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Domaine Jean-Noel Gagnard,
Ready, but will improve,
Not much deeper in colour than the 1er Crus, though with a touch more oak, this is an ultra-concentrated wine, with pears and plums appearing at the back alongside the fresh acidity. All in balance, the wine is interesting and complex.
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director Though 2011 has the reputation of being a large vintage for white wines, this was not the case at Domaine Jean-Noël Gagnard, where many vineyards produced little more than 30 hl/ha. Caroline Gagnard has converted the vineyards to organic farming and the quality of the grapes is evident in this superb range of wines. As ever, this is an outstanding source of Chassagne-Montrachet.
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director Though 2011 has the reputation of being a large vintage for white wines, this was not the case at Domaine Jean-Noël Gagnard, where many vineyards produced little more than 30 hl/ha. Caroline Gagnard has converted the vineyards to organic farming and the quality of the grapes is evident in this superb range of wines. As ever, this is an outstanding source of Chassagne-Montrachet.
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Domaine de la Vougeraie,
Ready, but will improve,
This superb domaine continues to grow in reputation. Domaine de la Vougeraie was created in 1999 when Jean-Claude Boisset of the Boisset group decided to group together all the vineyard holdings of his various négociant companies acquired over the years. The name comes from the significant holdings – and indeed Jean-Claude Boisset’s home – in the village of Vougeot. No expense is spared in production terms. Winemaker Pierre Vincent’s style is for lighter colours and very sensual wines.
As ever, this has a nose of great distinction. It is very fine, with some delicate floral notes, and has fabulous harmony with almost sweet fruit. Lemon-scented, it also shows spring flowers and white peaches before a fresh finish and excellent precision. This is a wine of great appeal when young, but it should also keep very well indeed.
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Domaine Arnaud Ente,
Ready, but will improve,
Arnaud and Marie-Odile Ente have produced really concentrated wines in 2011, with the same yield as they enjoyed in 2010. The vineyards were farmed organically and the grapes were picked earlier than their neighbours, as usual, because the extraordinarily meticulous viticulture produced ripe grapes with the fine acidity that Arnaud cherishes. We also noted a clear step up in the quality of red wines this year.
There are fresh notes on the nose of this wine, along with a fine and zesty touch. There is also an excellent mineral crunch behind a fine, fat and rounded palate with notable power shining through.
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director
There are fresh notes on the nose of this wine, along with a fine and zesty touch. There is also an excellent mineral crunch behind a fine, fat and rounded palate with notable power shining through.
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director
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Benjamin Leroux,
Ready, but will keep,
Burgundy 2011 En Primeur Village White and Reds
The fruit here is generous and vibrant whilst the mouthfeel is pleasingly full. A fine mineral acidity provides the drive and the impressively long finish.
Martyn Rolph, Private Account Manager
This Puligny-Montrachet displays very good volume this year, with grapes from right across the appellation. It has a lovely quality too, with several layers of fruit beautifully interweaved and attractive acidity, a little touch of orange blossom and good length.
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director
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£255.00
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£960.00
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Domaine de la Vougeraie,
Ready, but will improve,
This is a new vineyard for Domaine de la Vougeraie, where forty year old vines yielded four barrels of wonderful juice from 0.20ha. The nose offers weight, but as yet no detail, and by gosh it is fabulous on the palate. It is a huge rich mouthful of fruit, with a deeply impressive and absolutely endless finish.
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director
Pierre Vincent’s reputation has been blossoming over the last few vintages, as critic’s rate his wines increasingly highly and repeated success at the International Wine Challenge has been rewarded with the Len Evans Trophy for consistency over 5 years. Pierre is looking to major on delicacy while building persistence, to which end the new oak component is being reduced and the whole bunch fermentation percentage increased. The Vougeraie 2011s were picked over 12 days, beginning on the 31st August.
