This is sufficiently reduced that I would strongly advise giving it a thorough aeration if you're tempted to try a bottle young. The sleek, intense and delicious bigger-bodied flavors possess excellent verve while...

(90-92 points) Firm reduction renders an evaluation of the nose impossible at present. Otherwise there is good intensity to the voluminous and expansive flavors that display fine power on the youthfully austere finish...

(91-93 points) This too is sufficiently reduced to mask the underlying fruit, but it seems clear that it is ripe. More interesting are the finer and less powerful though no less concentrated medium weight flavors that...

The 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin Coeur du Roy has also turned out very well in bottle, exhibiting aromas of plums, wild berries, sweet spices, peonies, orange rind and loamy soil. Medium to full-bodied, ample and layered, it's...

A pretty red, featuring bright, pure cherry, raspberry, rose and spice flavors. This well-structured version is more elegant than powerful, offering a line of chalky tannins for support, with fine earth- and...

A light-bodied, spicy red, boasting black cherry, violet, black pepper and baking spices. Balanced and lingers, with abundant ripe fruit. Drink now through 2027. 30 cases imported.

The 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cazetiers 1er Cru has a veneer of new oak on the nose plus some reduction, but there seems to be plenty of red fruit here—it’s just suppressed under that reductive haze at the moment. The...

An expressive red hallmarked by dark fruit flavors of black cherry, black currant and plum. Reveals licorice, spice, iron and tobacco notes, which add depth and detail. This combines power and finesse, with an aftertaste...

A ripe red introduced by distinctive graphite and juniper aromas, with plum, blackberry and earth notes plying the soft structure. Reveals light tannins, with a long finish marked by a flash of orange peel. Best from 2025...

Henri Rebourseau's Clos de Vougeot was pleasant and typical of the cru, with a firm, plummy fruit, fairly firm tannic grip, and a slightly rustic edge. The aromas still showed the ripe black fruit with a smoky edge that I...

Perfumed and lush, this red exudes smoky black cherry, blackberry and violet flavors. Reveals iron, sandalwood, leather and spice notes, which add depth as this evolves on the palate. Just a touch hot, with fine length...

A spicy red highlighted by ripe plum, kirsch and cassis flavors, with soft acidity and lush tannins diffusing its impact. Charming, with a long finish, this one sneaks up on you. Drink now through 2038.

The 2019 Clos Vougeot Grand Cru employs quite a lot of new oak on the nose, but it seems simpatico with the dark berry fruit and the underlying mineralité that reveals itself with aeration. The palate is slightly candied...

Harmonious, this red exudes steeped cherry, strawberry, rose, sandalwood and oak aromas and flavors. Features firm underlying tannins, which add a little grain to the supple texture, ending with echoes of spices. This one...