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(6x75cl) 2020Vinous (96)
Dark, brilliant ruby. Blackberry, cherry liqueur, licorice, olive paste and vanilla qualities on the smoke-accented nose. Offers primary dark berry, mocha, fruitcake and bitter chocolate flavors that show very good depth as well as energy and pick up a spicy nuance with air. The mineral and floral notes recur on a wonderfully long, youthfully tannic finish that features a hints of salty olive and mocha. 25% new oak.Inc. VAT£417.73 -
Vinous (93)
Inky purple. Black and blue fruits, vanilla and potpourri on the seductively perfumed nose. Offers intense cassis and boysenberry flavors lifted by gentle acidity, gaining in spiciness with air. Very rich and expansive but there's good energy here as well. The finish clings with superb tenacity, the spice and blue fruit notes repeating.Inc. VAT£125.33 -
(6x75cl) 2015Vinous (94)
(25% new oak) Inky ruby. Powerful red/blue fruit, smoky bacon, vanilla and licorice aromas are sharpened by black pepper and mineral notes. Concentrated blueberry, Chambord and spicecake flavors show outstanding clarity and a sexy floral nuance. Smoothly blends depth and energy and finishes extremely long and sappy, with fine-grained tannins framing the densely packed, juicy fruit.Inc. VAT£440.69 -
(6x75cl) 2019Vinous (95)
Deep violet color. A highly perfumed bouquet displays aromas of dark fruit liqueur, potpourri, smoked meat and baking spices. Offers palate-coating blackberry, kirsch, olive paste and candied violet flavors that are sharpened by a smoky mineral flourish that adds vibrancy and lift. Slowly turns sweeter with air and finishes very long and spicy, with repeating minerality and subtle tannic grip.Inc. VAT£417.73 -
Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (94)
Bright yellow. Cool aromas of underripe peach, lichee and cinnamon. Penetrating on entry, then intensely flavored and tactile in the middle palate, with a captivating sweetness to its gripping lemon and stone flavors. Really reverberates on the back end. Offers a lovely acid/sugar balance but this very promising Corton-Charlemagne, like the Meursault Tete de Murgey, will be better for five or six years of bottle aging. (Javillier's single barrel of Meursault Charmes was in the middle of its malolactic fermentation.)Inc. VAT£1,792.32 -
(6x75cl) 2013Vinous (90)
(bottled in February of this year; all of the other '13s were bottled in November or December of '14): Healthy pale yellow. Aromas of lime, mandarin orange and musky white flowers. Plush and spicy, showing good concentration and decent acid cut to the pear and mineral flavors. I wanted a bit more energy for Corton-Charlemagne. Javillier's vines face south and he lost just 20% of his crop to hail in 2013.Inc. VAT£1,089.12 -
Burghound (92)
A more elegant and slightly more complex broad-ranging nose reflects an assortment of green apple, white flower, pear, mineral reduction and a wisp of oak. The overtly rich, full-bodied and powerful flavors coat the palate with sappy dry extract that also serves to buffer the moderately firm acid spine shaping the stony and saline-inflected finale. This too will need at least a few years of patience.Inc. VAT£199.73 -
Vinous (90-92)
Pale yellow-straw. Aromas of lemon, lime, nutmeg and clove. Rich but dry and tight, showing little easy sweetness to its slightly aggressive flavors of stone fruits, spices and crushed-stone minerality. Shows a penetrating quality but this baby is still youthfully disjointed, even a touch sour on the end. Very difficult to assess with confidence today but the tight finish displays very good length.Inc. VAT£1,002.72 -
Inc. VAT£895.49 -
(1x75cl) 2023Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (94-96)
Only recently racked. An even mid lemon. The nose offers stones up front. The palate a wealth of concentrated white fruit supported by a little oak, and while the detail is not forthcoming, the quality and length of the finish impress. A vibrant mineral finish surrounded by an impressive weight of fruit. Drink from 2030-2037. Tasted Dec 2024.Inc. VAT£224.93 -
(6x75cl) 2020Vinous (88-90)