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director
Pierre Vincent’s reputation has been blossoming over the last few vintages, as critic’s rate his wines increasingly highly and repeated success at the International Wine Challenge has been rewarded with the Len Evans Trophy for consistency over 5 years. Pierre is looking to major on delicacy while building persistence, to which end the new oak component is being reduced and the whole bunch fermentation percentage increased. The Vougeraie 2011s were picked over 12 days, beginning on the 31st August.
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Domaine Leflaive,
Ready, but will improve,
Pale. Quite low key on the nose for a Bâtard. Then some pretty broad fruit on the palate but almost more Leflaive than Bâtard! Restrained and very delineated and with lots of acidity. Not as rich as most though it develops on the end…
Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding MW & Richard Hemming - jancisrobinson.com - Jan 2013
Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding MW & Richard Hemming - jancisrobinson.com - Jan 2013
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Benjamin Leroux,
Ready, but will improve,
The young talent that is Benjamin Leroux continues to grow from strength to strength as each vintage passes. In 2011, his whole portfolio has taken a qualitative leap. The Puligny-Montrachet Champ Gain has a clean mineral nose full of almost Glacial like notes of Verbena and Orange blossom. The palate reflects the nose with its cleansing freshness yet holds a lovely oily textural character across the mid palate all finished off with honey and spice. This extra dimension of quality seen in this Puligny-Montrachet is a clear sign of the quality of product Benjamin now deals with. A very high toned Puligny-Montrachet.
Stuart Rae, Private Account Manager
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Maison Roche de Bellene,
Ready, but will improve,
Nicolas Potel has installed the négociant arm of his business on the Savigny side of town which gives him plenty of space for making and maturing the wines, along with logistics and office needs, while keeping his Domaine de Bellene operation completely separate in Beaune itself. The selling point here is consistent competence mixed with attractive pricing.
The very intense nose of this wine promises much to come. In the mouth, it is sublime: some cream from the barrel is evident and the fruit bursts through with a spice or two at the edges. It combines a lovely balance of fresh fruit and acidity, and the finish is very long indeed.
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director
The very intense nose of this wine promises much to come. In the mouth, it is sublime: some cream from the barrel is evident and the fruit bursts through with a spice or two at the edges. It combines a lovely balance of fresh fruit and acidity, and the finish is very long indeed.
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
£900.00
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Sylvain Loichet,
Ready, but will improve,
Beautiful, pure and chiselled, with a lively lemon scented nose and just a trace of pineapple, this wine really builds in the mouth. Delicious and balanced, pure, graceful and long with an inherent stony thread, there were just 2 barrels produced in 2011.
Jasper Morris MW,Berrys' Burgundy Director Sylvain has become a superb purveyor of interesting white wines which deliver both quality and value for money, with the two Ladoix Cuvées being particularly noteworthy. He is also softening his style of red wine vinification. All the wines age for up to 18 months in his gloriously cool stone vaulted cellars in Chorey-lès-Beaune and from 2011, all of Sylvain Loichet’s own vineyards are certified AB (Agriculture Biologique) organic.
Jasper Morris MW,Berrys' Burgundy Director Sylvain has become a superb purveyor of interesting white wines which deliver both quality and value for money, with the two Ladoix Cuvées being particularly noteworthy. He is also softening his style of red wine vinification. All the wines age for up to 18 months in his gloriously cool stone vaulted cellars in Chorey-lès-Beaune and from 2011, all of Sylvain Loichet’s own vineyards are certified AB (Agriculture Biologique) organic.
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Jean-Philippe Fichet,
Ready, but will improve,
Nothing heavy-handed here. Fichet brings his customary finesse to this rich and refreshing Meursault. Nutty oak sublimely supports the fruit in a lingering finish.
Edwin Dublin, London Shop Assistant Manager Richer in style than Jean-Philippe’s Les Chevaliers, this has some floral notes but also a great sense of weight. There is a touch of yellow fruit, and even a little tannin alongside the acidity. Quite frankly, this is a Premier Cru quality wine.
