White Burgundy
| WHITE | 2022 | 10 cases | Jean Collet & Fils - Chablis Montee de Tonnere 1er cru | 75cl | £150 per case of 6 | Jean Collet & Fils Chablis Montee de Tonnere 1er cru 2022 / 10 cases / 75cl £150 per case of 6 |
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Tasting NotesHere Romain has two plots and says one gives minerality, the other, richness. 100% fermented in oak barrels, 5% of it new. Closed on the nose but with a harmonious, intense impression. Builds slowly on the mid-palate, expanding to show impressive breadth. Lime fruit, minerality and salinity on the very long finish. RKL------"Pale lemon yellow. This is quite backward but with greater energy at the back of the palate. Some greener floral notes along with fresh yellow fruit. Good tension, still a baby, but showing promise. Drink from 2027-2034. Tasted: July 2023 91-93 points" Jasper Morris MW, insideburgundy.com |
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| WHITE | 2022 | 2 cases | Jean Collet & Fils - Chablis Valmur grand cru | 75cl | £275 per case of 6 | Jean Collet & Fils Chablis Valmur grand cru 2022 / 2 cases / 75cl £275 per case of 6 |
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Tasting NotesValmur is high up on the slopes and despite the excellent ripeness, the altitude gives a cool expression to the fruit, even in warmer years. The terroir consists of a complex mixture of Portlandian scree and Kimmeridgian limestone. Fermented and aged in 100% oak barrels, from 1-3 years old. This has very rich fruit aromas, including grapefruit and even guava, but still has a focused line of acidity. Excellent intensity on nose and palate, impossible to mistake this for anything other than a grand cru. This needs 8-10 years to show its full potential (though it will be delicious after around 4!). RKL------"Still in barrel, will rack before the harvest. Pale green tint in the colour, while the wood shows on the nose for the moment. As much a suggestion of coconut as vanilla. There is a greener note to the fruit which enhances the Chablisian style, then a wealth of pure white fruit before the wood returns to bolster the finish. Plenty of energy here without too overt an opulence. Drink from 2028-2036. Tasted: July 2023. 92-94 points" Jasper Morris MW, insideburgundy.com |
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| WHITE | 2022 | 2 cases | Jean Pascal at Fils - Puligny Montrachet Les Folatières 1er cru | 75cl | £415 per case of 6 | Jean Pascal at Fils Puligny Montrachet Les Folatières 1er cru 2022 / 2 cases / 75cl £415 per case of 6 |
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Tasting NotesIntense minerality on the nose, with a vivacious palate, showing citrus fruits, lots of salinity and crushed rock on the finish, which is very long. The energy of this wine is what stands out above all else. An excellent vintage, from one of the top sites in Puligny, from a producer at the top of their game. RKL------"Riper and more intense than Les Enseignères. Lemon and a touch of apricot. Rich and creamy on the palate, too; the fruit just balanced by the chalky texture and fresh acidity. Deep, crisp and long. Drink 2027 – 2033. 17 points" jancisrobinson.com (JH) |
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| WHITE | 2022 | 1 case | Jeannin-Naltet - Mercurey Village Blanc | 75cl | £260 per case of 12 | Jeannin-Naltet Mercurey Village Blanc 2022 / 1 case / 75cl £260 per case of 12 |
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Tasting NotesIntense aromas of hazelnut and citrus fruit on the nose with a backdrop of toast and spice from the oak. Has a lovely savoury quality on the palate, beautifully balanced and with a persistent finish. Benoit pointed out that, following the small harvest in 2021, he needed to buy in more new oak barrels than usual for the larger 2022 vintage. The Merucrey Village has benefited from this, with the oak giving impressive structure. RKL------"Smells riper and creamier than the Aligoté. Ripe lemon and lime, concentrated fruit balanced by crisp acidity. Not particularly complex but full-flavoured. 16 points" jancisrobinson.com (JH) |
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| WHITE | 2022 | 4 cases | Louis Jadot - Pernand Vergelesses Clos de la Croix de Pierre | 75cl | £170 per case of 6 | Louis Jadot Pernand Vergelesses Clos de la Croix de Pierre 2022 / 4 cases / 75cl £170 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes(Domaine) "Full lemon yellow. A very attractive bouquet with a little bit of flesh behind. Not too full on the palate with crunchy limestone minerals filling the mouth. Nicely balanced with the oak, and a clean medium to long finish. Drink from 2027-2032. 89-92 points" Jasper Morris MW, insideburgundy.com-------"Cask sample. Light nose. Lots of layers and mineral excitement. Some saline notes on the end. Chalky finish. Distinctive! And admirably persistent. Definitely not from the Montrachets …17 points" jancisrobinson.com |
