Our Wines

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

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.

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.

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.

2019 saw a cold winter with some snow, but rarely sub-zero temperatures. When spring came it gave a dry March and adequate rain in April and May.

Bordeaux... prepared like a Grand Cru. JAMES SUCKLING 93/100: "A delicious, savory red with blackcurrant, chocolate and cedar aromas and flavors. It's medium-bodied with fine, round tannins. Fresh and bright. It opens at the end and becomes chewy and intense."

A wine —   structured, complex and delicious  — to enjoy today

94 pts, Monica Larner – robertparker.com. The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino offers sweet fruit with lots of bright cherry and redcurrant. This Brunello reveals medium-rich concentration and an opulent mouthfeel with a smooth or almost creamy quality of fruit.

*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.

*All prices in bond*  87 - 89 pts 3 stars Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy  Mid crimson red and paler at the rim. Not much bouquet. The fruit reappears on the palate, but a little astringent behind. Fairly typical village Aloxe. Drink from 2027-2030. Tasted: October 2023.

*DUTY PAID*   Score: 88-90 points, Jasper Morris for Inside Burgundy and 89 - 91 Points, Neal Martin for Vinous.

In the vineyard:  Lodolaio comes from pure Sangiovese grapes obtained from the reproduction through mass selection of vines of very ancient origin, in a soil composed mainly of marl and alberese.  The year 2016 was characterized by constant heat, without excessive peaks, which helped the ripening of the grapes.

Appellation: BURGUNDY “pinot noir”

Red colour.

Surface area for this appellation: 97.63 ares.

Grape variety: Pinot noir.

Average age of the vine: 30 years.

Location: Municipality of Volnay. At the foot of the hill. South East.

Soil/base: Clay-limestone. Deep soils.

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THE VINTAGE

“The 2019 vintage of Las Pizarras Chardonnay shines with its bright yellow-straw colour with beautiful green hues. On the nose, it delivers notes of citrus fruits, complemented by some floral touches framed by soft tones of almonds and a delicate note of honey.

Brookdale Wines Whites Mixed Case:

x2 Brookdale Chenin Blanc 2021 - 96+ pts, Greg Sherwood MW

x2 Brookdale Sixteen Field Blend 2022 - 95+ pts, Greg Sherwood MW

x2 Brookdale Bradbourne White Blend 2022  - 95 pts, Greg Sherwood MW

95+/100 Greg Sherwood, MW.

Brookdale Estate Sixteen Field Blend White 2022, WO Paarl, 13.5% Abv.

Mixed case of Samuel Billaud Chablis Vaillon 2018 and William Fevre Chablis Montmains 2020

x1 Galeyrand Chardonnay 2020 - 88 points, William Kelley, Robertparker.com: Notes of pear, grapefruit and bread dough introduce the 2020 Bourgogne Chardonnay Orane, a medium-bodied, satiny and incisive wine with a tangy spine of acidity and a saline finish. This has turned out nicely.

x1 Galeyrand Chardonnay 2020 - 88 points, William Kelley, Robertparker.com: Notes of pear, grapefruit and bread dough introduce the 2020 Bourgogne Chardonnay Orane, a medium-bodied, satiny and incisive wine with a tangy spine of acidity and a saline finish. This has turned out nicely.

Pouilly Fumé "Baron de L" 2018-Baron de Ladoucette

Bollinger PNVZ Champagne 2017

Chateau Rieussec 2006

Parent Monthelie Rouge 2019

Desaunay-Bissey Vosne Romanee 2018

Javillier Meursault Cromin 2019

Lamy Saint Aubin Frionnes 2018

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Domaine Michel Gros Hautes Cotes de Nuits Blanc Fontaine St Martin 2020. 85 - 88 points, Allen Meadows, Burghound: "Tasting note: A more restrained and slightly cooler nose is comprised by notes of plum, cassis and soft earth suggestions.

91 - 93 points, Allen Meadows, Burghound and 93 points, Andy Howard MW, Decanter

Premier cru Montmain’s unique terroir of very stony terrain produces a wine with very pronounced mineral aromas, extraordinary power and excellent ageing potential.

Save 20% on this fantastic mixed case parcel comprising of Domaine Ninot Rully Chapponierre 2018 and Domaine Jean Marc et Thomas Bouley Pinot Noir 2020.