New Purchases of Rare & Top Burgundy - Coche Dury, DRC, Rousseau, Leroy & Roumier
18/12/2024
I am pleased to offer an incredible array of white and red Burgundy, from both mature and modern vintages.
There's 1979 Leflaive in fantastic condition, 1978 DRC Romanee Conti, various Rousseau magnums including 2005, Domaine Leroy Musigny 2001, Mugnier Musigny from 2005, rare bottles of d'Auvenay's reds, many loose bottles of Coche Dury, mature Leflaive magnums & Ramonet's Ruchottes from 1993.
Last but not least, there’s multiple vintages of Raveneau's Les Clos - including in magnum format.
Red Burgundy
1 x Armand Rousseau Chambertin 2005 Magnum
£7,980 per mag In Bond
99/100 Jasper Morris:'Glowing vermilion. Rousseau colours are never the deepest but this shade indicates that the wine is still in its infancy. There is an element of reduction on the nose, but all the power is there with an impressive density of deep dark cherry fruit. There is brilliant intensity on the palate too in the classical, polished Rousseau style. Still an infant but it is now possible to see how the wine will unfurl over the next few decades. It is not a complete sin to start drinking this wine, but you will be missing out on a valuable potential upside.'
1 x Armand Rousseau Chambertin 2009 Magnum
£5,000 per mag In Bond
98/100 Allen Meadows:'This is also ultra-pure and densely fruited with notes of anise, mint, wet stone and a sauvage hint that introduces intensely earthy and mineral-driven big-bodied flavors that are rich, powerful, serious and densely concentrated, all wrapped in a silky, palate staining, explosive and colossally persistent finish. This is actually relatively expressive and approachable for a young Cham yet the balance and harmony is present for this to age for decades. A brilliant effort and one of the best vintages ever for this justifiably revered wine.'
12 x Armand Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze 2010
£30,000 per case of 12 bt in Original Case In Bond
97/100 Allen Meadows:'Very deeply colored, indeed this is the mostly deeply tinted of the Rousseau '10s. A gentle touch of wood offsets the highly complex and ultra-fresh nose that interweaves a superb range of floral, spice and distinctly ripe fruit elements. The seductively textured, detailed, pure and vibrant broad-shouldered flavors display a subtle minerality before terminating in an explosive, powerful and tautly muscled finish that delivers massive length. This is a relatively powerful Rousseau Bèze yet it remains quite refined as the underlying tannins are almost inexplicably fine-grained and like the Clos St. Jacques, it should age effortlessly for years. In sum, this is simply phenomenal.'
3 x Armand Rousseau Chambertin 2011 Magnums
£16,500 per case of 3 mags in Original Case In Bond
96/100 Allen Meadows:'This is completely different from the Bèze aromatically speaking as here the nose is brooding and recalcitrant and only aggressive swirling liberates fresh scents of spice, wet stone, game and dark berry fruits. There is outstanding richness to the powerful and impressively scaled flavors that possess an abundance of dry extract that imparts a velvety quality to the mid-palate while also buffering the tightly wound core of firm tannins on the driving mineral-inflected and hugely persistent finish. This is a stunner of a wine and one of the great wines of the 2011 vintage.'
3 x Armand Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St Jacques 2011 Magnums
£7,500 per case of 3 mags in Original Case In Bond
96/100 Antonio Galloni:'Rousseau's 2011 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St. Jacques is flat-out gorgeous. Waves of blue/purplish fruit hit the palate in an intense, explosive Burgundy loaded with pure class and pedigree. This is another 2011 that is going to need considerable time in bottle to come around. Today, the Clos St. Jacques impresses for its richness, power and depth. '
3 x Armand Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St Jacques 2013 Magnums
£7,500 per case of 3 mags in Original Case In Bond
95+/100 Stephen Tanzer:'Good deep red. Much less reduced on the nose than Ruchottes, offering captivating, high-pitched perfume of raspberry, rose petal, blood orange and crushed stone. On the palate, the tangy raspberry, red cherry and mineral flavors show a penetrating character and superb lift without any weightiness or hardness. Finishes with very fine-grained tannins and mounting floral perfume. This brisk, cool, aristocratic wine is built for a graceful evolution in bottle.'
3 x Armand Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St Jacques 2014 Magnums
£7,800 per case of 3 mags In Bond
96/100 Allen Meadows:'A discreet but not invisible touch of wood sets off a more deeply pitched and intensely floral nose that in particular displays notes of violet and lavender along with plum, black cherry, spice and gentle earth scents. There is again excellent volume to the sleek but powerful and concentrated middle weight plus flavors that exude a fine bead of minerality on the moderately austere finish that delivers flat out superb persistence. While this gorgeously classy effort will also require extended keeping to reach its apogee, it contrasts with the grands crus in that it should be approachable after only 6 to 8 years of bottle age.'
