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This superb domaine continues to grow in reputation. Domaine de la Vougeraie was created in 1999 when Jean-Claude Boisset of the Boisset group decided to group together all the vineyard holdings of his various négociant companies acquired over the years. The name comes from the significant holdings – and indeed Jean-Claude Boisset’s home – in the village of Vougeot. No expense is spared in production terms. Winemaker Pierre Vincent’s style is for lighter colours and very sensual wines.

As ever, this has a nose of great distinction. It is very fine, with some delicate floral notes, and has fabulous harmony with almost sweet fruit. Lemon-scented, it also shows spring flowers and white peaches before a fresh finish and excellent precision. This is a wine of great appeal when young, but it should also keep very well indeed.

Tasted blind. Some polish, charm and rigour too. Just what I want of a St-Julien! Very vibrant. Dry finish but I think it will all come right as there is just so much going on there. Wonderfully long. Intense.

Drink 2025 - 2045

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com

This wine is showing exceptionally well in this classic vintage. The 2016 Guidalberto (Cabernet Sauvignon and a smaller percentage of Merlot) opens to a full and generous bouquet and a beautifully rich and velvety appearance. This edition of Tenuta San Guido's mid-level wine offers a bigger aromatic profile, more texture and more volume as well. Dark cherry and blackberry segue to spice, tar, leather and sweet fruit at the end. The mouthfeel is elegantly shaped, silky and nuanced. This may well be the best vintage of Guidalberto I have yet to tasteand you can get this wine at a great price too.

Monica Larner, Wine Advocate (February 2018)

Glowing purple with superbly elegant fruit on the nose and a concentrated wealth of ripe red fruit, it is beautifully balanced and very long. A real treat. This vineyard has been in excellent form for the last few vintages.

Despite being a very late season, Patrice compares 2013 to the fruit of early vintages such as 2007 and 2011, but with more stuffing. It also reminds him of 1980, a particularly successful vintage Chez Rion. The 2013 crop is small, though, a touch more than 2012 but less than 2011. They employed two sorting tables, and since the grapes which reached the vats were all healthy, they used less sulphur during vinification.

Berry Bros. & Rudd

Ch. Ormes de Pez, St. Estèphe is a well known chateau that the Cazes family (Ch. Lynch Bages etc) has given more attention to in recent years. It shows the concentration and balance of 2005, a great year, as well as a sweetness of fruit which gave it real appeal.
Tom Cave, Cellar Plan Manager - Dec 09

The Jean-Michel Cazes estates have had a great year in 2005, and this one is no different. This is benchmark St Estèphe, with lots of earthy minerality, this has far more generosity than usual. Extremely accessible, the spicy nose with notes of licorice and pepper leads on to a rich balanced palate with lashings of sweet loganberries and cassis with tobacco hints. This is at once classy, concentrated and quaffable, but with great ageing potential too.
Simon Staples, BBR Fine Wine Director

With smoky aromas and strict tannins, this is initially an austere wine. The fruit remains firm and tight, very powerful, while the final acidity gives a delicious, more juicy finale. - Wine Enthusiast

Based on the 2019 harvest and its great British summer, our friends at Hambledon Vineyard make this exclusively for us – home to the finest terroir in England. The nose offers orchard fruit crumble and hedgerow flowers. The palate is foaming and complex with white fruits, yellow pear and an appley bite. The finish is distinctly mineral – reminiscent of the chalk soils of Hampshire – but also moreish and very lively. This is the perfect wine for a party, as an apéritif or with fish and chips.

Davy Zyw, Senior Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Made by our good friends Jean-Luc Terrier and Christian Collovray, this is a textbook example of white Burgundy. Complex yet restrained aromas of citrus and white stone fruit combine with stony minerals and a subtle oak spice. The palate is generous and mouth-filling, culminating in a zesty, vibrant finish and a creamy, toasted aftertaste. Enjoy with grilled seafood or fresh goat’s cheese – or on its own as an apéritif.

Adam Bruntlett, Burgundy Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd (January 2025)

Our Good Ordinary Claret is an early-drinking style of red Bordeaux. The 2021 vintage combines Merlot (52%) with Cabernet Sauvignon (44%) and a dash of Cabernet Franc (4%). This was a “classic” year for red Bordeaux: lighter-style wines defined by purity, lower alcohol and crisp acidity.

