This majestic Moulin-a-Vent marries very ripe forest berry aromas with stunning salty minerality, and the enormous freshness makes it extremely vibrant and exciting. The very long, super-fine finish makes you wonder why...

So ripe and so graceful, this is a staggering wine for 2021 that shows what was possible if you had old vines, you did everything right in the vineyard during the growing season, and then you hit the ideal harvest date...

Though vibrant and racy in profile, this red is also concentrated, evoking wild cherry, currant, cinnamon candy, sandalwood and spice flavors. Balanced and persistent, with brisk acidity driving the long aftertaste. Best...

(91-93 points) There is an interesting hint of crushed fennel to the aromas of mineral reduction, white pepper and quinine. The medium-weight and stony flavors are not quite as dense though they are finer while displaying...

(90-93 points) Classic Chablis aromas of iodine, mineral reduction and oyster shell add breadth to the notes of green apple and citrus rind. There is first-rate intensity to the detailed and stony medium-bodied flavors...

TOP QUALITY PRODUCER Brocard's 7 Lieux Grand Cru Preuses is a magnificent wine in the making. Although there is plenty of ripeness on display this regal grand cru is cool, crisp and supremely elegant. An aristocratic feel...

Perfumed, featuring rose, wild strawberry, cherry, sandalwood, incense, green olive and oak spice aromas and flavors. It's linear, verging on racy, with a yin/yang of airiness and structure. Its silky texture, harmony and...

A very elegant, floral and focused Fleurie with an excellent combination of lacy lightness and mineral density. Underplayed power and plenty of finesse, just like you expect from Fleurie in an excellent year, but this is...

I love the black nose - licorice, violet and elderberry - of this impressive Nuits-Saint-Georges. Impressive ripeness and substance for the challenging vintage. The ample fine tannins are already very well integrated...

Aromas of crisp orchard fruit, white flowers, hazelnuts and clear honey introduce Coche's 2021 Meursault Village, a medium to full-bodied, satiny and incisive wine with a pretty core of fruit girdled by tangy acids and...

Wild cherry, currant, hibiscus, sandalwood, mineral and oak spice aromas and flavors signal this supple, graceful red, which is well-delineated, complex and compelling. Shows terrific harmony and length. Best from 2028...

Domaine de Montille farms a large parcel of 1.7 hectares of seventy-year-old vines in thin, rocky soils at the top of the slope. In 2021 the vineyard produced a deeply-coloured win with a beautifully expressive nose of...

(91-93 points) The 2021 Chablis Les Beauroys ler Cru has a perfumed bouquet with orange blossom, yellow plum and struck match aromas, cohering nicely in the glass, though never powerful. The palate is vibrant and tensile...

This self-confidently dry and well-structured Gevrey-Chambertin has pronounced earthy and savory notes with a hint of soy sauce. It really benefits from some aeration in the glass, the delicate red fruits opening up...

(90-92 points) A purer crimson purple with a little more direct fruit on the nose. This is lovely, not too marked by the processing, with an intensity of raspberry, an interesting grainy texture behind, lightly astringent...

A delicate style, lacy and fresh, yet with no lack of white flower, lemon, apple and honey flavors. Charming and elegant, this white extends on the chalky finish. Drink now through 2028.

Exhibiting rose, cherry, wild strawberry, sandalwood and oak spice flavors, this tangy, fragrant red tightens up as it builds to the long, mineral-tinged finish, with refined tannins. Sleek and intense. Best from 2027...

Lush and creamy, featuring vanilla, butterscotch, peach, apple and lemon flavors. Turns more focused as this cruises to the long, spice- and mineral-tinged finish. Delivers excellent harmony and energy. Drink now through...

In contrast to the preceding wines, a brooding nose only grudgingly gives up its aromas of essence of plum, red cherry, earth and background hint of oak where a lurking hint of crushed leaf character is also present...

The 2021 Pouilly-Fuissé Les Crays 1er Cru has a beautiful bouquet with fennel and wild mint infusing the citrus fruit. This shows nice definition and a little more intensity than the Domaine's other cuvées. The palate is...