Domaine Joseph Roty Gevrey-Chambertin Les Fontenys Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Domaine Henri Gouges Nuits-St-Georges Les Chenes Carteaux Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Ripe, featuring blackberry, blueberry, boysenberry, iron and oak spice flavors. This is also taut and dense, with the compact finish curtaining its length and the tannins leaving a strong grip. Best from 2026 through 2045. Opaque. Notably ripe aromas... ... more

Domaine Sigaut Chambolle-Musigny Les Fuees Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Two plots next to Bonnes Mares and one next to Christophe Roumier’s Cras. Bright even purple. Rather reductive nose. Very fine rich generous fruit in the mouth, optimum ripeness, just firmed up a bit at the back by the reduction. Very long finish.... ... more

Domaine Joseph Roty Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Prieur Bas 2017 Red Wine - France

Coming from the lower section of the 1er Cru vineyard Clos Prieur, the Clos Prieur Bas displays all of the tannin and structure to provide long term aging ability. The 2017 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Prieur Bas has a pretty bouquet of red cherries, wild... ... more

Domaine Vincent & Sophie Morey Saint-Aubin Les Charmois Premier Cru 2020 White Wine - France

A touch of petrol is present to the airy and cool aromas of pear essence and various flora wisps. The plump, round and fleshy medium-bodied flavors possess a seductive texture while exuding a subtle bead of minerality on the clean, dry and lingering... ... more

Domaine de la Vougeraie Vougeot Les Cras Premier Cru 2019 Red Wine - France

Les Cras is one of the four Premiers Crus in the Vougeot appellation. The name of the Domaine de la Vougeraie is derived from Vougeot and the Vouge, the small stream flowing through the village. Mid to deep purple, the whole bunches show quite... ... more

Domaine Dubuet-Monthelie Monthelie Les Longenes Premier Cru 2019 Red Wine - France

This wine is made using traditional Burgundian methods. This includes fermentation in barrel with a hands off approach in the hopes of most successfully representing the terroir in the glass. ... more

Domaine Confuron-Cotetidot Gevrey-Chambertin Craipillot Premier Cru 2019 Red Wine - France

The 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin Craipillot 1er Cru is slightly diffuse on the nose, those fragrant red fruit and rose petal notes just need something to bind them together to gain more focus. The palate is sweet and candied on the entry, fine grip and... ... more

Domaine Antonin Guyon Aloxe-Corton Les Fournieres Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Very nice deep ruby red, with light aromas of red fruit. Rich and round in the mouth, with a long finish and a well-balanced woody character. Ideal with roasted meat, game and most cheeses. Deep dark ruby in color, the wine presents fresh under ripe... ... more

Domaine du Couvent Gevrey-Chambertin Champonnet Premier Cru 2021 Red Wine - France

Mid purple. Rather a lovely nose, with cherries and raspberries with a small touch of strawberry mixed in. The palate provides a depth of sweet red fruit, with some length. Very attractive though I would have liked to see a touch more grip to add... ... more

Domaine Sylvain Morey Santenay Rouge Grand Clos Rousseau Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

This is very firmly reduced and completely unreadable in this state. Otherwise, there is a bit more volume and excellent punch to the appealingly textured and detailed medium weight flavors that conclude in a bright, youthfully austere and more... ... more

Albert Bichot Mercurey Champs Martin Premier Cru Domaine Adelie 2021 Red Wine - France

The Mercurey Champs Martin Premier Cru is fresh, fine and fragrant. Slightly oaked notes complement black fruit aromas on the nose, along with scents of violet, blueberry, blackberry and licorice. Fleshy and velvety on the palate with flavors of... ... more

Domaine Francois Lumpp Givry A Vigne Rouge Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

This too is firmly reduced though the underlying fruit is clearly ripe. More interesting today are the rich, concentrated and powerful medium-bodied flavors that brim with sappy dry extract that also serves to buffer the even more firmly structured and... ... more

