A crisp, medium bodied wine bursting with classic varietal flavours of passionfruit and gooseberry, with a hint of sparkle.
From a north-facing site—rich in flint and clay—which requires careful handling, Julien's 2018 Aloxe-Corton Les Valozières unfurls to reveal notes of cherries, berries, burning embers and dark chocolate. Medium to full-bodied, rich and enveloping, its lav...
The 2020 Beaune Cras 1er Cru includes 30% whole bunch as a trial for Jadot whose policy has always been to de-stem. To be honest, if I had this blind, I would not have said there is stems in this blend, which I see as a good thing. The palate is medium-bo...
The 2020 Pommard Les Chaponnières 1er Cru has a lovely nose with fresh cranberry, wild strawberry and is almost pastille-like in terms of its purity. The palate has a fleshy and quite concentrated opening, very harmonious with Volnay-like density and s...
Here too the cool and elegant nose of dark raspberry, forest floor and plethora of floral notes is markedly restrained. The super-sleek, intense and delicious medium-bodied flavors brim with minerality if not dry extract on the youthfully austere, chisele...
The 2021 Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru has a delightful bouquet with red cherries and white tipped strawberry, fine delineation and more vigour than Horiot's Pommards. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy red fruit, fine acidity, quite saline an...
The 2021 Chambertin Grand Cru has a refined bouquet with pure red berry fruit, touches of clove and crushed stone, unfurling with each swirl of the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with some oak to be assimilated, a touch of dark chocolate filtering ...