The nose here is bright, brimming with red and morello cherries, with a subtle lift of raspberry leaf and a hint of sweet spice. The palate is juicy and smooth, layered with crunchy red and black fruit. This is versatile and, as always, reliably delicious.

Georgina Haacke, Bordeaux Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Absolutely fantastic! Rich, opulent and creamy-textured with the spectacular Léoville-Las Cases signature deftly etched across it from nose to finish, packed full of perfect dominating red fruit and a stunning finish.  Usually Las Cases blows this out of the water, but not so in 2010 – it’s the best any of us can recall: a must-have.
(75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc)

Simon Staples, Fine Wine Director

For me Beauséjour Duffau Lagarosse is one of the absolutely outstanding wines of the vintage on the Right Bank. The big challenge in St Emilion was to retain freshness in the face of the high alcohol and high tannins, and this is a resounding success. Nicolas Thienpont, cousin of Alexander and Jacques of Vieux Château Certan and Le Pin fame, holds the reins here and the family talent is much in evidence.

Sumptuously rich on the bouquet and palate with flavours of dark chocolate, plum and berry fruits, the finish is beautifully fresh with excellent balancing acidity, and has a real sense of minerality and great persistence.
(73% Merlot, 24% Cabernet Franc, 3% Cabernet Sauvignon)

Wow! A profound, precise Pauillac at a price to please even the most price conscious (I hope!). Raspberries and strawberries are dominant on nose and palate, with a very natural weight and comely seductive charm that just makes you want to quaff it. This really is a terrific and something new to boot.
Simon Staples, Asia Wine Director

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (60%) and Merlot (40%), the nose of the 2012 are bright and persistent and open in the glass to reveal beautiful aromatics with layers of cassis, espresso bean & dark plum fruit characters with hints of wild herbs and spices. The palate is complex and persistent with supple red cherry fruit characters, all spice and tobacco notes balanced by a mouth-watering and finely laced freshness and a refined mineral quality which leads to a long finish. Impresses with its overall balance and finesse. Although this wine is delicious on release it will develop greater complexity with age.

Stuart Rae, Private Account Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Hints of shaved cedar and fresh mint lift a mix of plum and cherry sauces as the 2018 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Tenuta Lena di Mezzo opens in the glass. This envelopes the palate with silky textures energized by vibrant acidity as sweet herbs and spice tones swirl throughout. It finishes balsamic and structured with notes of dark chocolate and a bitter twang of sour citrus that punctuates the wine nicely.

Drink 2024 - 2031

Eric Guido, Vinous.com (December 2022)

This wine is gorgeous, with a lovely perfumed floral nose of violets and black fruit supported by a pure, creamy and elegantly structured palate. Classy blackberries and cassis shine through with great precision, alongside minerality and firm tannins. The wines of this estate are renowned for their purity, but in 2005 they have taken on that extra richness that they required to make them truly outstanding.

Berry Bros. & Rudd

Hermitage La Chapelle is named after the small hermit’s Chapel built in 1235 on the Hermitage hill; the wine regularly amazes with its incredible array of flavours - fruity and enticing when young but acquiring complex leathery and gamey overtones with age. This wine is ready to drink and will compliment any Autumnal or Winter fare well.

A rustic bouquet with dried cranberries and redcurrants, sous bois, tobacco leaf, tanned saddle leather and spice. A gentle brush of dark red fruit at the front palate leads to a lifted mineral acidity and finely intertwined tannin. A charming and gentle style of Hermitage from Jaboulet Aine, with nineteen years already in the bank, this is an elegant “traditional” style of Northern Rhone Syrah to drink now and maybe keep another 1 – 2 years.”

Stuart Rae, Private Account Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd

1996 La Chapelle is a classic example of mature Syrah, garnet in colour with delicate aromas of wild mushroom, stewed fruit and a slight earthiness. The palate is softly textured, with beautiful tannins and a high acidity which carries the savoury, gamey notes through to the finish. Great for drinking now, as it is expected to arrive in November; I could think of nothing better than enjoying some roasted game over the festive period. It will hold on for another year but will not get any better.

Chris Lamb, Private Account Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd

The nose of this fully developed but still richly coloured wine is highly enticing; the overall feeling is one of soft, very ripe Autumnal fruits – baked plums and damsons with a touch of rich and earthy roasted beetroots. There is even a suggestion of rather old-fashioned mature Pauillac fruit, with similarly comforting notes of polished sweet oak.