The 2020 Meursault Clos du Cromin is tightly-wound on the nose and needed coaxing from the glass, light citrus lemon, Golden Delicious and earthy tones gradually unfurl. The palate is well balanced with fine depth, a slightly resinous texture that leads to a pithy, wild peach-tinged finish. Give this just a year in bottle.Inc. VAT£423.64 -
(1x75cl) 2020Vinous (91+)
The 2020 Meursault Cuvée Tête de Murger has a well-defined nose, although I was expecting a little more presence and energy compared to previous vintages that I have tasted over the years. The palate is well balanced and shows more gumption, fine acidity with a touch of ginger, well-defined with red apple, nectarine and orange pith on the finish. Just give it some time for the aromatics to open.Inc. VAT£113.60 -
(6x75cl) 2020Vinous (91+)
The 2020 Meursault Cuvée Tête de Murger has a well-defined nose, although I was expecting a little more presence and energy compared to previous vintages that I have tasted over the years. The palate is well balanced and shows more gumption, fine acidity with a touch of ginger, well-defined with red apple, nectarine and orange pith on the finish. Just give it some time for the aromatics to open.Inc. VAT£602.69 -
Inc. VAT£124.13 -
Inc. VAT£124.79 -
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (92-93)
Not yet in bottle. This is significantly more backward. The nose in particular. But then this blend of Casse Tete and Murger de Monthelie is always the most profound. It shows in the density of ripe orchard fruit on the palate, and the energy of the fruit at the finish. The vin de garde among the Meursaults. Drink from 2029-2035. Tasted Dec 2024.Inc. VAT£120.53 -
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (91)
In bottle. An attractive mid lemon yellow. Not as immediately forthcoming as Les Tillets, though still showing a compact white orchard fruit. Fresh apples, quite intense. With a certain crunchiness. Laid back but with plenty in reserve. Drink from 2028-2032. Tasted Dec 2024.Inc. VAT£92.65 -
Vinous (89-92)
(aging in one-third new oak): Sexy, restrained aromas of yellow peach and spices, with a note of lime emerging with air. Then juicy and sharply chiseled on the palate, showing more citrus than yellow fruits and a repeating spicy character. A firm spine of acidity and minerality gives this leanish wine clarity and lift and draws out the finish. Production here was around 50 hectoliters per hectare, or close to normal, according to Marion Javillier. I like this style.Inc. VAT£494.29 -
(6x75cl) 2021Inc. VAT£391.75 -
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (92)
Mid lemon yellow, with a most attractive ripe fruit nose, still with its characteristic hint of lime blossom. Splendid energy on the palate, with a hillside thread providing limestone clarity, and just a little fresh pepper at the finish. In bottle. Drink from 2027-2031. Tasted Dec 2024.Inc. VAT£116.93 -
(6x75cl) 2022Inc. VAT£471.89 -
(6x150cl) 2018Wine Advocate (92+)
Notes of green apple, lime, oyster shell and iodine introduce Piuze's 2018 Chablis 1er Cru Butteaux, a medium to full-bodied, ample and attractively layered wine that's concentrated, cool and controlled, with tangy acids and a saline finish. This cuvée derives from a parcel of 75-year-old vines in clay-rich soils that have weathered the warm vintage conditions very well.Inc. VAT£862.39 -
(12x75cl) 2022Inc. VAT£704.32 -
Inc. VAT£384.80 -
Wine Advocate (92)
The 2018 Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons Les Minots is showing very well, mingling aromas of crisp Anjou pear and green apple with scents of white flowers, marzipan and fresh stone fruits. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, ample and satiny, with chewy structuring extract, good precision and a stony finish.Inc. VAT£746.81 -
(12x75cl) 2022Inc. VAT£658.55 -
Inc. VAT£846.07 -
Inc. VAT£447.86 -
(12x75cl) 2022Inc. VAT£805.76 -
Inc. VAT£1,512.41
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(6x75cl) 2020
Vinous (96)
Dark, brilliant ruby. Blackberry, cherry liqueur, licorice, olive paste and vanilla qualities on the smoke-accented nose. Offers primary dark berry, mocha, fruitcake and bitter chocolate flavors that show very good depth as well as energy and pick up a spicy nuance with air. The mineral and floral notes recur on a wonderfully long, youthfully tannic finish that features a hints of salty olive and mocha. 25% new oak.In Bond£328.87 -
