| THE 2004 VINTAGE
With the top domaines, the white wines are really quite excellent – on a par if not more concentrated than the great 2002 vintage - and have from the beginning shown very well. Those diligent producers that controlled their yields and who worked, as usual, well in their vineyards wines have wonderful wines of richness, depth, weight all balanced by fresh, mineral structure.
This is a year –for red and white wines - when the terroirs are very expressive.There was very little, if any, chaptalisation of the white wines, and with the natural ripeness and acidity resulting in great finesse and balance. This is a great vintage to keep with the top premier and grand cru wines being quite backward although even the lesser wines will keep well.
This vintage’s success (for the red and white wines) was made by September’s dry and sunny weather. The growing season was a long one for Pinot Noir with the harvest finishing as late as mid-October, for example, in the village of Gevrey-Chambertin. July and August were very unsettled and cool but these months also gave this vintage its unique character of richness (from a dry and sunny September) yet with balancing freshness and vivacity (from the cooler and more unsettled July and August).
As well as keeping yields down throughout the growing season it was also very important to make strict selections of the best and ripest fruit in the vineyard and in the winery. The 2004 red wines show superb, pure and very expressive Pinot Noir red fruits aromas. On the palate they show richness, sweet, ripe tannins and are very classy and pure, also showing very fine terroir-driven characters. These wines have lovely phenolic richness and structure and will keep really well. As a foot note, a violent hailstorm hit Volnay, Pommard and Beaune on the 23rd of August causing substantial damage and considerably reducing volumes.
Many of the hail-effected vineyards of Pommard, Beaune and Volnay have produced remarkable wines with concentration and alcoholic degrees actually higher than 2003 because of the tiny yields!!
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| Pricing
An awareness of the difficult market conditions and a good crop level has resulted in most growers reducing their prices to 2002 and 2001 levels, whilst those who have already been reasonable (and “under priced” with hardly any price increases) over the last few vintages, including 2003, have justifiably remained at the same price levels. Therefore the 2004 wines from the best producers are excellent, age-worthy wines, so considering their realistic approach to the prices, this is a vintage that should be considered seriously by all Burgundy lovers.
We have not included a great many individual tasting notes below as these tend towards repetition (!) but are pleased to advise and give further information where requested.
Older Vintages
For those that are interested we still have some previous vintages available from the producers featured below. Please ask about these.
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| The Wines |
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| MEO-CAMUZET, VOSNE-ROMANEE |
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| All wines offered below on allocation and very limited quantities are available. Lovely purity, finesse and harmony. The Chambolle is a new addition from the Tim Marshall estate that Meo-Camuzet is now looking after. |
| Hautes Cotes De Nuits Clos Philibert BLANC – Toasty, ripe and concentrated. Great vintage for this wine |
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£120.00 |
| Marsannay Rouge – lively with lots of supple fruit. Delicious |
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£135.00 |
| Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru les Feusselottes – great density and character, very creamy and fine |
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£465.00 |
| Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Meurgers – floral, fine, silky with pure red fruits |
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£495.00 |
| Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Les Brulees – smokey, exotic, fine and racy. Great depth and class |
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£900.00 |
| Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Cros Parantoux – aristocratic tannins and real power and depth. Backward |
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6 Btls |
£545.00 |
| Le Corton Grand Cru – this is a huge wine. Tannic, concentrated and very structured. Should make a great old bottle |
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£951.00 |
| Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru - an incredibly good vintage for this vineyard. Supple with great energy |
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£762.00 |
| Richebourg Grand Cru – dense, multi-layered and very complex. Great finesse and clas |
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75cl |
£150.00 |
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| GEORGES JAYER, VOSNE-ROMANEE (ELEVE ET MISE EN BOUTEILLE PAR EMMANUEL ROUGET) |
| Ripe, pure, long with great complexity and finesse. Silky and structured. A Grand vin! |
| Echezeaux Grand Cru |
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£876.00 |
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| EMMANUEL ROUGET, GILLY-LES-CITEAUX |