1 x Domaine d'Auvenay Mazis Chambertin 2001
£5,500 per bt In Bond
94/100 Allen Meadows:'A touch of sous-bois adds breadth to the now largely mature aromas of spice, earth and dark berries that are nuanced by sauvage whiffs. The rich, sappy and stony broad-shouldered flavors possess excellent depth on the impressively long and still moderately firm finish. While this could certainly be enjoyed now, I would be inclined to allow it another 3 to 5 years of cellaring first. In a word, excellent.'
1 x Domaine d'Auvenay Mazis Chambertin 2003
£5,000 per bt In Bond
93/100 Allen Meadows:'This is a good deal more sauvage and earthier on the ripe but even more obviously pinot in character with stunningly textured, exceptionally finely structured medium full flavors that have none of the sometimes aggressive Mazis tannins. The finish is bright and there is real lift here with good punch and firmness and the persistence is incredible. This is frankly a toss up and I give the nod to the Bonnes Mares only because it appears to ever-so-slightly better underlying material. '
1 x Domaine Leroy Musigny 2001
£21,000 per bt In Bond
97/100 Allen Meadows:'After ten years this is as stunning as it was when I first tried it and while the fantastically complex nose is actually still on the restrained side, it conveys all of the majesty that it originally did. The rich and and classy but powerful and broad-shouldered flavors are just now beginning to blossom though they retain plenty of upside development potential due to the firm tannins that remain on the gorgeously persistent finish. This is simply stunning Musigny that could be drunk now with pleasure but will offer still more fireworks over the years to come.'
12 x Domaine Leroy Chambolle Musigny 2004
£60,000 per case of 12 bt in OWC In Bond (US label)
94/100 Allen Meadows:'This is equally stylish and classy though completely different with a stunningly complex and ultra floral nose combining spice, earth and dark pinot fruit aromas that continue onto the detailed, powerful and fantastically long flavors that stain the palate with almost painful intensity and sap. This may very well equal the Vosne one day as the qualitative difference between the two is subtle indeed.'
12 x Domaine Leroy Vosne Romanee Les Genaivrieres 2006
£30,000 per case of 12 bt in OWC In Bond
91/100 Allen Meadows:'Here the nose is both expressive and wonderfully seductive with its spicy elegance and striking purity to the red, blue and black pinot fruit that is classic Vosne in character. The middle weight flavors possess a beguiling velvety texture yet manage to remain precise and focused on the balanced, deep and lingering finish. This and the Fremières have always been my two favorite Leroy wines at the villages level and the '06 version is an absolute knockout for what it is.'
6 x Domaine Leroy Richebourg 2006
£36,000 per case of 6 bt in OWC In Bond
96/100 Allen Meadows:'As is usually the case, here the nose is much less expressive, indeed even brooding at present though it is more than capable, offering up an impressive array of spice elements as well on the mostly black pinot fruit nose complemented by earthier sub-notes that continue onto the powerful, ripe and concentrated tautly muscled and big-bodied flavors that are supported by very firm but buried tannins as the impressive extract renders them all but invisible for the moment. However, as the baby fat melts away they will become more prominent and this will be a long distance runner, easily capable of 30 years or more of cellar potential.'
12 x Domaine Leroy Vosne Romanee Les Genaivrieres 2015
£45,000 per case of 12 bt in OWC In Bond
91/100 Allen Meadows:'A fresh and decidedly more elegant nose reflects notes of spiced plum, sandalwood and a lovely blend of floral scents. Once again there is a lovely sleekness to the delicious, caressing and well-detailed flavors that deliver outstanding depth and persistence for a Vosne villages. Good stuff and one of the few wines in the range that could actually be enjoyed on the younger side.'
1 x DRC Romanee Conti 1978
£18,000 per bt In Bond
96/100 Neal Martin:'This bottle of 1978 Romanée-Conti Grand Cru replicates the performance of the previous one in October 2016 and just like then, it is trumped by the 1978 La Tâche. That should not detract from a very fine Pinot Noir, even if nowadays you need to take out a mortgage to pay for it. It was picked on October 16 at a yield of 27hl/ha. Demonstrating wide bricking commensurate with age, it has a lovely bouquet that feels a little more ferrous than the last, mainly red fruit mixed with a curious espresso-like scent, though wonderfully defined. The palate is medium-bodied with exquisite harmony, notes of bay leaf and clove infusing the soft brambly red fruit with dried blood and iron filing notes towards the finish. It is just a little frayed around the edges at 40 years of age, but still a privilege to drink. Tasted at the Romanée-Conti dinner at the Connaught Hotel.'
