(95-97 points) The Millot Echezeaux is predominantly from Echezeaux du Dessus (1949 and 1980 plantings), along with Les Poulaillères and Clos St-Denis. Lovely red crimson colour. Florally detailed, plus a little oak as...

A more elegant and spicier nose reflects notes of poached plum, violet and crushed anise. As is almost always the case, the middleweight flavors are both more refined and more mineral-driven if less powerful and muscular...

Silky and ethereal, the village Chambolle from Domaine Arlaud is a charming wine, presenting aromas of red and black fruit, earth, spice, and smoke. It is assembled from a hectare of vines from several lieux-dits below...

(97-98 points) Welcome to the wide, red velvet sofa! Very subtle black-fruit aromas, including a touch of mulberry. Expansive and concentrated, but very precise, thanks to the extremely fine tannins, the earthiness ever...

The 2022 Saint-Veran En Pommards comes from limestone soils, the vines facing northwest here, aged 50% in stainless steel and 50% in demi-muids. It has a focused and perhaps the best-defined bouquet amongst the Domaine's...

The 2022 Saint-Veran La Grande Bruyere is aged in foudres installed at the Domaine in 2009 and comes from marn/Silesian soils that are apparently trickier to vinify. It has a complex bouquet, well-defined, with hints of...

The 2022 Saint-Veran Les Rochats (from a small, pink limestone plateau close to the Roche-Solutre) is aged entirely in stainless steel. It takes time to address some reduction on the nose, eventually offering attractive...

A subtle though still easily perceptible application of wood is present on the spicy and slightly riper aromas of poached plum, the sauvage and a whiff of smoke. There is both good energy and detail to the delicious...