Domaine Sylvain Morey St-Aubin Les Charmois Premier Cru 2020 White Wine - France

A much more floral-suffused nose is airy, cool and pure with its array of poached pear, Granny Smith apples and citrus zest scents. The mouthfeel of the medium weight flavors is again succulent and plump with better refinement on the clean, dry and... ... more

Domaine des Clos Beaune Les Avaux Premier Cru 2012 Red Wine - France

Just south of the road leading up to Bouze-lès-Beaune is the Beaune Premier Cru of Les Avaux. The relatively thin layer of topsoil in this parcel is a cracked chalky clay with many cailloux dotting the surface. Farming is organic, élevage is in oak,... ... more

Domaine Bernard Moreau Chassagne-Montrachet Champgains Premier Cru 2020 White Wine - France

The 2020 Chassagne-Montrachet Champs Gain 1er Cru displayed a discrete mintiness on the nose, maybe even a touch of cough candy entwined within the citrus fruit, later scents of brioche and walnut. The palate is well balanced with fine acidity, saline... ... more

Domaine Humbert Freres Gevrey-Chambertin Estournelles St Jacques Premier Cru 2019 Red Wine - France

Here too the nose is dominated by a pungent combination of reduction and wood toast. There is excellent delineation to the exceptionally ripe, intense and tautly muscular flavors that brim with minerality on the dusty, austere and chiseled finale. This... ... more

Jean-Marc Boillot Volnay Carelle Sous La Chapelle Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Intense ruby color with a beautiful purple luster. Pure and ethereal olfactory range with top notes of powdery flowers (iris, violet) followed by a complex fresh fruit note that is built on traces of fresh balsamic. Fresh fruit with chalky tannins and... ... more

Domaine Joseph Roty Gevrey-Chambertin Champs Chenys 2017 Red Wine - France

Champs-Chenys is one of those vineyards that supplies far more than its humble village appellation might suggest. It is fairly rare that a village appellation and a grand cru are not separated by a premier cru vineyard, yet, Champs-Chenys not only... ... more

Domaine Les Aphillanthes Rasteau 1921 2020 Red Wine - France

A captivating red wine, the Aphillanthes Rasteau 1921 presents a deep, inviting crimson color. Rich aromas of bramble berry jam, spice, and a hint of vanilla greet the senses. On the palate, it delivers a harmonious blend of blackberry, plum, and... ... more

Domaine Latour-Giraud Pommard Refene Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

A notably ripe yet still appealingly fresh nose features liqueur-like aromas of cassis, black cherry and prominent earth nuances. There is fine mid-palate density to the moderately powerful, focused and sappy flavors that also display relatively... ... more

Domaine Armand Heitz Pommard Les Rugiens Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

The image of the Pommard appellation in general is totally influenced by the Rugiens wines: masculine, powerful, a little rustic. The wines are aromatic, extremely balanced and expressive of their terroir - classic nods to old-school Burgundy... ... more

Domaine Follin-Arbelet Pernand-Vergelesses Les Fichots Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Dense purple black. Extraordinary colour given very short light vinification. Happily the fruit, though ultra-concentrated, has stayed fresh, more raspberry than anything darker, and with good acidity. The tannins are well assimilated. Very good... ... more

Domaine Tollot-Beaut Aloxe Corton Les Vercots Premier Cru 2021 Red Wine - France

Tollot-Beaut’s Les Vercots 1er Cru is rustic and robust with aromas and flavors of red cherries, spice, and earth with substantial weight and ripe tannins. It is aged for 18 months in 50% new Burgundian pièce. Red Burgundy might be the world’s... ... more

Domaine Drouhin-Laroze Gevrey-Chambertin Au Closeau Premier Cru 2018 Red Wine - France

This wine is a deep ruby with a delicious nose Including red and black fruit and mixed spices. The blend on the palate of more cherry, vanilla and raspberry aromas, with freshness to this round, fleshy and silky texture. The delicacy of these aromas... ... more