6 x DRC La Tache 2002
£27,000 per case of 6 bt in OWC In Bond
96/100 Allen Meadows:'Even at 20+ years of age, this is still rather reserved though determined swirling reveals a nose that is exceptionally fine and pure with fantastic aromatic detail and an almost diaphanous transparency of expression that reveals all of the kaleidoscopic La Tâche spice box nose, including anise, clove, plums, high-toned black cherry, crushed red raspberry and more. The broad, expansive and powerful flavors are still quite firm if not hard yet the strikingly long finish is round, generous, sappy and superbly complex. Despite the aromatic fireworks and firm supporting tannins, there is an underlying tenderness here that allows the '02 LT to be approachable now even if it's not entirely ready. With that said, the balance is so fine that this should easily age for another 30 years, perhaps even longer. Tasted five times since 2011 with consistent notes.'
3 x DRC Richebourg 2005
£12,000 per case of 3 bt in OWC In Bond
98+/100 Antonio Galloni:'The 2005 Richebourg makes a strong argument that the answer to that question might be a resounding ‘yes!’ Huge beams of tannin are present but nearly covered by the sheer intensity the fruit. Black cherry, plum, mint, lavender and graphite give the 2005 much of its gravitas. Tonight, the 2005 is insanely beautiful and absolutely stellar, and I say that never having truly fallen for the domaine’s Richebourg. The 2005, though, well, it simply will not be denied.'
6 x DRC La Tache 2010
£30,000 per case of 6 bt in OWC In Bond (Wilson Daniels)
98/100 Allen Meadows:'An ultra-pure, cool and remarkably elegant mix of wonderfully spicy, red and blue pinot fruit, red currant and wild red berries that are openly floral in character. The overtly stony flavors are shaped by notably firm yet extremely fine tannins and while there is ample power and vibrancy, the palate feel is all silk and satin. To be sure, this is a big wine with impressive concentration but 2010 is a vintage for LT of refinement and polish if not exactly finesse. Even so, it's still going to require some 20 to 25 years of cellar time before it reaches its full majority but when it does, it will be considered one of the all-time great vintages for this incredibly storied wine.'
3 x DRC Romanee Conti 2010
£49,500 per case of 3 bt in OWC In Bond (Wilson Daniels)
99+/100 Allen Meadows:'Deep ruby-violet hue. An ultra-floral, fresh and dazzlingly pure nose remains quite primary even at 12 years of age. The focused and still markedly intense, chiseled and mineral-driven flavors conclude in a very firm, compact and strikingly well-balanced finish that goes on for minutes. I suspect this silky, Zen-like and utterly magnificent effort will see its 100th birthday in fine form! This, and the positively transcendent 1999, are quite simply in another class - amazingly enough, the word brilliant just doesn't do either complete justice. Wine, at least in my experience, doesn't get any better.'
1 x Georges Roumier Bonnes Mares 2010
£1,500 per bt Duty Paid
98/100 John Gilman:'If there has even been a greater young vintage of Roumier Bonnes-Mares during Christophe’s tenure than the 2010 version, then I have not tasted it! The Roumier Bonnes-Mares is comprised of sixty percent terres blanches and forty percent terres rouges, which seems to really play up the elegance and floral side of the 2010 vintage. The stunning nose offers up a complex and sappy mélange of red and black cherries, red plums, cocoa, woodsmoke, pungent roses and violets, a brilliant base of soil and a deft framing of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is deep, pure and full-bodied, with laser-like focus, haunting transparency, a rock solid and sappy core of fruit, and brilliant balance on the seamless, ripely tannic, endless and magically refined finish. A stunning, stunning bottle of young Bonnes-Mares.'
1 x Georges Roumier Bonnes Mares 2011
£1,100 per bt In Bond
95/100 Jasper Morris:'A vivid fresh young colour, no need to hurry here. The bouquet remains backward too – a suggestion that there is plenty to follow, but no real delivery yet. However, the palate is ready to speak with a wealth of dark berry fruit and some light chocolate notes. This is showing its whole bunch component, in a way which works very well. narrowly my favourite of an excellent trio of Bonnes Mares.'
6 x Georges Roumier Chambolle Musigny 2011
£1,800 per case of 6 bt in Original Case In Bond
90/100 Jasper Morris:'Comfort food and wine required tonight and what could be better than lamb chops and Chambolle-Musigny? The 2011 vintage shows its lighter character while Christophe Roumier delivers his usual assured and impeccable footprint. This Chambolle does not transcend the vintage, but it is a lovely wine which is open for business.'
12 x Georges Roumier Morey St Denis 1er Cru Clos de la Bussiere 2017
£1,800 per case of 6 bt in Original Case In Bond
92/100 Jasper Morris:'Deep core of fresh purple, with much charm to the dark raspberry fruit. This is a concentrated wine, quite firm at the finish, a question of time because the fruit will certainly win through. '
1 x Hubert Lignier Clos de la Roche 2018
£350 per bt In Bond
97/100 Neal Martin:'The 2018 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru is beguiling and pure on the nose with perfumed red cherries, raspberry and cranberry - blossoming with aeration. The palate is everything that you really wish for in a Clos de la Roche: impressive structure, multi-layered red fruit, mineralité that belies the warmth of the summer and a compelling fresh and sapid finish that urges you back to the glass. What a brilliant wine.'
