Burgundy
Desaunay Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2020 - DUTY PAID
Bruno Desaunay's style is classic, rich and fuller in style as this is very much declassified Vosne Romanee.
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Claire Naudin Hautes-Cotes de Beaune Rouge 2020 - DUTY PAID
Incredible value Burgundy from one of the most talented winemakers in Burgundy - the ever talented Claire Naudin. Gorgeous to drink now. The red is perfect with white meat, ham and chicken. A great opportunity to try!
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Claire Naudin Hautes-Cotes de Beaune Rouge & Blanc 2020 Mixed Case - DUTY PAID
Incredible value Burgundy from one of the most talented winemakers in Burgundy - the ever talented Claire Naudin. Gorgeous to drink now. The white is perfect with smoked salmon and seafood and the red perfect with white meat, ham and chicken. A great opportunity to try both the rouge and blanc!
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Anne Parent Monthelie Blanc Village 2022
88-90, Neal Martin, October 2023. The 2022 Monthelie Village comes from purchased fruit whereby Parent controls the harvest, raised in 350-liter barrels using 35% new oak. It has an uncomplicated nose with orange zest, and light peach skin touches.
Anne Parent Bourgogne Rouge 2020 - DUTY PAID
Anne harvests her gorgeous Pinot from vineyards that abut Pommard. Her style is classic yet modern. This is tip top plush Pinot Noir.
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2020 duty paid
Anne Parent Bourgogne Rouge 2022
85-87, Neal Martin, October 2023. The 2022 Bourgogne Cote d'Or comes from Pommard and Volnay and is de-stemmed, aged in used 600-liter barrels. It offers redcurrant, cranberry and briar scents, well defined. The palate has a pleasing fleshy entry with mulberry and touches of dried herbs.
Michel Gros Nuits St Georges Chaliots 2022
91-93, Neal Martin, November 2023. The 2022 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Chaliots comes from a single plot below Les Poirets. It opens with crushed strawberry and cranberry fruit, dried violets and touches of incense. It just needs a little more delineation.
Cyprien Arlaud Nuits Saint Georges 2022
Wine Safari Score: 91-92+/100 Greg Sherwood MW. Made from a blend of three separate plots, this Nuits is deep, dark and broody, a very serious offering with layers of savoury black fruits and a smoky graphite minerality.
Louis Latour Chablis 2022 - DUTY PAID
Chablis is an isolated island of vineyards in the northern section of wine-producing Burgundy halfway between Dijon and Paris. Maison Louis Latour's Chablis is the ultimate expression of what the noble Chardonnay grape is capable of on the region's famous Kimmeridgian limestone slopes.
Javillier Savigny les Beaune 1er Serpentieres 2022
*All prices in bond* 88-90 pts, 3 stars, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy Brisk lively purple with a much more classy pinot bouquet. Raspberry with cherry in the background and this kicks on as it should, with a generous layer of red fruit at the back of the palate. Slightly dry finish nonetheless. Drink from 2027-2030.
Javillier Meursault Les Tillets 2022
*All prices in bond* 88-92 pts, 4 stars, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy A light green tint in the colour, with a fresh and floral nose, as always with a touch of lime blossom. Fine energy on the palate without putting on too much flesh, indeed medium bodied, quite an elegant hillside Meursault. Drink from 2026-2031.