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| WHITE | 2022 | 2 cases | Sauzet - Bourgogne Chardonnay | 75cl | £195 per case of 6 | Sauzet Bourgogne Chardonnay 2022 / 2 cases / 75cl £195 per case of 6 |
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| WHITE | 2022 | 1 case | Sauzet - Chassagne Montrachet Les Encegnieres | 75cl | £340 per case of 6 | Sauzet Chassagne Montrachet Les Encegnieres 2022 / 1 case / 75cl £340 per case of 6 |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Bachey-Legros - Bourgogne Blanc St Martin | 75cl | £175 per case of 12 | Bachey-Legros Bourgogne Blanc St Martin 2023 / / 75cl £175 per case of 12 |
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Tasting NotesLovely freshness, zippy acidity, citrus lemon, balancing the 15% new oak, more freshness than in recent vintages. Sam says the warm weather at harvest made it a challenge to keep the white grapes fresh, requiring a fast picking. The pH is similar to '22 but it is more noticeable on the palate, with a higher proportion of tartaric acid retained in the finished wine (whereas malic acid is lost during the malolactic). This has a great balance of richness, subtle oak influence and freshness. RKL |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Bachey-Legros - Chassagne-Montrachet 'Morgeot' Les Petits Clos Vieilles Vignes 1er Cru | 75cl | £280 per case of 6 | Bachey-Legros Chassagne-Montrachet 'Morgeot' Les Petits Clos Vieilles Vignes 1er Cru 2023 / / 75cl £280 per case of 6 |
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Tasting NotesWe did not taste the 1er Cru Les Morgeots this year (running out of time to get to our next appointment in Meursault) but based on tasting the 2023 village Chassagne, plus previous experience of tasting Les Morgeots, this should be superb this year. Sam says this plot is on deep clay and limestone soils, giving power and depth. RKL |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Bachey-Legros - Maranges Blanc | 75cl | £195 per case of 12 | Bachey-Legros Maranges Blanc 2023 / / 75cl £195 per case of 12 |
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Tasting NotesMaranges is the most southern of the Côtes de Beaune villages and is still less well-known by UK burgundy drinkers, which means it is a great source of excellent-value wines. This has a lovely fresh nose, with the 20% new oak just adding a touch of weighty richness, but it's still fresh. Then there is some lovely reductive struck-match and flinty mineral character on the palate, with ripe citrus fruits. V. good. RKL |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Bachey-Legros - Santenay Blanc Clos Les Gravières 1er cru | 75cl | £295 per case of 12 | Bachey-Legros Santenay Blanc Clos Les Gravières 1er cru 2023 / / 75cl £295 per case of 12 |
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Tasting NotesFrom younger vines in the northern part of Santenay, at a lower elevation, hence riper in style than Sous La Roche. This is mostly a young vine cuvée but from complex soils. Intense but delicate, understated, fine-boned, unfolding on the palate with a salty character, iodine minerality, and a pithy texture. Grilled nuts and lemons and a really long finish. A complex premier cru to compete with many whites from Meursaults and Chassagnes. Lovely. RKL |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Bachey-Legros - Santenay Blanc Sous La Roche | 75cl | £240 per case of 12 | Bachey-Legros Santenay Blanc Sous La Roche 2023 / / 75cl £240 per case of 12 |
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Tasting NotesThe 'Sous La Roche' lieu-dit is a small vineyard, less than half a hectare, quite high up on the slopes above the village of Santenay. The grapes are passed through a gentle pneumatic press at low pressure soon after harvesting. Alcoholic fermentation takes place at very low temperatures, in barrel, with particular emphasis on lees management, which contributes roundness and complexity of aroma. The wine spends 12 to 15 months in cask, 20% new, with regular bâtonnage until malolactic starts. The 2023 has elegant white flowers and crystalline fruit on the nose, really fresh and fine, some reductive matchstick aromas, flinty minerality on the palate, and a quite grippy, assertive core of fruit, with concentrated lemon flavours and a squeeze of lemony acidity and saltiness on the finish. RKL |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Borgeot - Bourgogne Blanc | 75cl | £160 per case of 12 | Borgeot Bourgogne Blanc 2023 / / 75cl £160 per case of 12 |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Borgeot - Bourgogne Blanc Clos de la Carbonade | 75cl | £175 per case of 12 | Borgeot Bourgogne Blanc Clos de la Carbonade 2023 / / 75cl £175 per case of 12 |
