Burgundy
When it comes to the world of fine wines, Burgundy stands tall as one of the most revered and sought-after regions. Renowned for its exceptional terroir and commitment to quality, Burgundy has long captivated enthusiasts with its exquisite and highly prized wines. Today, let us delve into the realm of the best and most expensive wines that Burgundy has to offer, a realm where true wine aficionados can indulge in the pinnacle of winemaking excellence.
At the heart of Burgundy's prestige lie its renowned vineyards, which have garnered global acclaim for their exceptional wines. The names that resonate in the world of Burgundy are Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Domaine Leroy, Domaine Armand Rousseau, and Domaine Georges Roumier. These vineyards have become synonymous with greatness, crafting wines that define elegance, complexity, and longevity.
Burgundy's most esteemed wines are crafted from two noble grape varieties: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The region's red wines, made predominantly from Pinot Noir, display a finesse and purity of fruit that are unmatched. Vineyards such as Romanée-Conti, La Tâche, and Richebourg produce red wines that command astronomical prices due to their exceptional quality and limited production.
For white wine enthusiasts, Burgundy's Chardonnay-based wines are a true revelation. Vineyards like Montrachet, Corton-Charlemagne, and Meursault showcase the full potential of this noble grape, producing wines of unparalleled richness, depth, and complexity. These whites epitomize the artistry of winemaking, with each sip revealing layers of flavors and a harmonious balance between fruit, minerality, and oak.
In the world of fine wines, Burgundy stands as an epitome of elegance, complexity, and refined craftsmanship. Its best and most expensive wines are a testament to the region's unwavering commitment to excellence, terroir-driven winemaking, and the artistry of the winemakers.
Burgundy
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The Chateau Pommard Clos Marey-Monge Simone 2016 is a true masterpiece, having been painstakingly hand-crafted from 100% Pinot Noir grapes within the eponymous 20-hectare vineyard in Pommard, amidst the verdant hills of the Burgundy region. The Chateau Pommard estate, steeped in history since its establishment in 1726, artfully combines ancient winemaking traditions with modern technology to create this remarkably complex red wine, lauded by the most discerning of critics. The superb 2016 vintage fully unveils its character in the glass, boasting aromas of dark cherry, blackcurrant and a hint of chocolate. To the palate, it presents a rich, multifaceted texture of velvety tannins with a lingering finish. This French gem aged in French oak barrels for 22 months, ensures optimum quality and longevity. Exquisite, refined, and remarkable, the Chateau Pommard Clos Marey-Monge Simone 2016 is surely an essential addition to any fine wine collection.
Inc. VAT£737.60 -
The Chateau Pommard Clos Marey-Monge Simone 2016 is a true masterpiece, having been painstakingly hand-crafted from 100% Pinot Noir grapes within the eponymous 20-hectare vineyard in Pommard, amidst the verdant hills of the Burgundy region. The Chateau Pommard estate, steeped in history since its establishment in 1726, artfully combines ancient winemaking traditions with modern technology to create this remarkably complex red wine, lauded by the most discerning of critics. The superb 2016 vintage fully unveils its character in the glass, boasting aromas of dark cherry, blackcurrant and a hint of chocolate. To the palate, it presents a rich, multifaceted texture of velvety tannins with a lingering finish. This French gem aged in French oak barrels for 22 months, ensures optimum quality and longevity. Exquisite, refined, and remarkable, the Chateau Pommard Clos Marey-Monge Simone 2016 is surely an essential addition to any fine wine collection.
