Gaja Langhe Chardonnay Gaia & Rey 2020
A really beautiful example of Chardonnay from the Langhe. The wine is named after Angelo Gaja’s eldest daughter Gaia and her grandmother Clothilde Rey. We are the first UK merchant to have the 2021.
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Jadot Saint Veran Mâconnais 2021 - DUTY PAID
Poised and elegant, this shows what lovely wines Jadot make in Macon Crus. Dry and fine with touch of soft peachy fruit and delicate nutty notes.
Saint Véran is a small commune in the Mâconnais region. To the north are the Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Loché and Pouilly-Vinzelles appellations.
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Antinori Bramito del Cervo 2021 - DUTY PAID
92 pts, Eric Guido, Vinous, July 2023. Rich and savory in the glass, the 2022 Bramito della Sala slowly opens to show hints f young peach and apricot, crushed rocks and hints of cardamon. This is silky yet lifted in feel with ripe white pit fruits complemented by hints of vailla bean and lemon custard.
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Javillier Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2022
*All prices in bond* 93-95 pts 4 Stars, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy This is still in barrel, unracked. Pale primrose, the bouquet is less easy to discern at this stage, with a minor oxidative note and some reduction. Put that to one side.
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Javillier Bourgogne Blanc Cuvée Forgets 2022
*All prices in bond* 86 - 88 3 Stars, Jasper Morris, MW, Inside Burgundy Mid lemon and lime, restrained nose. A little bit of honeysuckle and musk here, but a significant concentration of fruit on the palate, with a density of texture. Plenty of wine to work with here. Drink from 2024-2027. Tasted: October 2023.
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Domaine Michaut Freres Chablis 2022 - DUTY PAID
This wine is mineral driven, with slight floral notes and a steely crisp acidity which makes you want to go back for more. A classic and classy Chablis, showcasing the mineral terroir beautifully with notes of flint stone and fleshy fruits lingering on the palate. A wine that goes well with Burgundy snails, Chablis sausage and seafood.
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Henri Naudin Ferrand Hautes-Cotes de Beaune Blanc 2022
*Prices in Bond* Piercingly fresh, intense aromatics reveals hints of sweet pear, apple purée, white blossom, and seductive honeysuckle. On the palate, the freshness and vibrant white citrus fruits melt into a pithy, stony, briney saline liquid minerality.
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Claire Naudin Cotes de Nuits Blanc Clematis 2022 - MAGNUMS
*Prices in bond* This cuvee spends 12 months in oak and then three and a half months on its fine lees in tank. The aromatics show a dusty limestone minerality with pithy green pear, hints of buttered white toast and yellow grapefruit confit.
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Lamy Saint Aubin Frionnes 2018 - IN BOND
92 points Wine Advocate: The 2018 Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Frionnes is showing beautifully in bottle, mingling scents of crisp orchard fruit, citrus oil and peach with hints of crushed chalk and white flowers.
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