Walk around tasting. Ripe and big while slightly burly, but actually quite elegant for this terroir so young, with near silky tannins. 89-90 point potential, 2024 forward.
Walk around tasting. Black and red cherry that is less elegant today, more clay-like and burly with mouth-drying textures. But lots here. 87-88 point potential, 2027 forward.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Meaty and rich start, then very firm middle-to-finish. Needs time, good substance here, better 2029 forward, 88-89 point potential.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Walk around tasting. Rich with ripe red cherry, more red than black, with a meaty start and firm, nearly rustci finish. Good enough weight, good length with an expanding finish, 90-91 point potential, 2026 forward.
Walk around tasting. Fun and easy throughout, with a sneaky good length. I always find this get more interesting with a little more time, so I expect this will be a real winner for the summers of 2023 and 2024.
Walk around tasting. Rich aromatics. Very firm palate that I found nearly coarse and tough to enjoy. Richness carries this through, but this doesn't thrill me.
Walk around tasting. A further step up. Much better balance with slightly more power. Black, meaty, with woodsy spice all working together. 88-89 point potential.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru
Walk around tasting from decanted 3L. Rich and complex aromas show ripe apple, baked apple, butterscotch, late summer flowers, nutmeg, and allspice with faint earth. At a perfect spot now, this is slightly more mature on palate, with just as complex a profile. Good weight, very good length. Great now.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Rich while bright lemon and apple with coiled energy that I find rare in this lush vintage. Backward now, 89-90 point potential, 2024 forward.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Similar to Clos du Meix but riper, richer and more balance already. Apple and citrus with bright energy start-to-finish. Better to cellar at least another year, 90-1+ point potential.
Walk around tasting. Floral start with lots of apple, some lemon. Also ripe, but oystershlly character throughout. Charming and bright with very good depth. An excellent Village wine.
Walk around tasting. Also classically Chablis with lots of bright textures start-to-finish. Slightly awkward and firm now, this will need another year or three to integrate further and lose its sharpest edges.
Walk around tasting. Apple nut butter with lots of power, good density, just less energy vs the Chassagne AC. Also a very good Village wine to enjoy young.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Rich orchard fruit with some stone fruit and a sweet and savory spicebox. Ripe and tart notes on the already nuanced finish. Very good length. 93+ point potential, better 2024 forward.
Walk around tasting. Also floral to start with plenty of Meyer lemon that is on the richer side but imperfectly integrated right now. Better from 2025 forward.
Walk around tasting. Even more here, this seems so rich without anything remotely sweet. Rich start, keeps picking up more and more towards long finish.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet
Walk around tasting. Great Village wine. Rich orchard fruit with very bright textures and delicate floral notes. Tart and sweet combine elegantly on long finish. 89-90 point potential, from 2023 forward.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Profile is much like the Village level Blanchot Dessous, but bigger and more minerally with greater concentration. Just as well balanced already. Good now, better 2024 forward.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Riper than Blanchots Dessus with more length and a more lingering finmish. Perhaps slightly less concentration, but overall I think this is a slight step up, 92-93 point potential.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Walk around tasting. Apple, pear, and quince with substantial density and wonderful balance. Ripe start, then this continues as a big wine that got brighter and texturally more engaging as it continued towards its finish. A great wine in the making.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Maturing slowly, this is wonderfully bright, showing apple, pear and poached pear with very good density. Very good now. Served as a finale to the table's tasting, this was interestingly one of the wines that initially impressed me with this producer at Grands Jours 2016.
Walk around tasting. New cuvee, from near Meursault. Lithe orchard fruit is certainly dense for its level, with even more interesting dancing textures. Good weight, this is an excellent Bourgogne wine to enjoy over the next 5+ years.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet
Walk around tasting. A great Village level wine. A complex array of apple aromas and flavors, showing both sweet and tart characteristics. Good+ weight, very good length.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Floral with lots of ripe apple in front, with pear, quince and lemon curd. Dancing textures add brightness to a fleshy wine, with enough acidity and more minerality adding elegance. Very good length. Good young, as soon as another year or three.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Walk around tasting. Dense, ripe and powerful, while also cheerful and bright. Robust and broad array of orchard fruit everywhere. Better 2026 forward.
Walk around tasting. Floral with bright pear and lemon with oystershell mineral textures I really enjoy. Exciting and lively with good weight. Good young from 2023.
Walk around tasting. Even more density with so much apple and pear character here. Also very bright and very classically Chablis. Very good length. Better from from 2025 forward.
