Domaine Arlaud
About Domaine Arlaud
In 1942, Joseph Arlaud married Renée Amiot and it was the latter who brought deep Burgundian roots and swathes of Grand Cru vines to the partnership. Far from a lucky benefactor of a sizable dowry however, Joseph embarked on a project of extremely shrewd acquisitions over the next few years, growing the family Domaine to hold plots in an enviable four Grands Crus.
Culminating in the 1966 acquisition of the 14th Century cellar which adorns their label, Joseph Arlaud passed on one of the greatest Domaines in Burgundy to his diligent children. Today, it is his grandson Cyprien Arlaud who manages the estate, having taken over total control in 2013. Moving winemaking to more modern (and effective!) premises in Morey Saint Denis, the beautiful ancient cellar is now used to store the family reserves and host exclusive tastings.
Viniculture
One of the very first estates to recognise the importance of modern, low-intervention and biodynamic practices and their positive impacts on the soil and general terroir of this special region, Domaine Arlaud ceased use of all chemical herbicides as early as 1998 whilst drastically reducing all non-natural treatments at the same time. Slowly but surely over the course of Cyprien’s involvement amongst the vines, Domaine Arlaud was awarded the official status of fully Biodynamic by Veritas in 2014.
There is a desperation to convey the personality of both fruit and terroir at Domaine Arlaud, which culminates in extremely gentle and well-judged winemaking. After initial harvest, for example, grapes are sorted and destemmed by hand a further three times! Over recent years, some 30% of bunches are left whole, meaning tannin and structure is imbued naturally into the wine without the need for aggressive extraction and brutal pressing.
Read More
Photo
AI Chat
Prices:
| Product Name | Region | Qty | Score | Price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 96-98 (IB) |
Inc. VAT
£529.19 |
|||||
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (96-98)5 Star Wine. No deeper in colour but immediately the nose shows that we are in the presence of serious quality. There is even more to this, along with a touch of coconut from the barrel. The fruit is fully ripe red, thinking about sliding towards the black but not going that far. The acidity comes over in the form of a high-class mineral line threading its way across the palate. Not as sensual as the Clos St-Denis but there is even more to it. Brilliant wine in the finesse key of the best of the vintage. Drink from 2030-2038. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 95-98 (IB) |
Inc. VAT
£2,382.40 |
|||||
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (95-98)A bright fresh mid purple. The bouquet is superb, in a really lush and almost creamy red berry fruit, not as wild as some until a little savoury touch at the finish. Complex, a fine weave to the texture, with pure red berry fruit coming out at the finish. Despite its location I tend to think of Bonnes Mares as a Morey style Grand Cru, but you can certainly see the touch of Chambolle in this. Drink from 2032-2040. Tasted: November 2023. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 95-97 (IB) |
Inc. VAT
£2,142.40 |
|||||
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (95-97)Bright and even purple. An ever-increasing depth of ripe raspberry on the nose, yet with some stricter savoury qualities too. Seamless on the palate, unsure of which commune it lies in, close to giving the best of both. A cousin to Chambolle yet with marked Morey tendencies. The complexity continues across the palate (Morey) while the finish has additional sensuality (Chambolle). Drink from 2032-2038. Tasted Dec 2024. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 2 | 87-89 (IB) |
Inc. VAT
£181.46 |
|||||
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (87-89)A fine even purple. A nose of charm and delicious, adequately ripe, dark red fruit. Energetic fruit, with a touch of sandalwood, tightly wound with quite high acidity. Just slightly dry at the finish, though compensated by surprising length. Drink from 2024-2026. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 2 | 86-89 (BH) |
Inc. VAT
£204.80 |
|||||
Burghound (86-89)Outstanding Top Value. A wonderfully fresh and ripe nose combines notes of red currant, plum and a whisper of earth. The sleek, delicious and vibrant middleweight flavors terminate in an inviting and refreshing if lightly rustic finish. This is very good for its level plus it offers short to mid-term aging potential. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 93 (DC) |
Inc. VAT
£179.60 |
|||||
