New Arrivals

From the small block separated from the main vineyard, immediately above Le Cailleret from which it was created in 1955, and the most northerly plot of Chevalier. This is buzzing: Chevalier often feels tighter and less opulent than Le Montrachet, as is the case here, but the vintage’s freshness gives an irresistible dynamism to match the wine’s intensity. Drink 2028-2045. 

At Ch. Figeac, production is down by almost half but we still think the quality is high and under the guidance of Frederic Faye it continues its upward trajectory. A blend of 43% Merlot, 47% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc, it has a deep purple colour with charming aromatics of small, red berry fruits, violets and liquorice. Once in the mouth, there is a silky, mouth-filling texture with a graphite and a mineral note finishing with a pleasing graphite grip. It has a long, persistent finish. Less density and opulence than 2015 or 2016 but it is pure in tannin and focus. A truly great Cabernet Sauvignon wine.

Berry Bros. & Rudd

Mild and refreshing and exciting with real raciness and freshness. Lovely balance and a dry finish. Lip-smacking, great fruit and purity.

Jancis Robinson MW, jancisrobinson.com (May 2017)

An exuberantly spicy nose features additional aromas of black cherry, plum and sandalwood. There is a velvety and highly seductive character to the wonderfully rich and generous middle weight flavors that also brim with palate coating dry extract before culminating in a seriously long anise-infused finish. Textbook Suchots.

Drink 2019+

Allen Meadows, Burghound (January 2014)

Tasted blind. At last, some colour! Mid to deep straw. Some definite autolysis on the nose but a hint of yeasty ginger beer too. Bone dry with a certain cidery quality. Bollinger style! I wonder whether an English wine would have such an oaky mark? Very distinctive. Vital and vitalising. Depth to this.

Drink 2018 - 2025

Jancis Robinson MW, jancisrobinson.com (December 2018)

Perfumed, composed and pure, this is a heady medley of intense fruit, bay, lavender and savoury spices. The palate pulses with energy and tangy charm, with notes of dried roses and creamy espresso. The finish is long, mouth-coating and mineral. This is unmistakably Santa Restituta. It’s a triumph, testament to the legendary vintage – but it needs time.

Drink 2024 - 2040

Davy Żyw, Senior Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd (Feb 2022)

Boillot's 2015 Volnay 1er Cru Frmiets is excellent, wafting from the glass with a lovely bouquet of wild plum, black cherry, musk, incense and rich soil tones. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, deep and seamless, layered and rich but remaining succulent and controlled, its finish long and sapid.
William Kelley - 27/04/2018

A wine which exudes elegant notes of dried flowers, Mirabelle plum, pastry and hazelnuts on the nose. It has medium density on the palate, but there is excellent vinosity as well as a chiselled precision. Endowed as it is with a compelling mouthfeel brimming with tactile tension and mouthwatering salinity, this is a gastronomic Champagne that cries out for a dish to pair with. Bravo for this exceptional bottling! Disgorged: March 2022. Dosage: 8g/L.

Yohan Castaing, decanter.com (November 2022)

We usually struggle with tasting Montrose this early on in its life. It’s not only because it is the most Northerly “Super Second” and really tends to need that shot of Indian Summer to finish it off, but you also try a couple of their other wines first, which are ok but very firm, structured, tannic and ungenerous affairs and when you come to taste La Dame and the Grand Vin your mouth is coated with high levels of tannin and acidity.

However, this year, the Grand Vin brushes away everything in its path with its rich, multidimensional, complex, and, honestly, glorious weight, power and fruit. The team was a little split on this, but this Montrose, for me is more subtle and refined and consequently far more rewarding than the dynamic duo of 2009/2010. It may also surprise us with a reasonably affordable price. Fabulous.

Simon Staples, Asia Wine Director, Berry Bros. & Rudd

The 2000 Grand Puy Lacoste is even better than such recent vintages as 2005 and 2009. A broad, classic, large-scaled effort, it boasts a deep blue/purple color as well as tell-tale notes of creme de cassis, subtle smoke, flowers, and unsmoked tobacco. Powerful, full-bodied flavors have shed a lot of tannin, but they remain relatively youthful. This is a young adolescent, broadly flavored Pauillac with an enticing texture as well as abundant richness and fruit. It can be enjoyed now, and last for two decades.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate - June 2010

Unlike the previous 2007 vintage, Mascarello Bartolo’s 2008 Nebbiolo fruit was harvested with more bunches (as no hail damage), more acidity, a lower pH and a lower level of alcohol. In 2008 Maria Teresa held her nerve until after the September rains and harvested the rewards under the October sun. Almost ruby in colour, there is emphatic loganberry and currant fruit, ripeness, distilled kirsch and griottine fruit.
(David Berry Green, BBR Italian Buyer)