6 x Hubert Lignier Griotte Chambertin 2018
£2,100 per case of 6 bt in Original Case In Bond
94/100 John Gilman:'The 2018 Griotte-Chambertin from Domaine Lignier is really a beautiful example of the vintage this year, and one can see how precise the wine has come about from it being picked at the outset of the vintage. The celestial bouquet wafts from the glass in blaze of red fruit, with notes of cherries, blood orange, grilled meats, chalky soil tones, very pretty spice tones, coffee and a touch of spicy oak. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied, ripe and tangy, with a lovely core of fruit, excellent complexity and grip, fine-grained tannins and a long, vibrant and very promising finish. Just a lovely example of Griotte.'
1 x Hubert Lignier Clos de la Roche MCMLV 2019
£850 per bt in OWC In Bond
97-99/100 Neal Martin:'The 2019 Clos de La Roche Grand Cru comes from the plot of vines planted by massale selection in 1955 that tends to produce tiny millerandé berries. Cropped at 18hl/ha it has a sublime bouquet with wonderful delineation, perhaps more floral than the regular cuvée, extremely well focused. The palate is medium-bodied with filigree tannins, an unerring sense of symmetry with a very harmonious, satin-textured finish that is so caressing. Interestingly, this comes in at 13.6° alcohol whilst the regular cuvée is 14.2°. This is a stunning snow-capped peak of the 2019 vintage.'
6 x Hudelot Noellat Romanee St Vivant 2001
£4,500 per case of 6 bt In Bond
95/100 John Gilman:'The 2001 Hudelot RSV is a titan in the making, as this wine simply soars from the glass in a profound blaze of cherries, black raspberries, woodsmoke, a strong base of soil tones, cocoa powder and a discreet base of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, vibrant and laser-like in its focus, with a sappy core of fruit, outstanding length and grip on the ripely tannic and tangy finish. This is clearly the class of the 2001s tasted in this flight, and offers superb potential. '
1 x Hudelot Noellat Romanee St Vivant 2018 Jeroboam
£2,400 per jero in OWC In Bond
97/100 Neal Martin:'The 2018 Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru has a very candied, aniseed-tinged bouquet that contains impressive intensity. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannins, lovely orange-zest infused red fruit, gentle but insistent grip with an arresting, white pepper/spicy finish that leaves the tongue tingling. Impressive and delicious, though it will need cellaring. '
4 x Hudelot Noellat Romanee St Vivant 2021 Magnums
£1,750 per mag in OWC In Bond
94-96/100 Neal Martin:'Though the 2021 Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru is showing a bit of reduction on the nose, it is clear that this is packed with some very attractive red fruit and floral scents. The palate is quite structured with good density, a solid RSV with a bold, saline finish. It needs a little more flesh to develop but that will be there once in bottle and given sufficient bottle age. Patience required. '
6 x Jacques Frederic Mugnier Musigny 2005
£22,000 per case of 6 bt in OWC In Bond
99/100 Allen Meadows:'Candor forces me to admit that mere words won't begin to do a wine like this justice so I will simply state that the Mugnier Musigny is a compelling candidate for wine of the vintage honors, which is saying something significant in such a gifted vintage like 2005. An incredibly complex and kaleidoscopic nose features a dazzling array of aromas, particularly violet and rose petal nuanced with anise, clove and cinnamon that merges seamlessly into sweet, pure and ultra refined full-bodied flavors that are harmonious and deep, with a driving tension that forces everything into striking relief yet the palate impression is pure velvet on the immensely long finish. Moreover, it delivers one of my favorite aspects of great burgundy, which is power without weight but in this case, the '05 Musigny is an enormously powerful wine but not especially weighty. In short, this is flat out brilliant and is a wine that you will definitely want in your cellar.'
2 x Jacques Frederic Mugnier Chambolle Musigny 2010
£350 per bt Duty Paid
90/100 Neal Martin:'The 2010 Chambolle-Musigny Village initially outclasses the 2009 with great delineation. Still, it never fully kicks on in the glass, and eventually, some of that burst of dark berry fruit falls away. The palate is very well defined and precise, a little drier and grittier than the 2009; compelling at first, but it just tapers away a little towards the finish. It is a lovely Chambolle though it may be that the previous vintage has the upper hand.'