Vinous (93)
Inky purple. Black and blue fruits, vanilla and potpourri on the seductively perfumed nose. Offers intense cassis and boysenberry flavors lifted by gentle acidity, gaining in spiciness with air. Very rich and expansive but there's good energy here as well. The finish clings with superb tenacity, the spice and blue fruit notes repeating.In Bond£101.00 -
(6x75cl) 2015
Vinous (94)
(25% new oak) Inky ruby. Powerful red/blue fruit, smoky bacon, vanilla and licorice aromas are sharpened by black pepper and mineral notes. Concentrated blueberry, Chambord and spicecake flavors show outstanding clarity and a sexy floral nuance. Smoothly blends depth and energy and finishes extremely long and sappy, with fine-grained tannins framing the densely packed, juicy fruit.In Bond£348.00 -
(6x75cl) 2019
Vinous (95)
Deep violet color. A highly perfumed bouquet displays aromas of dark fruit liqueur, potpourri, smoked meat and baking spices. Offers palate-coating blackberry, kirsch, olive paste and candied violet flavors that are sharpened by a smoky mineral flourish that adds vibrancy and lift. Slowly turns sweeter with air and finishes very long and spicy, with repeating minerality and subtle tannic grip.In Bond£328.87 -
Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (94)
Bright yellow. Cool aromas of underripe peach, lichee and cinnamon. Penetrating on entry, then intensely flavored and tactile in the middle palate, with a captivating sweetness to its gripping lemon and stone flavors. Really reverberates on the back end. Offers a lovely acid/sugar balance but this very promising Corton-Charlemagne, like the Meursault Tete de Murgey, will be better for five or six years of bottle aging. (Javillier's single barrel of Meursault Charmes was in the middle of its malolactic fermentation.)In Bond£1,475.00 -
(6x75cl) 2013
Vinous (90)
(bottled in February of this year; all of the other '13s were bottled in November or December of '14): Healthy pale yellow. Aromas of lime, mandarin orange and musky white flowers. Plush and spicy, showing good concentration and decent acid cut to the pear and mineral flavors. I wanted a bit more energy for Corton-Charlemagne. Javillier's vines face south and he lost just 20% of his crop to hail in 2013.In Bond£889.00 -
Burghound (92)
A more elegant and slightly more complex broad-ranging nose reflects an assortment of green apple, white flower, pear, mineral reduction and a wisp of oak. The overtly rich, full-bodied and powerful flavors coat the palate with sappy dry extract that also serves to buffer the moderately firm acid spine shaping the stony and saline-inflected finale. This too will need at least a few years of patience.In Bond£163.00 -
Vinous (90-92)
Pale yellow-straw. Aromas of lemon, lime, nutmeg and clove. Rich but dry and tight, showing little easy sweetness to its slightly aggressive flavors of stone fruits, spices and crushed-stone minerality. Shows a penetrating quality but this baby is still youthfully disjointed, even a touch sour on the end. Very difficult to assess with confidence today but the tight finish displays very good length.In Bond£817.00 -
In Bond£727.00
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(1x75cl) 2023
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (94-96)
Only recently racked. An even mid lemon. The nose offers stones up front. The palate a wealth of concentrated white fruit supported by a little oak, and while the detail is not forthcoming, the quality and length of the finish impress. A vibrant mineral finish surrounded by an impressive weight of fruit. Drink from 2030-2037. Tasted Dec 2024.In Bond£184.00 -
(6x75cl) 2020
Vinous (88-90)
The 2020 Meursault Clos du Cromin is tightly-wound on the nose and needed coaxing from the glass, light citrus lemon, Golden Delicious and earthy tones gradually unfurl. The palate is well balanced with fine depth, a slightly resinous texture that leads to a pithy, wild peach-tinged finish. Give this just a year in bottle.In Bond£337.00 -
(1x75cl) 2020
Vinous (91+)
The 2020 Meursault Cuvée Tête de Murger has a well-defined nose, although I was expecting a little more presence and energy compared to previous vintages that I have tasted over the years. The palate is well balanced and shows more gumption, fine acidity with a touch of ginger, well-defined with red apple, nectarine and orange pith on the finish. Just give it some time for the aromatics to open.In Bond£92.00 -
