Burghound (96)

A gorgeously spiced and perfumed nose is intensely floral in character while offering up notes of both red and dark currant, sandalwood, exotic Asian-style tea and discreet dried rose petal nuances. The muscular yet refined big-bodied flavors exude ample minerality onto the powerful, focused and once again compact, focused and explosively long finish. This too is indisputably built-to-age and I wouldn't be surprised if it required fully 20 years before it is fully ready. In sum this Richebourg is one of the finest wines of the 2014 vintage.

Vinous (89)

Good bright red with ruby tones. Rather wild aromas of black raspberry, smoke and leather. Supple, smooth and approachable; offers good volume for Chambolle and comes across as edge-free. A late dusting of tannins is nicely supported by mid-palate material. Not especially nuanced but this wine, too, will offer early drinkability.

Wine Advocate (94)

Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting, the 2014 Puligny Montrachet 1Er Cru Champ Canet from Boillot has a very fine stony, gunflint and pressed flower-scented bouquet. There is a soupçon of broodiness here although it does open nicely on the palate with pretty dried apricot and Clementine notes. This is a very subtle Puligny, not overt and really open at the moment, but you have to stand back and admire the precision and detail on the finish.

Vinous (92)

Bright medium red. Sexy perfume of redcurrant, dark cherry, dried herbs and spices. Spicy, juicy and very dry but shows more floral lift than the Volnay Clos des Chènes. Precise and penetrating thanks to its strong mineral energy. Finishes with noble tannins that avoid the toughness of the Clos des Chènes and slowly building, savory persistence. Bouley told me that 55% of the crop was lost to hail and that partly for this reason he destemmed all of his fruit.

Vinous (90)

(100% destemmed): Bright medium red. Subdued on the nose but clearly darker than the Caillerets, conveying fresh, higher-pitched aromas of black cherry, violet and licorice. This wine's sweetness and richness give it lovely early appeal. Generous on the front half but then distinctly more linear on the back end, finishing with a firm spine of tannins and a lingering redcurrant suggestion of red soil. Bouley noted that these vines were hit hard by hail but today it's the wine's sweetness that stands out, rather than any dryness.

Hailing from the famed terroirs of Burgundy, Jean-Marc Millot Echezeaux Grand Cru 2014 showcases the artisanal prowess of its eponymous producer. The wine originates in the Echezeaux area in Burgundy, France, where the ideal climatic conditions and superb terroirs are elemental to its making. Jean-Marc Millot, the master vintner himself, adopts traditional winemaking techniques blended with precision and a discerning palate to curate this Grand Cru wine.

Exuding an intense ruby colour, this exquisite Grand Cru offers an expressive nose of dark berries and alluring spicy undertones. On the palate, it unveils a remarkable tannin structure, finely grained and rich, encapsulating the true nature of Pinot Noir. A graceful harmonious palate and a lingering finish augment the confounding experience.

It not only exemplifies time-honoured French viticulture but is also a proud representation of the esteemed vineyards from which it derives. The Jean-Marc Millot Echezeaux Grand Cru 2014 is indeed a rare vinous treasure, perfectly designed for the discerning oenophile.

Hailing from the famed terroirs of Burgundy, Jean-Marc Millot Echezeaux Grand Cru 2014 showcases the artisanal prowess of its eponymous producer. The wine originates in the Echezeaux area in Burgundy, France, where the ideal climatic conditions and superb terroirs are elemental to its making. Jean-Marc Millot, the master vintner himself, adopts traditional winemaking techniques blended with precision and a discerning palate to curate this Grand Cru wine.

Exuding an intense ruby colour, this exquisite Grand Cru offers an expressive nose of dark berries and alluring spicy undertones. On the palate, it unveils a remarkable tannin structure, finely grained and rich, encapsulating the true nature of Pinot Noir. A graceful harmonious palate and a lingering finish augment the confounding experience.

It not only exemplifies time-honoured French viticulture but is also a proud representation of the esteemed vineyards from which it derives. The Jean-Marc Millot Echezeaux Grand Cru 2014 is indeed a rare vinous treasure, perfectly designed for the discerning oenophile.

Vinous (92)

Very closed nose hints at citrus peel, stone fruits and minerals. In a more corpulent style than the Vaudésir but youthfully brooding, with its peach and yeasty flavors conveying an impression of power. This wine was made from young vines (14 and 7 years old) planted at a dense meter-by- meter spacing. Seriously rich but still a baby, finishing with serious slow-mounting length. Very impressive for young vines.

