William Fevre Chablis Fourchaume Premier Cru 2020 White Wine - France

Patrice Rion Nuits-St-Georges Les Terres Blanches Premier Cru Blanc 2018 White Wine - France

Nuits-Saint-Georges: we immediately think of a red wine. Indeed, Nuits-Saint-Georges white are rare. Soils reserved for Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc are limited to particular geological areas. Traditionally, Côte de Nuits winemakers used white... ... more

Domaine Frederic & Celine Gueguen Chablis Vaucoupin Premier Cru 2020 White Wine - France

Vaucoupin has complex aroma of citrus with chalky minerality. Grape ripeness was achieved, without any excess of weight or overripe aroma. Finish on the palate is always long, pungent and mineral. A perfect compliment to grilled fish or fish in... ... more

Grossot Chablis Vaucoupin Premier Cru 2018 White Wine - France

The Chablis 1er Cru Vaucoupin vineyard is a very steep, south-facing slope in the commune of Chichée, on the south side of Fleys. The soil here is about half limestone and half clay. The vines in Grossot’s 1.6ha parcel on the upper part of the... ... more

Alain Chavy Saint-Aubin En Remilly Premier Cru 2018 White Wine - France

Wines from St-Aubin display some of the same tension, structure and minerality found in the neighboring villages of Puligny and Chassagne. Aging in a small percentage of new French oak barrels lends accents of toast and vanilla. White Burgundy, with... ... more

Domaine Bertagna Vougeot Les Cras Premier Cru Blanc 2017 White Wine - France

Aromas of candied fruit and honey with a buttered and mineral bouquet. The wine is well-balanced and round in the mouth showing good density and superb freshness. This wine is excellent with cheeses such as brie, gruyere, and parmesan. Also pairs... ... more

Domaine Tawse Savigny-les-Beaune Les Vergelesses Premier Cru Blanc 2019 White Wine - France

Les Vergelesses is situated east of Savigny-les-Beaune village, on north side of the valley of the small river called Rhoin, close to Pernand-Vergelesses and the Grand Cru sites of Corton. It has a perfect south-east aspect, with gently inclining... ... more

Jean Durup & Fils Chateau de Maligny Chablis 2020 White Wine - France

Chablis is a very clear wine. Fresh and light, its very fruity aromas (citrus fruits including lemon dominating) develop easily. Pair with grilled fish or shellfish. ... more

Chateau de la Maltroye Santenay La Comme Rouge Premier Cru 2019 Red Wine - France

Nice vineyard on the limit with Chassagne Montrachet. Just a particularity. The upper part of his vineyard being slightly higher, and more mineral was replated in white 40 years ago, when this red Santenay la Comme are planted in the lower part... ... more

Grossot Mont de Milieu Chablis Premier Cru 2018 White Wine - France

This is the Grossots’ most intense cru, combining remarkable structure, power and purity. The Mont de Milieu tastes of green apple, almond, citrus and minerals, with stunning focus and persistence. It needs three to five years of bottle age to... ... more

William Fevre Chablis Bougros Grand Cru 2019 White Wine - France

Rich bouquet with intense mineral notes. Full and round, yet firm and massive on the palate. Pair with fish, shellfish and other seafood, grilled or in a cream sauce. Poultry and white meat, grilled or in a cream sauce. This is not the legendary... ... more

Domaine Frederic & Celine Gueguen Chablis Vosgros Premier Cru 2020 White Wine - France

Mineral and fruity, Chablis premier cru Vosgros is a wine of pleasure, to be enjoyed on any occasion. Wine of surprising balance, with richness, freshness and the legendary minerality that characterizes the great years in Chablis. Light gold robe.... ... more

Brocard Chablis Blanchots Grand Cru 2020 White Wine - France

The Grand Cru Blanchots takes root on a very steep slope, catching the early morning sun (Southeastern exposure): a unique characteristic which results in a powerful wine with an equally unique attack on the palate. A very mineral style in the end... ... more

Louis Latour Meursault-Blagny Chateau de Blagny Premier Cru 2019 White Wine - France

Of a pale yellow color, this Meursault Premier Cru expresses a rich nose of white flowers, acacia, lime blossom, and vanilla aromas. The mouth is ample and round unveiling nice notes of fresh almond and vanilla. Saltiness on the finish. Commentary:... ... more

Domaine Jean-Charles St-Aubin Premier Cru 2020 White Wine - France

Hints of white flower, honeysuckle, lemon curd, and ripe apricots on the nose with bright acidity paired with moderate richness on the palate. ... more

Bouchard Pere & Fils Beaune du Chateau Premier Cru Blanc 2018 White Wine - France

Aromas of ripe cooked apples, honey and candied lemons follow through to a full body with a beautiful, dense palate and just the right amount of bitter lemon and honeysuckle on the finish. Blend of 13 crus from the appellation. Drink now.... ... more

Domaines Ott Clos Mireille Grand Cru 2020 White Wine - France

The colour of the Blanc de Blancs reflects its elegance: a pale and pure yellow, traversed by green or silver tints. Very expressive, the bouquet exudes fragrances of ripe and exotic fruit, crowned by a hint of floral broom. On the palate, the tangy... ... more

Chanson Pere & Fils Beaune-Bastion Premier Cru Blanc 2019 White Wine - France

This cuvee is a blend of grapes sourced from several of Domaine Chanson's Premier Cru holdings on the hill of Beaune. It is named after the round fortress in Beaune that forms part of Chanson's cellars. The soils are a combination of chalk, marl and... ... 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

Huber-Verdereau Mercurey Les Combins Premier Cru Blanc 2020 White Wine - France

A mineral, taut and straight wine that will go with seafood dishes such as turbots, monkfish for example, as well as certain creamy cheeses. ... 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

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

Patrick Piuze Chablis Les Preuses Grand Cru 2020 White Wine - France

The aristocrat! From 35 year-old vines grown in Kimmeridgian limestone and clay soil, on the right bank of the Serein River with western exposure. An elegant, pure and quite airy nose freely reveals its combination of white flowers, essence of... ... more

Louis Latour Beaune Aux Cras Premier Cru 2020 White Wine - France

The Beaune Aux Cras Premier Cru has a pale golden color that darkens a little with age. On the nose it is a mix of almonds, dried fruits and white flowers. In the older vintages of this wine it is not rare to find aromas of undergrowth as well as... ... 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