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...
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, ...
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...