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director The model here in Fichet’s ultra-meticulous cellars, near the Hôpital de Meursault, is for the wines to spend one year in wood, with bigger barrels for the lesser appellations, and then for them to be racked into tank for the second winter. We adore Fichet’s style of pure, energetic Meursault while even his Bourgogne Blanc tastes like a superior appellation.
Edwin Dublin, London Shop Assistant Manager Richer in style than Jean-Philippe’s Les Chevaliers, this has some floral notes but also a great sense of weight. There is a touch of yellow fruit, and even a little tannin alongside the acidity. Quite frankly, this is a Premier Cru quality wine.
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director The model here in Fichet’s ultra-meticulous cellars, near the Hôpital de Meursault, is for the wines to spend one year in wood, with bigger barrels for the lesser appellations, and then for them to be racked into tank for the second winter. We adore Fichet’s style of pure, energetic Meursault while even his Bourgogne Blanc tastes like a superior appellation.
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Domaine Arnaud Ente,
Ready, but will improve,
Glowing a lively bright colour, there is very fine toast to the nose of this wine and it is perfectly integrated with the fruit. Greengages, pears and peaches open out beautifully on the second half of the palate, with fine acidity behind and the accustomed notable length.
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director
Arnaud and Marie-Odile Ente have produced really concentrated wines in 2011, with the same yield as they enjoyed in 2010. The vineyards were farmed organically and the grapes were picked earlier than their neighbours, as usual, because the extraordinarily meticulous viticulture produced ripe grapes with the fine acidity that Arnaud cherishes. We also noted a clear step up in the quality of red wines this year.
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director
Arnaud and Marie-Odile Ente have produced really concentrated wines in 2011, with the same yield as they enjoyed in 2010. The vineyards were farmed organically and the grapes were picked earlier than their neighbours, as usual, because the extraordinarily meticulous viticulture produced ripe grapes with the fine acidity that Arnaud cherishes. We also noted a clear step up in the quality of red wines this year.
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Domaine Arnaud Ente,
Ready, but will improve,
Arnaud and Marie-Odile Ente have produced really concentrated wines in 2011, with the same yield as they enjoyed in 2010. The vineyards were farmed organically and the grapes were picked earlier than their neighbours, as usual, because the extraordinarily meticulous viticulture produced ripe grapes with the fine acidity that Arnaud cherishes. We also noted a clear step up in the quality of red wines this year.
Clear and bright, with an attractive full bodied nose, this is a typical Goutte d'Or. Extremely concentrated, with acidity present but submerged behind the weight of fruit, some lemongrass and poached pears, there is plenty of detail here. But it is the overall weight of the wine which puts it in the highest class.
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director
Clear and bright, with an attractive full bodied nose, this is a typical Goutte d'Or. Extremely concentrated, with acidity present but submerged behind the weight of fruit, some lemongrass and poached pears, there is plenty of detail here. But it is the overall weight of the wine which puts it in the highest class.
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Domaine Patrick Javillier,
Ready, but will improve,
Corton-Charlemagne was a star commune for me this year and this is no exception! Quite a rich nose, with some spice and a hint of grapefruit, this has a fine core of fruit and minerality on the palate. Finely weighted without being too heavy, the vintage suits Patrick’s style and this is a very fine effort.
Fergus Stewart, Private Account Manager
The fruit of this exceptional Corton is tightly wound on the palate but has too much flesh to be called lean. With some gun flint notes, a touch of spice, excellent body and length, it should develop really well. All is in proportion here. Bravo!
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director
Patrick began the harvest on 23rd August, evidently an exceptionally early date, but he notes that the wines taste as if picked a month later. They are very expressive of terroir differences, as exemplified by the contrasting Clos du Cromin and Tillets cuvées. There are few growers as skilled in the cellar as Patrick is, and it shows in the quality of this fine range of 2011s.