The palate has so many layers; it is fascinating – this is not to glug and swill but to enjoy and savour. There is tremendous energy to this wine, which is quite unusual, owing to the vibrant acidity which keeps the finish lively and really on its toes. This is unquestionably for drinking now and over the coming year to 18 months; it is the epitome of a well-aged and mature Hermitage, which is a perfect match for pheasant, boar or any game dish.

Gary Owen, Private Account Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Very full colour and still very young. Classic St-Julien with very well judged use of oak. Intense, harmonious, and beautifully balanced with a long lingering finish. Needs another 5 years of bottle ageing.

Maison Jacquesson's Cuvée 748 comes from the 2020 harvest, a grape variety with excellent ripeness and magnificent balance. A very fine Extra-Brut Champagne (2g/l), it is made from 55% Aÿ, Dizy, Hautvillers and Champillon terroirs and 45% Avize and Oiry.

This is one of Benjamin’s signature white wines, in its characteristic racy style. Lovely and attractive, elegant with a bit of flesh and a ripe, stylish finish. Lovely juicy fruit and very classy.
Jasper Morris MW - Wine Buyer

Ben Leroux has fast become one of the most respected winemakers in Burgundy (and, by definition, the world). Tasting at his premises in Beaune is something of a marathon given that he produces around 50 different wines. Be it whites or reds, Ben has a remarkable talent for delivering wines with purity, finesse and just the right degree of oak influence.

Il Poggione is one of the stars of Brunello, despite this it is always incredibly reasonably priced. Every year we sell through our allocation quickly and 2010 I think it is a case of blink and you will miss it! Il Poggione is a wine that reflects the more modern end of the styles in Brunello, it always has rich, lush fruit and in 2010 it is perfectly held in check by a cool freshness. Alongside the lovely cherry fruit, there are floral characters and toasted spice a wine with a sensual character.

Il Poggione is a winery steeped in history with its origins dating back to the late 1800s. Owned by Leopoldo and Livia Franceschi , it is situated below the beautiful hilltop town of Sant’Angelo in Colle, a part of the Brunello di Montalcino appellation characterised by a temperate, yet well-ventilated micro-climate. This benefits the grapes by maintaining refreshing acidity levels and extending their ripening time.

Father and son winemaking team Fabrizio and Alessandro Bindocci coax the best from these privileged vineyard sites; they are also proponents of a traditional wine-making style which includes submerging the cap with frequent pump overs (for more colour and tannin extraction), and ageing in large casks (so that wood flavours remain subtle and do not interfere with the natural expression of the Sangiovese and the Sant’Angelo terroir).

In the best vintages the wines demonstrate extraordinary development in bottle. Even better, prices have remained very reasonable, considering the superb quality of the wine. Poggione’s straight Brunello is one of the most fairly-priced, cellar worthy wines of the appellation. This is a benchmark property for fine, traditionally made Brunello capable of ageing superbly.
Chris Pollington- Private Account Manager

One of Bordeauxs shining lights in terms of both quality and consistency over the last decade, the 2001 is no exception. As with the other wines in Franois-Xavier Bories care the beautiful, pure ripeness of fruit and vanilla oak hints immediately win you over. But Ducru is in another league to its stablemates. Viscous yet deliciously silky, it boasts blackberries and cream, spices, leather and firm ripe tannins on the palate. With a generous 30% Merlot in the blend, this is as well-balanced, elegantly structured and rewarding as ever. Drink 2008-2025.

The 2014 Château Pontet-Canet has a deep, rich colour that comes from beautifully ripe grapes. The nose is shy at first but opens up to reveal balsam and dark cherry notes that are seriously impressive. The rich cherry fruit shines through on the palate, backed by clean acidity and fine tannins. It has a classy, structured feel, suggesting it will age brilliantly.

There’s a lovely balance here, with waves of wild strawberry and raspberry, plus a hint of savoury aged beef and tapenade for extra depth. The wine is pure and refined, with silky tannins and great acidity, which gives it energy and precision. It’s another superb vintage from Pontet-Canet, showing incredible finesse and proving they keep raising the bar.

Berry Bros. & Rudd

Following on from last year’s marvel, Figeac has done it again. It is almost impenetrable, a huge, brooding beast below the surface, with a dark red/black colour and a viscosity that matches. Having said that, this does not take anything away from the wine; it is incredible! Super-fine tannins and a sweet, silky, velvet-like mouthfeel have amazing complexity and vibrancy that takes your breath away. It might even be better than 2009 if that’s possible. Brilliant.