Inc. VAT£3,510.04 -
Wine Advocate (94-96)
The 2016 Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru consists of two barrels this year. It has a much more powerful and intense bouquet than the more saturnine Chapelle-Chambertin, sprinting out of the blocks with wild strawberry, cranberry and crushed violet aromas. This wants and frankly deserves attention. The palate is beautifully balanced with filigree tannin, perfectly judged acidity, spicier than the Chapelle-Chambertin with a little more depth and brio toward the finish. This is an outstanding Griotte-Chambertin surfeit with flair and flamboyance, the kind of grand cru that struts into a room and says: let's get this party started.Inc. VAT£1,644.25 -
Wine Advocate (91)
The 2016 Gevrey-Chambertin Villages is superb, unfurling in the glass with a youthful bouquet of sweet cassis, wild berries and peony that mingles with subtle hints of candied peel, grilled meat and rich forest floor. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, pure and velvety, structured around a chassis of fine-grained tannins that will demand some bottle age, underpinned by bright acids and concluding with a strikingly fragrant finish. It's a beautiful wine that exemplifies the fragrant, precise style that Bertrand Dugat and his siblings are coaxing from their family's enviable patrimony of old and meticulously farmed vines.Inc. VAT£464.09 -
Wine Advocate (92+)
The 2016 Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens is also quite reserved, offering up aromas of sweet red berries, dark soil tones and spicy new oak. On the palate, the wine is quite medium to full-bodied, chalky and firm, with broad shoulders and good concentration at the core. It's a promising Rugiens in the making but it will demand some patience.Inc. VAT£709.24 -
The Clerget Volnay 1er Cru Les Mitans 2016 is a prestige product from the famed Burgundy region in France, widely appreciated by seasoned wine enthusiasts. This wine, produced by Thibaud Clerget, the young energic winemaker representing the 28th generation of Domaine Yvon Clerget, is a true testament to the family's vinicultural heritage. Exuding a unique purity of fruit and an expression of the vineyard's limestone-based soil, this Pinot Noir is harvested from 0.5 hectares of 49-year-old vines, fermented in oak barrels for a period of 18 months. The Clerget Volnay 1er Cru Les Mitans 2016 is notable for its bright red fruit flavours, exquisitely balanced with tannins and acidity that promises longevity. The wine's elegance, depth, and remarkable complexity reflect the artistry bestowed by Thibaud that elevates the wine drinking experience to another level. A rare gem, the Clerget Volnay 1er Cru Les Mitans 2016 is a testament to the finesse of Burgundian Pinot Noir.
Inc. VAT£786.29 -
Vinous (89-91)
Clerget's 2016 Volnay is a wine of notable purity and translucence. Bright red stone fruit and floral notes all lift from this exquisitely beautiful, lilting village-level Volnay endowed with superb finesse. I tasted the 2016 from tank, about two months before bottling. Yields are down a whopping 80%. - Antonio GalloniInc. VAT£498.04 -
Vinous (99+)
The 2016 Clos de Tart Grand Cru, cropped at 35hl/ha, is the first year farmed biodynamically. This was completely breathtaking in barrel, and now, in bottle, nothing has changed in that respect. It has an ineffably complex bouquet, not as intense as it showed in barrel yet extremely deep and cerebral, black fruit mingling with forest floor, crushed stone and a touch of sea spray. The palate is perfectly balanced with a deceivingly understated entry, before a wave of black and red fruit crashes over the senses. It is framed by supremely fine tannin, the intensity building toward a crescendo as it fans out. The aftertaste is unbelievably long, remaining in the mouth 60 seconds after the wine has departed. The best ever - simple as that. Tasted at Clos de Tart.Inc. VAT£3,577.24 -
Vinous (93)
The 2016 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru has a very pretty and pure bouquet, the oak here deftly integrated and allowing the dark cherries, cranberry and raspberry scents to flourish. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannins framing the pure confit-like red fruit, just a splash of balsamic towards the finish lending another welcome dimension. I suspect that this will mature with style and panache. Tasted blind at the 2016 Burgfest tasting.Inc. VAT£823.24 -
Jancis Robinson (18)
