2007 Chambolle-Musigny, Les Lavrottes, 1er Cru, Olivier Bernstein

This is from a small premier cru situated just below Bonnes Mares. The wine displays the hallmark elegance of Chambolle Musigny, exceptionally pretty, and with perfectly integrated oak.
(Jasper Morris MW, BBR Buyer)Olivier Bernstein

A thoroughly modern Burgundy which combines the finesse and pretty characteristics of Chambolle with concentrated and glossy dark fruits. Dense and lush it is complimented by well judged oak and a balanced acidity to keep everything fresh. Beautifully textured, the long finish is equally impressive.
Martyn Rolph, BBR Fine WineOlivier Bernstein

A moderately toasty nose frames ripe and very fresh dark berry fruit aromas that complement the dense, serious and sappy flavors that carry good if not truly special complexity onto the noticeably oaky finish. I like the mid-palate concentration and there is enough sap to buffer well the underlying structure
(Allen Meadows, burghound.com, Issue 33, Jan 2009)

Below Bonnes Mares. Excellent freshness. Transparent with definite sweetness à la Geantet Pansiot (though he’d probably rather I wrote à la DRC). Very fresh and prancing and complete.

Olivier Bernstein is a new name but one that is unlikely to be overlooked for long. This self-styled 'micro négociant' doesn't bother with wines as lowly as those labelled Bourgogne or with a simple village name. He produces only six premiers crus (two of them white) and four grands crus, helped substantially by Richard Seguin of Gevrey-Chambertin, who, as part of the same family as own Domaine Dugat-Py, has access to some superb vineyards, many of them with 70-year-old vines. Born in Touraine into a family of music publishers, Bernstein studied viticulture and oenology in Beaune and claims particular inspiration while working briefly with the late Henri Jayer in 2002. This initially led him to acquire and renovate Mas de la Dévèze in Roussillon, where he is based (to judge from his car licence plate), but he now spends much of his time on the six-hour journey between Tautavel and the modest cellar rented from Seguin in a Gevrey backstreet.
(Jancis Robinson, New brooms in Burgundy, jancisrobinson.com, Jan 09)