(90-92 points) Note: 2017 will be the last vintage for this wine. his is aromatically similar to the Pommard villages but with a bit more layering. The delicious, plump and generously proportioned medium-bodied flavors...

The 2017 Brut Blanc de Noirs Empreinte is a super-classy wine. Pear, crushed flowers, brioche, cinnamon and a kiss of French oak infuse the 2017 with notable depth. Although not the most complex wine in this range...

Ripe dark-cherry flavors run deep in this clean, violet-scented Beaune. There’s some earthiness to the tannins, with an underlying note of fresh mushrooms to complement the firm, juicy flavors of the fruit. The wine’s...

The red Corton from Bouchard is bright and fresh, with aromas of currant, pomegranate and kirsch. The wine is noticeably more tannic, and there is a firmly mineral saline note and a crisp acidity that draws the wine to an...

A well-spiced and broad-based nose freely offers up notes of forest floor, red and dark currant and evident sauvage character. The tautly muscular and vibrant medium-bodied flavors exude a subtle minerality while offering...

(93+ points) The 2017 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Fontenys is showing even better from bottle than it did from barrel, opening up in the glass with notes of cherries, cassis, smoked meats, sweet soil tones, orange rind...

Quite a contrast with Louis Jadot's Aux Cras bottling, this is altogether lighter, paler and more aromatic, despite facing due south. It's a fragrant, textured, finely balanced Beaune premier cru with a core of scented...

Revisited from bottle, the 2017 Aloxe-Corton 1er Les Vercots is showing well, unfurling in the glass with notes of cassis and red berries mingled with sweet soil tones. Medium to full-bodied, muscular and succulent, this...

Fine purity accents the cherry, strawberry, cinnamon and toast aromas and flavors. Concentrated and fluid, with a supple texture and intensity that builds to a lingering finish. Terrific length. Best from 2023 through...

(91-94) A brooding and inexpressive nose reluctantly offers up attractively spiced aromas of dark cherry, raspberry and plenty of floral wisps. There is even better volume and mid-palate density to the solidly powerful...

Bright red cranberry brims with freshness and aroma on the nose of this wine. The palate also presents fresh-faced fruitiness, but here the berry notes are riper, juicier and more reminiscent of berry compote. Firm, fine...

(92-94) A deft application of oak easily allows the earthy aromas of plum, red and dark berries and game to be appreciated. Once again there is very good volume to the powerful and solidly concentrated middle weight plus...

(95+ points) The 2017 Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru wafts from the glass with aromas of cherries, black raspberries, woodsmoke, cloves and peonies, framed by a deft touch of toasty new oak. Full-bodied, deep and...

The 2017 Mazoyeres-Chambertin Grand Cru has a glorious bouquet of briary, blackberry and cranberry scents, plus a touch of sous-bois in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins that belie the...

With all of its supple black cherry and sweet plum brightness, this lasts on smoky, spicy tannins. It’s powerful, a little syrupy in its ripeness, ready to bring its fruit to roast duck.

The 2017 Volnay Les Chevrets 1er Cru has an open-knit, well-defined bouquet of brambly red berry fruit and discreet wilted rose petal aromas. The palate is medium-bodied, quite grippy and a little drier than its peers...

The Tortochot Charmes-Chambertin is from a holding of 0.57ha in the Mazoyères-Chambertin sector. Medium red colour, no great density, fine boned raspberry and redcurrant, opens out attractively on the palate, with just a...