2 x Jacques Frederic Mugnier Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses 2019
£1,750 per bt In Bond
97/100 Jasper Morris:'The colour is very intense but with some development. Very ripe floral notes, yet the Mugnier Amoureuses manages to pull back from the brink. This is very sensual indeed but with a more austere backbone. The latter needs to win the day and I think it will. Indeed, as the wine opens out in the glass, it clearly will. A grand, indeed superb finish to this wine, with a velvet touch to the red fruit, sprinkled with some fresh pepper.'
2 x Jean Grivot Richebourg 2018
£950 per bt in OWC In Bond
97/100 Neal Martin:'The 2018 Richebourg Grand Cru has a plush nose with layers of red fruit, and a veneer of seriously high-quality oak perfectly in proportion to fruit intensity. Lavish and precocious in keeping with the growing season. The palate is medium-bodied with a core of sweet sappy red fruit, lightly spiced with candied orange peel and marmalade scents, surprisingly peppery and vibrant on its persistent peacock’s tail of a finish. Pretty awesome overall. This Richebourg unquestionably needs time. '
1 x Pousse d'Or Volnay 1er Cru Clos de la Bousse d'Or 1985 Magnum
£2,400 per mag In Bond
93/100 John Gilman:'Gérard Potel made absolutely stunning wines at Pousse d’Or in 1985 and his Clos de la Bousse d’Or is a superb example of the vintage. The wine has just started to reach its apogee and offers up a magically complex bouquet of cherries, red plums, beetroot, fresh herb tones, espresso, woodsmoke and a fine base of soil. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and tangy, with a superb core of red fruit, great transparency, modest tannins and excellent length and grip on the focused and very pure and classy finish. This wine has years and years of life ahead of it, but if one has more than a few bottles in the cellar, now is a great time to be drinking it.'
2 x Sylvain Cathiard Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Malconsorts 2016
£650 per bt In Bond
93-97/100 Jasper Morris:'This wine was particularly late to complete its malolactic fermentation, so harder to judge, hence a wide spread to the score. Rich imperial dense purple. A little touch of reduction. Oak shows rather more, this is rather disjointed at this stage. There is a huge wealth of fruit for sure but too dissociated. It is clearly all there though, no reason to doubt the evolution of this wine.'
1 x Sylvain Cathiard Romanee St Vivant 2018
£1,700 per bt In Bond
95-98/100 Jasper Morris:'Black purple with a fresher rim, the wine is so youthful in bouquet that it tells us nothing as yet. Not especially reductive but exceptionally backward. A vast surge of deep fruit across the palate with a little light toast from the barrel, a thoroughly seductive texture. Once again the balancing acidity is a valuable feature. Fine persistent aftertaste.'
12 x Sylvain Cathiard Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Malconsorts 2018
£3,900 per case of 6 bt in Original Case Duty Paid
96-98/100 Neal Martin:'The 2018 Vosne-Romanée Aux Malconsorts 1er Cru has the most cerebral nose of any Cathiard Premier Cru, scents of black fruit intermingling with ash, sous-bois and light iodine scents. It also seems the most mercurial in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with filigreed tannins, unerring symmetry and a killer sense of symmetry that is utterly beguiling. It is endowed with the backbone one expects from a Malconsorts and a persistence all of its own. Heavenly.'
1 x Sylvain Cathiard Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Malconsorts 2020
£750 per bt Duty Paid
95-97/100 Neal Martin:'The 2020 Vosne-Romanée Aux Malconsorts 1er Cru has a very intense and opulent bouquet that is currently less expressive than the Les Suchots, but I find more breeding and delineation here, more terroir expression. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, wonderful structure, certainly the spiciest as if there is some whole bunch in here (there is none).'
White Burgundy
1 x Antoine Jobard Meursault 1er Cru Charmes 2018 Magnum
£300 per mag In Bond
93-95/100 Jasper Morris:'Pale clear and fresh colour yet with considerable concentration of fruit on the nose. And indeed an explosion of joyous white fruit at the front of the palate with valuable balancing acidity behind. Very satisfactory!'
1 x Antoine Jobard Meursault 1er Cru Genevrieres 2018 Magnum
£300 per mag In Bond
93-96/100 Jasper Morris:'Clear pale lemon colour. The bouquet offers a little more nuance of fruit than the Charmes, this is certainly the most complex wine in the cellar, opening out beautifully and offering lots of detail with some fresh tisane notes alongside the fruit. Everything is perfectly proportioned in this wine and the finish shows the same balance. I expect the 2019 will be more concentrated, but don’t miss out on this.'
2 x Bachelet Monnot Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts 2016 Magnum
£180 per mag In Bond
93/100 Allen Meadows:'This is also quite smoky with its ripe, fresh and cool aromas of white peach, spiced apple and a plenitude of floral elements. Once again there is a beguiling texture to the delicious middleweight flavors that enjoy very fine concentration that translate to impressive power on the balanced, clean and dry finale. Like several of the wines in the range, this could use more depth but given the quality of the underlying material, that should simply be a matter of patience. One to buy.'
