The 2019 Bourgogne Chardonnay has a perfumed lime and citrus peel nose with tropical tones tucked just underneath. The palate is well balanced with fresh grapefruit and citrus peel on the entry, lightly spiced with fine energy... Read More

The 2019 Bourgogne Aligoté is performing especially well delivering aromas of waxy pear toasted nuts and citrus oil followed by a medium to full-bodied concentrated and lively palate that concludes with chalky grip. Readers might... Read More

In theory this plot does not usually frost but that was not the case in 2021: three barrels instead of 20! Pale lime green. A mix of reductive tension and something a little bit chunkier than usual. This is one of the 2021s with... Read More

A mild touch of reduction blurs the nuances of the very fresh white-fleshed orchard fruit nut and floral scents. There is better size weight and richness to the solidly density and powerful middleweight flavors that are shaped... Read More

Six barrels made a half crop. Lemon and lime colour. A little touch of minerality from the bouquet onwards some varied citrus family notes racy and quite distinguished. Worth seeking out. Drink from 2025-2029.

There is a forward engageing ripe apple and spice nose on the initial attack of this village Meursault with notes of acacia flowers and butter that open up on the palate. The wine

Here there is just enough reduction to push the underlying fruit to the background so be sure to give this some air if you're tempted to try a bottle young. The lilting and beautifully textured middleweight flavors flash excellent... Read More

If someone in the village makes a better version of Chassagne AC than Alex Moreau I would like to taste it! The 2014 villages had been assembled and was destined for bottling in two weeks’ time but showed all of the inherent... Read More

The 2020 Corton-Charlemagne from Domaine Moreau is also a superb young white wine. The fruit for this bottling all hails from Aloxe-Corton and the wine delivers a refined bouquet of apple pear bee pollen chalky soil tones a nice... Read More

Plenty of ripe sunny fruit here. Crisp acidity lovely purity one for relatively early drinking. Salty edge to finish. From six plots spread across Vaillons harvested at separate times. Fermented individually blended in August... Read More

Very pure and crystalline on both nose and palate. Real drive and energy just the vaguest hint of wood which adds more to texture than flavour. A very fine example. Billaud-Simon has plots within the three sectors of Montée de... Read More

Cool and airy aromas are comprised by notes of green apple lemon zest and a touch of rosemary oil. There is fine volume to the medium-bodied flavors that are at once caressing yet punchy all wrapped in a lingering and delicious... Read More

An overtly floral-suffused and more expressive nose freely offers up elegant aromas of white orchard fruit zest and a touch of spice. There is again excellent mid-palate density to the pretty middleweight flavors that exude evident... Read More

(from vines that face due east). Elegant cool and mildly exotic aromas speak of discreet but not imperceptible wood lemon zest spice and plenty of floral elements. The racy intense and beautifully well-delineated flavors possess... Read More

The 2021 Pouilly-Fuissé Le Clos 1er Cru is by far the best cuvée from Château de Fuissé this year even though it was cropped at a measly 7hL/ha equivalent to around ten barrels instead of around 50 barrels. It has a lovely... Read More

The 2014 Meursault 1er Cru les Caillerets is initially tightly-wound and seemed unapologetically broody...not for long. It suddenly springs up a scent of liquorice and musters subtle tropical notes drenched in minerals so that... Read More

The 2014 Meursault 1er Cru les Genevrières comes equipped with a simply magnificent bouquet: orange blossom hazelnut minerals and yellow flowers (dandelion and peony). It is incredibly focused and disarming in terms of its intensity.... Read More

Pretty cool and airy aromas include those of pear citrus hazelnut and a whiff of acacia blossom. There is fine volume to the intense and attractively textured medium-bodied flavors that conclude in a tightly wound sneaky long... Read More

A background touch of wood adds breadth to the smoky aromas of petrol citrus green apple and a hint of anise. Somewhat surprisingly the middleweight flavors are not particularly dense though there is an almost pungent minerality... Read More

Due to the Covid pandemic, the few professional critics that make the trip up to Cherisey did not during this release, and thus there are no reviews as of yet as the property does not submit bottles for off-site critic tastings.... Read More

Slightly riper aromas include those of citrus confit a range of floral elements and a hint of crushed fennel. The rich and generously proportioned middleweight flavors possess the natural class of Puligny while displaying fine... Read More

Discreet wood serves as a relatively neutral backdrop for the cool elegant and airy aromas of ripe white orchard fruit spice and floral scents. A notably more refined palate feel is present on the delicious stony and enveloping... Read More

Pale lemon. A backward nose suggesting a little power some reductive quality on whi

The 2021 Chablis Le Bas de Chapelot comes across quite closed on the nose though Edouard Vocoret mentioned how this cuvée has closed down at the time of my visit. The palate is complex with touches of apricot and white peach... Read More

Discreet but perceptible wood sets off the cool and ripe aromas of white orchard fruit, lemon-lime and petrol. There is fine volume and intensity to the plump, round and delicious middle weight flavors that culminate in a youthfully... Read More

A riper nose features aromas of rosemary oil spice and various white orchard fruit scents. The supple and relatively forward medium-bodied flavors possess a highly seductive mid-palate texture that contrasts somewhat with the... Read More