Decanter (93)This deeply satisfying Bourgogne boasts a deep ruby colour and forward aromas of ripe cherry and wild strawberry. The structure is supple, with firmish tannins, good freshness and concentration on the palate that suggest this could also age. The vines are all in the Gevrey village limits, east of the Route Nationale. The domaine owns 5ha here that were purchased in the 1960s; some of the vines were planted then. The grapes are mostly destemmed before a gentle fermentation and aged in mainly used casks to produce this exemplary wine. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 92-94 (IB) |
Inc. VAT
£159.72 |
|||||
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (92-94)Rich deep crimson purple. A very solid bouquet, a wealth of ripe fruit. Plumper here, another feeling of sandalwood and spice, a little firmer in tannins than Ruchots: indeed, I think Cyprien is being cruel serving this after the sublime Ruchots. Tasted: December 2021 |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 87-89 (WA) |
Inc. VAT
£104.39 |
|||||
Wine Advocate (87-89)The 2016 Chambolle Musigny is completely destemmed. It has a lifted, slightly floral nose with iris and peony scents infusing the black cherry fruit, a little compact at first but gradually loosening up with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with sharp, chalky tannin, initially rigid but fanning out modestly toward the tight, linear finish. This is a modest, conservative Chambolle-Musigny that does not want to create too much fuss. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 90-91 (IB) |
Inc. VAT
£104.93 |
|||||
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (90-91)Bright ruby in colour. The nose shows a touch of reduction. Nutty and cherries, there is rather good intensity on the palate, a line of intense cherries, no sign of the reduction here. Drink from 2028-2033. Tasted: November 2023. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 89-91 (VN (NM)) |
Inc. VAT
£102.53 |
|||||
Vinous - Neal Martin (89-91)The 2023 Chambolle-Musigny Village is more open and displays more red fruit compared to its Morey-Saint-Denis counterpart, perhaps more brightness too. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, fleshy and well balanced with a crisp spine of acidity. It gains a little more concentration right on the finish. Afford this a year or two in bottle. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 89 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£262.13 |
|||||
Vinous (89)(entirely destemmed): Medium red, with some amber at the rim. Slightly decadent aromas of raspberry, truffle, licorice, herbs and earth, complicated by a balsamic quality and a high note of violet. There's good acidity here, but the black and purple fruit and pungent licorice flavors lack a bit of definition and energy. Finishes with decent lift but a slight leanness. Limited terroir character here. Cyprien Arlaud told me that he picked his three different ages of vines together back in 2001 and that he's much more precise about harvesting dates today, not only picking his various parcels on different days but declassifying fruit from the youngest vines. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 92-94 (WA) |
Inc. VAT
£200.00 |
|||||
Wine Advocate (92-94)The 2013 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru has a perfumed, floral bouquet that is quintessential Charmes-Chambertin really. It is very well defined and pure with small dark cherries, blueberry and iris scents. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin structure, a citric thread of acidity and an austere and serious finish that is more Morey-like in style. There is a lovely sense of salinity on the aftertaste that begs you to take another sip. I actually prefer this to the Clos-de-la-Roche this year. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 4 | 95 (WS) |
Inc. VAT
£1,933.27 |
|||||
Wine Spectator (95)A powerful, dense version, evoking cherry, currant and spice flavors, with underlying accents of mineral and tobacco. Tight and chalky on the finish, but showing promise. Best from 2020 through 2040. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 91-93 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£188.52 |
|||||
Vinous (91-93)Bright red. Aromas of strawberry, cherry and rose petal are a bit muted by musky leathery reduction; showed some darker fruit character as it opened in the glass. Offers an attractive balance between thickness and energy but quite backward today and distinctly more clenched than the Aux Combottes. Finishes with good verve and thrust, and a hint of bloody steak, but not quite the class of a great Charmes. Arlaud's vines are actually located in the top part of Mazoyères, just under Latricières. They range from 25 to 70 years of age, but he often declassifies most of the younger vines into his Gevrey villages, as he did in 2016. He noted that the young vines produced nicely concentrated grapes in '16 but they were picked near the beginning of the harvest and lacked the density of the older vines. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 92-94 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£462.41 |