(6x75cl) 2020
Vinous (91+)
The 2020 Meursault Cuvée Tête de Murger has a well-defined nose, although I was expecting a little more presence and energy compared to previous vintages that I have tasted over the years. The palate is well balanced and shows more gumption, fine acidity with a touch of ginger, well-defined with red apple, nectarine and orange pith on the finish. Just give it some time for the aromatics to open.In Bond£483.00 -
In Bond£100.00
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In Bond£101.00
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Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (92-93)
Not yet in bottle. This is significantly more backward. The nose in particular. But then this blend of Casse Tete and Murger de Monthelie is always the most profound. It shows in the density of ripe orchard fruit on the palate, and the energy of the fruit at the finish. The vin de garde among the Meursaults. Drink from 2029-2035. Tasted Dec 2024.In Bond£97.00 -
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (91)
In bottle. An attractive mid lemon yellow. Not as immediately forthcoming as Les Tillets, though still showing a compact white orchard fruit. Fresh apples, quite intense. With a certain crunchiness. Laid back but with plenty in reserve. Drink from 2028-2032. Tasted Dec 2024.In Bond£74.00 -
Vinous (89-92)
(aging in one-third new oak): Sexy, restrained aromas of yellow peach and spices, with a note of lime emerging with air. Then juicy and sharply chiseled on the palate, showing more citrus than yellow fruits and a repeating spicy character. A firm spine of acidity and minerality gives this leanish wine clarity and lift and draws out the finish. Production here was around 50 hectoliters per hectare, or close to normal, according to Marion Javillier. I like this style.In Bond£394.00 -
(6x75cl) 2021In Bond£307.22
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Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (92)
Mid lemon yellow, with a most attractive ripe fruit nose, still with its characteristic hint of lime blossom. Splendid energy on the palate, with a hillside thread providing limestone clarity, and just a little fresh pepper at the finish. In bottle. Drink from 2027-2031. Tasted Dec 2024.In Bond£94.00 -
(6x75cl) 2022In Bond£374.00
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(6x150cl) 2018
Wine Advocate (92+)
Notes of green apple, lime, oyster shell and iodine introduce Piuze's 2018 Chablis 1er Cru Butteaux, a medium to full-bodied, ample and attractively layered wine that's concentrated, cool and controlled, with tangy acids and a saline finish. This cuvée derives from a parcel of 75-year-old vines in clay-rich soils that have weathered the warm vintage conditions very well.In Bond£677.32 -
(12x75cl) 2022In Bond£548.45
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In Bond£300.00
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Wine Advocate (92)
The 2018 Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons Les Minots is showing very well, mingling aromas of crisp Anjou pear and green apple with scents of white flowers, marzipan and fresh stone fruits. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, ample and satiny, with chewy structuring extract, good precision and a stony finish.In Bond£581.00 -
(12x75cl) 2022In Bond£510.31
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In Bond£673.00
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In Bond£356.00
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(12x75cl) 2022In Bond£632.99
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In Bond£1,219.00
There is a wealth of great French wine outside the ‘Big 4’ (Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and Rhone). The Languedoc Roussillon with it’s herby, robust Mediterranean reds, Provence with its pale, vinous roses, Loire with its flinty Sauvignons, crunchy Cabernet Francs, and endlessly fascinating Chenins, Jura with its old fashioned curiosities… the list goes on. Tradition and terroir are the veins running through them all, making French wines still the most emulated in the world.