Subtle wood sets off cool pure and airy aromas of pear green apple lavender and an interesting hint of star anise. I very much like the impressive intensity of the overtly mineral-driven flavors that exude a Chablis-like nuance... Read More

Bursting with scents of pear peach beeswax and white flowers the 2019 Bourgogne Les Chataigners is medium to full-bodied round and fleshy with lively acids and a precise finish. More concentrated than the 2018 but just as dynamic... Read More

This is exactly the same as the regular Les Quarts wine except that it has received no sulphur apart from a light dusting at the racking. Similar colour the bouquet is a little softer and richer perhaps more in ripe apples and... Read More

Ripe and beautifully layered aromas include those of petrol citrus zest and spiced poached pear. There is impressive density to the sappy and attractiv

Soft reduction shaves the top notes from the otherwise pretty nose that is composed by notes of pear acacia blossom and lemon rind. There is more volume and richness as well as a bit more minerality to the beautifully textured... Read More

An elegant pure and more floral nose offers up its combination of green apple prominent citrus and crushed fennel nuances. There is borderline painful intensity to the appealingly textured medium weight flavors that exude a subtle... Read More

The 2019 Auxey-Duresses Vieilles Vignes comes from 85-year-old vines planted by Jean Prunier in the lieu-dit of La Canée and sees 20% new oak. It has an attractive bouquet with perfumed lemon thyme orange blossom and light apricot... Read More

Tasting note: Interestingly there was no residual SO2 from the recent bottling and the cool and citrusy aromas are laced with plenty of classic Chablis elements in the form of iodine and ocean breeze. There is fine volume to the... Read More

There is enough wood to notice framing the ripe fresh and expressive nose that consists of yellow orchard fruit petrol sea breeze and soft citrus hints. There is excellent volume to the attractively textured and relatively lush... Read More

Rich but tight nose hints at pear liqueur menthol stone and iodine. Thick and voluptuous but backward and unevolved with its pear and menthol flavors supported by a strong mineral spine. This youthfully inexpressive wine is still... Read More

The Corton-Charlemagne from Génot-Boulanger is a triumph in 2021. The wine has lovely aromas of ripe apple and pear along with acacia flowers spice and mineral notes. The palate has impressive concentration and enough freshness... Read More

Fruit aromas range from citrus peel to apricot with accents of butter and spice. The texture is rich but the body is balanced by the racy acidity of the 2021 vintage. This wine will drink well on release but is undoubtedly suited... Read More

The Puligny Folatières is expressive and more open than the La Garenne with ripe apple fruit and hints of chamomile and oak spice. The texture is richer but still keenly balanced between the prominent fruit and lively acidity.... Read More

All from good white wine locations: Goudelettes Gollardes Saucours and the few grapes they got from 1er Cru Vergelesses. A pretty pale colour with a light green tint. Quite savoury a little touch of wood a suggestion of buttery... Read More

A deft but not invisible application of wood can be found on the more restrained if otherwise similar nose. As is usually the case there is more volume and power to the medium weight plus flavors that coat the palate with dry... Read More

The 2020 Montagny 1er Cru is open and expressive delivering aromas of pear freshly baked bread and citrus oil. Medium to full-bodied ample and fleshy with bright acids and a precise finish it will offer a broad drinking window.... Read More

The same lemon and lime nose we have seen throughout. This plot was an acacia grove up to 20 years ago which has left deposits of phosphorus behind. Does this explain the lively floral style of the wine very racy with a lime infused... Read More

From three plots by the 1er and grand cru vineyards. Pale lemon and lime. Plenty of energy here linear obviously from white soil pure orchard fruit with a fresh finish.

Three barrels with no new wood. Just a faint lime tinge to the pale colour. The bouquet suggests a slightly stony white fruit. This is very pure on the palate precise even with a striking length ripe enough fruit that the acidity... Read More

A fine light lemon and lime. Just a little white fruit on the nose. Extremely intense on the palate with some lime notes - sometimes Vide Bourse can be fleshier than this - more white fruit further back on the palate. Just a baby... Read More

Clear pale lemon. An impression of density on the nose. This is much the most complete as it combines the extra fruit intensity of Champlots with more of a limestone minerality so fleshy and fresh together. Very tasty! Drink from... Read More

Fresh primrose colour. The nose indicates a balanced ripeness and a depth of fruit to come. This is perhaps the most concentrated in the mouth but with a limestone mineral thread which electrifies the palate.

Has not quite fallen clear since the racking. Quite a complete bouquet here suggesting a depth of fruit. Ripe apples plenty of tension ripe enough yet still with a strict tension to finish. Very good length crystalline. Drink... Read More

Fresh light lemon colour. The bouquet indicates a little more flesh as is typical but not at the expense of precision. As always this is extraordinarily intense on the palate not yet as fleshy as it will become but one can see... Read More

From domaine fruit picked on 26th August. 35% new wood from various forests. A deeper lemon yellow. Plenty of tension on the nose with a breadth of apple fruit. A slight reductive quality before the oak takes over. A little youthful... Read More

Picked between 2nd and 5th September. A very pretty clean lemon and lime. The oak is very well integrated into the classy nose. Plenty of energy but also light on its feet for Morgeot without betraying the appellation and the... Read More

Pale lemon yellow. Some oak showing and a fleshier style of Puligny though not too heated. Clean white fruit throughout with a crystalline note and a medium to long finish.

