The Maladiere climat is located mid-slope, between 300 and 320 metres altitude, with the domaine's 5ha of vines including some vines older than 50 years. The mix of browner, clay based soils on the western side and the higher limestone content in the east results in well-structured and appealing wines with complex aromas from long oak ageing.
The 2022 Chablis Butteaux 1er Cru comes from clayey soils that can easily become compacted and like ""concrete"" in dry conditions. It has a lovely nose with touches of yellow plum and mirabelle, very pure with an underlying mineralité coming throug...
Aromas of cassis, plums and sweet forest floor, framed by creamy new oak, introduce the 2020 Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru La Coutière, a medium to full-bodied, rich and structured wine built around lively acids and powdery tannins.
From the north of the appellation comes the 2018 Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Saints-Juliens, a more concentrated and incisive wine that unwinds to reveal scents of cherries, cassis and orange rind. Medium to full-bodied, fine-boned and elegantly structured, t...
The 2020 Chambolle-Musigny Les Cras, which contains 50% whole cluster, has quite a tertiary, spicy nose, a touch of meat juice filtering through the red berry fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly austere tannins that render this quite Morey...
The 2022 Chambolle-Musigny Les Cras contains 40% whole clusters this year. The nose is composed and quite understated initially, with brambly black fruit, briar and a hint of Earl Grey. Lovely definition and cohesion. The palate is medium-bodied with c...
The 2022 Vosne-Romanée Village includes around 40% whole bunches and delivers crisp black fruit laced with graphite and green bell pepper. The palate is medium-bodied with a charcoal-tinged entry. The oak and whole bunches are more prominent in this cu...