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| Very little volume available here. Both wines need keeping and have great finesse and purity of fruit. The tannins are very fine with great richness of fruit with the Beaumonts showing great restraint, elegance and depth with the Echezeaux more structured and backward. Both are great wines. |
| Echezeaux Grand Cru |
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£810.00 |
| Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru les Beaumonts |
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£720.00 |
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| GHISLAINE BARTHOD, CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY |
| This is a great range of wines that so epitomizes the essence of Chambolle-Musigny and from a vintage which expresses so wonderfully the pure, floral, crunchy fruit, crystalline character of this great village. Ghislaine has really captured the vineyard character of each terroir so well in this vintage. A really fabulous and concentrated range of wines. The Bourgogne is, as usual, amazing for a generic wine while the Chambolle shows fine depth of ripe fruit and cool, red fruits flavours. The Chatelots is spicy, firm, with lovely strawberry Pinot fruit flavours: a lovely wine of great charm. This will keep well. The Cras has wonderful dense minerality, incredible verve and energy with a multi-layered palate and aristocratic tannins: this is of grand cru quality. |
| Bourgogne Rouge |
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£99.00 |
| Chambolle-Musigny |
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£216.00 |
| Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras |
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£345.00 |
| Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Chatelots |
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£336.00 |
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| DENIS MORTET, GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN |
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| It is with great sadness that we have to write that Denis Mortet passed away in early February 2006 and so we have decided not to offer his 2004 vintage wines at this stage. These will be offered at a later date. |
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| BERNARD et BERTRAND MAUME, GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN |
| A great range of wines with the balance and terroir very much apparent. These have power and depth yet the fruit is very pure. The Mazis and Charmes are two of the great wines of the vintage. |
| Gevrey-Chambertin “Etelois” – Pure red fruits flavours: delicious |
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24 1/2 |
£210.00 |
| Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Vieilles Vignes – fabulous, creamy, complexity, ripe and fresh |
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£261.00 |
| Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux St. Jacques – rich, ripe, sweet fruit. Terrific verve |
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£339.00 |
| Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru – wonderful purity, great class, finesse and depth. Fantastic wine |
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£450.00 |
| Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru – Brooding, backward, great energy, persistence and density. Magnificent |
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£450.00 |
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| CLOS DE TART, DOMAINE DU CLOS DE TART, MOREY ST. DENIS |
| One of the best wines in Burgundy. Great purity, complexity and finesse. Fantastic attention to detail in the vineyard and cellar results in a wine of extra-ordinary elegance yet with restrained power. |
| Clos de Tart Grand Cru |
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12 Btls |
£819.0 |
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6 Mags |
£870.00 |
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| JEAN CHAUVENET, NUITS ST. GEORGES |
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| A lovely, delicious range of wines from this under-rated estate. Fabulous quality and prices are very reasonable. |
| Nuits St Georges – fresh, open nose. Crunchy, red fruits with charm and elegance |
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£150.00 |
| Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Vaucrains – deep, a great terroir. Dense, ripe, marked by terroir. Great wine |
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£327.00 |
| Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru les Perrieres – spicy, fine, mineral, intense. Concentrated with great texture and balance |
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£285.00 |
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| DOMAINE FOURRIER, GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN |
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| A fantastic and very fine range of wines (as one would expect) from this great domaine. Lovely elegance and purity with the character of each terroir very apparent. Nothing excessive just pure, natural concentration |
| Gevrey-Chambertin – old vine finesse and creamy texture. Fine and long. Terrific village wine |
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£159.00 |
| Chambolle-Musigny – very pure, red fruits, silky and elegant. Terrific Chambolle with character |