From a certified organic source partly in Pernand-Vergelesses and partly Ladoix side. There is a single 350 litre new Stockinger barrel. There is easily enough fruit concentration to manage the wood. A salinity as well. The barrel... Read More

Fermented in new wood then racked after malolactic in the spring and put into an amphora in March for six months and now in tank. The new oak has left a patina at the surface but not infusing the rest of the wine. This has the... Read More

This is at once ultra-fresh and ultra-cool with its restrained and slightly smoky aromas of just sliced apple pear and a background floral whiff. There is notably more minerality suffusing the tension-filled medium-bodied flavors... Read More

The tiny quantities of wine from Lafarge in the ’21 vintage are delicious. The ripe quince and pear fruit aromas accented with bright herbal notes are alluring and lead into a lively yet rich texture that is the hallmark of... Read More

The 2020 Meursault villages from Domaine Lafarge is also a lovely bottle in the making. The nose wafts from the glass in a vibrant blend of apple pear almond chalky soil tones dried flowers and a discreet framing of vanillin oak.... Read More

A slightly riper nose of citrus confit green apple and acacia reflects none of the exoticism typically found in Beauroy. There is a fine bead of minerality on the delicious and rounder flavors that display excellent underlying... Read More

The 2021 Chablis Côte de Léchet 1er Cru comes from three parcels. This has a well-defined classically-lined bouquet that unfurls in the glass fine mineralité quite strict and focused. The palate is well balanced with a saline... Read More

The 2022 Mâcon-Uchizy Les Maranches has a more austere bouquet demanding some coaxing from the glass. The palate is well-balanced with a saline entry and fine weight in the mouth. Not complex per se yet it feels quite long and... Read More

The 2022 Viré-Clessé comes from several parcels that unlike the previous vintage includes "younger" vines around 20 years old. It has an attractive bouquet of yellow flowers and a touch of peach skin. Fine delineation. The palate... Read More

This is also aromatically cool and restrained with its combination of essence of white orchard fruit especially pear along with hints of wood spice mineral reduction and rose petal. There is excellent intensity to the textured... Read More

Here the beautifully layered nose is at once riper and more complex but also more restrained with its reasonably fresh aromas of apple spear spice herbal tea and soft oak wisps. There is outstanding volume to the equally ripe... Read More

Here the beautifully layered nose is at once riper and more complex but also more restrained with its reasonably fresh aromas of apple spear spice herbal tea and soft oak wisps. There is outstanding volume to the equally ripe... Read More

Such a classic Corton Charlemagne! Stunningly concentrated and powerful but also so graceful. Very racy at the long finish which has so much mineral freshness. Takes your breath away! Drink or hold.

Scents of crisp citrus fruit orange blossom freshly baked bread and peach preface the 2021 Bourgogne Chardonnay a medium-bodied racy and incisive wine with chalky structure and a penetrating saline finish. It has turned out very... Read More

By Charles Curtis MW Burgundy 2021 en primeur 11/1/2022 (See more on Decanter...)90 points (Domaine Michel Niellon Chardonnay Chardonnay Bourgogne Burgundy France White) The Niellon Bourgogne is from a parcel of young vines planted... Read More

By Jasper Morris 2021 Côte de Beaune: St-Aubin Puligny Chassagne Santenay 10/1/2022 (See more on Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy...)91 points (Chassagne-Montrachet Clos de la Maltroie 1er Cru Domaine Michel Niellon White) Pale... Read More

By Charles Curtis MW Burgundy 2021 en primeur 11/1/2022 (See more on Decanter...)94 points (Domaine Michel Niellon Chardonnay Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Champgains Burgundy France White) Lucie Cotoux relates that the domaine... Read More

By Charles Curtis MW Burgundy 2021 en primeur 11/1/2022 (See more on Decanter...)96 points (Domaine Michel Niellon Chardonnay Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru Burgundy France White) In 2021 the domaine protected this site above... Read More

The 2021 Saint Romain Sous le Château has a lovely pure bouquet with orange blossom and white peach fragrant and seductive. The palate is very well balanced vivacious with orange zest red apple and fine depth towards the finish... Read More

A vague whiff of exotic fruit lurks in the background of the ripe white orchard fruit citrus confit and soft floral nuances that are trimmed in just enough wood influence to mention. The middleweight flavors are quite plush yet... Read More

The 2018 Chablis 1er Cru Vaulorent numbers among the highlights of the Piuze range this year unfurling in the glass with notes of lime zest lemon oil oyster shells and white flowers. On the palate it's medium to full-bodied... Read More

Notes of pear and peach mingle with almond paste toasted nuts white flowers and orange oil in an inviting bouquet introducing the 2019 Pernand-Vergelesses Blanc a medium-bodied bright and nicely concentrated wine that is lively... Read More