Fragrant and smoky on the nose and palate. Chewy texture, compressed fruit. Very much in its infancy. Tight, restrained and compact. Unquestionable purity of fruit, which has a charming bitter stemminess to finish.Inc. VAT£1,076.44 -
Burghound (92-94)
A relatively deeply pitched nose offers plenty of both floral and spice elements along with notes of plum, dark cherry and a touch of Asian-style tea. As is usually the case there is excellent volume and a taut muscularity to the sappy broad-shouldered flavors that flash superb depth and persistence. Note well though that this classic example is definitely built-to-age and is going to need at least most of a decade to be approachable. Recommended.Inc. VAT£814.84 -
Burghound (96)
A background note of matchstick character is present on the ripe citrus, spiced green apple and airy white flower aromas. There is good if not massive size and weight to the rich, fleshy and mouth coating large-scaled flavors that evidence obvious power while brimming with minerality on the almost painfully intense and sneaky long finish where the only nit is a hint of warmth. As is often the case with the Coche Corton-Charlemagne, it is built for the very long-term and it wouldn't surprise me if 20 years was necessary to see this at its full maturity.Inc. VAT£13,566.74 -
Wine Advocate (93)
The 2016 Meursault 1er Cru Les Caillerets is excellent, unfurling in the glass with notes of lemon oil, sesame, dried white flowers and a subtle hint of orange blossom, subtly framed by new wood. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, racy and mineral, with tangy acids and an unmistakably chalky, saline finish. As is often the case, it's the brightest, most overtly stony wine in the Coche-Dury cellar.Inc. VAT£12,333.64 -
Wine Advocate (97)
The 2016 Meursault 1er Cru Perrières is the most distinctive wine in the range, unfurling in the glass with notes of lemon oil, crushed chalk, tart green apple, dried white flowers and struck flint. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, elegantly satiny and searingly intense, with tangy acids, huge concentration and the pronouncedly mineral, stony signature that always seems to mark out this bottling. Along with Genevrières, Coche's parcel in Perrières was largely spared by the 2016 frosts. Given its utterly classic profile, a dozen years' patience is advised.Inc. VAT£57,878.47 -
Wine Advocate (94+)
Offering up notes of lime oil, tart Anjou pear, peach kernels and sesame that are delicately framed by a judicious touch of new oak, the 2016 Meursault Les Rougeots is medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, with more texture and a denser, more blocky profile than the other village wines in the cellar this year, displaying considerable extract and a long, stony finish. Raphaël Coche notes that no one in his family can remember a time when Rougeots was so badly frosted, adding that neighboring Chevalières was entirely wiped out.Inc. VAT£2,236.40 -
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Vinous (94)
The 2016 Pommard Clos des Epeneaux 1er Cru has a classic, undergrowth infused bouquet, a mixture of red and black fruit, hints of stewed black tea emerging with time, tobacco and rose petal. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannin, succulent and juicy with a fleshy, almost Volnay-like finish that is very appealing. This is a well crafted and comparatively approachable Pommard. Tasted blind at the 2016 Burgfest tasting.Inc. VAT£1,149.64 -
Vinous (94)
The 2016 Pommard Clos des Epeneaux 1er Cru has a classic, undergrowth infused bouquet, a mixture of red and black fruit, hints of stewed black tea emerging with time, tobacco and rose petal. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannin, succulent and juicy with a fleshy, almost Volnay-like finish that is very appealing. This is a well crafted and comparatively approachable Pommard. Tasted blind at the 2016 Burgfest tasting.Inc. VAT£937.24 -
Vinous (94)
The 2016 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses 1er Cru has an opulent and high-toned bouquet, quite Bonnes-Mares in style, with copious red and blue fruit laced with wilted violet petals. The oak comes across a little stronger here although it is simpatico with the fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent tannin, ripe and vivacious, almost confit-like. There are layers of blue fruit towards the finish that evolves a slightly chalky texture, but there is very good persistency here. Superb. Tasted blind at the 2016 Burgfest tasting.Inc. VAT£1,993.69 -
