Michelot Morey-Saint-Denis Les Chenevery Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Just below Faconnières, the last to be picked as this plot struggles to ripen so easily and there is enough minerality. Two thirds whole bunch, more than he usually uses here. The usual deep purple-black colour, the nose a little bit more... ... more

Meo-Camuzet Freres & Soeurs Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Argillas Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

A frank, intense wine, with aromas of fresh fruit (blackberry, blackcurrant). There is much silkiness on the palate and a very long finish dominated by acidity. Very late malolactic here which explains the dark colour, black in the centre. The... ... more

Domaine Parent Pommard Les Chanlins Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

A sensual, elegant, and classy wine. A powerful nose made of black fruits, enhanced with floral notes. The mouth is deep, mineral, and has well matured tannins. Here too there is enough wood and menthol influence to merit pointing out on the spice... ... more

Domaine Parent Pommard Les Croix Noires Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

A fleshy and greedy wine, with unctuous tannins. A strong character, but an elegant wine. 30% whole bunches and one third new wood. Lively fresh crimson purple with an energetic red fruit. Very pretty notes thereafter and the structure is sound in... ... more

Domaine Humbert Freres Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaux St Jacques Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

A cooler and wonderfully pure nose reflects notes of ripe red berries, humus and a gamy nuance. There is excellent underlying tension to the chiseled and intensely mineral-suffused flavors that are tautly muscular and quite powerful on the austere,... ... more

Domaine Parent Pommard Les Epenots Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Delicacy, density, and an innate sense of balance are typical of this great wine. Its color is intense, the nose is very expressive with violet and red fruits aromas like cherry or raspberry , which express a great complexity. The mouth is fleshy... ... more

Domaine Parent Pommard Les Argillieres Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

A delicate wine, very subtle, an harmonious aromatic expression made of spicy and stone fruits notes. A mellow and gourmet mouth, with fine and supple tannins make of this premier cru a fully seductive and charming wine. One third each whole bunch... ... more

Domaine de la Janasse Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 2020 Red Wine - France

Not as rich or concentrated as I was expecting, the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes still delivers ample layers of dark fruit, hints of cola, mint and spice elements. It's full-bodied, silky and long, but it looks to fall short of the... ... more

Louis Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St. Jacques Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

A full-bodied, complex wine, this Premier Cru has a broad array of aromas and fine expression of terroir as well as impressive length on the palate. It will develop for more than 10 years in the bottle or up to 40 in great vintages. Serve with game,... ... more

Dominique Lafon Volnay Les Lurets Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Aromas of dark berries, rich spices, loamy soil and rose petals preface the 2020 Volnay 1er Cru Les Lurets, a medium to full-bodied, deep and nicely concentrated wine built around chalky tannins and tangy acids. It's turning out very nicely. Barrel... ... more

Dominique Lafon Beaune Les Avaux Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Moderate reduction pushes what are clearly ripe fruit aromas to the background today. Otherwise, there is a lovely sense of verve to the sleek, delicious and well-detailed middle weight flavors that possess a fleshy mid-palate while displaying good... ... more

Domaine Tollot-Beaut Beaune Clos du Roi Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Clos du Roi combines freshness with intensity and concentration thanks in part to its brown limestone soils in the upper (premier cru) section of the climat. This wine shows high-toned and lifted aromatics of dark fruit, flowers, and herbs, with... ... more

Meo-Camuzet Freres & Soeurs Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

There's a lot of roundness and friendliness in this wine. It flatters you on the palate and wins you over immediately thanks to its balance A blend of domaine and négoce fruit, as usual, the 2020 Nuits-Saint-Georges (Méo-Camuzet Frère & Soeurs)... ... more

Dominique Gallois Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

A brooding and more deeply pitched nose grudgingly reveals its aromas of black cherry, cassis and poached plum that are trimmed in hints of earth and oak. The succulent, mouth coating and concentrated medium weight plus flavors are notably more... ... more

Dominique Gallois Gevrey-Chambertin Vielles Vignes 2020 Red Wine - France

The appellation Gevrey-Chambertin Village is made up of a blend of 10 parcels situated around the village of Gevrey-Chambertin, which allows an excellent, fully-rounded cuvée to be put together. Coulis-like aromas of black cherry, plum and earth... ... 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

Eric Texier Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 2020 Red Wine - France

This wine is from a 80+ year-old vines in a north-facing parcel in the Crau in the North Eastern part of Châteauneuf-du-Pape on classic galets roulés soils. They are organically farmed and harvested by hand. Whole-cluster fermentation with native... ... more

Domaine Armand Heitz Pommard Les Rugiens Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

The image of the Pommard appellation in general is totally influenced by the Rugiens wines: masculine, powerful, a little rustic. The wines are aromatic, extremely balanced and expressive of their terroir - classic nods to old-school Burgundy... ... more

Stephane Aviron Chenas Vieilles Vignes 2020 Red Wine - France

Stéphane Aviron strives for a style that is elegant and fine in the Chénas without too much concentration. The wine is very drinkable. With his subtle approach to winemaking, the terroir is able to express itself very clearly and precisely. ... more

Stephane Aviron Cote de Brouilly Vieilles Vignes 2020 Red Wine - France

Côte de Brouilly is medium to full-bodied wine, with elegance and finesse. On the nose and palate there are wild strawberry and raspberry notes, with hints of darker berries and a touch of spice. The wine has very good concentration with a good... ... more

Stephane Aviron Morgon Cote du Py Vieilles Vignes 2020 Red Wine - France

The nose is elegant and alluring with notes of berries as well as plenty of earth and minerality. The wine is rich and structured with ample bright, crushed berry fruit on the palate leading to a firm, well-structured finish. ... more

Stephane Aviron Moulin-a-Vent Vieilles Vignes 2020 Red Wine - France

This wine has expressive black cherry and wild strawberry aromas with a firm structure in the mouth. Its mineral underpinning and firm but ripe tannins help it age perhaps longer than any of the Beaujolais crus. The Moulin à Vent is very elegant yet... ... more