Spectacular Range of Mature and Modern Wines

16/10/2024

I am pleased to offer a spectacular range of mature and modern wines from the great regions of Europe.

There's multiple vintages of Rousseau's Clos St Jacques, well aged red Burgundy from the '70's below £100 / bt, Dujac Grand Crus from the '90's, various bottles of d'Auvenay whites and very rare Jobard magnums. There's also Leflaive from two vintages that are drinking so well now - 1992 & 1999, as well as 2002, 2004 & 2010 Raveneau.

In addition, there's Cheval Blanc 1979, Le Pin 1998, mature NV Krug, loose bottles of Prevost, and some stunning late release 1990 magnums of Champet's Cote Rotie.

Lastly, some 1990 bottles of Clos St Hune, a Keller assortment & mature bottles of Rinaldi's Brunate Le Coste complete this offer.

Red Burgundy

4 x Armand Rousseau Clos de la Roche 1971

£2,500 per bt In Bond
**91/100 Allen Meadows:**
'Bricked completely through. A highly expressive, ripe and perfumed nose reflects notes of sous bois, spice, earth, leather and plenty of wild characters. The superly complex and rich medium-bodied flavors possess fine power and punch before culminating in a beautifully persistent finish that is beginning to slightly lean out. I very much like the complexity and sense of underlying tension of the mid-palate and while the balance on the finish isn't perfect this should continue to hold well for years to come. In sum, this is a lovely if not great vintage for the Rousseau CdlR.'

1 x Armand Rousseau Chambertin 2009 magnum

£5,400 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.'

3 x Armand Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St Jacques 2012

£1,050 per bt In Bond
**96/100 John Gilman:**
'The 2012 Clos St. Jacques chez Rousseau is another simply brilliant wine, and I was starting to get a bit worried, as I was already beginning to run out of numbers and I still had the Clos de Bèze and Chambertin to go! In any case, the 2012 Clos St. Jacques is a stellar example of the vintage, wafting from the glass in a stunning and very flamboyant nose of red plums, red and black cherries, cocoa, hints of the grilled meats to come, a brilliantly complex base of soil tones, exotic spices and vanillin oak. I think this wine was raised in sixty percent new wood this year, but the depth of fruit has positively eaten up the impression of new oak, and if you told me it was raised in twenty percent new oak, I would think that it was probably just about right! On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and stunningly suave on the attack, with a great core of sappy fruit, a very refined sense of soil, fine-grained tannins, outstanding focus and grip and a very, very long, unrepentantly elegant and velvety finish. The synthesis here of soil and gloriously sappy fruit is remarkable.'

6 x Armand Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St Jacques 2013

£5,400 per case of 6 bt In Bond
**95/100 John Gilman:**
'Like the Chambertin and Clos de Bèze, the Clos St. Jacques was raised in eighty percent new wood in 2013. The wine is stunning and nicely reserved on both the nose and palate, as it offers up a quite primary bouquet of red and black cherries, grilled meat, a touch of currant leaf, woodsmoke, raw cocoa, a stunningly complex base of soil and nutty new oak. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and like the Clos des Ruchottes, quite tightly-knit out of the blocks. The wine has a great sappy core of fruit, outstanding complexity of soil, fine-grained tannins and stellar length and grip on the tangy and very soil-driven finish. This will be brilliant wine, but at least a decade in the cellar is going to be mandatory.'

3 x Armand Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St Jacques 2014

£900 per bt In Bond
**97/100 Neal Martin:**
'Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2014 tasting, Rousseau's 2014 Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos Saint Jacques has a very refined and delineated bouquet with prudent use of new oak here that is seamlessly integrated and allows the vibrant red fruit to flourish. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, crisp acidity, very good tension and a welcome dash of spice toward the finish that conveys genuine substance and class. The aftertaste is incredibly long—the mouth tingling with residual spiciness long after the wine has departed. This is stunning and, dare I suggest, equal to Rousseau's Chambertin and Clos de Bèze.'

6 x Armand Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St Jacques 2014

£5,400 per case of 6 bt in Original Case In Bond
**97/100 Neal Martin:**
'Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2014 tasting, Rousseau's 2014 Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos Saint Jacques has a very refined and delineated bouquet with prudent use of new oak here that is seamlessly integrated and allows the vibrant red fruit to flourish. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, crisp acidity, very good tension and a welcome dash of spice toward the finish that conveys genuine substance and class. The aftertaste is incredibly long—the mouth tingling with residual spiciness long after the wine has departed. This is stunning and, dare I suggest, equal to Rousseau's Chambertin and Clos de Bèze.'

6 x Armand Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St Jacques 2016

£6,600 per case of 6 bt In Bond
**97/100 Neal Martin:**
'The 2016 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques 1er Cru is blessed with a bouquet of real pedigree: very complex mixture of red and black brambly fruit, sous-bois, crushed stone and rose petal aromas. The harmony and delineation is outstanding. The palate is medium-bodied with supple, pliant tannins that lend this Clos Saint-Jacques symmetry and poise. Fresh and vibrant, it never relinquishes any of its breeding and tension. The finish is persistent and utterly captivating. Fabulous. Tasted blind at the 2016 Burgfest tasting.'

1 x Bizot Vosne Romanee 1er Cru 2007

£1,500 per bt In Bond
**90-92/100 Allen Meadows:**
'Not surprisingly, this is notably more elegant and more complex as well with ample spice notes to accompany the red and black pinot fruit aromas nuances by touches of earth and a smoky hint that gives way to round and rich medium weight plus flavors that do not lack for precision or verve on the persistent and relatively powerful finish. There is good mid-palate fat that renders the moderately firm tannins almost invisible at present.'

