Domaine Louis Boillot Pommard Les Fremiers Premier Cru 2021 Red Wine - France

Domaine Follin-Arbelet Pernand-Vergelesses Les Fichots Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Dense purple black. Extraordinary colour given very short light vinification. Happily the fruit, though ultra-concentrated, has stayed fresh, more raspberry than anything darker, and with good acidity. The tannins are well assimilated. Very good... ... more

Domaine Michel & Joanna Ecard Savigny-les-Beaune Les Gravains Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

This sandy, gravel-rich vineyard delivers a silkier, smoother Burgundian Pinot Noir with bright, red fruit flavors. A great wine for the cellar. ... more

Monthelie-Douhairet-Porcheret Pommard Les Chanlins Premier Cru 2018 Red Wine - France

Deep red, dark crimson-ruby hue. The nose is dominated by aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, redcurrant, cherry stone and ripe plum. It develops wild, almost feline, characteristics over time. Bottle age lends it notes of leather, chocolate and... ... more

Domaine Francois Lumpp Givry Premier Cru 2021 Red Wine - France

Moderate wood frames ripe and agreeably fresh aromas of plum, red and dark raspberry, violet and a lovely array of spice elements. I very much like the texture of the middleweight flavors even though they're not quite as dense, all wrapped in a... ... 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 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 Louis Moreau Chablis Vaillons Premier Cru 2020 White Wine - France

Chablis achieves its highly distinctive mineral character due to its cool northerly climate and its highly calcareous soil. The Domaine Louis Moreau Chablis Vaillons Premier Cru is a generous, fleshy and lively wine that displays a beautiful balance of... ... 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 de Bellene Beaune Hommage a Francoise Potel Premier Cru 2021 Red Wine - France

This cuvee, composed of five 1er Cru, reflects the complexity and the delicacy of the winery terroirs in Beaune, on which their Pinots Noirs are resting. The climates des Pertuisots, Montée Rouge, Reversés, Bressandes et Clos du Roi are part of this... ... more

Jean-Marc Boillot Volnay Carelle Sous La Chapelle Premier Cru 2020 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

Louis Jadot Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Boudots Premier Cru Domaine Gagey 2011 Red Wine - France

This firm, full-bodied Premier Cru is vigorous on the palate, with deep aromas and considerable structure that will mellow with age. This will develop favorably in the bottle. The fruit is ripe and pure in this brooding, dense version, accented by... ... more

Domaine Jessiaume Beaune Les Cents Vignes Premier Cru 2021 Red Wine - France

The domaine-owned parcel of Cents Vignes has delivered a lovely result in 2021, with a fairly deep ruby hue and aromas of ripe mulberry and peppery, earthy notes. The wine has only moderate density and weight, but the fruit character is sustained... ... 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 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 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

Domaine Louis Boillot Volnay Les Angles Premier Cru 2021 Red Wine - France

The 2021 Volnay 1er Cru Les Angles wafts from the glass with scents of cherries, raspberries, red plums, rose petals and orange zest. Medium to full-bodied, supple and layered, with sweet, powdery tannins that are largely concealed by its succulent... ... 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 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

Domaine Louis Boillot Pommard Les Croix Noires Premier Cru 2021 Red Wine - France

The 2021 Pommard 1er Cru Les Croix Noires is terrific, bursting with aromas of wild plums, dark berries, warm spices and vanilla pod. Medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with an almost unctuous core of fruit that reflects the low yields 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

Louis Jadot Beaune Boucherottes Premier Cru Domaine des Heritiers 2020 Red Wine - France

A full-bodied, aromatic Pinot Noir with a rich roundness of fruit and plump texture arrayed around a rigorous structure. This wine will develop favorably in the bottle for 12 to 15 years. This wine has the structure to pair well with most meats, even... ... more

Domaine de Bellene Savigny-les-Beaune Premier Cru Hommage a Jean Ferte Vieilles Vignes 2018 Red Wine - France

There are two parcels for this special cuvee Hommage à Jean Ferté. Les Peuillets is a plot planted in 1993 that covers 0.29 ha. The plot is the result of a massal selection from the plot Beaune 1er Cru Grèves. The vine rests on a red soil with an... ... more

Domaine Coffinet-Duvernay Chassagne-Montrachet Les Fairendes Premier Cru 2020 White Wine - France

Chassagne-Montrachet Les Fairendes Premier Cru has a rich intense depth to it, a fatness of ripe pear and apple complemented by mushroom and earth tones. Delightful with white fish such as cod, haddock, sole or halibut. It is also excellent with... ... 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

Domaine Tollot-Beaut Aloxe Corton Les Vercots Premier Cru 2021 Red Wine - France

Tollot-Beaut’s Les Vercots 1er Cru is rustic and robust with aromas and flavors of red cherries, spice, and earth with substantial weight and ripe tannins. It is aged for 18 months in 50% new Burgundian pièce. Red Burgundy might be the world’s... ... more

Jean-Marc Boillot Volnay Carelle Sous La Chapelle Premier Cru 2018 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

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

Domaine Buisson-Charles Morey-St-Denis Clos Sorbe Premier Cru 2021 Red Wine - France

From juice purchased after fermentation, so aging is under their watch. Aged for 15 to 18 months in barrels. A wonderfully floral-suffused nose features notes of red cherry, dark currant, plum and a touch of forest floor character. There is again... ... more

Louis Jadot Beaune Boucherottes Premier Cru Domaine des Heritiers 2021 Red Wine - France

Typical Boucherottes aromas include blue and black fruit, ground espresso, and damp earth. This wine is full-bodied and rather tannic and closed upon release, then gradually integrating and becoming more generous with time. Eventually the full range of... ... 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 Louis Boillot Volnay Les Angles Premier Cru 2017 Red Wine - France

Boillot began his harvest on August 28 with the 2017 Volnay 1er Cru Les Angles, an ample, gourmand wine bursting with notes of sweet blackberries, cassis, subtle spices and wood smoke. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, supple and... ... more

Domaine Antonin Guyon Aloxe-Corton Les Fournieres Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Very nice deep ruby red, with light aromas of red fruit. Rich and round in the mouth, with a long finish and a well-balanced woody character. Ideal with roasted meat, game and most cheeses. Deep dark ruby in color, the wine presents fresh under ripe... ... 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 Joseph Roty Gevrey-Chambertin Les Fontenys Premier Cru 2017 Red Wine - France

The 2017 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Fontenys is showing even better from bottle than it did from barrel, opening up in the glass with notes of cherries, cassis, smoked meats, sweet soil tones, orange rind and toasty new oak. Medium to full-bodied,... ... more

Domaine Louis Boillot Volnay Les Angles Premier Cru 2019 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. The Volnay Les Angles Premier Cru is typically a supple... ... more

Alain Chavy Puligny-Montrachet Les 4 Climats Premier Cru 2021 White Wine - France

Due to small yields, a rare blend of four premier crus: Champs Gains and Folatières, which lend a structured mineral backbone, Clavoillons which contributes texture, and Pucelles which expresses an elegance and body to the wine. The 2021... ... more

Domaine Jessiaume Pommard 2021 Red Wine - France

The forward aromas of plummy fruit touched with hints of smoke, leather, and earth make this wine immediately appealing. The texture strikes an impressive balance between the firm-ish tannins and fresh acidity. Domaine-owned parcels in Combottes and... ... more