The 2019 Beaune Clos des Ursules 1er Cru has a fragrant bouquet featuring a melange of red and black fruit intermingled with orange blossom and iodine aromas. Good intensity. The palate is medium-bodied with a stocky opening, fine structure and symmetry a...
The 2018 Saint Joseph les Oliviers Blanc is approximately 80% Marsanne and 20% Roussanne, all barrel fermented and aged almost entirely in used oak (there is one new demi-muid in the mix for the 2018). It's impressively rich and honeyed, with sweet, fruit...
Enormous energy and vibrancy here with almost none of the extravagant fruit and honey that a lot of wines of this category show. Rather, this offers intense grapefruit and herbal notes that are married to an almost austere, stony character. Uplifting, ve...
The 2022 Chambolle-Musigny Les Lavrottes 1er Cru comes from the youngest vines on the Domaine (25 years) and includes 50% whole bunches. It has a straightforward bouquet with black cherries, cranberries, and a hint of pain d'épices. The palate is mediu...
The 2022 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Plantes has also turned out beautifully, bursting with aromas of rose petals, raspberries, baking spices and blood orange. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and supple, it's suave and fine-boned, concluding with a minera...
This is aromatically similar to the Les Plantes but with a hint of poached plum that lurks in the background. The super-sleek and almost aggressively mineral-driven middleweight flavors don't have the same power but they are finer, all wrapped in a lacy, ...