Berry Bros. & Rudd

The fruit comes from five lieux-dits to the north of Meursault. Fleshy, yellow apple aromas present on the nose and stone fruit on the palate. It has an excellent texture of peaches and cream. The acidity is bright and it feels very precise. This is well made, modern Bourgogne Blanc and offers immediate pleasure.

Berry Bros. & Rudd

The 2005 is a beautiful Calon Ségur, with sweet mocha, black cherry, leathery fruit, medium to full body, attractive purity, a gorgeous texture, and serious nobility, gravitas and density. Drink it over the next 20-30 years, yet it is surprisingly accessible. Drink 2015 - 2045. - Wine Advocate

A prodigious beast of a wine that's now starting to shed just a touch of its considerable baby fat, the 2003 Château Montrose is based on 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot. It shows the vintage's richness with its ripe, opulent core of fruit, yet it freshens up noticeably with time in the glass, offering currants, mulberries, smoked tobacco, minty herbs, and liquorice. Full-bodied, deep, and powerful on the palate, it still has classic Bordeaux focus and structure. It's drinking brilliantly today with a decant and has another 20-30 years of prime drinking.

Drink 2022 - 2052

Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com (August 2022)

The 2014 Hermitage La Chapelle shows the more charming, supple style of the vintage and, while young, is certainly drinking nicely. Giving up pretty redcurrant and black raspberry fruits as well as chalky minerals, peppery herbs, spice, and hints of charred meat, it hits the palate with medium-bodied richness, a supple, elegant texture, fine tannins, and a great finish. Despite the charming style of its fruit, it has a classic Hermitage focus, minerality, and structure and is a wine that will evolve gracefully on its balance for another two decades. It should hit full maturity in another 4-5 years or so.

Drink 2026 - 2042

Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com (June 2022)

Ripe and succulent with the lovely perfume of great Margaux, this is concentrated but fresh, supple but structured, and very, very harmonious. Beautifully balanced and with great poise, this wears its 60% new oak like a glove. Henri Lurton mentioned that in 2009, the grape juice before fermentation was so fragrant that the vat room was already full of the smell of blackberries and raspberries. This certainly translates into the wine; it is a very fine achievement.

Berry Bros. & Rudd

Rich inky purple belies the finesse which is soon apparent in the mouth. Very beautiful and extremely long, with tingling minerals underneath the coating of velvet. This is always the most elegant of the Bernstein grands crus.
(Jasper Morris MW, BBR Buyer)

Blackberry and licorice aromas, with full body, very fine tannins and a long finish. Very silky. So much for jammy wines in 2003. Very fresh and refined. - James Suckling

I have loved this wine on many occasions, and I love it here again. This is not a wine that is hiding its age - there are already some tertiary notes developing - and you'll find younger-looking 2005s, but it has a generosity of spirit, a succulence to its fruit, and a hauntingly fresh menthol edge to the finish that is really beautiful. Mouthwatering brilliance. 45% of production.

Drink 2018 - 2030

Jane Anson, Decanter.com (November 2017)

The vines here are in the Côte de Bréchin, which is noted for its grey-blue marl and gives the wine its textbook bacon-fat reduction and mineral power. The nose is intense and complex, with a smoky, brooding character masking the fruit at present. The palate is concentrated, dense and chewy, with a dry, mineral finish that is almost tannic in profile. A wonderful wine which needs a little time. Drink 2022-2028.

Ben has been making this monopole wine since his days at Comte Armand, and this is one of the best he has produced. Attractive red-berry fruits and a touch of floral lift lead on to a palate which has a lovely kernel of sweet-cherry fruit and powdery tannins which melt away on the finish.
Adam Bruntlett, Burgundy Buyer

Having created a name for himself as régisseur (general manager) of Comte Armand in Pommard from 1999 until 2013, Benjamin Leroux established a small négociant business based in Beaune in 2007. The emphasis is on Côte de Beaune whites and Côte de Nuits reds. The company also owns a small holding of Bâtard-Montrachet and since 2014 some vineyards in Meursault. In a short space of time Benjamin Leroux’s wines have built an impressive reputation. Ben is a big fan of his 2016s, praising the sizzling tension of the whites and the beautiful quality of the Pinot fruit, which allowed him to use more whole bunches than in 2015. In early stages of élevage he drew comparisons to 2010, and feels these are wines which will surprise people and gain complexity with time. Thanks to his strong relationships with suppliers, Ben was able to maintain production at around 2015 levels despite the frost, although in general he has less Village and Grand Cru wine and more at the Premier Cru level. For reasons of space, the limited volumes of Grands Crus have not been included in this catalogue. Since the 2014 vintage, all white wines are bottled under screwcap.