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Tasting NotesFrom a walled vineyard in Bouzeron, owned entirely by the Borgeots, hence this is a monopole for the domaine. 20% new oak this year, due to the need to lay in more barrels for the larger '22 vintage. The fruit from Clos Carbonade is able to balance the oak, with aromas of ozone-freshness, pear and strawberry (yes, a red fruit aroma). A lovely creamy texture to the palate. RKL |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Borgeot - Chassagne Montrachet Village Vieilles Vignes | 75cl | £295 per case of 6 | Borgeot Chassagne Montrachet Village Vieilles Vignes 2023 / / 75cl £295 per case of 6 |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Borgeot - Santenay Blanc Les Gravières 1er cru | 75cl | £175 per case of 6 | Borgeot Santenay Blanc Les Gravières 1er cru 2023 / / 75cl £175 per case of 6 |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Domaine J.A. Ferret - Pouilly Fuissé | 75cl | £165 per case of 6 | Domaine J.A. Ferret Pouilly Fuissé 2023 / / 75cl £165 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"This wine starts life in a mix of tank and barrel. The tank component, which includes the vines on schistous soils in one part of Fuissé, shows some green tints to the colour, with an attractive fruit both lively and juicy. There is a definite bitterness. Still, youthful promise. The barrel component, from clay-limestone soils includes some 1er Cru grapes as a counterpoint to the schist, and a bit of fruit from Vergisson. Pale lemon in colour without the green, a slightly richer and softer nose, more evidently Pouilly-Fuissé. Fresh plum fruit, balanced and delicious. My assessment may be over cautious. Drink from 2026-2030. Tasted Apr 2024. 89-90 points." Jasper Morris MW |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Domaine J.A. Ferret - Pouilly-Fuissé "Autour de la Roche" | 75cl | £165 per case of 6 | Domaine J.A. Ferret Pouilly-Fuissé "Autour de la Roche" 2023 / / 75cl £165 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"Autour de la Roche', formerly known as 'Sous Vergisson' is a blend of grapes grown in the best terroirs located around the Vergisson outcrop. The average age of the vines that go into cuvee is around 40 years. As is typical in Fuissé, the geology is diverse, with some stony soils but, in the main, soils derived from Triassic sandstones and clay, as well as shallower soils based on hard limestones with marine fossils. " J.A. Ferret |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Domaine J.A. Ferret - Pouilly-Fuissé "Clos des Prouges" Tête de Cru | 75cl | £240 per case of 6 | Domaine J.A. Ferret Pouilly-Fuissé "Clos des Prouges" Tête de Cru 2023 / / 75cl £240 per case of 6 |
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Tasting NotesSituated right in the centre of the village of Fuissé, this Clos is just over two "hectares" in size and is planted on a shallow slope that faces east. Although a small parcel of vines was planted in 2003, most of the vineyard dates back to 1956, and is therefore more than 60 years old, making it one of the oldest owned by the domaine. The soil is derived from limestone-rich marls deposited during the upper Bathonian. The 2023 has an intense, fine backbone of acidity, spice, pear and lime-fruit freshness running through it, with excellent minerality providing length on the finish. RKL |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Domaine J.A. Ferret - Pouilly-Fuissé "Le Clos de Jeanne" 1er Cru | 75cl | £240 per case of 6 | Domaine J.A. Ferret Pouilly-Fuissé "Le Clos de Jeanne" 1er Cru 2023 / / 75cl £240 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"Formerly known as Le Clos. A lime green touch, with a subtly perfumed bouquet. A mix of fresh plum fruit with some more austere notes, extra length. At the moment less flesh than the 2022 though this may change with, longer elevage. A fine and balanced persistent finish. Drink from 2027-2032. Tasted Apr 2024. 90-92 points." Jasper Morris MW |
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