|||||
Vinous (92-94)The 2019 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru is very pure and intense on the nose, a melange of black and blueberry fruit infused with pressed violet petals. The oak here is seamlessly integrated. The palate is opulent on the entry with black plum and boysenberry jam. There is a subtle confit element to this Charmes-Chambertin with grippy tannins on the finish that delivers a subtle bitter/sappy edginess. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 92-94 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£1,115.52 |
|||||
Vinous (92-94)The 2019 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru is very pure and intense on the nose, a melange of black and blueberry fruit infused with pressed violet petals. The oak here is seamlessly integrated. The palate is opulent on the entry with black plum and boysenberry jam. There is a subtle confit element to this Charmes-Chambertin with grippy tannins on the finish that delivers a subtle bitter/sappy edginess. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 95-97 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£618.36 |
|||||
Vinous (95-97)The 2020 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru, matured in 15% new oak, showed just a tiny morsel of reduction on the nose, that the concentration here was still tangible. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit, fine acidity, taut and fresh and very precise. This has real class and verve, though it will benefit from several years in bottle. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 95-97 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£1,113.12 |
|||||
Vinous (95-97)The 2020 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru, matured in 15% new oak, showed just a tiny morsel of reduction on the nose, that the concentration here was still tangible. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit, fine acidity, taut and fresh and very precise. This has real class and verve, though it will benefit from several years in bottle. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 94-96 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£203.99 |
|||||
Vinous (94-96)The 2021 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru is a little more "gourmand" on the nose, cohering with time in the glass, loamy, almost peaty aromas emerge with time. The palate is medium-bodied with finely-honed tannins. Lovely symmetry here, with a slight creaminess in texture towards the finish, where it feels very persistent. This is a lovely Charmes-Chambertin that should evolve wonderfully in bottle. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 94-96 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£1,034.29 |
|||||
Vinous (94-96)The 2021 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru is a little more "gourmand" on the nose, cohering with time in the glass, loamy, almost peaty aromas emerge with time. The palate is medium-bodied with finely-honed tannins. Lovely symmetry here, with a slight creaminess in texture towards the finish, where it feels very persistent. This is a lovely Charmes-Chambertin that should evolve wonderfully in bottle. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 93-95 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£1,792.32 |
|||||
Vinous (93-95)The 2022 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru, one of the last to be picked over three different passes, has a plush and expressive bouquet with dark cherries, raspberry coulis and light violet petal aromas that recede and reveal orange rind and yuzu scents. The palate is medium-bodied with firm grip on the entry. It’s a solid Charmes-Chambertin that is Mazoyères in style because, well, that's where it's from! A serious Charmes-Chambertin that will age well in bottle. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 94-96 (IB) |
Inc. VAT
£1,794.80 |
|||||
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (94-96)Bright fresh purple. The nose has just a suggestion of chocolate on top of the raspberries. There is plenty of energy here on the palate, now some ripe cherries, not the most concentrated but with a fine long aftertaste. Has me reaching for another taste! Drink from 2033-2040. Tasted Dec 2024. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 93-95 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£1,810.32 |
|||||
