(91-93 points) Unwinding in the glass with aromas of raspberries, cherries, sweet spices, rose petals and forest floor, the 2019 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Murgers is medium to full-bodied, concentrated and lively...

The 2019 Saumur Champigny is a ripe style showing the dry season yet retaining plentiful freshness. This is the result of very low yields, which are the combination of early budbreak and frost, followed up by drought...

There's something of northern Rhône Syrah on the nose of the 2019 Le Bourg with its smoked meats and ripe red fruit plus a hint of menthol. There's always a succulence to this cuvée, showing completeness–everything is in...

A meaty, dense red, featuring black cherry, plum, earth, tobacco and a strong mineral component. Builds on the midpalate, with loam, smoke and enticing freshness on the long aftertaste. Best from 2025 through 2045. 4...

Some evolution in the colour, just slight bricking around the edges, delivering a ton of creamy blackberry fruits, toasted almonds, freshly cut herbs, incense. 40% new oak barrels, Jerome Aigurre winemaker, Thomas Duclos...

Consistently the most powerful of the Bishop Rey bottlings, this is concentrated and intense, great structure. The ruby colour is beginning to brick around the edges, melting the tannins as it approaches full drinking...

(93+ points) The 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Combe Aux Moines is also showing very well in bottle. Mingling aromas of cherries and plums with hints of sweet spices, peonies and wintergreen, it's medium to full-bodied...

(90-93 points) This has that curious form of reduction that the Burgundian's call bourgeon de cassis (cassis blossom). More interesting are the cool, pure and delicious middle weight flavors that are finer though not...

(90-93 points) This too is really quite aromatically pretty with its elegant combination of red and dark cherry, raspberry and breadth of floral elements. The texture of the rich, intense and muscular flavors is both...

(93-96 points) Cool, restrained and nicely elegant aromas displays a plethora of spice and floral elements on the red and dark berry scented nose. A beguiling texture is present on the wonderfully delicious and vibrant...