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£177.00 |
| Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Gruenchers – mineral and backward. A fantastic and different terroir |
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£240.00 |
| Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Cherbaudes – backward, tannic, needs time but all there. Lovely tannins |
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£231.00 |
| Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru les Goulots – a great success this vintage. Elegant, long and concentrated |
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£249.00 |
| Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Champeaux – dense, mineral and closed. Lots there but needs time |
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£270.00 |
| Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Combe aux Moines – wonderful purity and finesse. Silky and ripe. Complex |
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£270.00 |
| Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St Jacques – one of the great terroirs. A complete wine. Glorious |
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£339.00 |
| Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru – as usual, pure cherries. Great finesse, complex and voluptuous |
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£432.00 |
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| HENRI GOUGES, NUITS ST. GEORGES |
| After the great and rather special wines of 2003 vintage, there is a return to the more normal, classic style of Pinot Noir. Yields of around 35 to 37 hl/ha have resulted in wines of impressive structure and purity with strong terroir character and lovely, sweet ripe fruit. |
| Nuits St Georges – from old vines, this is bursting with juicy, mineral red fruits and impressive balance |
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£165.00 |
| Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Chaignots – this is tender, subtle and elegant.Very fine and long:Vosne like |
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£261.00 |
| Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Pruliers – this is dense, powerful and closed. Very concentrated, needs time |
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£261.00 |
| Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les St Georges – dense, tight, concentrated, Fresh with energy. Great class. Grand cru stature |
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£375.00 |
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| ETIENNE GRIVOT, VOSNE-ROMANEE |
| A truly great range of wines. Etienne Grivot goes from strength to strength. Exuberant, beautifully balanced and with great purity |
| Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Boudots – next to Malconsorts, very Vosne: exotic, complex and deep |
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£375.00 |
| Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Pruliers - very classy. A great Pruliers.Pure, fine raspberry fruit.Very complex |
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£360.00 |
| Vosne-Romanee – Red fruits, a really pretty wine. Crunchy, delicious red fruits. A delight |
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£195.00 |
| Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Suchots – exotic, luxurious, very complex, suave, aristocratic.Grand Cru level! |
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£426.00 |
| Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Les Rouges – Silky, mineral, ripe red fruits. Lovely finesse and energy. Pure |
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£339.00 |
| Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Les Beaumonts – subtle, smokey, sensual, great structure and depth.Grand vin! |
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£399.00 |
| Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Les Reignots – Very exotic, fine, concentrated with great freshness. Grand cru!! |
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£450.00 |
| Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru – this is a truly great VougeotSuperb, floral, concentrated with great class |
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£462.00 |
| Echezeaux Grand Cru – dense, rich liqueur like intensity. Creamy ,pure and silky. Lovely wine |
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£591.00 |
| Richebourg Grand Cru – discrete, real finesse and harmony. Vibrant with great balance. Grand vin! |
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6 Btls |
£762.00
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| FRANCOIS LAMARCHE, VOSNE-ROMANEE |
| We have selected these three wines from this vintage as, for us, they show again the best of this domaine in this vintage. The Croix Rameau (really a part of Romanee St Vivant) is exquisite in its purity and finesse with vibrant, mineral, silky, fruit, complex and very deep and long. The Grands-Echezeaux is dense, deep, backward with exotic, multi-dimensional fruit so typical of this wine yet retains wonderful finesse and excellent balance with great complexity and harmony. The Grand Rue is really quite sublime with the terrific verve and the very pure, rich, exotic, multi-layered and unique fruit typical of this monopole: very complex with lacey, voluptuous, sweet tannins. These wines remain excellent value considering their origin and high-quality |
| Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Croix Rameau |
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£300.00 |
| Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru |
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£570.00 |
| La Grande Rue Grand Cru (Monopole) |
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£750.0 |
| COMTE GEORGES DE VOGUE, CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY |
| No prices as yet for the 2004 wines: these will be offered later. |
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| SYLVAIN CATHIARD, VOSNE-ROMANEE |
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| This is our first allocation from this great domaine which is one of the greatest in all of Burgundy. These are wines of immense finesse and lovely purity. They have great balance and lovely ripe tannins with each terroir very expressive |
| Nuits St. Georges – just delicious, ripe, silky fruit. Very fine with excellent tannins and balance |
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£240.00 |
| Vosne-Romanee – from 3 parcels. This is just a delight. Lovely, open and quite alluring |
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£249.0 |
| Chambolle-Musigny “les Clos de l’Orme” – from 42 year old vines, rich, perfumed, mineral and very fine |
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£255.00 |
| Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Aux Murgers – 62 year old vines give this density, richness and concentration. A great wine |
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£318.00 |
| Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru “En Orveaux” – from Chambolle side. Bright red fruits and great finesse, harmony and complexity |
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£384.00 |
| osne-Romanee 1er Cru “Aux Reignots” – this is backward. Red fruits, tannic and a lot in reserve. Great expression of terroir |
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£420.00 |
| Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru “les Suchots” - liqueur like richness and intensity. Terrific verve, finesse and class. Great texture |
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£465.00 |
| Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru “Aux Malconsorts” – exotic, multi-dimensional, fresh, mineral, complex. Complete, grand vin |
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£531.00 |
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| DOMAINE ARLAUD PERE ET FILS, MOREY ST. DENIS |
| A superb range of understated and elegant wines which show great finesse and balance. The different terroirs are well-defined and the fruit is very fine and silky. These remain great value for their very high quality. |
| Bourgogne Rouge “Roncevie” – juicy, delicate, fine and ripe. Delicious |
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£81.60 |
| Morey St. Denis 1er Cru les Ruchots - spicy, sweet, heady fruit. Excellent structure. Very fine and long |
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£249.00 |
| Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru les Combottes – a great terroir. Backward, elegant, complex and fine. Lovely balance |
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£249.00 |
| Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru les Sentiers – this has energy, lovely floral fruit with minerality. Superb |
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£249.00 |
| Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru les Noirots – irst vintage of this for Arlaud. From 50 year old vines, this is dense, backward and very structured. This needs time but has great potential |
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£249.00 |
| Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru – perfumed fruit, finesse, lovely fruit and class. Very elegant |
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£339.00 |
| Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru – perfumed fruit, finesse, lovely fruit and class. Very elegant |
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£339.00 |
| Clos de la Roche Grand Cru – this is backward. Great purity and aristocratic tannins. Complex |
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£360.00 |
| Clos St. Denis Grand Cru – flamboyant but with a true sense of place. Lovely balance and length |
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£360.00 |
| Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru – this is really expressive and concentrated yet has harmony. Superb balance |
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£486.00 |
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| GUY CASTAGNIER, MOREY ST. DENIS |
| An unknown domaine with seven grand cru plots no less!! We are offering four from 2004. Old vines and great locations for these vines give them great finesse and complexity. |
| Clos St Denis Grand Cru – dense, tight and pure. Fabulous, explosive fruit. Great structure |
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£330.00 |
| Clos de la Roche Grand Cru – stoney, earthy, very complex. This has great character and presence |
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£330.00 |
| Latricieres-Chambertin Grand Cru – mineral, intense, lacey. Lovely tannins and structure |
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£339.00 |
| Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru – concentrated, lovely balance, red/black fruits. Complete wine |
