France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Pouilly-Fuissé 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Magnum. Bright lemon/ lime all around, with even brighter textures, yet easily enough ripeness. Very good length, good weight.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Ripe red fruits, good balance, fun already with some firmness in the middle that will keep this nicely bright. Tasty now, certainly some further upside.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Santenay 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Just bottled last week. Lighter style and bright red cherry, but certainly tasty now. Probably some adverse effects of bottle shock.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Fun red fruits with soft textures, everything balanced. Slightly lighter than I expected from Pommard in this ripe vintage.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Lean red fruited start, then very old school. Good brightness, good enough red fruit throughout. Probably in its peak drinking window.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. This is an exciting wine for now and for the cellar. Bright apple, pear, and quince with exciting textures and very good length. Very worth seeking out.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Ripe and plump with lots of orchard fruit, easily supported with bright enough textures. Good on the young-ish side.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Red and black cherry aromas and flavors, elegantly styled, nicely approachable young with good enough weight, better balance.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Black cherry aromas and flavors with charming balance already, faintly firm middle needs a year or two to soften, but overall very good to enjoy young.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Black and red cherry with good depth and meaty spice. Slightly more firm middle, cellar for 5+ year, very good potential. The smallest 1er Cru in Gevrey.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. The rare 2018 that is more approachable than the 2019 tasted just before. Black fruit with good weight, meaty substance, near elegant. Good+ for its level.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Bright red fruit with savory spice aromas, all the same following through on the palate. Good weight, some awkward texture today that require some more cellar time to soften, but overall good potential, 2028 forward.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. All red fruits, both ripe and lean, faintly spiced with considerable polish already, but even better with more cellar time.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Nicely rich stone and orchard fruits, faintly floral with a touch of energy on the finish. Fun and tasty right now.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Ripe red cherry and berry, faintly spiced with good balance and length, good enough weight. Better to cellar longer to shed more baby fat.
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Elevage by Jadot. Pleasant black and red cherries throughout, approachable already now, nicely easy and balanced with good length.
2020 Roger Lassarat Pouilly-Fuissé 1er Cru Clos du Martelet Les Crays 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Pouilly-Fuissé 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Magnum. Bright lemon/ lime all around, with even brighter textures, yet easily enough ripeness. Very good length, good weight.
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2022 Roger Lassarat Pouilly-Fuissé 1er Cru Clos du Martelet Les Crays 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Pouilly-Fuissé 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Richer than the 2020 but less energy. Also very good length, certainly bright enough.
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2022 Famille Masse Givry 1er Cru Servoisine
France, Burgundy, Côte Chalonnaise, Givry 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Ripe red fruits, good balance, fun already with some firmness in the middle that will keep this nicely bright. Tasty now, certainly some further upside.
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2022 Françoise & Denis Clair Santenay 1er Cru Clos de la Comme
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Santenay 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Just bottled last week. Lighter style and bright red cherry, but certainly tasty now. Probably some adverse effects of bottle shock.
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2022 Domaine Rodolphe Demougeot Beaune Les Beaux Fougets 85 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Pleasant and easy to enjoy, fun and simple.
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2022 Domaine Rodolphe Demougeot Pommard Les Vignots 86 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Fun red fruits with soft textures, everything balanced. Slightly lighter than I expected from Pommard in this ripe vintage.
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2015 Domaine Potinet-Ampeau Monthélie Blanc
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Monthélie
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Fat and rich, maturing nicely and at its peak now.
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2017 Domaine Potinet-Ampeau Volnay 1er Cru Les Carelles sous la Chapelle 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Lean red fruited start, then very old school. Good brightness, good enough red fruit throughout. Probably in its peak drinking window.
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2017 Domaine Lafouge Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru Les Duresses Rouge 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Lighter start, but then more weight emerges with a real sense of substance. In its peak drinking window.
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2017 Domaine Berthelemot Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Abbaye de Morgeot 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. This is an exciting wine for now and for the cellar. Bright apple, pear, and quince with exciting textures and very good length. Very worth seeking out.
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2017 Domaine Berthelemot Pommard Les Noizons 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Fun and easy with good weight and the fun red fruits of the 2017 vintage. Good now.
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2022 Château de la Maltroye Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot Vigne Blanche 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Ripe and plump with lots of orchard fruit, easily supported with bright enough textures. Good on the young-ish side.
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2022 Château de la Maltroye Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos du Château de la Maltroye Rouge 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Plenty ripe with slightly rugged structure. Good enough weight, but this will need time to soften.
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2021 Domaine Meuneveaux Aloxe-Corton 86 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Aloxe-Corton
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Soft and easy, all red fruits with a faintly firm finish. Good in a year or three.
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2020 Domaine Meuneveaux Corton Blanc 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Still slightly reductive, this is big and brash, even if clearly awkward at present. Needs time.
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2022 Leymarie Vougeot Clos du Village 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vougeot
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Fun, ripe, bright, and easy, this has good depth for its level, good now. A rare village wine from Vougeot.
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2022 Leymarie Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Aux Echanges 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Ripe red fruits, good weight, better textures, this is crunchy and bright.
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2022 Leymarie Gevrey-Chambertin La Justice 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Red and black cherry aromas and flavors, elegantly styled, nicely approachable young with good enough weight, better balance.
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2020 Domaine Alain Michelot Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Les Charrieres 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Bright red fruits, charming and near elegant, good weight, good now.
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2014 Domaine Alain Michelot Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Still very firm, probably with enough fruit to come out the other end of its dormancy.
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2022 Dominique Gallois Gevrey-Chambertin La Justice 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Black cherry aromas and flavors with charming balance already, faintly firm middle needs a year or two to soften, but overall very good to enjoy young.
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2022 Dominique Gallois Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Petits Cazetiers 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Black and red cherry with good depth and meaty spice. Slightly more firm middle, cellar for 5+ year, very good potential. The smallest 1er Cru in Gevrey.
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2019 Domaine Bart Marsannay La Montagne
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Marsannay
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Dense black fruit, very firm, not even close to being ready yet.
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2018 Domaine Bart Marsannay Au Champ Salomon 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Marsannay
Walkaround tasting with the producers. The rare 2018 that is more approachable than the 2019 tasted just before. Black fruit with good weight, meaty substance, near elegant. Good+ for its level.
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2020 Domaine Nicole Lamarche Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Chaumes 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Bright red fruit with savory spice aromas, all the same following through on the palate. Good weight, some awkward texture today that require some more cellar time to soften, but overall good potential, 2028 forward.
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2020 Domaine Nicole Lamarche Clos Vougeot 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. All red fruits, both ripe and lean, faintly spiced with considerable polish already, but even better with more cellar time.
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2019 Domaine Méo-Camuzet Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits Clos Saint Philibert Blanc 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Nicely rich stone and orchard fruits, faintly floral with a touch of energy on the finish. Fun and tasty right now.
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2019 Domaine Méo-Camuzet Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Chaumes 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Ripe red cherry and berry, faintly spiced with good balance and length, good enough weight. Better to cellar longer to shed more baby fat.
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2017 Hospices de Nuits Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Vignerondes Cuvée Bernarde Delesclache Méo-Camuzet
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Reductive, tough to enjoy or assess in a walkaround tasting.
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2020 Hospices de Beaune Beaune 1er Cru Cuvée Clos des Avaux 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting with the producers. Elevage by Jadot. Pleasant black and red cherries throughout, approachable already now, nicely easy and balanced with good length.
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