Fergus Stewart, Private Account Manager
The fruit of this exceptional Corton is tightly wound on the palate but has too much flesh to be called lean. With some gun flint notes, a touch of spice, excellent body and length, it should develop really well. All is in proportion here. Bravo!
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director
Patrick began the harvest on 23rd August, evidently an exceptionally early date, but he notes that the wines taste as if picked a month later. They are very expressive of terroir differences, as exemplified by the contrasting Clos du Cromin and Tillets cuvées. There are few growers as skilled in the cellar as Patrick is, and it shows in the quality of this fine range of 2011s.
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Dominique Lafon,
Ready, but will improve,
Classic and steely, white flowers dominate here with intense fruit coming to the fore, especially to the back of the palate. There is a very good balancing acidity that leads to an exquisite finish. This is quite simply magical.
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director The wines under this label are made by Dominique Lafon in Meursault, in separate premises from Domaine des Comtes Lafon. Though this label has négociant status, all of the wines still come from vineyards owned or farmed by Dominique. The Bourgogne Blanc is a significant acquisition this year, being part of the former Domaine René Manuel and on the whole, this is a lovely range of wines.
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director The wines under this label are made by Dominique Lafon in Meursault, in separate premises from Domaine des Comtes Lafon. Though this label has négociant status, all of the wines still come from vineyards owned or farmed by Dominique. The Bourgogne Blanc is a significant acquisition this year, being part of the former Domaine René Manuel and on the whole, this is a lovely range of wines.
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Chateau de Puligny-Montrachet,
Ready, but will improve,
During the last year, Etienne de Montille, who has run Château de Puligny-Montrachet for the last decade, bought out the previous owners. 2012 will therefore be the first vintage of the new regime and also the first which will be fully certified organic after completion of the necessary three years. In 2011 the Château has produced a good crop of white wines, with old-fashioned low alcohol levels in both the reds and whites: wines originally found to be around 12% abv have been adjusted to 12.5% abv, anything above that was untouched.
Steely and stylish, quite intense and with a sense of tannin, there is a huge volume of fruit on the secondary palate of this wine. There is tremendous density on offer at the moment, but we will have to wait for the detail. It is far too young to make any sense of the exact flavours at this point.
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director
Steely and stylish, quite intense and with a sense of tannin, there is a huge volume of fruit on the secondary palate of this wine. There is tremendous density on offer at the moment, but we will have to wait for the detail. It is far too young to make any sense of the exact flavours at this point.
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director
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Francois et Antoine Jobard,
Ready, but will improve,
A nice hint of juniper on the nose is a reminder of where this comes from. It lights up all the buttons, growing steadily across the palate,and is racy and distinguished. It may not be a blockbuster but this is really fine with an excellent aftertaste.
Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Director There are three new cuvées from Antoine Jobard this year: a Meursault not previously bottled, a newly purchased Puligny Premier Cru, and a barrel of Meursault Perrières grown by a friend and exchanged for some Jobard Poruzots. The harvest began on 29th August with healthy grapes, very few treatments having been needed in the vines, which were picked around 12.2% with correct yields around 50 hl/ha. This is a superb address for Meursault which ages with distinction.
Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Director There are three new cuvées from Antoine Jobard this year: a Meursault not previously bottled, a newly purchased Puligny Premier Cru, and a barrel of Meursault Perrières grown by a friend and exchanged for some Jobard Poruzots. The harvest began on 29th August with healthy grapes, very few treatments having been needed in the vines, which were picked around 12.2% with correct yields around 50 hl/ha. This is a superb address for Meursault which ages with distinction.
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Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director Though 2011 has the reputation of being a large vintage for white wines, this was not the case at Domaine Jean-Noël Gagnard, where many vineyards produced little more than 30 hl/ha. Caroline Gagnard has converted the vineyards to organic farming and the quality of the grapes is evident in this superb range of wines. As ever, this is an outstanding source of Chassagne-Montrachet.