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£396.00 |
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| LOUIS REMY, MOREY ST. DENIS |
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| Another great range of wines from this superb estate: these are some of the finest wines of the vintage. Great purity, depth and complexity. Stunning wines. |
| Chambolle-Musigny “ les Fremieres” Vieilles Vignes - Very Chambolle, vibrant with real energy and class. Old vine creaminess and ripe silky fruit |
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£216.00 |
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Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Derriere la Grange
More closed, pure, ripe with terrific concentration and elegance, floral even, yet with great grip. Needs time. |
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£318.00 |
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Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Deep, ripe, red fruits. Rich, sensual, this really caresses the palate. Complex, juicy, mineral and profound |
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£480.00 |
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Latricieres-Chambertin Grand Cru More open. This is saline, mineral, intense and very fine. Terrific depth and length, yet delicate with a perfumed finish |
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£495.00 |
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Le Chambertin Grand Cru Very fine, pure, this is weighty yet fine and light on its feet. Multi-dimensional, very complex and really quite special. Grand vin! |
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£651.00 |
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| REMI ROLLIN, PERNAND-VERGELESSES |
| A super range of wines from a consistently fine estate. These are really delicious and show great character. Wonderful wines and extra-ordinary value. |
| Pernand-Vergelesses (BLANC) – great purity, mineral, excellent depth and very fine, concentrated fruit |
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£129.00 |
| Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru (BLANC) – a great wine: deep, concentrated with fine structure |
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12 Btls |
£399.00 |
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6 mags |
£420.00 |
| Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Ile Des Vergelesses – this is very fine and pure yet with wonderful depth |
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£156.00 |
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| FRANCOIS JOBARD, MEURSAULT |
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| A great vintage for Jobard who never puts a foot wrong. These are superb wines of lovely, natural concentration and great balance. These will keep extremely well and show the different terroirs extremely wel |
| Bourgogne BLANC – fantastic value: a mini-Meursault in the Jobard style |
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£126.00 |
| Meursault “Les Tillets” (BLANC) – very mineral, fine, tight structure and great freshness and balance |
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£249.00 |
| Meursault 1er Cru Poruzots (BLANC) – floral, more citric, mineral with great length and finesse: superb |
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£375.00 |
| Meursault 1er Cru Genevrieres (BLANC) – honeyed, fresh and mineral, concentrated with great expression |
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£375.00 |
| Meursault 1er Cru Blagny (BLANC) - the liveliest. Taught, intense and backward. Immense structure |
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£375.00 |
| Meursault 1er Cru Charmes (BLANC) – broader, fatter, more masculine and dense.This needs a long time |
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£375.00 |
| Puligny-Montrachet"Le Trezin" (BLANC) – austere, almost Riesling like. Terrific minerality and intensity |
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£249.00 |
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| LUCIEN CAMUS-BRUCHON, SAVIGNY-LES-BEAUNE |
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| As usual a very fine and superb value range of wines from this under-rated domaine. Wines of great purity and immense appeal |
| Savigny-les-Beaune 1er Cru Les Lavieres –ripe red fruits, lovely purity. Excellent balance, delicious |
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£144.00 |
| Beaune 1er Cru Clos Du Roi – Great charm and finesse. Silky, ripe tannins. Superb and very classy |
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£186.00 |
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| MICHEL LAFARGE, VOLNAY |
| Cote de Beaune Villages – lovely purity and character. Delicious and fresh |
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£123.00 |
| Beaune 1er Cru Greves – very old vines. Creamy, complex, rich, mineral. Fabulous depth and purity |
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£366.00 |
| Volnay 1er Cru Clos Des Chenes – this is very backward. Fabulous density and concentration. Grand vin |
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£441.00 |
| Volnay 1er Cru Clos Des Chateau Des Ducs – more floral, open, voluptuous. Fresh, complex, mineral |
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£428.00 |