1 x Coche-Dury Corton Charlemagne 2012
£3,300 per bt In Bond
95/100 Allen Meadows:'In contrast to the relatively expressive aromatics of the prior wines this is quite reserved and almost mute though aggressive swirling ultimately reveals notes of green apple, floral, stone and various citrus elements. As is typically the case with this wine there is excellent power, weight and punch to the big-bodied, well-muscled and concentrated flavors that possess almost painful intensity yet despite the sheer scale of this wine, there is no sense of undue heaviness as there is actually fine delineation on the stunningly long and mineral-driven finish. This too will need at least 7 to 8 years of bottle age to begin to show its true potential but should more than amply reward 10 to 12 years. The word 'WOW' definitely came to mind when tasting this!'
3 x Coche-Dury Meursault 2012
£800 per bt In Bond
91/100 Allen Meadows:'Relatively prominent notes of match stick all but dominate the white and yellow orchard fruit aromas that are subtly laced with floral, citrus and hazelnut nuances. There is excellent volume and very good concentration to the vibrant and extract-rich medium weight flavors that possess fine depth on the balanced and highly persistent citrus-inflected finish that displays a deft application of wood as well as ample minerality. This is a terrific villages that is still very much on the way up and while at 6 years of age it could certainly be enjoyed now, for my taste I would allow it to continue to slumber for another 4 to 6 years first. Tasted several times recently with consistent notes.'
1 x Coche-Dury Meursault 1er Cru Perrieres 2013
£1,800 per bt In Bond
95/100 Allen Meadows:'Here the nose is all but mute and only reluctantly offers up gorgeously complex notes of mineral reduction, green apple, lilac, honeysuckle, spice and discreet citrus nuances. There is a real sense of underlying tension to the ultra-pure; indeed the word crystalline come to mind, middle weight flavors that exhibit a driving minerality on the explosively persistent and impeccably well-balanced finale. This is a classically styled Perrières that's going to live for a very long time so patience absolutely required. In a word, brilliant. '
3 x Coche-Dury Meursault 2014
£850 per bt In Bond
92/100 Allen Meadows:'A strikingly fresh and well-layered nose is composed by notes of green apple, acacia, citrus zest and discreet wood nuances. The rich, intense and tautly muscular medium weight flavors brim with both minerality and sappy dry extract that delivering stunningly good length on the powerful, focused and beautifully well-balanced finish. This is terrific and villages level Meursault and it doesn’t get a whole lot better than this.'
1 x Coche-Dury Corton Charlemagne 2015
£3,500 per bt In Bond
97+/100 Stephen Tanzer:'Pale yellow. Profound aromas of lemon, lime and crushed rock. Ineffably silky on entry, then tightly coiled and pungently mineral in the middle palate, conveying an impression of great density without weight. No sign of hot-vintage character here! The endless crushed-rock finish conveys a powerful sense of solidity and the structure of a red wine. Raphael Coche likes this best among his 2015s for its balance but will probably hold it back for a much later release. He noted that the family's 2010 Corton-Charlemagne will be released in September, adding that the 2015 version is totally different in style but close in quality.'
1 x Coche-Dury Meursault 1er Cru Genevrieres 2015
£2,000 per bt In Bond
94/100 Stephen Tanzer:'Pale color. Vibrant aromas of orange and lime oil and musky spices. Compellingly sweet and concentrated but almost brutally youthful today, with strong menthol and mineral elements contributing to an impression of power. A bit higher in acidity than the preceding wines but its serious energy and mentholated aspect comes as much from terroir and the very low yield. Finishes fresh, dry, firm and very long. This will eventually go honeyed in the bottle, but not for a while. '
2 x Coche-Dury Puligny Montrachet Enseigneres 2015
£850 per bt In Bond
91/100 Allen Meadows:'Aromas of white orchard fruit, grapefruit and floral serve as an elegant introduction to the suave and super-rich middle weight plus flavors that culminate in a sneaky long, bone dry and citrus finale. This is a big Puligny villages that is less mineral-driven but offers excellent depth.'
12 x Coche-Dury Corton Charlemagne 2016
£48,000 per case of 12 bt in Original Case In Bond
98+/100 John Gilman:'The family three-quarters of a hectare of vines in le Charlemagne are in the sector of the hill of Corton that was barely touched by frost, so the domaine was very lucky in this regard. Not surprisingly, this is pure magic, soaring from the glass in a beautiful constellation of apple, pear passion fruit, a complex base of limestone minerality, a touch of iodine, white flowers and vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied, long and shows off stunning mid-palate depth, with great mineral drive, precise focus and grip, racy acids and a very, very long, structured and oh, so promising finish.'
