The 2020 Volnay Clos des Chenes 1er Cru has a well-defined bouquet with dark cherries, blueberry and violet aromas, almost Cote de Nuits-like in style. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red berry fruit, veins of blueberry, lightly spiced with white p...
The 2018 Boggina C (Boggina Classico) is another superb wine from Petrolo. Here, Sangiovese is aged in oak, which gives the wine more mid-palate depth and broader shoulders, which, frankly, the wine seems to benefit from. Dark cherry, licorice, leather, s...
The 2020 Chambolle-Musigny Les Charmes 1er Cru, which includes 40% whole cluster, was quite backward on the nose, a bit broody and refusing to come out ‘n play. The palate is medium-bodied with finely integrated oak, quite chalky in texture, very good ...
The 2020 Chambolle-Musigny Les Bussières comes from 60-year-old vines and sees around 30% new oak. It has a lovely nose, very intense with plush red fruit that blossoms from the glass. The palate is powerful yet precise, delineated and focused with layers...