| Pommard 1er Cru Pezerolles – rich, spicy, very fine. Classy red fruits. Suave and seductive.A great success |
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£441.00 |
| Volnay 1er Cru les Caillerets – very expressive. Liquid minerals, great terroir, superb balance. Sublime |
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£441.00 |
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| MAISON HENRI BOILLOT/DOMAINE JEAN BOILLOT PERE ET FILS, VOLNAY |
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Henri Boillot has again produced some of greatest white (and red) wines of the vintage. These all have superb phenolics and the balance and concentration to keep very well indeed. The village white wines could be approached young but will keep well and at the premier and grand cru level they will certainly need more cellaring. These are possibly the finest white wines made to date by Henri Boillot. The red domaine wines (from tiny yields) are magnificent. |
| MAISON HENRI BOILLOT- ALL WHITE WINES |
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| Meursault (BLANC) – creamy, fine, fat, nutty with balance. Great texture and balance. Terrific value |
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£228.00 |
| Meursault 1er Cru les Cras (BLANC) – a mineral terroir and this really shows in 2004. Lovely texture |
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£349.00 |
| Meursault 1er Cru les Poruzots (BLANC) – floral, fine, elegant and fresh yet ripe and broad. Complex |
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£351.00 |
| Meursault 1er Cru les Charmes (BLANC) – backward, dense, concentrated, classy and complex. Super |
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£381.00 |
| Meursault 1er Cru les Genevrieres (BLANC) – all in finesse and power, this is grand cru level!! |
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£399.00 |
| Chassagne-Montrachet (BLANC) – from a single plot: has a real sense of place. Almost saline. Very pure |
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£225.00 |
| Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru les Chaumees (BLANC) – full, great breadth and weight. Long and fine |
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£339.00 |
| Puligny-Montrachet (BLANC) – from one plot. A terrific village wine. Expressive, fine and nutty |
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£240.00 |
| Criots-Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru (BLANC) – typically chalky. Strong on terroir. Extra-ordinary wine |
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£930.00 |
| Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru (BLANC) a big wine. Power and finesse: classic Batard. Super-fine! |
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£1134.00 |
| Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru (BLANC) – a bomb! Stunning depth and liquid minerals. Very special |
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£1134.00 |
| Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru (BLANC) – saline, rapier-like precision and power on reserve. Grand vin! |
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£675.00 |
| Le Montrachet Grand Cru (BLANC) – fantastic breadth of flavours, multi-layered and very fine |
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6 Btls |
£999.00 |
| DOMAINE JEAN BOILLOT, VOLNAY |
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| Puligny-Montrachet (BLANC) – great village win. Complete, mineral, creamy, complex.Excellent |
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£240.00 |
| Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Mouchere (BLANC) – profound, rich, complex and very fine |
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£345.00 |
| Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru les Pucelles (BLANC)–closed, tight, dense terrific minerality. Pure and fresh |
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£339.00 |
| Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru les Perrieres (BLANC) – creamy, chalky, pure, mineral fruit. Great elegance |
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£354.00 |
| Meursault 1er Cru les Genevrieres (BLANC) – this is tighter, real breadth. Unknit and needs time |
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£349.00 |
| Savigny-les-Beaune 1er Cru les Vergelesses (BLANC)– great value. Pure, creamy and very approchable |
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£198.00 |
| Volnay 1er Cru les Chevrets – very mineral. Tiny yields, compelling density of fruit. Dense, even chewy! |
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£276.00 |
| Volnay 1er Cru les Fremiets – fresh, mineral, structured and dense. Great freshness and balance |
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£276.00 |
| Volnay 1er Cru les Caillerets – deeper, expressive terroir, ripe, rich, with great energy. Mineral. Superb |
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£297.00 |
| Beaune 1er Cru Clos du Roi – creamy fruit. Ripe, tannic even. Big wine, great structure. Needs time |
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£198.00 |
| Beaune 1er Cru Epenottes – a terrific terroir,showscomplex, mineral fruit and great elegance. Lovely |
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£198.00 |
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| MICHEL MOREY-COFFINET, CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET |
| Michel is such a fine wine-maker and produces very elegant and stylish wines from his small domaine. These offer excellent value too. |
| Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Romanee (BLANC) - Complex, ripe, dense, mineral. This is concentrated yet very fine with lovely multi-layered fruit and freshness |
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£240.00 |
| Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Fairendes (BLANC) - A big wine from very old vines. This is rich and opulent yet has a fresh core of concentrated Chardonnay fruit and great balance. This is of grand cru quality |
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£261.00 |
| Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru les Pucelles (BLANC) - This has a lovely purity and finesse with elegant, ripe, creamy, toasty fruit and lovely, freshness with great Puligny character |
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£270.00 |
| Chassagne-Montrachet Rouge “les Chaumes” - Ripe, red strawberry fruit, crunchy, very drinkable and very more-ish. Lovely texture and finishes on pure, perfumed fruit |
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£111.00 |
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| FOLLIN-ARBELET, ALOXE-CORTON |
| Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru (BLANC) - This has great verve and minerality with lovely expression of terroir. Wonderful balance and purity with the extra dimensions of this excellent vintage |
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£420.00 |
| Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru Clos du Chapitre - Very old vines. Creamy, rich, complex, almost nutty. Terrific depth and concentration, Mineral with great depth and balance. |
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£225.00 |
| Le Corton Grand Cru - This is on Corton Charlemagne soil. Very fine, lovely floral, perfumed fruit. Terrific depth of fruit and finesse. Great purity |
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£330.00 |
| Romanee St.Vivant Grand Cru - This is exotic, dense, vibrant and full of complex, rich, concentrated red/black fruits. Multi-layered and extremely complex. A complete wine |
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£1158.00 |
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| DOMAINE HUBERT DE MONTILLE, VOLNAY |
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| Etienne de Montille has really taken control of his family domaine and is making wines of startling depth and complexity |
| Bourgogne Rouge - very supple, very fruity, pure and ripe. Delicious and very approachable. Great value from such a fine producer |
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£120.00 |
| Beaune 1er Cru Perrieres – second vintage for de Montille. Very fresh, intensely mineral, low yields and lots of classy red fruits. Intense with wonderful, silky tannins. Terrific complexity and finesse |
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£270.00 |
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Volnay 1er Cru Taillepieds - great complexity, depth and energy. Pure with a sensual texture. Terrific |
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£399.00 |
| Pommard 1er Cru Grand Epenots – very lively,complex. This is a very exciting wine! Great verve and energy, fabulous finesse, and length. Concentrated and very fine indeed |
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£381.00 |
| Pommard 1er Cru Rugiens – complex red fruits, hints of flowers, roses, peonies, very pure,aristocratic, dense, and lovely, ripe tannins. Grand vin and grand cru level |
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£495.00 |
| Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru le Cailleret (BLANC) – concentrated, ripe and great balancing acidity. Real intensity of flavour and great minerality. One of the great white wines of this excellent vintage. |
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£540.00 |
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| DOMAINE LEFLAIVE, PULIGNY-MONTRACHET |
| In this great vintage for white Burgundy, Leflaive has made a great range of wines which show their respective terroirs very well and have excellent minerality, concentration, depth and poise. These will age very well |
| Chevalier Montrachet Grand Cru (BLANC) |
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6 Btls |
£750.00 |
| Batard Montrachet Grand Cru (BLANC) |
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6 Btls |
£570.00 |
| Bienvenues Batard Montrachet Grand Cru (BLANC) |
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6 Btls |
£510.00 |
| Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Pucelles (BLANC |
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£642.00 |
| Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon (BLANC) |
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£399.00 |
| Puligny Montrachet (BLANC) |
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£291.00 |
| Bourgogne (BLANC) |
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156.00 |
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| DOMAINE JEAN-MARC VINCENT, SANTENAY |
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| Another fine and successful range of wines from this excellent domaine. Jean-Marc Vincent is a great thinker and always addresses each vintage with a pragmatic and creative attitude. The work in the vineyard is exemplary and the vineyards are all virtually bio-dynamic.A wonderful range of wines which also offer excellent value |