2019 Domaine Chantal Lescure Bourgogne Les Verduns 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne
Walk around tasting. Fun and complete with good richness and balance, even while simple. Upslope Pommard.
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2019 Domaine Chantal Lescure Beaune 1er Cru Chouacheux 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Ripe and big while slightly burly, but actually quite elegant for this terroir so young, with near silky tannins. 89-90 point potential, 2024 forward.
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2019 Domaine Chantal Lescure Pommard Les Vaumuriens 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard
Walk around tasting. Black and red cherry that is less elegant today, more clay-like and burly with mouth-drying textures. But lots here. 87-88 point potential, 2027 forward.
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2019 Domaine Chantal Lescure Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Vallerots
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Meaty and rich start, then very firm middle-to-finish. Needs time, good substance here, better 2029 forward, 88-89 point potential.
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2019 Domaine Chantal Lescure Clos Vougeot 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Walk around tasting. Rich with ripe red cherry, more red than black, with a meaty start and firm, nearly rustci finish. Good enough weight, good length with an expanding finish, 90-91 point potential, 2026 forward.
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2021 Domaine Tempier Bandol Rosé 87 Points
France, Provence, Bandol
Walk around tasting. Fun and easy throughout, with a sneaky good length. I always find this get more interesting with a little more time, so I expect this will be a real winner for the summers of 2023 and 2024.
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2019 Domaine Tempier Bandol 85 Points
France, Provence, Bandol
Walk around tasting. Rich aromatics. Very firm palate that I found nearly coarse and tough to enjoy. Richness carries this through, but this doesn't thrill me.
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2019 Domaine Tempier Bandol La Tourtine 87 Points
France, Provence, Bandol
Walk around tasting. A big step up. 85% Mouvedre. Bigger, denser, while also more balanced and closer to elegant. Better from 2025.
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2019 Domaine Tempier Bandol La Migoua 88 Points
France, Provence, Bandol
Walk around tasting. A further step up. Much better balance with slightly more power. Black, meaty, with woodsy spice all working together. 88-89 point potential.
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2010 Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly Blanc 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru
Walk around tasting from decanted 3L. Rich and complex aromas show ripe apple, baked apple, butterscotch, late summer flowers, nutmeg, and allspice with faint earth. At a perfect spot now, this is slightly more mature on palate, with just as complex a profile. Good weight, very good length. Great now.
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2019 Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Clos du Meix Blanc 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Rich while bright lemon and apple with coiled energy that I find rare in this lush vintage. Backward now, 89-90 point potential, 2024 forward.
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2019 Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly Blanc 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Similar to Clos du Meix but riper, richer and more balance already. Apple and citrus with bright energy start-to-finish. Better to cellar at least another year, 90-1+ point potential.
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2019 Hubert Lamy Chassagne-Montrachet La Goujonne Rouge Vieilles Vignes 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet
Walk around. Another red treat in this vintage. On the lighter side, yet managing to come across as ripe and nicely fun already.
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2019 Gilbert Picq & ses Fils Chablis en Vaudecorse 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Walk around tasting. Ripe and fun, just rich in a way that doesn't seem like classic "Chablis" to me. Good weight for its level, better length.
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2019 Gilbert Picq & ses Fils Chablis Dessus La Carriere 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Walk around tasting. Floral start with lots of apple, some lemon. Also ripe, but oystershlly character throughout. Charming and bright with very good depth. An excellent Village wine.
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2019 Gilbert Picq & ses Fils Chablis 1er Cru Vosgros 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Also classically Chablis with lots of bright textures start-to-finish. Slightly awkward and firm now, this will need another year or three to integrate further and lose its sharpest edges.
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2019 Gilbert Picq & ses Fils Chablis 1er Cru Vaucoupin 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Slightly richer vs Vosgros, easier to enjoy right now, but less tension. Broad cross-section of orchard fruit with good balance.
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2019 Vincent Dancer Chassagne-Montrachet 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet
Walk around tasting. Rich and fleshy with yellow apple and buttered popcorn. Plenty of richness with lots of energy and precision. Great Village wine.
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2019 Vincent Dancer Meursault Les Corbins 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Walk around tasting. Apple nut butter with lots of power, good density, just less energy vs the Chassagne AC. Also a very good Village wine to enjoy young.
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2019 Vincent Dancer Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Romanée 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Rich orchard fruit with some stone fruit and a sweet and savory spicebox. Ripe and tart notes on the already nuanced finish. Very good length. 93+ point potential, better 2024 forward.