Vinous (93-95)Medium red. Aromas of strawberry, raspberry, flowers and spices. Juicy on entry, then suave and light on its feet in the middle, with dense red berry flavors accented by white pepper, mint and flowers. This is a live wire in the mouth but it's also seamless and refined. The very subtle, slowly mounting finish displays a touch of medicinal bitterness that stimulates the salivary glands. Arlaud noted that his grand cru vineyards yielded 30 to 32 hectoliters per hectare in 2015, which he described as good for a dry year and better balanced as a result. The berries were small in 2015 but not nearly as tiny as those in 2003, when the same vineyards produced barely 20 hectoliters per hectare. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 92-94 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£284.52 |
|||||
Vinous (92-94)Medium red. A reticent but pure expression of Clos de la Roche soil on the nose, offering subtle scents of raspberry, strawberry, dried flowers, brown spices, underbrush and minerals. Juicy and fine-grained but youthfully tight, with lovely spicy, integrated, mineral-driven acidity framing the red berry and earth flavors. Finishes lively and tight but not hard or dry. Arlaud noted that the pH is 3.5, at the high end for his 2016s, as is usually the case for this wine, which comes from vines that he's careful not to pick too early. We need to accept a higher pH in order to get enough fruit ripeness, he explained. |
|||||||||
| Product Name | Region | Qty | Score | Price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 96-98 (IB) |
In Bond
£438.00 |
|||||
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (96-98)5 Star Wine. No deeper in colour but immediately the nose shows that we are in the presence of serious quality. There is even more to this, along with a touch of coconut from the barrel. The fruit is fully ripe red, thinking about sliding towards the black but not going that far. The acidity comes over in the form of a high-class mineral line threading its way across the palate. Not as sensual as the Clos St-Denis but there is even more to it. Brilliant wine in the finesse key of the best of the vintage. Drink from 2030-2038. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 95-98 (IB) |
In Bond
£1,975.00 |
|||||
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (95-98)A bright fresh mid purple. The bouquet is superb, in a really lush and almost creamy red berry fruit, not as wild as some until a little savoury touch at the finish. Complex, a fine weave to the texture, with pure red berry fruit coming out at the finish. Despite its location I tend to think of Bonnes Mares as a Morey style Grand Cru, but you can certainly see the touch of Chambolle in this. Drink from 2032-2040. Tasted: November 2023. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 95-97 (IB) |
In Bond
£1,775.00 |
|||||
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (95-97)Bright and even purple. An ever-increasing depth of ripe raspberry on the nose, yet with some stricter savoury qualities too. Seamless on the palate, unsure of which commune it lies in, close to giving the best of both. A cousin to Chambolle yet with marked Morey tendencies. The complexity continues across the palate (Morey) while the finish has additional sensuality (Chambolle). Drink from 2032-2038. Tasted Dec 2024. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 2 | 87-89 (IB) |
In Bond
£134.00 |
|||||
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (87-89)A fine even purple. A nose of charm and delicious, adequately ripe, dark red fruit. Energetic fruit, with a touch of sandalwood, tightly wound with quite high acidity. Just slightly dry at the finish, though compensated by surprising length. Drink from 2024-2026. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 2 | 86-89 (BH) |
In Bond
£150.00 |
|||||
Burghound (86-89)Outstanding Top Value. A wonderfully fresh and ripe nose combines notes of red currant, plum and a whisper of earth. The sleek, delicious and vibrant middleweight flavors terminate in an inviting and refreshing if lightly rustic finish. This is very good for its level plus it offers short to mid-term aging potential. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 93 (DC) |
In Bond
£129.00 |
|||||
Decanter (93)This deeply satisfying Bourgogne boasts a deep ruby colour and forward aromas of ripe cherry and wild strawberry. The structure is supple, with firmish tannins, good freshness and concentration on the palate that suggest this could also age. The vines are all in the Gevrey village limits, east of the Route Nationale. The domaine owns 5ha here that were purchased in the 1960s; some of the vines were planted then. The grapes are mostly destemmed before a gentle fermentation and aged in mainly used casks to produce this exemplary wine. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 92-94 (IB) |
In Bond
£130.00 |
|||||
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (92-94)Rich deep crimson purple. A very solid bouquet, a wealth of ripe fruit. Plumper here, another feeling of sandalwood and spice, a little firmer in tannins than Ruchots: indeed, I think Cyprien is being cruel serving this after the sublime Ruchots. Tasted: December 2021 |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 87-89 (WA) |
