About this Wine: Fixin wines are delicate in colour and have an excellent structure in which tannins usually play a dominant role, making these wines robust rather than subtle....

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: From Dijon clone 777, the 2007 Pinot Noir South Slope is from the highest elevation of any of the Hansel vineyards (and there are 80 acres). It has deep plum and pomegranate n...

Burghound: This is very ripe, indeed even a bit jammy (but not Porto-like) with surprisingly good freshness given the elevated level of ripeness. The seductively-textured flavors possess...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Savigny-les-Beaune Les Jarrons emerges from the glass with layers of dark red fruit, sweet spices and minerals. It shows terrific depth, freshness and vibrancy from s...

Eddie Wolowski: Deep ruby color. Juicy ripe cherry and forest berries along with Assam tea leaves, dusted white pepper, cinnamon, and other spices inform the nose of this delicious Pommard. T...

Burghound: A pretty yet entirely serious nose of red pinot fruit with plenty of pungent Morey style ferrous earth nuances that also characterize the intense, pure and energetic medium-bo...

Wine Enthusiast: This comes from one of the top ranges of wines produced by the giant Boisset family group. It is an attractively scented wine, with spice and smoky aromas. The taste is rich, ...

Burghound: A relatively high-toned nose speaks of red berry fruit, warm earth, spice and similar floral notes that introduce detailed and admirably pure flavors that are lilting yet punc...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Palate-staining plum and cherry dusted with cardamom and cinnamon in Chauvenet's 2008 Nuits-St.-Georges Les Charmottes marry the cut and vivacity typical of its vintage with c...

Burghound: Here the expressive nose is slightly more elegant with the barest hint of wood framing cool and airy red pinot fruit that is liberally laced with Gevrey style earth that is al...

About this Wine: 0.40 ha of vine planted in 1962...

Burghound: A very ripe and notably earthy nose of cassis and black raspberry merges into round, rich and textured middle weight flavors that are very suave but have a sense that I can on...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Sourced from two Waipara contract growers, the debut 2007 Liaison Pinot Noir is subdued on the nose at first with macerated black cherry, olive and a touch of green pepper. Ea...

John Gilman: The 2009 Gravains is cut from the riper side of the Pavelot ledger this year and really comes across as an exotic and exuberant 1990-like wine. The nose is a blend of black ra...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Pavelots' 2008 Savigny-les-Beaune Serpentieres features aromas of cherry and plum with intimations of their pits, as well as a maritime combination of saline and alkaline scen...

Burghound: This offers a small step up in aromatic complexity with a layered nose of a variety of red berry fruits plus lovely violet hints that serve as a relatively refined introductio...

Burghound: A fresh and attractively layered nose of wet stone, floral notes, red currant and plum merge into unusually supple, even silky flavors that are remarkably forward and accessib...