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Jerome Castagnier Echezeaux 2014 epitomises the elegance and complexity of the renowned Echezeaux appellation in Burgundy. Crafted with precision in Domaine Castagnier’s esteemed vineyards, this Pinot Noir benefits from meticulous vineyard management and sustainable viticultural practices. The 2014 vintage showcases grapes handpicked from optimal parcels, ensuring exceptional quality and expression. Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, allowing the fruit’s purity to shine, followed by ageing in a selection of French oak barrels to impart subtle complexity and structure. Jerome Castagnier, a respected name in fine wine circles, employs traditional techniques combined with contemporary expertise to produce a wine of remarkable depth and finesse. On the nose, the Echezeaux 2014 reveals vibrant aromas of red cherries, earthy undertones, and delicate floral notes. The palate is harmoniously balanced with silky tannins and a persistent, elegant finish. This vintage is a testament to Castagnier’s dedication to excellence, offering connoisseurs a sublime Burgundy experience.

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Wine Advocate (89-91)

The 2014 Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru les Baudes was picked on September 16 and includes 15% whole cluster. It has a very perfumed bouquet, refined and elegant with hints of violet and blueberry tincturing the red cherry fruit. The palate is crisp on the entry, a little tighter and sharper than the nose was implying and perhaps I was expecting a little more substance on the finish. Hopefully that will develop in time once bottled.

Wine Advocate (94)

Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2014 tasting, Drouhin's 2014 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru is a wine that I might have underestimated from barrel, or perhaps it has just blossomed in bottle. It has a conservative bouquet that needs coaxing from the glass: red cherries, strawberry, scorched earth and just a touch of vanilla from the residual new oak waiting to be subsumed. The palate is medium-bodied with finely tuned tannin and bright red fruit, tensile and poised with a taut, quite linear finish that has class and refinement. This was one of the best in the flight of Clos de Vougeot, and I scored this even higher than Etienne Grivot's. Tasted September 2017.

Vinous (90+)

(bottled in August):Bright medium red. Reticent raspberry and menthol aromas are complicated by smoky minerality. Very dry and a bit awkward four months after the bottling, showing a solid underpinning of minerality but not quite the flesh to buffer its slightly edgy acids and tannins. This will need time to harmonize and expand in bottle, but it appears to be a rather delicate style of Grands-Echézeaux.

Burghound (96)

A broad-ranging and more expressive nose consists of a wonderful range of spice elements together with notes of black tea, earth and floral hints. There is strikingly good intensity and real power to the overtly muscular big-bodied flavors that ooze a fine dry extract that imparts a suave, even velvety mouth feel to the robust finale that also delivers superb persistence. As the best examples of Musigny always are, this delivers that inimitable combination of power and finesse and in doing so deserves the high compliment of being a 'wow' wine.

Burghound (96)

A broad-ranging and more expressive nose consists of a wonderful range of spice elements together with notes of black tea, earth and floral hints. There is strikingly good intensity and real power to the overtly muscular big-bodied flavors that ooze a fine dry extract that imparts a suave, even velvety mouth feel to the robust finale that also delivers superb persistence. As the best examples of Musigny always are, this delivers that inimitable combination of power and finesse and in doing so deserves the high compliment of being a 'wow' wine.

Wine Advocate (96)

The 2014 Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru has a very refined nose not a million miles away from the Mazis-Chambertin, perhaps with even more delineation and mineralité. The palate is very refined with ripe tannin, lively and energetic; it is blessed with super-fine tannin and immense purity of fruit, as well as sensual and captivating on the finish. This is just a divine Griotte - divine. I expect it to ultimately rest at the top of my banded score. Returning to Domaine Joseph Roty two weeks after the untimely passing of Philippe Roty at 46 after a three year battle against cancer, as you would expect, one is filled with emotion far beyond that of appraising a new vintage. However, regretfully I have been in this same situation two or three times before and found that after obligatory condolences, there is always a desire to get back to some kind of normality and restore that sense of life going on. The blood stops running but the sap will always keep rising. And in a sense, Philippe is a strong spirit, a guiding influence at the domaine. Chatting with Pierre-Jean Roty, he told me how his brother had never relinquished until the very end, constantly asking him about the 2015 vintage. Photos and videos of the vines were bought in to his hospital and up until his last visits, he was still inspecting the vines and doing his best to continue as if he didn't have a matter of days left on this Earth. Perhaps one small consolation is that he died knowing that the domaine had been blessed with the 2015 vintage.

Burghound (91-94)

A gentle application of wood sets off the intensely earthy dark currant and slightly gamy aromas. This resembles the Malconsorts in terms of its robust muscularity on the broad-shouldered flavors that possess excellent punch while delivering a touch of animale character on the youthfully austere and persistent finish. This isn't a wine of finesse but it is impressively scaled and clearly built-to-age.