Domaine Bart, a traditional yet forward-thinking estate in Marsannay, has steadily gained a cult following among Burgundy enthusiasts. The "Au Champ Salomon" parcel, sitting just below the Montagne de Corton, delivers some of the appellation's most compelling Pinot Noir — layered, focused, and expressive of place.
Here there is notably better typicity with its nose of ripe pear, mineral reduction and algae. The sleek, delicious and more voluminous flavors that possess solid mid-palate density while displaying good precision on the clean, dry and sneaky long finale....
A markedly more floral-suffused nose features notes of black pinot fruit, exotic tea and a whiff of oak toast. Once again I very much like the texture of the sleeker and finer medium weight flavors that exude a subtle minerality on the firm but refined fi...
The 2023 Cotes de Provence Blanc Porquerolles, made entirely from Rolle (Vermentino), presents a lively, delicate bouquet of iodine, flowers, lemon confit, peach and white pepper. Medium to full-bodied, round and precise, it possesses a pure and crystalli...