Very dense purple with a bright, energetic nose, this has some bramble fruit and dark cherry notes. The wine is very tightly knit yet beautifully rich. While creamy, thick, dark fruits roll gently across the palate and the tannins show a fine, ripe and rounded personality, this 2014 Clos Vougeot is quite backward and quite firmly structured, with good, clean acidity defining the finish. The Berry Bros. & Rudd team consider this Olivier’s finest Clos Vougeot to date.
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer

This small Pomerol Château has crafted a wine which exploits the very best hallmarks of the vintage. Modern and forward in style, it offers pure black cherry, blackberry and blueberry characters alongside an attractive bramble spice. Lifted, succulent and intense, this really is silk in a glass. Fine acidity injects real energy across the palate and the tannins are very fine with the balance exceptional.

Martyn Rolph, Head of Buying, Berry Bros. & Rudd

The 2011 Sassicaia comes from a vintage with a cold winter, a mild spring with abundant rains and a very good difference in temperatures between night and day during the summer, and there were sunny days during the harvest. You can feel this sunny, bright personality in the wine. The nose is open and accessible with bright red fruit and cream aromas. On the palate, there are contrasting flavours which are a little green and firm, but these are enveloped in a luxurious texture and weight.

Drink 2022 - 2034

Susan Hulme MW, Decanter.com (November 2022)

Torre Muga is aged for 18 months in new French oak and is made up of 15% Mazuelo and 10% Graciano in addition to the core of Tempranillo. Spice from the oak is married to the distinct berry fruit character which is pure, direct and powerful. In time power will somewhat reluctantly cede to complexity and the work of art will be complete.
Simon Field MW – Wine Buyer

Very much the epitome of an English gentleman, the charming Anthony Barton must be one of the most reasonable proprietors in Bordeaux. Year after year he leads the quest for prices to come down; if only other châteaux owners would follow suit! The 2008 is loaded with massive, chewy tannins that coat the mouth while the underlying essence of dark, brooding blackcurrant fruit is perfectly complemented by notes of coffee and chocolate. It will take many years for the complexity and depth of this wine to shine through but the long, fulfilling finish is an indication of just how good it will become. This will be a force to be reckoned with when fully mature.

Berry Bros. & Rudd

Blackish crimson. Very fresh and crisp. Zesty. Very direct. Lots of fine tannins. Seems to have more volume and fruit than the 2005! 

Drink 2018 - 2035

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com 

The final blend has not been put together yet but we have a good approximation of what this outstanding wine will deliver. Benjamin has decided to follow the vintage and make use of the abundant tannins, resulting in a massive, marvellously-structured wine which may well last 50 years. It displays a daunting amount of fruit right across the palate and a colossal tannic backbone. Rarely have we tasted a wine with this amount of drive and energy. Drink 2020-2050.

Château Beychevelle’s 2009 has a beautiful nose of ripe bramble fruit, dark cassis, and a smooth but highly concentrated palate of red and black fruits. The Merlot content (44%) is surprisingly well-balanced here, considering the turbo-charged nature of some of the Right Bank wines. Beychevelle have blended it perfectly with their 46% Cabernet Sauvignon and a touch of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot to make a truly harmonious wine.

Berry Bros. & Rudd

A new vintage of Sassicaia is always a treat and is never a disappointment. Cool, yet ripe Cabernet fruit provides great promise for the wine to come. On the palate that delicious coolness is there again, but there’s no hint of the hard edge that one might expect from such a cool wine, in fact ripeness of fruit is abundant. It’s more about the restrained sophistication of the style of this wine, incredibly elegant and fine, this is very impressive. All is perfectly in balance; fruit, acidity and fine tannins, nothing dominating. This isn’t a blockbuster of a wine, but if you are looking for something elegant and restrained with real breeding, this classic Sassicaia is for you.

Chris Pollington, Senior Account Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Tignanello’s origins lie in a single vineyard Chianti Classico known simply as “Vigneto Tignanello” made for the 1970 vintage. From 1971 the wine was classified as lowly Vino da Tavola, and the Cabernets were added to the Sangiovese for the first time. The original Super Tuscan was born. The 2013 is the first release since the passing of the great Giacomo Tachis, Head Winemaker at Antinori from the late 1960s through to the 1990s and creator of Tignanello, Sassicaia, Solaia and many of the notable wines of Tuscany and Italy. The 2013 is a fitting tribute to this very talented man.