3 x Coche-Dury Meursault 1er Cru Genevrieres 2018
£1,750 per bt In Bond
94/100 Jasper Morris:'Fine light lemon, this is beautifully perfumed, with that little extra sweetness over and above the juniper, or perhaps more verbena, which can be a characteristic of Genevrières. The 2018 is notably spicy with the purest of white fruit and considerable length.'
1 x Domaine d'Auvenay Meursault 1er Cru Goutte d'Or 2000
£4,000 per bt In Bond
93/100 Allen Meadows:'A typical Gouttes d'Or can often be a bit heavy and while never coarse, it is generally not in the league of a fine Perrières, Charmes or Genevrières. However, this is not at all heavy though it is big, rich, mouth coating and ever so slightly honeyed. Quite juicy, almost friendly in style with rounded, thick, dense, concentrated flavors with a fruit/acid balance that beautifully contains all the fat and extract. Very powerful and superbly long and even though this is extremely impressive it simply lacks the raw class of the Folatières.'
1 x Domaine Leflaive Bienvenues Batard Montrachet 1979
£3,500 per bt In Bond
No tasting notes
8 x Domaine Leflaive Chevalier Montrachet 1990
£2,200 per bt In Bond
98/100 William Kelley:'While I entertained higher expectations of the 1989, it was in fact the 1990 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru that emerged as the wine of the tasting, blossoming in the glass with a complex bouquet of confit lemon, orange rind, dried white flowers, pastry cream, warm bread and vanilla pod. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, satiny textured and enveloping, with broad shoulders, a lively spine of acidity and superb amplitude and concentration, concluding with a long, penetrating finish. Powerful and strikingly complete, this is a Chevalier that more than nods to Montrachet in style. But by the numbers alone, it was cropped at 57 hectoliters per hectare and finished up with 14.1% alcohol and pH 3.23. This is by some margin the finest bottle of Leflaive's 1990 Chevalier-Montrachet that I've encountered.'
6 x Domaine Leflaive Puligny Montrachet 1995 Magnums
£2,400 per case of 6 mags In Bond
No tasting notes.
12 x Domaine Leflaive Chevalier Montrachet 1999
£18,000 per case of 12 bt in OWC In Bond
98/100 Stephen Tanzer:'Very fresh, bright medium yellow. Knockout mineral-saturated scents of lemon cream, lime oil, acacia flower, vanilla, crushed stone, nut oil and iodine. Sappy and vibrant but at the same time utterly seamless, offering a compelling combination of refinement, concentration (especially impressive in light of the year's full yields) and acid balance. The wine's outstanding mineral tension is intensified by its brisk acidity--or is it the other way around? This is an exhilarating and truly exceptional grand cru but I would not describe it as an easy drink. Finishes with powerful crushed-stone salinity and a rising whiplash of flavor. A real cellar treasure and my favorite wine of the tasting, still with a long life ahead of it. The '99s at Domaine Leflaive have always stood out for their ripeness and richness but today this wine is even more impressive for its adamant minerality.'
6 x Domaine Leflaive Chevalier Montrachet 2018
£3,450 per case of 3 bt in OWC In Bond
97-99/100 Jasper Morris:'More lemon than lime in colour with its high-toned refreshing bouquet. There is some lime blossom, very complex, not the weight of the astonishing Bâtard-Montrachet, but this is a beautifully dressed mannequin in the finest silk, with a little bit of orange blossom in its hair. Incredible persistence. Gorgeous aromatics, so different from the Bâtard yet equally outstanding.'
1 x Francois Raveneau Chablis Les Clos 2012
£1,100 per bt In Bond
98/100 John Gilman:'The 2012 Raveneau Clos is a brilliant wine in the making. The very young and very magical nose wafts from the glass in a mix of pink grapefruit, tart orange, kaleidoscopic minerality, flint, a potpourri of citrus zest, hints of the anise to come and plenty of top end smokiness. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, pure and absolutely rock solid at the core, with great cut and focus, brisk acids, stunning mineral complexity and drive and a very, very long, youthful and dancing finish. A brilliant wine in the making.'
1 x Francois Raveneau Chablis Les Clos 2015
£1,250 per bt In Bond
95+/100 John Gilman:'The 2015 Clos from Domaine Raveneau is an outstanding example of the vintage, which like the Valmur, shows some uncharacteristic early generosity on the attack, but plenty of backend structure and grip. The bouquet is a fine blend of apple, pear, beeswax, chalky minerality, citrus zest, spring flowers and just a touch of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and shows off excellent mid-palate depth, with fine acidity and a long, vibrant finish. Like the Valmur, there is plenty of generosity on the attack today, but this too should show more firmness after bottling and I would not open a bottle for at least a few years. '
2 x Francois Raveneau Chablis Les Clos 2018
£1,000 per bt In Bond
96/100 Allen Meadows:'Once again, the nose is markedly cool and reserved with its prominently floral and citrus-suffused aromas of wet stone, shellfish and pungent iodine wisps. The sleek, sophisticated and focused larger-scaled flavors brim with minerality and a reasonable amount of dry extract while the driving, chiseled and linear finish is strikingly long. Interestingly, this doesn't possess the same density as either the Blanchot or the Valmur but it is already more complex and so compact that it's clear this is going to require extended cellaring to arrive at its apogee.'