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2021 Gérard Boulay Sancerre Chavignol
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Sancerre
Walk around tasting. Fun and floral on nose and palate with good concentration and balance already. Good+ potential.
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2020 Gérard Boulay Sancerre Clos de Beaujeu 89 Points
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Sancerre
Walk around tasting. Also floral to start with plenty of Meyer lemon that is on the richer side but imperfectly integrated right now. Better from 2025 forward.
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2020 Gérard Boulay Sancerre La Côte 90 Points
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Sancerre
Walk around tasting. Even bigger yet, while also more harmonious. Good now with upside, 90-91 point potential.
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2020 Gérard Boulay Sancerre Monts Damnés 92 Points
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Sancerre
Walk around tasting. Even more here, this seems so rich without anything remotely sweet. Rich start, keeps picking up more and more towards long finish.
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2020 Domaine Coffinet-Duvernay Bourgogne-Aligoté 86 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne-Aligoté
Walk around tasting. Floral with good weight. Light but balanced and fun.
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2020 Domaine Coffinet-Duvernay Chassagne-Montrachet Les Blanchots Dessous 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet
Walk around tasting. Great Village wine. Rich orchard fruit with very bright textures and delicate floral notes. Tart and sweet combine elegantly on long finish. 89-90 point potential, from 2023 forward.
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2020 Domaine Coffinet-Duvernay Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Blanchots Dessus 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Profile is much like the Village level Blanchot Dessous, but bigger and more minerally with greater concentration. Just as well balanced already. Good now, better 2024 forward.
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2020 Domaine Coffinet-Duvernay Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Dent de Chien 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Riper than Blanchots Dessus with more length and a more lingering finmish. Perhaps slightly less concentration, but overall I think this is a slight step up, 92-93 point potential.
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2020 Domaine Coffinet-Duvernay Bâtard-Montrachet 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Walk around tasting. Apple, pear, and quince with substantial density and wonderful balance. Ripe start, then this continues as a big wine that got brighter and texturally more engaging as it continued towards its finish. A great wine in the making.
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2014 Domaine Coffinet-Duvernay Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Dent de Chien 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Maturing slowly, this is wonderfully bright, showing apple, pear and poached pear with very good density. Very good now. Served as a finale to the table's tasting, this was interestingly one of the wines that initially impressed me with this producer at Grands Jours 2016.
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2020 Jean-Claude Ramonet Bourgogne Blanc Les Durots 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Blanc
Walk around tasting. New cuvee, from near Meursault. Lithe orchard fruit is certainly dense for its level, with even more interesting dancing textures. Good weight, this is an excellent Bourgogne wine to enjoy over the next 5+ years.
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2020 Jean-Claude Ramonet Chassagne-Montrachet 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet
Walk around tasting. A great Village level wine. A complex array of apple aromas and flavors, showing both sweet and tart characteristics. Good+ weight, very good length.
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2019 Jean-Claude Ramonet Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos du Cailleret 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Floral with lots of ripe apple in front, with pear, quince and lemon curd. Dancing textures add brightness to a fleshy wine, with enough acidity and more minerality adding elegance. Very good length. Good young, as soon as another year or three.
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2018 Jean-Claude Ramonet Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Walk around tasting. Dense, ripe and powerful, while also cheerful and bright. Robust and broad array of orchard fruit everywhere. Better 2026 forward.
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2021 Domaine des Malandes Chablis 85 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Walk around tasting. Light and easy while mostly ripe. Good for near-term enjoyment with a short finish.
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2021 Domaine des Malandes Chablis Envers de Valmur 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Walk around tasting. Floral start. Big step up in terms of richness and density. Good balance.
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2020 Domaine des Malandes Chablis 1er Cru Vau de Vey 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Floral with bright pear and lemon with oystershell mineral textures I really enjoy. Exciting and lively with good weight. Good young from 2023.
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2020 Domaine des Malandes Chablis 1er Cru Montmains 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. A clear step up in density and structure. Better 2025 forward.
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2020 Domaine des Malandes Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Walk around tasting. Even more density with so much apple and pear character here. Also very bright and very classically Chablis. Very good length. Better from from 2025 forward.
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2020 François Raquillet Mercurey La Brigadière Blanc 86 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte Chalonnaise, Mercurey
Walk around tasting. Fat and fun fruit, even if slightly simple with a faintly sweet finish.
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2020 François Raquillet Mercurey 1er Cru Les Veleys Blanc 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte Chalonnaise, Mercurey 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Also fun, but bigger, more powerful, and more balanced than Brigadière. Very persistent with an energetic and expanding finish.
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