Berry Bros. & Rudd

Poruzots is a vineyard quick to ripen and, in an early year like 2017, care is needed. Certainly the wine shows an opulent side in 2017 but the year’s in-built freshness pulls the finish together. A potentially garrulous wine that has learnt some self-awareness. Drink 2023-2029.

Winemaker Brian Sieve draws comparisons between the white wines of 2017 and 2014, explaining that the texture, weight and freshness are very similar in both years, although 2017 has perhaps a little more fruit ripeness, along with excellent tension and persistence. He believes that this same freshness and brightness in the reds will provide ageing capacity, pointing out that they worked hard to restrict the yield of Pinot Noir to achieve riper grapes. Overall slightly less whole-bunch fermentation was used as Brian felt the stems and fruit were not as ripe as in richer vintages.

70% new oak. Hold +2 years or carafe for 4 hours.

Density, power, concentration—this is a full-on Pauillac with a ton of cassis and blueberry, liquorice, espresso, and cocoa beans, with an intense muscular tannic frame. With precise architecture, it delivers on the promise that has been building for several years—muscular, ripped, will power for decades.

Drink 2025 - 2050

Jane Anson, JaneAnson.com (September 2024)

This estate has been under new ownership since 2010 and the 2012 is a great success story.  The fruit shows luscious redcurrants and the overall style is really soft and attractive. It is the finish, however, where the wine really shows off a wonderful sapidité (a French term meaning an almost salty, mineral savouriness). The château's director, Guillaume Pouthier, puts this down to using ripe stalks in the blend, a difficult method frequently used in Burgundy but very rarely seen in Bordeaux. This 2012 is very much a success.

60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc.

There is fleshy, tasty fruit here, and a lovely intensity on the nose. The bouquet is beautifully expressive and laced with sweet, dark fruits. Cassis and dark fruit continue to dominate on the palate, the crunchy tannins a welcome arrival. The wine is very dark, and you can sense an underlying power, even though it doesn't express itself that way, yet. A wine to be cellared for several years, it will reward those with patience. Well balanced, harmonious and, dare I say it, a classic Poyferré.

Berry Bros. & Rudd

Composed of 54.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41.7% Merlot and 4.1% Petit Verdot, the 2015 Le Pauillac de Chateau Latour opens with a deep garnet-purple colour and beautifully expressive notes of crushed blackberries, chocolate-covered cherries and black raspberries with touches of baking spices and potpourri. Medium-bodied, finely crafted, refreshing and with wonderful purity in the mouth, the fruit is supported by velvety tannins and finishes long and spicy.

Drink 2020 - 2034

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate (March 2020)

The 2022 Meursault, by Domaine Antoine Jobard, is a blend of multiple parcels, including the prized En la Barre and Tillets, Meix Tavaux, Les Corbins, Sous La Velle, Les Chaumes, and Le Pré de Manche. It has a beautiful creamy richness with outstanding volume and depth of fruit on the mid-palate. There are aromas of pear and stone fruit and an underlying nuttiness. This is one of the finest modern village Meursault wines and will age well over the midterm.

Berry Bros. & Rudd

Myosotis is forget-me-not. From between Magny-lès-Villers and Villars-Fontaine, this vineyard has a lot of active limestone and the resulting wine is delicate with, in 2018, vivid blackcurrant scents. Lots of whole-bunch gives a succulence to the wine’s fresh cassis style. Drink now to 2024.

61% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Cabernet Franc.

Not young vine stuff – that goes into another wine. Half in screwcap since 2004. Nervy. It really quite chewy on the end. Light and lively and fresh and vivacious. Quite delicate. Warm, rich, very juicy, fruit juice. Sold a little En Primeur but not via the Bordeaux Place, through their négociant instead.
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com

The 2009 Les Tourelles de Longueville has a lovely, pure bouquet with joyful red cherry and crushed strawberry aromas. The oak is beautifully integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin and a fine line of acidity. It is fleshy and nicely framed with raspberry and blackberry laced with tobacco and a generous sprinkling of cracked black pepper on the finish. Excellent.