Inc. VAT£1,535.60 -
Vinous (90-93)
(from a single unfrosted parcel on the mid-slope on the Vosne-Romanée side, the yield was 35 hectoliters per hectare in 2016): Dark red with ruby highlights. The nose displays a rather cool aspect as well as some spicy oak to the aromas of black cherry, licorice and botanical herbs. Densely packed and very ripe but a bit disorganized in the early going, even brutal, with its medicinal cassis, black cherry, herb and bitter chocolate flavors enlivened by pungent minerality. Today the tannins come across as a bit tough and drying. This wine finished its malolactic fermentation very late and Liger-Belair told me that he may bottle it last, as he did with the 2015 Clos Vougeot.Inc. VAT£6,431.29 -
Vinous (92-95)
(two-thirds Les Cruots and one-third Les Champs Traversins, with both climats losing about 35% of their fruit to frost): Healthy dark red, but not ruby like the Clos Vougeot and Reignots. Lovely subtle carnal perfume to the aromas of raspberry, smoke and mocha. Ripe, sweet and wonderfully refined on the palate; a bit less black fruit in character than most of this estate's other 2016, and nicely leavened by spicy oak and a floral element. Spreads out horizontally and vibrates on the back end, finishing with a late note of dark cherry and subtle floral lift. Classically dry, classy Echézeaux with outstanding potential. (Liger-Belair did not bother to present his Vosne-Romanée Les Brûlées, as he made just a single barrel in 2016.)Inc. VAT£4,095.85 -
Vinous (97)
The 2016 La Romanée Grand Cru has a lilting bouquet of crushed strawberry and red cherry on the nose, perhaps missing the ambitions and the complexity of the very best vintages that I have tasted over the years. That said, it is very pretty and more open. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin and a fine bead of acidity. It gains complexity with aeration and reveals its hidden mineralité, becoming spicy and slightly peppery towards the finish. Excellent, although I would not place it top of the class. Tasted blind at the 2016 Burgfest tasting.Inc. VAT£8,642.00 -
Vinous (92-95)
Bright red-ruby. Aromas of black raspberry and pungent minerality show a deep note of coffee reduction. Large-scaled, dry and classic, and quite backward and uncompromising today, with flavors of dark berries, smoke and crushed rock saturating the palate. Dusty tannins spread out horizontally on the vibrating, stony back end. Here's another 2016 that will require patience. Superb potential.Inc. VAT£2,889.20 -
Inc. VAT£21,358.60 -
Comtes Lafon Les Six Climats Original Wooden Case:
- Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Les Boucheres
- Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Goutte d'Or 2016
- Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Perrieres 2016
- Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Genevrieres 2016
- Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Charmes 2016
- Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Porusots 2016
Inc. VAT£4,219.24 -
Vinous (91-93)
(just 2-1/2 barrels produced, or 15 hectoliters per hectare): Bright dark red. Vibrant aromas of black cherry, violet and dark chocolate. Richer and rounder than the Monthélie-Les Duresses, with more power and framing acidity to its slightly medicinal black cherry fruit. At once thick and elegant, this highly concentrated, long wine finishes with very classy tannins.Inc. VAT£2,259.67
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The Chateau Pommard Clos Marey-Monge Simone 2016 is a true masterpiece, having been painstakingly hand-crafted from 100% Pinot Noir grapes within the eponymous 20-hectare vineyard in Pommard, amidst the verdant hills of the Burgundy region. The Chateau Pommard estate, steeped in history since its establishment in 1726, artfully combines ancient winemaking traditions with modern technology to create this remarkably complex red wine, lauded by the most discerning of critics. The superb 2016 vintage fully unveils its character in the glass, boasting aromas of dark cherry, blackcurrant and a hint of chocolate. To the palate, it presents a rich, multifaceted texture of velvety tannins with a lingering finish. This French gem aged in French oak barrels for 22 months, ensures optimum quality and longevity. Exquisite, refined, and remarkable, the Chateau Pommard Clos Marey-Monge Simone 2016 is surely an essential addition to any fine wine collection.
