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A plot-based cuvee from the Domaine Jean-Michel Gerin, La Viallière reveals an elegant, airy Côte-Rôtie, marked by the finesse of Syrah, floral notes and great precision.

The Cuvée aux Allots from Domaine Chicotot is a Nuits-Saint-Georges of character. This great Burgundy wine develops on aromas of ripe red fruit and blackcurrant; its complex bouquet marries raspberry, licorice and sweet spices without harshness. The wine is elegant and fruity.

A magnificent Nuits-Saint-Georges from Domaine Chantal Lescure, which has taken full advantage of the lovely 2023 vintage on the Côte de Nuits. The wine reveals itself to be full, balanced and silky . A wine to be appreciated over 10 years, and which can already be enjoyed after a few hours of decanting.

The wine is full-bodied, well-balanced and silky.

The 2018 vintage is a great vintage at château Gombaude-Guillot. In this sunny vintage, Château Gombaude-Guillot has a dazzling nose of black fruits and sweet spices. The palate is full-bodied, both powerful and balanced, all resting on silky tannins. A superb bottle.

The 2016 vintage is a great vintage at Château Gombaude-Guillot: it's the first vintage in which the wine is aged in amphora. Bursting with fruit and roundness, it's ready to drink now, but of course it's made for laying down. One of the estate's finest vintages.

The Clos des Porrets du Domaine Henri Gouges is a monopoly of the Domaine. The wines produced from this 3.5-hectare clos are rich and deep. Cellar them for 10 years to fully express themselves. A great bottle of Côte de Nuits.

Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2026 : 17/20

The grand cuvée Trézellières from Domaine des Closiers in the exceptional 2019 vintage: a great gourmet wine, as soon as it opens up, but to be enjoyed over 20 years.

Chateau Mille Roses in Magnum! Magnificent wine this Margaux 2022 that the Château Mille Roses. This organic wine is a great cuvée for ageing: complex, velvety and powerful, it will improve over 7 years. Excellent value for money.

Magnificent Côte-Rôtie than the cuvée Blonde du seigneur du domaine Georges Vernay. This Syrah is intense, peppery, developing on lardy and black fruit notes. Silky tannins and great length.

La Brulade du domaine de la Bégude has a dense color indicative of high concentration. The nose is complex, with spicy notes topped by hints of garrigue and black pepper. As it ages, La Brulade develops highly complex tertiary aromas of leather, menthol, blond tobacco and wild sloe. The palate is highly structured, with a lovely grain of tannin, and finishes beautifully with remarkable length and minerality.

Wine Enthusiast: 95/100

Jancis Robinson: 17.5/20

Guide Vert RVF: 93/100

Les Bertins is one of Pommard's raciest and most profound premier crus. At Domaine Chantal Lescure , this Pommard is a real success story, one of our favorite crus. On 2020, this terroir succeeds in expressing itself very well: power, complexity and fine tannins are at the rendezvous!

Billes Noires du domaine du Coulet is a magnificent Cornas. It's a powerful wine with beautiful balance, aromatic on ripe red fruits, spices and white pepper. The tannic texture is silky and the finish is fresh and mineral. A complex, fine and very fresh wine.

Les Bertins is one of Pommard's most racy and profound premier crus. At the domaine Chantal Lescure, this Pommard is a real success story, one of our favorite crus. On 2023, it's a great Burgundy: power, complexity and fine tannins are on the menu!

The P'tite Grumotte from Domaine Jean Fournier is a magnificent parcel: the Pinot noir reveals a very rich, balanced character, with aromas of violets and day-old fruit. This is a very difficult cuvée to make, and cannot be produced in certain years when millerand grapes are scarce

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The vines for this cuvée les Seuvrées du domaine Hubert Lignier were planted between 1938 and 1966. With a surface area of 1.02 hectares, this terroir lies below the Mazoyères Grands Crus and produces fleshy, subtle wines. With excellent ageing potential, it stands out as a Gevrey of character with a tender heart.

Trevallon is probably one of France's greatest wines. The 2022 vintage is superb, with great balance and suppleness. The Syrah is superbly fruity and fresh. A must-have to be forgotten for 10 years in the cellar.

RVF rating: 96/100

Magnificent Nuits-Saint-Georges les Poisets from domaine Hubert Lignier.A great organic Burgundy wine, with fine tannins, on notes of blackcurrant, cherry, all resting on a very nice structure.

The Château Durfort-Vivens 2016 is a magnificent Margaux of great complexity. Silky and long, it's beginning to show its fullness. A great Bordeaux wine.

Superb, gentle cuvée from Domaine Hauvette's cuvée Améthyste. This Cinsault-based cuvée is magnificent in 2019, with lovely substance and concentration. We appreciate the great finesse, fruity explosion and velvety tannins. Elegance in Baux-de-Provence.

Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2022: 95/100

The Gevrey-Chambertin les Racines du Temps de René Bouvier is a superb Gevrey on the great 2020 vintage. It develops a lovely bouquet of red and black fruits, resting on fine tannins. The wine is harmonious and refined, with a fresh, graceful finish! Bernard Bouvier admits: "When I have to choose just one wine to represent the Domaine, I choose Les Racines du Temps...". The perfect face that reflects the physiognomy of the Domaine, the vines have been drawing inspiration from the depths of the earth for nearly a century to give birth to a round, silky, refreshing bottle! A lovely woody note whispers over a concentrated, abundant and mineral aromatic palette. Ending with a classy finale

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A few rare bottles of Corton rouge du domaine Pavelot are available. Deep and fine at the same time, this is a rather versatile meal wine in this very Burgundian vintage. Enjoy or drink in 15 years.

This Chambolle-Musigny from Domaine Bouvier is elegant and gourmet in this 2018 vintage. With its intense ruby color, this wine expresses black fruit aromas with light spicy notes. A sustained attack reveals a lovely freshness with round, ripe tannins.

RVF : 16/20

B&D: "It displays the estate's hallmark, a charming tactile roundness, harvested well ripe, it has astonishing length, very Vosne by its unctuous black fruitiness."

The cuvée Les Rues de Chaux is a 1er cru from the Chicotot estate. Majestic and complex, this great Burgundy red wine boasts red fruit and floral notes with a slightly spicy background. Its structure softens with age and develops a wine with beautiful aromatic complexity and great finesse.