Red Wine from Cote De Beaune

Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 91 points: 91+ Healthy dark red. Very primary nose hints at black cherry, menthol and bitter chocolate lifted by a floral topnote. Then sappy and saline on the palate, showing very good chewy concentration and medicinal reserve...

Burghound, 92 points: This is noticeably reduced so I would advise decanting it if you’re tempted to try a bottle upon release. There is excellent volume and power to the concentrated, intense and vibrant middle weight plus flavors that...

Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 92 points: 92+ Bright red. Classy but reticent nose hints at bitter cherry. Densely packed and seriously concentrated, showing superb stony lift to the flavors of black cherry, violet and licorice. Really wonderful 2013 energy and...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 points: (WA91-93 points) There are just three barrels of the Volnay 1er Cru Santenots du Milieu this year. It has a dense and concentrated raspberry and wild strawberry bouquet interlaced with minerals, backward and broody as...

Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 90 points: (AG88-90 points) The 2013 Pommard Combes-Dessus comes across as a touch angular and compact in this vintage, a year in which the challenging conditions are impossible to escape. Hints of dark red cherry, plum and spice...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 points: (WA91-93 points) The 2013 Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets has a more limestone-scented bouquet, the fruit a little redder than that of Fremiets, opening with wilted rose-petal scents infusing the strawberry and red currant...

Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 94 points: (AG91-94 points) Not surprisingly, the 2013 Volnay Clos des Ducs is the most tannic and reticent of these wines. I very much like the sense of energy here, but it's going to take at least a few years for the contours to...

Burghound, 95 points: (BH93-95 points) A generous dollop of moderately toasty oak mixes with the highly layered nose of black cherry, cassis, warm earth and an impressive array of sauvage and underbrush notes. There is excellent richness to...

View From The Cellar, 93 points: The Fontaine-Gagnard Rugiens is excellent in 2013, offering up a deep and very classic bouquet of cherries, quince, a touch of blood orange, gamebirds, a very complex base of soil tones, woodsmoke and a refined base of...

Burghound, 90 points: (BH88-90 points) Strong wood influence presently dominates the red and dark fruit, earth and soft spice aromas. There is better volume and power to the richer medium weight flavors that also possess better mid-palate...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: (WA90-92+ points) The 2013 Savigny-les-Beaune 1er Cru la Dominode has a slightly deeper color than the Clos des Guettes. The nose is much more closed at the moment, although this is typical at this stage. The palate is...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, 92 points: (ST89-92 points) Palish red. Perfumed aromas of redcurrant, red cherry, iron and rose petal. Silky and intense, displaying a minty reserve to the red fruit and mineral flavors. Nicely integrated acidity gives clarity to...