In Bond
£84.00 |
|||||
Wine Advocate (87-89)The 2016 Chambolle Musigny is completely destemmed. It has a lifted, slightly floral nose with iris and peony scents infusing the black cherry fruit, a little compact at first but gradually loosening up with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with sharp, chalky tannin, initially rigid but fanning out modestly toward the tight, linear finish. This is a modest, conservative Chambolle-Musigny that does not want to create too much fuss. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 90-91 (IB) |
In Bond
£84.00 |
|||||
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (90-91)Bright ruby in colour. The nose shows a touch of reduction. Nutty and cherries, there is rather good intensity on the palate, a line of intense cherries, no sign of the reduction here. Drink from 2028-2033. Tasted: November 2023. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 89-91 (VN (NM)) |
In Bond
£82.00 |
|||||
Vinous - Neal Martin (89-91)The 2023 Chambolle-Musigny Village is more open and displays more red fruit compared to its Morey-Saint-Denis counterpart, perhaps more brightness too. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, fleshy and well balanced with a crisp spine of acidity. It gains a little more concentration right on the finish. Afford this a year or two in bottle. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 89 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£258.00 |
|||||
Vinous (89)(entirely destemmed): Medium red, with some amber at the rim. Slightly decadent aromas of raspberry, truffle, licorice, herbs and earth, complicated by a balsamic quality and a high note of violet. There's good acidity here, but the black and purple fruit and pungent licorice flavors lack a bit of definition and energy. Finishes with decent lift but a slight leanness. Limited terroir character here. Cyprien Arlaud told me that he picked his three different ages of vines together back in 2001 and that he's much more precise about harvesting dates today, not only picking his various parcels on different days but declassifying fruit from the youngest vines. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 92-94 (WA) |
In Bond
£164.00 |
|||||
Wine Advocate (92-94)The 2013 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru has a perfumed, floral bouquet that is quintessential Charmes-Chambertin really. It is very well defined and pure with small dark cherries, blueberry and iris scents. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin structure, a citric thread of acidity and an austere and serious finish that is more Morey-like in style. There is a lovely sense of salinity on the aftertaste that begs you to take another sip. I actually prefer this to the Clos-de-la-Roche this year. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 4 | 95 (WS) |
In Bond
£1,579.00 |
|||||
Wine Spectator (95)A powerful, dense version, evoking cherry, currant and spice flavors, with underlying accents of mineral and tobacco. Tight and chalky on the finish, but showing promise. Best from 2020 through 2040. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 91-93 (VN) |
In Bond
£154.00 |
|||||
Vinous (91-93)Bright red. Aromas of strawberry, cherry and rose petal are a bit muted by musky leathery reduction; showed some darker fruit character as it opened in the glass. Offers an attractive balance between thickness and energy but quite backward today and distinctly more clenched than the Aux Combottes. Finishes with good verve and thrust, and a hint of bloody steak, but not quite the class of a great Charmes. Arlaud's vines are actually located in the top part of Mazoyères, just under Latricières. They range from 25 to 70 years of age, but he often declassifies most of the younger vines into his Gevrey villages, as he did in 2016. He noted that the young vines produced nicely concentrated grapes in '16 but they were picked near the beginning of the harvest and lacked the density of the older vines. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 92-94 (VN) |
In Bond
£380.00 |
|||||
Vinous (92-94)The 2019 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru is very pure and intense on the nose, a melange of black and blueberry fruit infused with pressed violet petals. The oak here is seamlessly integrated. The palate is opulent on the entry with black plum and boysenberry jam. There is a subtle confit element to this Charmes-Chambertin with grippy tannins on the finish that delivers a subtle bitter/sappy edginess. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 92-94 (VN) |
In Bond
£911.00 |
|||||