2 x Francois Raveneau Chablis Les Clos 2019
£1,350 per bt In Bond
97/100 Allen Meadows:'Like the Valmur, this is brooding and introverted though aggressive swirling eventually coaxes the overtly floral nose to reveal an abundance of classic Chablis elements that include oyster shell, iodine, quinine and tidal pool on the mix of apple, pear and white peach aromas. There is outstanding volume to the dense, serious and tautly muscular big-bodied flavors that brim with both minerality and sappy dry extract before culminating in a citrusy, chiseled and even more persistent finish. This exceptionally stylish effort is like rolling small pebbles around in the mouth, yet the 2019 Clos is somewhat less youthfully austere than it usually is. The Raveneau Clos possesses a well-deserved reputation for exceptional longevity and the 2019 version should only enhance it though with that said, I would advise not even thinking about opening a bottle for at least 10 years. Brilliant.'
1 x Francois Raveneau Chablis Les Clos 2019 Magnum
£3,300 per mag In Bond
97/100 Allen Meadows:'Like the Valmur, this is brooding and introverted though aggressive swirling eventually coaxes the overtly floral nose to reveal an abundance of classic Chablis elements that include oyster shell, iodine, quinine and tidal pool on the mix of apple, pear and white peach aromas. There is outstanding volume to the dense, serious and tautly muscular big-bodied flavors that brim with both minerality and sappy dry extract before culminating in a citrusy, chiseled and even more persistent finish. This exceptionally stylish effort is like rolling small pebbles around in the mouth, yet the 2019 Clos is somewhat less youthfully austere than it usually is. The Raveneau Clos possesses a well-deserved reputation for exceptional longevity and the 2019 version should only enhance it though with that said, I would advise not even thinking about opening a bottle for at least 10 years. Brilliant.'
2 x Francois Raveneau Chablis Les Clos 2020
£1,200 per bt In Bond
98/100 John Gilman:'The 2020 Chablis “Clos” from Domaine Raveneau is simply brilliant. The bouquet delivers a youthful blend of lemon, pear, apple, flinty minerality, a touch of paraffin, lemon peel and a topnote of dried flowers. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, pure and rock solid, with bottomless depth, impeccable balance, snappy acids and a very, very long, precise finish that closes with excellent lift and bounce. This will take plenty of time to come around, but it is going to be pure magic when it is truly ready to drink!'
6 x Ramonet Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Ruchottes 1993
£600 per bt In Bond
92/100 Allen Meadows:'A mature and beautifully complex nose featuring ripe orchard fruit and a hint of underbrush mixes with rich, classy and sweet medium full flavors underpinned by a subtle touch of minerality and excellent length. This is a really lovely effort that is drinking perfectly now and should continue to hold. In sum, this is easily of grand cru caliber. Multiple and consistent notes.'
5 x Ramonet Montrachet 2012
£3,000 per bt In Bond
99/100 Allen Meadows:'This already is dazzlingly complex yet the density of the nose is such that it’s seems all but guaranteed that much, much more is on the way. Interestingly the nose is not dissimilar from that of the Champs Canet though it’s much less petrol-inflected and with a bit more spice elements in play. There is superb concentration to the elegant, pure and equally complex flavors that deliver simply unbelievable length but do so effortlessly, in fact so much so that it’s genuinely mind-boggling that so much flavor authority can be delivered without almost any weight or heaviness. I was quite honestly stunned when I tasted this and I’m no stranger to young Montrachet but this is as potentially good as I have seen from the Ramonet brothers in a long time and I do not say that lightly; in fact you have to go back to the 1992 to find a young Ramonet Montrachet quite this promising. I should note that while this is certainly more than simply impressive today my score, as always, takes into account the quality that I believe this wine will ultimately deliver with 12 to 15 years of age under its belt. If you can find it, don’t miss it! '
1 x Ramonet Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Ruchottes 2018 Magnum
£600 per mag In Bond
93/100 Allen Meadows:'Smoky and nicely fresh aromas speak mainly of petrol, citrus blossom, spice and a discreet hint of wood influence. There is fine energy to the fluid, round and delicious middle weight flavors that possess average density but excellent punch and power before terminating in a markedly bitter lemon rind and noticeably warm finale. This is very 2018 in style as one can "feel" the sunshine and a wine that is going to need at least some bottle age to better harmonize as it seems somewhat awkward at present. With that said, the track record of this wine is so good that I wouldn't care to bet against it rounding into form with a few years of keeping. '
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