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...
The 2022 Savigny-lès-Beaune La Dominode 1er Cru, one of Jean-Hague Pavelot's favorite cuvées this year, has a generous bouquet of black plum, raspberry, and a touch of pressed white flowers emerging with time. Very well-defined and focused. The palate is ...
The 2022 Savigny-lès-Beaune Aux Gravins 1er Cru has an altogether different nose to the Les Lavières: more sultry and backward, yet similarly compelling, tobacco leaf and autumn bonfire scents percolating through the red fruit. The medium-bodied palate ha...
A similar aromatic profile to the Clos de la Servoisine adds a touch of poached plum to the blend. On the palate, the medium-bodied flavors are even more refined with a prominent bead of minerality adding a sense of lift to the youthfully austere, compact...
The 2023 Puligny-Montrachet Clos de la Mouchère 1er Cru is another very classy wine. Vertical in feel, the 2023 is super-bright from the outset. White pepper, owers, mint, sage and pear reinforce that impression. Readers will nd an airy, deceptively mi...
The 2022 Meursault is a rich, opulent white. Lemon confit, marzipan, spice and crushed rocks are all amplified. Clean mineral notes extend the finish while also providing a counterpoint to all the textural richness. The Meursault is a blend of parcels (in...