Vinous (92-94)The 2019 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru is very pure and intense on the nose, a melange of black and blueberry fruit infused with pressed violet petals. The oak here is seamlessly integrated. The palate is opulent on the entry with black plum and boysenberry jam. There is a subtle confit element to this Charmes-Chambertin with grippy tannins on the finish that delivers a subtle bitter/sappy edginess. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 95-97 (VN) |
In Bond
£506.00 |
|||||
Vinous (95-97)The 2020 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru, matured in 15% new oak, showed just a tiny morsel of reduction on the nose, that the concentration here was still tangible. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit, fine acidity, taut and fresh and very precise. This has real class and verve, though it will benefit from several years in bottle. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 95-97 (VN) |
In Bond
£909.00 |
|||||
Vinous (95-97)The 2020 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru, matured in 15% new oak, showed just a tiny morsel of reduction on the nose, that the concentration here was still tangible. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit, fine acidity, taut and fresh and very precise. This has real class and verve, though it will benefit from several years in bottle. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 94-96 (VN) |
In Bond
£167.00 |
|||||
Vinous (94-96)The 2021 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru is a little more "gourmand" on the nose, cohering with time in the glass, loamy, almost peaty aromas emerge with time. The palate is medium-bodied with finely-honed tannins. Lovely symmetry here, with a slight creaminess in texture towards the finish, where it feels very persistent. This is a lovely Charmes-Chambertin that should evolve wonderfully in bottle. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 94-96 (VN) |
In Bond
£844.00 |
|||||
Vinous (94-96)The 2021 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru is a little more "gourmand" on the nose, cohering with time in the glass, loamy, almost peaty aromas emerge with time. The palate is medium-bodied with finely-honed tannins. Lovely symmetry here, with a slight creaminess in texture towards the finish, where it feels very persistent. This is a lovely Charmes-Chambertin that should evolve wonderfully in bottle. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 93-95 (VN) |
In Bond
£1,475.00 |
|||||
Vinous (93-95)The 2022 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru, one of the last to be picked over three different passes, has a plush and expressive bouquet with dark cherries, raspberry coulis and light violet petal aromas that recede and reveal orange rind and yuzu scents. The palate is medium-bodied with firm grip on the entry. It’s a solid Charmes-Chambertin that is Mazoyères in style because, well, that's where it's from! A serious Charmes-Chambertin that will age well in bottle. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 94-96 (IB) |
In Bond
£1,475.00 |
|||||
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (94-96)Bright fresh purple. The nose has just a suggestion of chocolate on top of the raspberries. There is plenty of energy here on the palate, now some ripe cherries, not the most concentrated but with a fine long aftertaste. Has me reaching for another taste! Drink from 2033-2040. Tasted Dec 2024. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 93-95 (VN) |
In Bond
£1,490.00 |
|||||
Vinous (93-95)Medium red. Aromas of strawberry, raspberry, flowers and spices. Juicy on entry, then suave and light on its feet in the middle, with dense red berry flavors accented by white pepper, mint and flowers. This is a live wire in the mouth but it's also seamless and refined. The very subtle, slowly mounting finish displays a touch of medicinal bitterness that stimulates the salivary glands. Arlaud noted that his grand cru vineyards yielded 30 to 32 hectoliters per hectare in 2015, which he described as good for a dry year and better balanced as a result. The berries were small in 2015 but not nearly as tiny as those in 2003, when the same vineyards produced barely 20 hectoliters per hectare. |
|||||||||
|
|
Burgundy | 1 | 92-94 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£280.80 |
|||||
Vinous (92-94)Medium red. A reticent but pure expression of Clos de la Roche soil on the nose, offering subtle scents of raspberry, strawberry, dried flowers, brown spices, underbrush and minerals. Juicy and fine-grained but youthfully tight, with lovely spicy, integrated, mineral-driven acidity framing the red berry and earth flavors. Finishes lively and tight but not hard or dry. Arlaud noted that the pH is 3.5, at the high end for his 2016s, as is usually the case for this wine, which comes from vines that he's careful not to pick too early. We need to accept a higher pH in order to get enough fruit ripeness, he explained. |
|||||||||
