Jean-Marc Boillot Volnay-Pitures Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Jean-Marc Boillot Volnay Carelle Sous La Chapelle Premier Cru 2021 Red Wine - France

Intense ruby color with a beautiful purple luster. Pure and ethereal olfactory range with top notes of powdery flowers (iris, violet) followed by a complex fresh fruit note that is built on traces of fresh balsamic. Fresh fruit with chalky tannins and... ... more

Jean-Marc Boillot Pommard Jarollieres Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Deep, intense, ruby purplish reflections. Smoky aromatic depth, ripe black fruits, and a peppery background note. Deep in taste with a rich succession of fruity and spicy notes. Powerful, ample, and fleshy with mouth-coating tannins. A persistent oak... ... more

Domaine Lucien Boillot Volnay Clos des Angles Premier Cru 2017 Red Wine - France

Les Angles is among Pierre Boillot’s top parcels, one of the old-vine blocks he inherited from his father, Lucien, and from his great-grandfather, Henri, who was from Volnay. The current generation of vines at this 1.33-acre parcel was planted in... ... more

Domaine Sylvain Morey Santenay Rouge Grand Clos Rousseau Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

This is very firmly reduced and completely unreadable in this state. Otherwise, there is a bit more volume and excellent punch to the appealingly textured and detailed medium weight flavors that conclude in a bright, youthfully austere and more... ... more

Domaine Sigaut Chambolle-Musigny Les Fuees Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Two plots next to Bonnes Mares and one next to Christophe Roumier’s Cras. Bright even purple. Rather reductive nose. Very fine rich generous fruit in the mouth, optimum ripeness, just firmed up a bit at the back by the reduction. Very long finish.... ... more

Domaine Francois Lumpp Givry A Vigne Rouge Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

This too is firmly reduced though the underlying fruit is clearly ripe. More interesting today are the rich, concentrated and powerful medium-bodied flavors that brim with sappy dry extract that also serves to buffer the even more firmly structured and... ... more

Lignier-Michelot Morey-Saint-Denis Aux Chezeaux Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

An earthier and slightly riper blend of cassis, black raspberry, violet and discreet sauvage-suffused aromas. The relatively refined but markedly punchy medium-bodied flavors possess very good mid-palate density while displaying fine length on the... ... more

Jean-Marc Boillot Beaune Epenottes Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Intense ruby color with a beautiful purplish luster complex olfactory range on a “thorny� fruity - small black bramble berries - with a warm spicy base (mace, cocoa bean) fine taste texture silky and chiselled with a vibrant persistence. ... more

Albert Bichot Mercurey Champs Martin Premier Cru Domaine Adelie 2021 Red Wine - France

The Mercurey Champs Martin Premier Cru is fresh, fine and fragrant. Slightly oaked notes complement black fruit aromas on the nose, along with scents of violet, blueberry, blackberry and licorice. Fleshy and velvety on the palate with flavors of... ... more

Domaine Vincent & Sophie Morey Saint-Aubin Les Charmois Premier Cru 2020 White Wine - France

A touch of petrol is present to the airy and cool aromas of pear essence and various flora wisps. The plump, round and fleshy medium-bodied flavors possess a seductive texture while exuding a subtle bead of minerality on the clean, dry and lingering... ... more

Domaine Louis Boillot Pommard Les Fremiers Premier Cru 2018 Red Wine - France

The wines that Louis Boillot makes from his priceless vines are like Burgundy used to be: gentle, subtle, pure, precise and highly nuanced, their complexity and sensuality growing with age. Domaine Louis Boillot Pommard Les Fremiers Premier Cru is... ... more

Domaine de la Vougeraie Vougeot Les Cras Premier Cru 2019 Red Wine - France

Les Cras is one of the four Premiers Crus in the Vougeot appellation. The name of the Domaine de la Vougeraie is derived from Vougeot and the Vouge, the small stream flowing through the village. Mid to deep purple, the whole bunches show quite... ... more

Domaine Dubuet-Monthelie Monthelie Les Longenes Premier Cru 2019 Red Wine - France

This wine is made using traditional Burgundian methods. This includes fermentation in barrel with a hands off approach in the hopes of most successfully representing the terroir in the glass. ... more

Domaine Bernard Moreau Chassagne-Montrachet Champgains Premier Cru 2020 White Wine - France

The 2020 Chassagne-Montrachet Champs Gain 1er Cru displayed a discrete mintiness on the nose, maybe even a touch of cough candy entwined within the citrus fruit, later scents of brioche and walnut. The palate is well balanced with fine acidity, saline... ... more

Domaine Bitouzet-Prieur Volnay Pitures Premier Cru 2019 Red Wine - France

Although it hails from a lesser-known site than some of the domaine’s other wines, François always serves his Pitures last in the lineup, and for good reason: this cuvée offers the sternest, firmest, most elemental sense of structure of all the... ... more

Domaine Latour-Giraud Pommard Refene Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

A notably ripe yet still appealingly fresh nose features liqueur-like aromas of cassis, black cherry and prominent earth nuances. There is fine mid-palate density to the moderately powerful, focused and sappy flavors that also display relatively... ... more

Pierre Gelin Fixin Clos Napoleon Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

The old vines of Clos Napoléon yield pure, well-balanced wine with high-toned notes of cherry, earth, and wood spice, combined with depth and length on the palate. This is one of the richer, more structured wines of the Fixin appellation. Perfumed and... ... more

Domaine Armand Heitz Pommard Les Rugiens Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

The image of the Pommard appellation in general is totally influenced by the Rugiens wines: masculine, powerful, a little rustic. The wines are aromatic, extremely balanced and expressive of their terroir - classic nods to old-school Burgundy... ... more

Faiveley Beaune Clos de l'Ecu Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