In Bond£612.00 -
The Chateau Pommard Clos Marey-Monge Simone 2016 is a true masterpiece, having been painstakingly hand-crafted from 100% Pinot Noir grapes within the eponymous 20-hectare vineyard in Pommard, amidst the verdant hills of the Burgundy region. The Chateau Pommard estate, steeped in history since its establishment in 1726, artfully combines ancient winemaking traditions with modern technology to create this remarkably complex red wine, lauded by the most discerning of critics. The superb 2016 vintage fully unveils its character in the glass, boasting aromas of dark cherry, blackcurrant and a hint of chocolate. To the palate, it presents a rich, multifaceted texture of velvety tannins with a lingering finish. This French gem aged in French oak barrels for 22 months, ensures optimum quality and longevity. Exquisite, refined, and remarkable, the Chateau Pommard Clos Marey-Monge Simone 2016 is surely an essential addition to any fine wine collection.
In Bond£2,909.00 -
Wine Advocate (94-96)
The 2016 Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru consists of two barrels this year. It has a much more powerful and intense bouquet than the more saturnine Chapelle-Chambertin, sprinting out of the blocks with wild strawberry, cranberry and crushed violet aromas. This wants and frankly deserves attention. The palate is beautifully balanced with filigree tannin, perfectly judged acidity, spicier than the Chapelle-Chambertin with a little more depth and brio toward the finish. This is an outstanding Griotte-Chambertin surfeit with flair and flamboyance, the kind of grand cru that struts into a room and says: let's get this party started.In Bond£1,367.00 -
Wine Advocate (91)
The 2016 Gevrey-Chambertin Villages is superb, unfurling in the glass with a youthful bouquet of sweet cassis, wild berries and peony that mingles with subtle hints of candied peel, grilled meat and rich forest floor. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, pure and velvety, structured around a chassis of fine-grained tannins that will demand some bottle age, underpinned by bright acids and concluding with a strikingly fragrant finish. It's a beautiful wine that exemplifies the fragrant, precise style that Bertrand Dugat and his siblings are coaxing from their family's enviable patrimony of old and meticulously farmed vines.In Bond£367.50 -
Wine Advocate (92+)
The 2016 Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens is also quite reserved, offering up aromas of sweet red berries, dark soil tones and spicy new oak. On the palate, the wine is quite medium to full-bodied, chalky and firm, with broad shoulders and good concentration at the core. It's a promising Rugiens in the making but it will demand some patience.In Bond£575.00 -
The Clerget Volnay 1er Cru Les Mitans 2016 is a prestige product from the famed Burgundy region in France, widely appreciated by seasoned wine enthusiasts. This wine, produced by Thibaud Clerget, the young energic winemaker representing the 28th generation of Domaine Yvon Clerget, is a true testament to the family's vinicultural heritage. Exuding a unique purity of fruit and an expression of the vineyard's limestone-based soil, this Pinot Noir is harvested from 0.5 hectares of 49-year-old vines, fermented in oak barrels for a period of 18 months. The Clerget Volnay 1er Cru Les Mitans 2016 is notable for its bright red fruit flavours, exquisitely balanced with tannins and acidity that promises longevity. The wine's elegance, depth, and remarkable complexity reflect the artistry bestowed by Thibaud that elevates the wine drinking experience to another level. A rare gem, the Clerget Volnay 1er Cru Les Mitans 2016 is a testament to the finesse of Burgundian Pinot Noir.
