Arlaud Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru 2022
Wine Safari Score: 94-96/100 Greg Sherwood MW. A very classy regal expression with an intricate aromatics of violet perfume and ripe berry fruit notes, all punctuated by a subtle, spicy, dusty minerality.
Wine Safari Score: 94-96/100 Greg Sherwood MW. A very classy regal expression with an intricate aromatics of violet perfume and ripe berry fruit notes, all punctuated by a subtle, spicy, dusty minerality.
*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.
The Premier Cru les Serpentières is located a stone's throw from Savigny-lès-Beaune , on the south-facing slope of the valley which moves away from the Corton hill. The gently sloping terroir, facing south, limestone and very stony, is a setting for Pinot Noir .
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.
*Prices in Bond* Another very fine Ladoix that boast a rich, generous aromatics packed full of damson plum, black berry, salty cassis, and picante bramble berry fruits that seamlessly fade into a delicate oak spice allure.
*Prices in Bond* A broody dark fruited Pinot Noir with a wealth of hidden depth and complexity. Coaxed out the glass, the wine reveals beautifully complex layers of spicy strawberry, morello cherry and juniper berry with a pronounced maritime salinity and dusty limestone depth.
*Prices in Bond* Showing a youthful, taut, slightly flinty reductive character on the nose with chocolate and raspberry nuances. The palate reveals tart glassy acids with a sleek structure, saline maritime tension, and a pithy, smoky, slightly savoury leesy limestone minerality on the finish.
*Prices in Bond* The true class and complexity of this superb wine shines in the glass with deep, complex aromatics of black cherry, black plum, and saline black currant fruits together with Claire’s ever present sapidity and dusty crushed limestone minerality.
*Prices in bond* A broody dark fruited Pinot Noir with a wealth of hidden depth and complexity. Coaxed out the glass, the wine reveals beautifully complex layers of spicy strawberry, morello cherry and juniper berry with a pronounced maritime salinity and dusty limestone depth.
*Prices in bond* Another very fine Ladoix that boast a rich, generous aromatics packed full of damson plum, black berry, salty cassis, and picante bramble berry fruits that seamlessly fade into a delicate oak spice allure.
90-92, Neal Martin, October 2023. The 2022 Monthelie Les Champs Fulliots ler Cru comes from purchased fruit, although the Domaine controls the harvest, matured in less than 30% new oak. Pretty, pastille-like red and blueberry fruit on the nose, this is well-defined and comely.
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