| Auxey-Duresses “Les Hautes” (BLANC) – mineral, pure, ripe fruit. Creamy and fine. A lovely wine |
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£126.00 |
| Santenay 1er Cru les Gravieres (BLANC) – tighter, very concentrated, toasty, rich and fine |
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£138.00 |
| Santenay 1er Cru Clos du Beaurepaire (BLANC) – very mineral, pure, elegant and with lovely balance |
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£129.00 |
| Santenay 1er Cru Clos du Beaurepaire - elegant, pure, ripe and fine with earthy, mineral overtones |
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£126.00 |
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| MAISON VINCENT-ESCALIER, SANTENAY |
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| The first vintage of a negociant operation set up by Jean-Marc Vincent (ofSantenay -see above) in partnership with his friend Laurent Escalier. This makes use of a number of very prestigious contacts of Msr Escalier for sourcing fruit and finished wine (ultimately only buying grapes so that they have complete control of the quality of fruit that they are buying). The wines below are delicious and offer outstanding value. |
| St.Aubin 1er Cru (BLANC) – very mineral, fine, toasty, ripe and long. Wonderful depth |
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£129.00 |
| Puligny-Montrachet Villages (BLANC) – creamy, honeyed, mineral, pure and long. Elegant and fine |
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£174.00 |
| Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru la Garenne (BLANC) – very classy, restrained, intense and stoney, mineral fruit. Very fine depth of fruit with an elegant, toasty finish. Excellent balance and lengt |
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£225.00 |
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| DOMAINE MICHEL BRIDAY, RULLY |
| Very approachabale and supple wines from this excellent value and always reliable domaine. The wines have been beautifully made with ripe, approachable and well-balanced fruit. These are pure and very fine. All of the premier cru wines are barrel fermented and the yields are low. There is a real sense of attention to detail and great progress at this fine domaine. |
| Rully (BLANC) – great value. Ripe, mineral, saline fruit. Excellent balance with clean, fresh finish |
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£96.00 |
| Rully 1er Cru la Pucelle (BLANC) – more backward, high-toned, refined and pure. Creamy and fine |
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£111.00 |
| Rully 1er Cru Gresigny (BLANC) – more weighty, richer and more honeyed. Retains lovely minerality |
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£111.00 |
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| DOMAINE VINCENT DUREUIL-JANTHIAL, RULLY |
| One of the top domaines in Rully and a match for so called better estates in the Cote deBeaune! These are pure, natural wines which show tremendous class and elegance of fruit. Vincent has again made a fabulous range of wines which show what is possible in this region. These all show great character, finesse, depth and complexity. |
| Rully (BLANC) – ripe, pure, mineral and creamy. Lovely length and balance |
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£96.00 |
| Rully 1er Cru Molesme (BLANC) – from purchased fruit: complex, mineral. Very fine. Will keep well |
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£111.00 |
| Rully Rouge – ripe, red fruits and great depth. Creamy, pure and concentrated with a perfumed finish |
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£99.00 |
| Rully Rouge 1er Cru Clos du Chapitre – a lovely wine from purchased fruit and from a great terroir. Intense, mineral, concentrated, ripe, pure, very complex. Fresh, vibrant and fine: a superb wine |
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£114.00 |
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| DOMAINE SAUMAIZE-MICHELIN, VERGISSON (FUISSE) |
| A fabulous range of wines from this superb domaine. Roger Saumaize’s work in the vineyards is extremely fine and with great attention to detail and he also works as naturally as possible These wines will drink well young but have the concentration to age well too. The wines show the different terroirs extremely well and retain amazing purity. Delicious! |
| St. Veran Les Creches (BLANC) – ripe, creamy and quite more-ish. Lovely balance and finesse |
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£78.60 |
| St. Veran Vieilles Vignes (BLANC) – extra depth from the old vines. Concentrated, focused and very fine |
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£87.60 |
| Pouilly-Fuisse Vigne Blanche (BLANC) – toasty, ripe, full with lovely depth and honeyed, complex fruit |
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£108.00 |
| Pouilly-Fuisse Le Haut des Crays (BLANC) – first vintage for this wine. A very special terroir. Really crystalline, complex, multi-layered and very fine. Great length and finesse with a fabulous, long, complex finish |
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£117.00 |
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| DOMAINE FRANCOIS RAVENEAU, CHABLIS |
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