In Bond£636.00 -
Vinous (89-91)
Clerget's 2016 Volnay is a wine of notable purity and translucence. Bright red stone fruit and floral notes all lift from this exquisitely beautiful, lilting village-level Volnay endowed with superb finesse. I tasted the 2016 from tank, about two months before bottling. Yields are down a whopping 80%. - Antonio GalloniIn Bond£399.00 -
Vinous (99+)
The 2016 Clos de Tart Grand Cru, cropped at 35hl/ha, is the first year farmed biodynamically. This was completely breathtaking in barrel, and now, in bottle, nothing has changed in that respect. It has an ineffably complex bouquet, not as intense as it showed in barrel yet extremely deep and cerebral, black fruit mingling with forest floor, crushed stone and a touch of sea spray. The palate is perfectly balanced with a deceivingly understated entry, before a wave of black and red fruit crashes over the senses. It is framed by supremely fine tannin, the intensity building toward a crescendo as it fans out. The aftertaste is unbelievably long, remaining in the mouth 60 seconds after the wine has departed. The best ever - simple as that. Tasted at Clos de Tart.In Bond£2,965.00 -
Vinous (93)
The 2016 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru has a very pretty and pure bouquet, the oak here deftly integrated and allowing the dark cherries, cranberry and raspberry scents to flourish. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannins framing the pure confit-like red fruit, just a splash of balsamic towards the finish lending another welcome dimension. I suspect that this will mature with style and panache. Tasted blind at the 2016 Burgfest tasting.In Bond£670.00 -
Jancis Robinson (18)
Fragrant and smoky on the nose and palate. Chewy texture, compressed fruit. Very much in its infancy. Tight, restrained and compact. Unquestionable purity of fruit, which has a charming bitter stemminess to finish.In Bond£881.00 -
Burghound (92-94)
A relatively deeply pitched nose offers plenty of both floral and spice elements along with notes of plum, dark cherry and a touch of Asian-style tea. As is usually the case there is excellent volume and a taut muscularity to the sappy broad-shouldered flavors that flash superb depth and persistence. Note well though that this classic example is definitely built-to-age and is going to need at least most of a decade to be approachable. Recommended.In Bond£663.00 -
Burghound (96)
A background note of matchstick character is present on the ripe citrus, spiced green apple and airy white flower aromas. There is good if not massive size and weight to the rich, fleshy and mouth coating large-scaled flavors that evidence obvious power while brimming with minerality on the almost painfully intense and sneaky long finish where the only nit is a hint of warmth. As is often the case with the Coche Corton-Charlemagne, it is built for the very long-term and it wouldn't surprise me if 20 years was necessary to see this at its full maturity.In Bond£11,296.00 -
Wine Advocate (93)
The 2016 Meursault 1er Cru Les Caillerets is excellent, unfurling in the glass with notes of lemon oil, sesame, dried white flowers and a subtle hint of orange blossom, subtly framed by new wood. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, racy and mineral, with tangy acids and an unmistakably chalky, saline finish. As is often the case, it's the brightest, most overtly stony wine in the Coche-Dury cellar.In Bond£10,262.00 -
Wine Advocate (97)
The 2016 Meursault 1er Cru Perrières is the most distinctive wine in the range, unfurling in the glass with notes of lemon oil, crushed chalk, tart green apple, dried white flowers and struck flint. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, elegantly satiny and searingly intense, with tangy acids, huge concentration and the pronouncedly mineral, stony signature that always seems to mark out this bottling. Along with Genevrières, Coche's parcel in Perrières was largely spared by the 2016 frosts. Given its utterly classic profile, a dozen years' patience is advised.In Bond£48,200.00 -
Wine Advocate (94+)
Offering up notes of lime oil, tart Anjou pear, peach kernels and sesame that are delicately framed by a judicious touch of new oak, the 2016 Meursault Les Rougeots is medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, with more texture and a denser, more blocky profile than the other village wines in the cellar this year, displaying considerable extract and a long, stony finish. Raphaël Coche notes that no one in his family can remember a time when Rougeots was so badly frosted, adding that neighboring Chevalières was entirely wiped out.In Bond£1,861.00 -
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Vinous (94)
