2017 White Burgundy
Half-btl
£11.50
Half-btl 12 x 37.5cl 9cs
Bottle
£13.50
Bottle 12 x 75cl 4cs
Will Heslop, Burgundy Buying Assistant (summer 2019)
Bottle
£14.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 29cs
Bottle
£14.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Will Heslop, Burgundy Buying Assistant (summer 2019)
Bottle
£17.50
Bottle 12 x 75cl 18cs
Olivier is taking many steps to counteract the warmer summers and earlier harvests; managing the canopy to protect grapes from sunburn, using late-ripening rootstocks, reducing the amount of new oak he uses to keep the wines feeling fresher, and bringing harvest dates forward to retain acidity. The 2017 crop is around 15 percent down due to the dry summer which stressed the grapes. Picking began on 27th August and Olivier feels the wines are a little richer than 2016, but still with very good balance and well-integrated oak.
Bottle
£17.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 242cs
Bottle
£18.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle
£19.95
Drink now to 2022.
Will Heslop, Burgundy Buying Assistant (summer 2019)
Bottle
£20.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 8cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 7cs
Bottle
£22.50
Bottle 12 x 75cl 205cs
Rémi describes this as “dynamic” wine, and certainly its acidity and zesty lemon character provide a sense of energy. Most (80%) of the blend is raised in 400-litre oak barrels (none of them new), to add a touch of weight to the palate. The long, salty finish is something of a trademark for Domaine Rollin. Drink now to 2023.
Bottle
£22.50
Bottle 12 x 75cl 3cs
Bottle
£23.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 29cs
The hot and dry conditions of summer 2017 have yielded mixed blessings; the wines are deliciously ripe but the volumes have suffered a little due to drought stress. Picking began early (at the end of August), with the resulting wines being described by Caroline as of really high quality, with good balance and maturity. Dominique and Caroline take great care to pick each parcel (and indeed sub-parcel) at precisely the right time to ensure optimum ripeness.
Bottle
£25.00
Bottle 12 x 75cl 44cs
Jean-Philippe explained how he and his vineyard team had to work extremely hard in the aftermath of the 2016 frost, managing the vines to make sure that the following year’s growth would not be compromised. Meticulous marathonrunner Jean-Philippe is just the man for such an arduous task. He is delighted with the results, explaining that quality is excellent and the yield was neither too big, nor too small. These wines are as reliably fresh and precise as you would expect, with each vineyard’s character shining through.
Bottle
£25.00
Bottle 12 x 75cl 22cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
The Bret brothers described 2017 as another warm and early vintage, with harvest beginning on the 26th August. They picked early compared to many of their peers, Jean-Philippe explaining that maturity came very quickly. Their decision to bring the grapes in quickly, along with their organic and biodynamic viticulture, has resulted in wonderfully fresh wines. In the cellar they are experimenting with lower levels of sulphur during the winemaking process, with the aim of obtaining full fruit and terroir expression in their wines.
Bottle
£27.50
Bottle 12 x 75cl 127cs
Magnum
£60.00
Magnum 6 x 150cl 10cs
Bottle
£27.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 120cs
It was a “normal” harvest here this year which, in Jean-Yves’s world, is still a relatively paltry 30hl/ha, due to his scrupulous organic and biodynamic vineyard management. Jean-Yves is increasingly interested in the role and importance of sulphur dioxide in a wine’s evolution. He found that a trial bottling made without SO2 had little expression of the vineyard, yet he finds that adding SO2 too early in the winemaking process makes the wines more fragile and prone to oxidation. A fine range from a reflective winemaker.
Bottle
£27.50
Bottle 12 x 75cl 86cs
Bottle
£27.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 23cs
It was a “normal” harvest here this year which, in Jean-Yves’s world, is still a relatively paltry 30hl/ha, due to his scrupulous organic and biodynamic vineyard management. Jean-Yves is increasingly interested in the role and importance of sulphur dioxide in a wine’s evolution. He found that a trial bottling made without SO2 had little expression of the vineyard, yet he finds that adding SO2 too early in the winemaking process makes the wines more fragile and prone to oxidation. A fine range from a reflective winemaker.
