This stunning chardonnay is a mountain stream in the glass. Totally stony personality. Mouthwatering on the extremely elegant, medium-bodied palate. Stunning vitality and purity right through the very long, pristine...

Very cool and and focused, this mouthwatering Saint Romain has an extreme chalky minerality. Only medium-bodied, but really concentrated. Super-fresh and focused finish with so much fresh herb complexity (think sage and...

Broad and rich, this red delivers black cherry, blackberry, earth and iron flavors, all framed by sweet spices. Supple and fluid, with a lively feel on the finish. Shows fine harmony and length. Best from 2027 through...

(90-93 points) Still in barrel like the rest below. Concentrated purple. Succulent yet with perfume. There is a fine tension to the dark fruit which cannot help offering its juicy dark raspberry aspect. Excellent weight...

The 2022 Pouilly-Fuissé Les Tilliers has an attractive, minerally bouquet mixed with touches of smoke and white almonds coming through with time. The palate is medium-bodied with a rich, slightly honeyed entry and lower...

Very cool and fragrant, this is a masterpiece of cool-climate pinot noir that has a tremendous structure packed into its sleek and precisely delineated silhouette. Intensely chalky minerality in the powerful and tightly...

This was once Les Hauts des Crays, but the name has been modified to conform with the 1er Cru. Les Crays has a very fine bouquet, mostly white fruit, plus stones, yet obviously with flesh beneath. Well ventilated at this...

A plush, fruit-filled and aromatic red, this exudes crystalline black cherry, blackberry, boysenberry, floral, spice and mineral flavors. Firms up yet remains balanced, vibrant and long while playing out on the...

Packed with ripe cherry, raspberry, pomegranate and spice aromas and flavors, this red is complex and sophisticated. A mineral current also courses throughout, while the supple texture and refined tannins add to its...

91+ Powerful but with no lack of focus, the 2022 Morgon Cuvée Château-Gaillard is an expression that intricately mirrors the profound terroir. Driven by its structural elements, the wine boasts tightly woven, powdery...

Well-marked by new oak, this red delivers spicy cherry, raspberry, boysenberry and floral aromas and flavors. Turns sleek and elegant by the finish, with vibrant acidity and fine harmony. Though balanced, this will need...

Arrestingly concentrated aromas of passion fruit and grapefruit are accented with flinty mineral notes and hints of white flowers. It all flows through to the palate where the texture positively vibrates with tension, yet...

(90-93 points) Moderate wood sets off pretty and ripe aromas that include notes of iodine, citrus confit, acacia blossom and poached pear. There is both solid volume and intensity to the lemony, delicious and vibrant...

This is surprisingly elegant in the context of what is typical for Vercots with its mélange of ripe yet airy aromas of plum, red raspberry, earth and a vague suggestion of the sauvage. There is excellent volume and...

90+ The 2022 Fleurie Poncié wafts from the glass with aromas of violets, black cherries, red plums and currants. On the palate, the wine is ripe and medium to full-bodied, centered around lush red and purple stone fruits...

Creamy and smooth, this white offers peach, lemon curd and mineral aromas and flavors wrapped in butter, with vanilla and oak spice accents. Balanced and long as the mineral and pastry notes persist. Drink now through...

Oyster shell and seashore aromas mingle with apple and pear fruit in this fresh white. Lightly toasty, rich and nicely balanced, with the finish picking up a lemony note. Drink now. 1,150 cases made, 100 cases imported.

The attractive medium-deep ruby colour announces a pleasantly ripe plummy fruit with nuance of smoke and earth. The texture is supple, and yet there is sufficient tension and grip to draw this out to a lingering finish...

(WA 91-93 points) The stony soils high on the north side of the Montagne de Beaune have produced a bright, tensile wine in the 2022 Beaune 1er Cru Clos de l'Écu Monopole, a medium to full-bodied, supple and suave red...

Attractively fresh and bright aromas of hazelnut, pear and apple compote are trimmed in soft floral nuances. There is fine volume to the gorgeously textured and vibrant medium weight flavors that exude evident minerality...

A tightly wound red, whose firm, wiry structure boasts a solid grip on the high-pitched cherry, raspberry and rose aromas and flavors. A mineral undercurrent works in tandem with the vibrant acidity, while the tannins...

A pretty red, with perfumes of rose, violet, black currant and blackberry. Silky, offering a solid line of dense tannins and a firm finish. Graphite and toasty oak flavors complete the profile. Fine length. Best from 2028...

A tangy red, this features spicy cherry, pomegranate, blood orange and toasty oak flavors. Nicely integrated, with a whisper of dusty tannins lining the finish. This is juicy, with the fruit resonating on the aftertaste...

Marked by toasty new oak, vanilla and resin notes, this red also reveals a core of cherry, raspberry, earth and mineral flavors. Broad and powerful, backed by bright acidity and fine-grained, chalky tannins. Though long...

Ripe strawberries, fresh flowers and baking spices on the nose. Lots of fruit in this full-bodied wine, but also tannins that provide frame and form. Juicy and flavorful. Hard not to drink now, but it will age...