Drink 2022 - 2038
Neal Martin, Vinous.com

The second wine of Pichon Baron, the Les Tourelles de Longueville, is the best second effort I have tasted from this estate. An equal part blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, the wine is very seductive, with loads of black fruits, an almost caramelized note, low acidity and voluptuous texture. Endearing and pure, this full-bodied second wine is better than many vintages of the grand vin from the 1940s and 1950s. Drink it over the next 10-15 years.

Drink 2012 - 2027
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

Because of its high proportion of Cabernets, Figeac is always the most restrained (and sometimes misunderstood) of the best St. Emilions, with a lacy quality in lighter years but a beguiling presentation in the best. In 2005, the wine had majestic harmony, and although the tannins were exceptional, they were also perfectly ripened.  The finish is lifted by a creamy, fresh acidity whilst the multitude of scents and flavours of black fruit, leather, dried spice and liquorice swirl and ascend on the palate. This is an impeccable Figeac, almost accessible now but glorious in 10 years (and for many more after that).

Mark Pardoe MW, Wine Director, Berry Bros. & Rudd

The 2017 Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru is showing a little reduction on the nose; there’s some charry oak here, not quite as clean as its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit, fine balance and finer tannins than Taupenot-Merme’s La Riotte. This shows impressive delineation and elegance toward the finish, which is persistent and satisfying—an excellent Morey-Saint-Denis.

Drink 2024 - 2042

Neal Martin, Vinous.com (January 2022)

Château Brane-Cantenac is among the most reliable names on Bordeaux’s Left Bank, ranked a Second Growth in 1855.

The 2014 has immediate appeal on the nose, with black fruits, peppery spice, violets and cigar box aromas. It’s a delicious Claret to drink now, with inviting flavours of blackberry, plum and earthy complexity from bottle age. It also has the structure to age further, with fine tannins and refreshing acidity. The spicy note works very well with Ixta Belfrage’s porcini mushroom ragu, though you couldn’t go wrong with a simply prepared duck breast.

Charlie Geoghegan DipWSET, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Cabernet Sauvignon is 70% of the blend, with 22% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc, all of which will be aged in 60% new barrels.

Ch. Langoa Barton impresses in 2012. The character of its Cabernet Sauvignon is vivid and expressive, created from low yields by nature’s vicissitudes during the growing season and supported by a rigorously enforced selection process, which removed any fruit deemed even possibly unripe. The wine presents with a remarkably juicy initial expression of cassis and the palate remains fruit-driven. Any thoughts that Langoa might tend towards rusticity in this vintage should be dismissed although the wine should be considered for earlier drinking after five or so years.

Mark Pardoe MW, Wine Director, Berry Bros. & Rudd

The Grivots have been working very hard at their Clos de Vougeot over the years, looking to soften the wine’s usually sturdy tannins. Certainly there is a suavity this year, a touch of Vosne magic, perhaps. A strong wine that Étienne is trying to educate. Drink 2025-2032.

Jean Grivot, whose name continues to appear on the labels, took over from his father Gaston in 1955 and handed the estate on to his son Étienne in the early 1980s. Étienne, married to Marielle Bize from Savigny, has been through a number of incarnations as winemaker here. When he took over, his father’s style was for gentle, graceful wines which perhaps were a little weak in the lesser vintages. Since then Étienne has found his own voice and made a range of increasingly fine wines. The drive to reduce yields and fine-tune his work in the vineyards and cellar since the mid-2000s continues to enhance quality. The succession to the next generation is now well underway, with Mathilde and Hubert increasingly influential, under their father’s experienced and wise guidance.

Here the decision was to wait for a bit of rain, to get the skins and berries fully ripe. The rain did the trick and the resulting wines are among the best of the Côte this year. Adjectives tumbled from Étienne during the tasting: seductive and precise, glamorous, graphite and saline, luminous and suave. We both agreed we rather liked “resonant”. Volumes are up 50 percent but Étienne warned us that the run of short vintages has depleted their reserves, and  as such allocations this year will not  move up in line.

Plum, cherry, red liquorice, smoked meat, and beef marrow dominate the Camille Giroud 2008 Charmes-Chambertin, with a tart sense of rhubarb entering the palate, offset by a deep richness of cocoa powder and persistent seamlessly ripe sweet cherry and plum. This combines richness, carnal depth, and vintage-typical invigoration for an impressive performance that should play well for at least ten years.

