A decent enough sparkler - pleasant as simple aperitif. The nose was quite neutral, with a touch of white fruit along with a shade of mineral and yeast. On the palate, this came across simple and light, but with a very fresh liveliness to its apple and lemon flavours, all this wrapped in a brightly effervescent mousse. Finish was decent. All in all, not a bad quaffer at the start of lunch, with no pretensions at anything more.

This was quite nice without quite being special. It had a pleasant enough nose that spoke of the terroir in its notes of spice and earth alongside some cherries and berries, with just a hint of meatiness and a bit of mineral on the side. The palate was quite finely balanced for the warm 2009 vintage - sunny but not over ripe, with a decent weight showing in its flavours of red cherries and berries, all structured around of a spine of mineral and fine tannins, with a little kiss of spice and mineral at the finish. While drinking decently on the day, this has good bones for aging, with nice acidity to balance off the weight of wine. I would be interested to see how this evolves over the next 5-10 years.

I really enjoyed this - an early drinking wine that had a nice sense of finesse to it. The nose was very attractive, with a nice drift of cherries and red berries, some minerally, earthy notes, and then a waft of lifted spice notes. Again - a very Gevrey nose. On the palate, the wine showed off the corresponding strengths and the weaknesses of both the Chapelle-Chambertin terroir, as well as the 2011 vintage. It certainly felt a little light for GC, but what it lacked in power, it made up for in lots of charm and elegance, with a really nice sense of transparent purity showing in its notes of red cherries seasoned with some bits of spice mineral towards the finish. A nice step up from the 2009 Arlaud Gevrey 1er Cru Combottes that preceded it. With its limpid balance and silky tannins, this was also very ready to drink on the day. Lovely stuff.

This was lovely. Different from, but every bit as good as the 2011 JL Trapet Charmes Chambertin that we had alongside. The nose here had a richer, lusher feel to it, with deeper aromas of red cherries and berries laced with spice and earth and mineral. A lovely, lush bouquet. The palate was really delicious too - with fine, powdery tannins and a nice amount of fresh acidity framing plush flavours of cherries and red berries, again seasoned with just that little touch of spice and earth at the finish. I thought the backpalate felt a little less full than the wine promised on entry, but otherwise this was an eminently drinkable wine, and showing quite nicely on the day. Lovely stuff.