In this 6-pack, you recieve one bottle each of the following:
JULIE FEVRE Grand Cru Les Preuses, Chablis 2018 Fèvre families have been working at the heart of Chablis vineyards, Burgundy, since 1745. They run their property with deep respect to the labour of previous generations and use minimal vine intervention and environmentally friendly techniques to express the authenticity of the soil. Preuses, like many of the Grand Cru climates, has a southwesterly aspect that allows access to warm sunlight in the cool Chablis climate. This moderates temperature, ensuring the grapes reach optimum ripeness levels while retaining acidity. Access to the more intense afternoon sun means that Preuses Grand Cru wines tend to be rounder and softer.
BALLOT-MILLOT ET FILS 1er Cru Perrieres, Meursault 2015 Ballot’s work is modern and forward–thinking. He de-stems completely, presses into the barrel for fermentation, and does not stir the lees, looking for the purest, focused, and unmasked profile of each unique vineyard. Clearly, from a riper vintage, this wine is rounder and spicier yet still retains a firm lime character overall. More generous on the palate while still maintaining a nice crisp hit of citrus. Some oak shows through as well, yet it isn’t out of line. This drop is undoubtedly flirting with the modern/new world style.
DOMAINE FRANCOIS CARILLON Champs De Gains 1er cru, Puligny-Montrachet 2017 This Puligny-Montrachet Champs De Gains has received good scores from various critics. Refined and racy, this is a sophisticated expression of Puligny-Montrachet terroir by François Carillon, whose familial ties to Burgundy stretch back to the 17th Century. With only a whisper of reduction, it easily allows the softly exotic white orchard fruit, spice and white floral notes to be evaluated. The textured, rich, and rounded flavours possess slightly better zip on the moderately dry, rich and persistent finish.
LAURENT PONSOT 1er Cru Cuvée du Myosotis , Meursault-Blagny 2018 Sourced from the commune of Blagny, legally classified within the confines of Meursault, this is a thrilling wine of strident length, latent power and an alloyed, ball bearing-like precision. It rolls through the mouth, staining the cheeks with riffs on apricot pith, candied lemon rind, dried mango and a toasted melody of assorted nuts. There is plenty of oak sitting on this, boding well for its procession into a long future in the cellar. A Meursault for the ages, in the hands of a master.
DOMAINE JEAN NOEL GAGNARD La Boudriotte Premier Cru, Chassagne-Montrachet 2018 Jean Noel Gagnard handed his eponymous Domaine to his daughter Caroline Lestimé in 1989. When she took the reins of the family estate it was a very male-dominated arena. Yet by sticking to her convictions, she only enhanced this fine producer's reputation. This is a smoky wine with notes of butterscotch leading to a sturdy and robust finish of minerality with excellent persistence.
DOMAINE DE LA VOUGERAIE Champ Gain 1er cru, Puligny-Montrachet 2015 A refined, silky and yet bold wine from Domaine de la Vougeraie, this Premier Cru is bright and zesty. Gold in colour and freshly vibrant it opens with honey and lightly toasted brioche on the nose. This wine has a pronounced palate with citrus, ripe lemon, nectarine, buttered toast and a hint of smokiness. Mineral–like chalkiness on the finish helps balance the length and intensity. Made for fine food and special occasions, this is a cellar–worthy Champ Gain 1er cru
The 2015 Meursault 1er Cru Perrières from Ballot-Millot is a definite success, offering up notes of fresh pear, preserved lemon, apple blossom and a touch of pastry cream. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, glossy and powerful, with good extract and structure, definitely marked by the warm vintage but with the substance to carry it. While this is heavier-set than the Domaine's 2014 rendition, it's nicely done in its richer, riper register.
91 points, Wine Advocate (April 2018)
Mid straw, opulent super ripe nose, ripe melons, though the palate has a slightly drying quality to the wood. There is certainly fruit intensity but it is all a bit ungainly at this stage. Some ripe melon notes but not out of kilter.
93 points, Inside Burgundy (September 2018)
The 2015 Meursault Les Perrières 1er Cru has a crisp, precise bouquet of Granny Smith apples, crushed stone and a touch of citrus peel. The palate is well-defined, with blood orange, peach and light nougat notes derived from oak that is neatly subsumed. There is a touch of ginger surfacing toward the finish, and long persistence. A lively Perrières that is, for want of a better expression, full of beans. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.
92 points, Vinous (November 2018)
Aromas of crushed rocks, white flowers, lemon oil and crisp green apple preface the 2017 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Champ Gain, a medium to full-bodied, satiny and textural wine with broad shoulders and superb energy and length that concludes with a mouthwateringly saline finish. This is a real success.
(91-93) points, Wine Advocate (May 2019)
François agrees that this is a tough vineyard to work and I never find it easy to understand. Pale colour, with a slight pyrazine aspect to the nose. Then more classic pure fruit through the middle, with a good weight of texture too, livelier apple notes, less ripe than his Murgers Dents de Chien.
91 points, Inside Burgundy (December 2018)
The 2017 Puligny-Montrachet Champ Gain 1er Cru has a terse, more austere bouquet than its peers, displaying fine mineralité; perhaps this was an earlier-picked example. Fine malic/petrichor aromas come through with time. The palate is fresh on the entry, offering sour lemon and orange peel, fine weight and plenty of energy. There is a lovely bitterness to this Puligny, and a spiciness that lingers on the aftertaste. Needs careful matching insofar as it might feel a little raw tout seul, but with fruits de mer, it will sing. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting in Savigny-lès-Beaune.
93 points, Vinous (August 2021)
Lighter colour with light green tint. Really delicious perfume in a light register, but strength and backbone on the palate, lemon-balm on top of white fruit, fresh apple in the background. Pure and fine.
(91-93) points, InsideBurgundy.com (November 2019)
Excellent clear pale colour, good fruit weight with a sunny banana touch. Chiselled classy mineral finish, impressive for a vineyard which is an integral part of Morgeot. The clay gives weight to the finish as well, excellent persistence.
(91-93) points, InsideBurgundy.com (December 2019)