This terroir offers a fruity and very elegant of the Pinot Noir varietal. It displays a deep ruby color and remarkably pure notes of red and black fruits. The palate is lively and spicy with a refreshing touch of menthol. This wine evolves beautifully... ... more

Maison Chanzy Santenay Les Cornieres Premier Cru 2021 Red Wine - France

This wine has an intense black cherry color with a beautiful shine. It expresses a floral nose of peony and violet and then black fruits. The palate is round and greedy, with much finesse and length. It is a deep wine with good density. ... more

Bouchard Aine & Fils Beaune Clos du Roi Cuvee Signature Premier Cru 2018 Red Wine - France

Dark cherry red. Open with powerful aromas of blackberries seductively enhanced by vanilla notes. A full-bodied and rich wine, with very present yet silky tannins and spicy notes in the finish. For its full-bodied structure and powerful aromas, this... ... more

Danjean-Berthoux Givry La Plante Premier Cru Blanc 2018 White Wine - France

Givry is planted on oxfordian era limestone and clayey limestone that has a high proportion of iron and minerals. Bright, pale gold with notes of honey, citrus, and lily flowers. ... more

Xavier Monnot Beaune Les Cent-Vignes Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

A bright and lively robe. Fresh, pretty aromas complement rich cherry and raspberry flavors supported by a silky texture on the palate. A sleek, taut red, this boasts cherry, raspberry and oak spice flavors. More on the red fruit spectrum than many... ... more

Domaine Vincent & Sophie Morey Maranges La Fussiere Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

A nice red color, not too dark. Strawberry fruit on the nose, very sweet and candied fruit. The wine has nice balance. Some chocolate with baby tannins, and pine forest minerality. This is a nice wine for this appellation. ... more

Chateau de Chamirey Mercurey Clos des Ruelles Premier Cru Rouge Monopole 2020 Red Wine - France

Deep ruby color with an expressive nose of red berries like cherries along with spicy notes pepper of and vanilla. On the palate, it's an explosion of flavors supported by very elegant tannins an a long and saline finish. Firm reduction dominates the... ... more

Domaine Ragot Givry La Grande Berge Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

This wine has plenty of red cherry fruit with subtle notes of undergrowth and spice. ... more

Domaine Blain-Gagnard Chassagne-Montrachet Clos St. Jean Premier Cru 2021 White Wine - France

Clos Saint-Jean shows aromas and flavors of ripe yellow apple, peach, and lemon. One expects Clos Saint-Jean to be tense and high in acidity given its position on the hill, but it is often quite rich and broad instead. Aging in 30% new Burgundian... ... more

Monthelie-Douhairet-Porcheret Monthelie Blanc Les Duresses Premier Cru 2021 White Wine - France

This Monthelie premier cru is situated opposite the others, between Volnay and the village. Les Duresses lies on the other side of the valley at the entrance to the Auxey-Duresses fault, in the continuation of Duresses in Auxey-Duresses. This parcel is... ... more

Domaine Sylvain Morey St-Aubin Les Charmois Premier Cru 2020 White Wine - France

A much more floral-suffused nose is airy, cool and pure with its array of poached pear, Granny Smith apples and citrus zest scents. The mouthfeel of the medium weight flavors is again succulent and plump with better refinement on the clean, dry and... ... more

Domaine Barat Chablis Vaillons Premier Cru 2022 White Wine - France

A full and elegant wine with a nose that displays a discreet bouquet of white flowers, such as acacias and lime blossom. It develops as it ages. Pairs well with seafood, ham, and cheeses. ... more

Jean et Sebastien Dauvissat Chablis Les Sechets Premier Cru 2018 White Wine - France

The superb site enables more reliable ripening of the grapes than many competing 1er-cru sites. The Sechets produced by Sebastien Dauvissat is the most floral and fine of his 1er-cru wines, and offers an intriguing contrast with the old vines offfering... ... more

Domaine des Clos Beaune Les Avaux Premier Cru 2012 Red Wine - France

Just south of the road leading up to Bouze-lès-Beaune is the Beaune Premier Cru of Les Avaux. The relatively thin layer of topsoil in this parcel is a cracked chalky clay with many cailloux dotting the surface. Farming is organic, élevage is in oak,... ... more

Philippe Gavignet Nuits-St.-Georges Les Pruliers Premier Cru 2019 Red Wine - France

Aromas of black fruits, baking spices, dusty chocolate. Structured yet refined; very long. Pair with beef stew with red wine or roasted duck with sour cherries. ... more

Lignier-Michelot Morey-St-Denis Les Genavrieres Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

80% whole bunch. Huge black intensity, apparently every year including 2021. The bouquet is ungiving at first, almost too solid to give away any detail. Virgile obviously loves it. Nothing like as untouchable on the palate with some blackberry fruits,... ... more

Domaine Henri Gouges Nuits-St-Georges Les Chenes Carteaux Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Ripe, featuring blackberry, blueberry, boysenberry, iron and oak spice flavors. This is also taut and dense, with the compact finish curtaining its length and the tannins leaving a strong grip. Best from 2026 through 2045. Opaque. Notably ripe aromas... ... more

Domaine Remi Jobard Monthelie Vignes Rondes Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

A cool site, picked later, around 13%. Concentrated mid purple, dense fruit, ripe but not excessive, an attractive crunch behind, perhaps a light chocolate note on top of the red fruit, good acidity, not rustic in its tannins either. Barrel Sample:... ... more

Domaine Matrot Blagny La Piece Sous le Bois Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Clear mid purple with a scintillating nose, this is a perfect rendition of 2020 red Burgundy at its best. The fruit is ripe but suave and pure, a few strawberry notes coming in, not too much acidity, refined tannins and great length. Barrel Sample:... ... more