Domaine Drouhin-Laroze Gevrey-Chambertin En Champs 2020 Red Wine - France

Deeper purple, with an interesting mix of different red fruits on the nose, a certain volume and with class. Greater weight on the palate, fills the mouth, fresh ripe cherry comes up, good tannins, and long finish. All destemmed. Barrel Sample: 90-92 ... more

Domaine Vincent & Sophie Morey Maranges La Fussiere Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

A nice red color, not too dark. Strawberry fruit on the nose, very sweet and candied fruit. The wine has nice balance. Some chocolate with baby tannins, and pine forest minerality. This is a nice wine for this appellation. ... more

Louis Jadot Beaune Boucherottes Premier Cru Domaine des Heritiers 2020 Red Wine - France

A full-bodied, aromatic Pinot Noir with a rich roundness of fruit and plump texture arrayed around a rigorous structure. This wine will develop favorably in the bottle for 12 to 15 years. This wine has the structure to pair well with most meats, even... ... more

Domaine Ragot Givry La Grande Berge Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

This wine has plenty of red cherry fruit with subtle notes of undergrowth and spice. ... more

Domaine Aleofane Saint-Joseph 2020 Red Wine - France

Dark crimson color with purple a sheen. The nose detects flowery and spicy essences, including violets, blackcurrants, blackberries, Sichuan berry and mocha. The palate, full and balanced, combines the density of fine tannins and mineral freshness.... ... more

Domaine Michel & Joanna Ecard Savigny-les-Beaune Les Gravains Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

This sandy, gravel-rich vineyard delivers a silkier, smoother Burgundian Pinot Noir with bright, red fruit flavors. A great wine for the cellar. ... more

Maison Chanzy Santenay Les Cornieres Premier Cru 2021 Red Wine - France

This wine has an intense black cherry color with a beautiful shine. It expresses a floral nose of peony and violet and then black fruits. The palate is round and greedy, with much finesse and length. It is a deep wine with good density. ... more

Domaine Louis Boillot Pommard Les Fremiers Premier Cru 2018 Red Wine - France

The wines that Louis Boillot makes from his priceless vines are like Burgundy used to be: gentle, subtle, pure, precise and highly nuanced, their complexity and sensuality growing with age. Domaine Louis Boillot Pommard Les Fremiers Premier Cru is... ... more

Domaine Remi Jobard Monthelie Vignes Rondes Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

A cool site, picked later, around 13%. Concentrated mid purple, dense fruit, ripe but not excessive, an attractive crunch behind, perhaps a light chocolate note on top of the red fruit, good acidity, not rustic in its tannins either. Barrel Sample:... ... more

Louis Jadot Beaune Boucherottes Premier Cru Domaine des Heritiers 2021 Red Wine - France

Typical Boucherottes aromas include blue and black fruit, ground espresso, and damp earth. This wine is full-bodied and rather tannic and closed upon release, then gradually integrating and becoming more generous with time. Eventually the full range of... ... more

Domaine Matrot Blagny La Piece Sous le Bois Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Clear mid purple with a scintillating nose, this is a perfect rendition of 2020 red Burgundy at its best. The fruit is ripe but suave and pure, a few strawberry notes coming in, not too much acidity, refined tannins and great length. Barrel Sample:... ... more

Domaine Humbert Freres Gevrey-Chambertin Poissenot Premier Cru 2018 Red Wine - France

Poissenot is a comparatively unknown Gevrey Premier Cru, as only five producers make it. But this is well worth tracking down, especially in hot vintages, as it's one of the coolest sites in the village. This is showing its oak at little at the moment,... ... more

Domaine Humbert Freres Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 2020 Red Wine - France

Ripe aromas consist of exceptionally fresh poached plum, earth and the sauvage, all of which is trimmed in enough wood influence to notice. There is excellent vibrancy and mid-palate density to the medium weight flavors that possess very good power on... ... more