The 2016 Pommard Clos des Epeneaux 1er Cru has a classic, undergrowth infused bouquet, a mixture of red and black fruit, hints of stewed black tea emerging with time, tobacco and rose petal. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannin, succulent and juicy with a fleshy, almost Volnay-like finish that is very appealing. This is a well crafted and comparatively approachable Pommard. Tasted blind at the 2016 Burgfest tasting.In Bond£942.00 -
Vinous (94)
The 2016 Pommard Clos des Epeneaux 1er Cru has a classic, undergrowth infused bouquet, a mixture of red and black fruit, hints of stewed black tea emerging with time, tobacco and rose petal. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannin, succulent and juicy with a fleshy, almost Volnay-like finish that is very appealing. This is a well crafted and comparatively approachable Pommard. Tasted blind at the 2016 Burgfest tasting.In Bond£765.00 -
Vinous (94)
The 2016 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses 1er Cru has an opulent and high-toned bouquet, quite Bonnes-Mares in style, with copious red and blue fruit laced with wilted violet petals. The oak comes across a little stronger here although it is simpatico with the fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent tannin, ripe and vivacious, almost confit-like. There are layers of blue fruit towards the finish that evolves a slightly chalky texture, but there is very good persistency here. Superb. Tasted blind at the 2016 Burgfest tasting.In Bond£1,655.00 -
In Bond£1,277.00
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Vinous (90-93)
(from a single unfrosted parcel on the mid-slope on the Vosne-Romanée side, the yield was 35 hectoliters per hectare in 2016): Dark red with ruby highlights. The nose displays a rather cool aspect as well as some spicy oak to the aromas of black cherry, licorice and botanical herbs. Densely packed and very ripe but a bit disorganized in the early going, even brutal, with its medicinal cassis, black cherry, herb and bitter chocolate flavors enlivened by pungent minerality. Today the tannins come across as a bit tough and drying. This wine finished its malolactic fermentation very late and Liger-Belair told me that he may bottle it last, as he did with the 2015 Clos Vougeot.In Bond£5,353.00 -
Vinous (92-95)
(two-thirds Les Cruots and one-third Les Champs Traversins, with both climats losing about 35% of their fruit to frost): Healthy dark red, but not ruby like the Clos Vougeot and Reignots. Lovely subtle carnal perfume to the aromas of raspberry, smoke and mocha. Ripe, sweet and wonderfully refined on the palate; a bit less black fruit in character than most of this estate's other 2016, and nicely leavened by spicy oak and a floral element. Spreads out horizontally and vibrates on the back end, finishing with a late note of dark cherry and subtle floral lift. Classically dry, classy Echézeaux with outstanding potential. (Liger-Belair did not bother to present his Vosne-Romanée Les Brûlées, as he made just a single barrel in 2016.)In Bond£3,410.00 -
Vinous (97)
The 2016 La Romanée Grand Cru has a lilting bouquet of crushed strawberry and red cherry on the nose, perhaps missing the ambitions and the complexity of the very best vintages that I have tasted over the years. That said, it is very pretty and more open. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin and a fine bead of acidity. It gains complexity with aeration and reveals its hidden mineralité, becoming spicy and slightly peppery towards the finish. Excellent, although I would not place it top of the class. Tasted blind at the 2016 Burgfest tasting.In Bond£7,199.00 -
Vinous (92-95)
Bright red-ruby. Aromas of black raspberry and pungent minerality show a deep note of coffee reduction. Large-scaled, dry and classic, and quite backward and uncompromising today, with flavors of dark berries, smoke and crushed rock saturating the palate. Dusty tannins spread out horizontally on the vibrating, stony back end. Here's another 2016 that will require patience. Superb potential.In Bond£2,405.00 -
In Bond£17,786.00
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Comtes Lafon Les Six Climats Original Wooden Case:
- Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Les Boucheres
- Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Goutte d'Or 2016
- Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Perrieres 2016
- Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Genevrieres 2016
- Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Charmes 2016
- Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Porusots 2016
In Bond£3,500.00 -
Vinous (91-93)
(just 2-1/2 barrels produced, or 15 hectoliters per hectare): Bright dark red. Vibrant aromas of black cherry, violet and dark chocolate. Richer and rounder than the Monthélie-Les Duresses, with more power and framing acidity to its slightly medicinal black cherry fruit. At once thick and elegant, this highly concentrated, long wine finishes with very classy tannins.In Bond£1,851.00