David Schildknecht, Wine Advocate (June 2010)

Next to Roncière and composed of two plots, one with 70-year-old vines and the other 31 years old, this is more powerful, perhaps typical, with a hint of a savoury element but still undeniably graceful. The Grivot house style, using only perfect de-stemmed berries, has enhanced the silkier side of this vineyard but not disguised its intrinsic personality.

Adam Bruntlett, Burgundy Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd

20% whole clusters

Subtle floral nuances add a touch of elegance to the spicy red currant and cherry-suffused nose. Once again, there is a sleek mouthfeel to the mineral-laden middle-weight flavours that possess lovely delineation. All this is wrapped in a moderately austere finish where the acidity is mildly drying.

Drink from 2019 onward

Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (April 2016)

The 2004 Comtes de Champagne Rosé, Brut shows an expressive nose with notes of strawberries, fresh rhubarb compote, and delicate notes of dried flowers, fresh biscuit and toasted bread. The layered, succulent, textural palate is almost full-bodied with incredible depth and intensity. The linear, firm acidity leads to an elegant, refined finish. 

Adrian Brice, Fine Wine Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Vinification with the stems gives these wines a notable character on the nose, with floral, spice, and rose petals all coming to the fore. The palate has an impressive density. This is a very graceful wine, and the finish shows a touch of tannin to maintain structure.

Domaine de Montille was picked between September 18th and 26th, 2010. The red wines, made by American Brian Sieve (one of two winemakers in this catalogue born in Indianapolis!) under the surveillance of Etienne de Montille, now show a consistency of style and quality that was not entirely there a few years ago. The whites are the responsibility of Etienne’s sister Alix and maintain the class of recent times. Together, they produced a fine result in 2010.

Berry Bros. & Rudd

Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2014 tasting, Faiveley's 2014 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers felt a little diffuse on the nose compared to its peers. But it melds together with aeration, offering pretty dark plum and raspberry scents, later pressed flowers. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grip and structure, a little rough round the edges but well balanced, although the finish just needs more flesh and body since it seems to attenuate, ossify a little, and it leaves you wanting more. Tasted September 2017.
Neal Martin - 31/10/2017

From the Clos des Roches Noires in the centre of this vineyard, there is an astonishing depth to the aromatics here, with hints of oriental spices alongside the classical Pinot fruit. The tannins are silky and refined; a classy wine with great distinction.
Adam Bruntlett, Burgundy Buyer

In January 2002 Maison Camille Giroud was bought by an American consortium led by banker Joe Wender and winery-owner Ann Colgin, and a new chapter began. David Croix was installed as the winemaker/ technical director and tasked with a major revamping of the winemaking facilities and especially replacement and renewal of the old barrels to make wines in a much purer, more modern style. The company also owns 1.2 hectares of vineyards in and around Beaune. The 2016 vintage was a collaborative effort between the outgoing David Croix and his replacement, Carel Voorhuis, formerly of Domaine d’Ardhuy. The transition is a smooth one, with Carel’s gentle touch following on seamlessly from David’s elegant style. Carel described the 2016 vintage as lighter than 2015, with more elegance and better balance. It is clear he has a preference for 2016, highlighting the expressive, aromatic characteristics of the wines and calling them “ethereal”. He explained that it was important to avoid over-ripeness by picking in good time, and emphasised the value of gentle extraction to prevent obtaining hard tannins.

Deep ruby. These old vines offer dark berry aromas, violets, tobacco and minty notes. 100+ year old vines generates concentrated and rich flavors of dark fruit, plum, cassis and blackberries. This is a muscular yet balanced and well-structured wine that will reward its owner after some cellar aging. - 92 points, Wine Spectator.

One of our favourite Pontet-Canets is even a challenge to Ch. Moulton Rothschild's First Growth crown. It is intense, multi-layered, and masculine, with a wonderful balance of acidity, ripe tannin, and cool, rich fruits. It is a star wine of the vintage and a star buy.

Berry Bros. & Rudd

The Clos Cazals Vielles Vignes is a wonderful expression of Oger. The wine was sourced from 50-year-old Grand Cru vines, and was fermented mainly in steel to preserve purity of character and freshness. Some barrique ageing, and extended time on the lees, added layers of richness and a beautiful complexity. Despite its age, the wine retains a wonderful chalky energy.

Drink now – 2030

Davy Zyw, Wine Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd (Sep 2022)

The Champagne Éphémère was created by blending only Chardonnay grapes from the Lieu-Dit "Les Brousses", classified as Premier Cru, of the Cote des Blancs.