Very expressive nose. Some gunpowder reduction, persisting even after an hour in a wide-ish glass. Yellow peaches; pretty generous palate despite not being a 'broad' wine; this is really pretty good, albeit fully priced.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet
Cooler nose than others; whiff of reduction. On the white stone fruit spectrum. Palate fairly viscous; a little less generous than the Ballot-Millot Bourgogne. Just a bit forgettable/generic - tad simple. Certainly not good value.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Lovely nose; whiff of reduction overlaying some pretty focused white peach aromas. Massive concentration and length on palate. Slightly hot finish; I wonder what the ABV is? Great tension and energy here nevertheless. Palate a touch more muted than the nose; lots left in the tank. 93+
Very classic nose, perhaps slightly on the underripe side: sour-ish raspberries, green strawberries. Little bit of forest floor earthiness coming through. Super juicy palate - real purity of fruit. New oak rounds away any sharpness. Terrible value! But good.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru
Oranging in glass. Slight whiff of something pretty/barnyard-y. On the more sour-fruited side. Slightly tough work in the glass - really sour fruited. Id have hoped for an bit more perceived sweetness, either be or via ripeness or tertiary development.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits-Saint-Georges
Lovely nose, real sense of ripeness. V young still but totally good to go now - everything in harmony, and no real tannic presence to speak of. This is lovely; no overt complexity, just lovely and drinkable in an understated way.
Lovely and light in the glass. *Super* approachable - no development yet obviously but the fruit is super supple, silky etc - insert similar adjectives here! Would imagine that this would improve for at least 5 years, but I'd have no qualms opening the first bottle of a case now.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
Darker in glass than most others at this tasting. Really meaty, dusty nose; super savoury and pretty wild (more than just a hint of something from the northern Rhone). Real density and concentration. Fair amount of perceptible new oak. Foes without saying but this has ages left in it - just a tonne of stuffing. I love how savoury this is. If I had bottle of this I'd hold for 5, or better 10 years.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Sharp, pretty sour raspberry nose. Juicy palate, but still some pretty tart fruit. Didn't really stand out amongst this lineup for me - certainly wouldn't have guessed GC given the perceived (un)ripeness. Just a little bit mean for me
France, Burgundy, Côte Chalonnaise, Mercurey 1er Cru
Such a lovely nose; strawberries supreme. Real sweetness of fruit. Acidity most notable feature of the palate - surprisingly searing. And some dusty tannins. Still has a long life ahead of this reckon; not budged much to date In terms of development. Nose is its best feature - super lovely. Id love to try this again in 5 years; buckets of fruit.
Garnet-ing towards the rim. Lovely nose - classic maturing burg, full of forest floor, touch of mushroom. Surprising amount of tannins, albeit this was served pretty cold. This is lovely, and got much better as it warmed up. Fruit on palate is perhaps just drying up a little; I'd drink this up soonish. 91-
2022 Ballot-Millot & Fils Chardonnay Bourgogne 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne
Very expressive nose. Some gunpowder reduction, persisting even after an hour in a wide-ish glass. Yellow peaches; pretty generous palate despite not being a 'broad' wine; this is really pretty good, albeit fully priced.
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2022 Olivier Leflaive Chassagne-Montrachet Les Houillères 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet
Cooler nose than others; whiff of reduction. On the white stone fruit spectrum. Palate fairly viscous; a little less generous than the Ballot-Millot Bourgogne. Just a bit forgettable/generic - tad simple. Certainly not good value.
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2022 Domaine Pernot-Bélicard Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Lovely nose; whiff of reduction overlaying some pretty focused white peach aromas. Massive concentration and length on palate. Slightly hot finish; I wonder what the ABV is? Great tension and energy here nevertheless. Palate a touch more muted than the nose; lots left in the tank. 93+
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2021 Domaine Denis Mortet Fixin Vieilles Vignes 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Fixin
Very classic nose, perhaps slightly on the underripe side: sour-ish raspberries, green strawberries. Little bit of forest floor earthiness coming through. Super juicy palate - real purity of fruit. New oak rounds away any sharpness. Terrible value! But good.
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2013 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Roncières 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru
Oranging in glass. Slight whiff of something pretty/barnyard-y. On the more sour-fruited side. Slightly tough work in the glass - really sour fruited. Id have hoped for an bit more perceived sweetness, either be or via ripeness or tertiary development.
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2019 Domaine Henri Gouges Nuits-Saint-Georges Clos Fontaine Jacquinot 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits-Saint-Georges
Lovely nose, real sense of ripeness. V young still but totally good to go now - everything in harmony, and no real tannic presence to speak of. This is lovely; no overt complexity, just lovely and drinkable in an understated way.
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2022 Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet Vosne-Romanée 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée
Lovely and light in the glass. *Super* approachable - no development yet obviously but the fruit is super supple, silky etc - insert similar adjectives here! Would imagine that this would improve for at least 5 years, but I'd have no qualms opening the first bottle of a case now.
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2018 Henri Magnien Corton-Les Grandes Lolières 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
Darker in glass than most others at this tasting. Really meaty, dusty nose; super savoury and pretty wild (more than just a hint of something from the northern Rhone). Real density and concentration. Fair amount of perceptible new oak. Foes without saying but this has ages left in it - just a tonne of stuffing. I love how savoury this is. If I had bottle of this I'd hold for 5, or better 10 years.
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2019 Maison Albert Bichot Clos Vougeot Domaine du Clos Frantin 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Sharp, pretty sour raspberry nose. Juicy palate, but still some pretty tart fruit. Didn't really stand out amongst this lineup for me - certainly wouldn't have guessed GC given the perceived (un)ripeness. Just a little bit mean for me
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2016 Bruno Lorenzon Mercurey 1er Cru Champs Martin 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte Chalonnaise, Mercurey 1er Cru
Such a lovely nose; strawberries supreme. Real sweetness of fruit. Acidity most notable feature of the palate - surprisingly searing. And some dusty tannins. Still has a long life ahead of this reckon; not budged much to date In terms of development. Nose is its best feature - super lovely. Id love to try this again in 5 years; buckets of fruit.
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2019 Domaine Lafouge Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru Climat du Val Rouge 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru
Slightly sourer than others here, and a more briar-y nose. Very young. Whole bunch? Bit wild. Still tastes pretty young. Pretty wine, and good value.
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2012 Rapet Père et Fils Beaune 1er Cru Grèves 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Garnet-ing towards the rim. Lovely nose - classic maturing burg, full of forest floor, touch of mushroom. Surprising amount of tannins, albeit this was served pretty cold. This is lovely, and got much better as it warmed up. Fruit on palate is perhaps just drying up a little; I'd drink this up soonish. 91-
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