Bottle
£28.50
Bottle 12 x 75cl 94cs
After the famine of 2016, this year is something of a feast, at least in the case of the reds. Sadly, the whites, which Dominique praises as having excellent clarity, are in slightly smaller volumes than 2016. The good news is that the full range of red wines has been made, and in good volume too. Dominique is effusive in his praise for the 2017 reds, describing them as appealing, with beautiful balance, a lightness of touch, refined tannins and a floral character with stunning red fruit.
Bottle
£29.50
Bottle 12 x 75cl 11cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Since our visit last year, Patrick’s dream of an appellation exclusively for generic wines from the Côte d’Or has been realised and the label of the estate’s estimable Cuvée Oligocène proudly announces its new status. For 2017, Patrick’s daughter Marion explained, they didn’t need to keep too much of the lees, as the musts were already rich and they preferred to use bâtonnage for complexity. Harvesting began on 28th August and Marion feels there is a purer expression of terroir this year than last.
Bottle
£29.50
Bottle 12 x 75cl 23cs
After the catastrophically small vintage last year, Caroline is much happier with the good but in no sense excessive crop of 2017. Indeed, her organic viticulture methods and old-vine holdings mean that yields are a long way below the permitted maximum. Caroline is pleased with the ripe fruit profile of the wines, highlighting the velour, density and volume as key attributes, but taking care to explain that they are not heavy. These are exciting wines, which will be hedonistic in youth but the abundance of dry extract points to huge ageing potential.
Bottle
£29.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Winemaker Brian Sieve draws comparisons between the white wines of 2017 and 2014, explaining that the texture, weight and freshness are very similar in both years, although 2017 has perhaps a little more fruit ripeness, along with excellent tension and persistence. He believes that this same freshness and brightness in the reds will provide ageing capacity, pointing out that they worked hard to restrict the yield of Pinot Noir to achieve riper grapes. Overall slightly less whole-bunch fermentation was used as Brian felt the stems and fruit were not as ripe as in richer vintages.
Bottle
£29.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 285cs
Magnum 3 x 150cl 12cs
The hot and dry conditions of summer 2017 have yielded mixed blessings; the wines are deliciously ripe but the volumes have suffered a little due to drought stress. Picking began early (at the end of August), with the resulting wines being described by Caroline as of really high quality, with good balance and maturity. Dominique and Caroline take great care to pick each parcel (and indeed sub-parcel) at precisely the right time to ensure optimum ripeness.
Bottle
£30.00
Bottle 12 x 75cl 30cs
Bottle
£30.00
Bottle 12 x 75cl 24cs
It was a “normal” harvest here this year which, in Jean-Yves’s world, is still a relatively paltry 30hl/ha, due to his scrupulous organic and biodynamic vineyard management. Jean-Yves is increasingly interested in the role and importance of sulphur dioxide in a wine’s evolution. He found that a trial bottling made without SO2 had little expression of the vineyard, yet he finds that adding SO2 too early in the winemaking process makes the wines more fragile and prone to oxidation. A fine range from a reflective winemaker.
Bottle
£30.00
Bottle 12 x 75cl 34cs
Bottle
£30.00
Bottle 12 x 75cl 24cs
The hot and dry conditions of summer 2017 have yielded mixed blessings; the wines are deliciously ripe but the volumes have suffered a little due to drought stress. Picking began early (at the end of August), with the resulting wines being described by Caroline as of really high quality, with good balance and maturity. Dominique and Caroline take great care to pick each parcel (and indeed sub-parcel) at precisely the right time to ensure optimum ripeness.
Bottle
£31.50
Bottle 12 x 75cl 10cs
Bottle
£31.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 14cs
Olivier is taking many steps to counteract the warmer summers and earlier harvests; managing the canopy to protect grapes from sunburn, using late-ripening rootstocks, reducing the amount of new oak he uses to keep the wines feeling fresher, and bringing harvest dates forward to retain acidity. The 2017 crop is around 15 percent down due to the dry summer which stressed the grapes. Picking began on 27th August and Olivier feels the wines are a little richer than 2016, but still with very good balance and well-integrated oak.
Bottle
£32.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 85cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Made from the prized Aligoté Doré – a loweryielding, more concentrated and aromatic clone than “ordinary” Aligoté – this is bone-dry, fresh and precise, with a simple but attractive nose of citrus and green apple. The palate is characterised by mouth-watering acidity and a long, saline finish. It will age well, gaining weight and complexity. Drink now to 2023.