6 x Cecile Tremblay Echezeaux du Dessus 2004

£5,000 per case of 6 bt In Bond

*No tasting notes.*

1 x Cecile Tremblay Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Feusselottes 2007

£375 per bt In Bond
**92+/100 John Gilman:**
'The 2007 Feusselottes had been racked less than a week before my visit, and while it was easy to appreciate the ultimate quality of the wine despite its recent handling, the wine was a tad out of focus from the procedure. The nose is deep, lovely and quite black fruity at the present time, as it offers up notes of black cherries, dark chocolate, violets, soil tones and vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is fullish, long and very pure, with a sappy core of fruit, fine elegance and focus, fine tannins, tangy acids and a long finish that closes with a lovely finishing note of minerality. Typically this wine will show a bit more Chambolle classicism here, and I think its rather plush showing at the time of my visit has more to do with the recent racking than with the inherent style of the wine.'

1 x Chopin-Groffier Clos Vougeot 1996

£600 per bt In Bond
**91/100 Allen Meadows:**
'The expressive nose still has vestiges of primary fruit left though most of the aromatic profile has gone secondary with ample earth and light spice notes. The middle weight flavors are delicious and largely, if not completely, resolved. What is of most importance however given the many overly acidic '96s is that the finish is balanced, clean, crisp and focused. To be sure, this is a vibrant wine but has none of the dryness that many less successful '96s display. For my taste, this has arrived at the front edge of its apogee though it should be capable of holding here for at least another decade and perhaps two.'

1 x Christian Confuron Bonnes Mares 1999

£200 per bt In Bond

*No tasting notes.*

6 x Comte de Vogue Musigny 2012

£500 per bt Duty Paid
**98/100 Neal Martin**
'Tasted blind at the annual "Burgfest" tasting in Beaune. The 2012 Musigny Vielles Vignes Grand Cru from de Vogüé has slightly brighter and more vivacious fruit than J-F Mugnier, and in fact, the two wines seem to go in two different trajectories in the glass, this blossoming and the other becoming more occluded. De Vogüé's Musigny is unashamedly floral in style, very elegant and yet delineated. There is a noticeable estuary scents, mudflats and seaweed, that begin to permeate the fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannin, wonderful acidity and succinctly integrated new oak that is barely tangible. It is intense but elegant, long and tender in the mouth. It is a fabulous Musigny, one of the best that the domaine has produced in recent years.'

1 x Comte Liger-Belair Vosne Romanee Colombiere 2015

£800 per bt In Bond
**91/100 John Gilman:**
'The 2015 la Colombière was showing very well and had completely bounced back from its early autumn bottling. The complex bouquet is pure, perfumed and classy, wafting from the glass in a mix of red plums, black raspberries, cocoa, duck, a fine base of soil, woodsmoke, nutty oak and a topnote of fresh nutmeg. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and sappy at the core, with plenty of sex appeal, moderate, seamless tannins and lovely length and grip on the tangy finish. High class juice.'

2 x Daniel Moine-Hudelot Clos de Vougeot 1995

£175 per bt In Bond

*No tasting notes.*

1 x Domaine Clavelier Chambolle Musigny 1970

£75 per bt In Bond

*No tasting notes.*

1 x Domaine Clavelier Clos Vougeot 1973

£120 per bt In Bond

*No tasting notes.*

6 x Domaine Duroche Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Estournelles Saint Jacques 2009

£600 per case of 6 bt In Bond

*No tasting notes.*

1 x Domaine Leroy Corton Renardes 1998

£2,200 per bt In Bond
**93/100 Stephen Tanzer:**
'Ruby-red, less deep than Leroy's '98 Gevrey-Chambertin Combottes. Expressive, complex aromas of black cherry, black raspberry, smoke and gunflint. Imposing on the palate; an extraordinary combination of flavor intensity and sheer breadth. In a rather youthfully aggressive phase today and not yet showing its adult shape. Finishes very long, with big, ripe tannins. A wine of huge potential.'

1 x Dujac Bonnes Mares 1996

£1,350 per bt In Bond
**95/100 John Gilman:**
'The 1996 Domaine Dujac Bonnes-Mares is a beautiful wine that is now starting to drink with great style, but it is still early on in its long life in bottle and the wine may be even better further down the road. Today, the bouquet is pure and vibrant, offering up a complex blend of cherries, beetroot, woodsmoke, gamebird, a touch of mustard seed, a very complex base of soil tones, cocoa powder and vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and beautifully delineated, with a fine core, excellent backend mineral drive, moderate tannins and a long, tangy and complex finish. It is hardly a crime to be drinking this beautiful wine today, but it has many, many decades still to go and my gut instinct is that another decade from now will being even more magic in the glass.'

6 x Dujac Clos St Denis 1999

£9,600 per case of 6 bt in Original Case In Bond (US Label)
**96/100 Neal Martin:**
'The 1999 Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru is by some margin the high point of the decade and clearly one of the greatest wines that the Seysses family has conjured from this vineyard. It is blessed with a heavenly bouquet, a mélange of red and black fruit, briar, wild strawberry and wilted flowers – so refined and so sensual. Medium-bodied on the palate, with just a speck of spice on the entry, this 1999 overrides the power gifted by the growing season to reveal a precise and almost pixelated Clos Saint-Denis. The red fruit is laced with white pepper and sage, delivering a finely tuned crescendo toward the finish, which fans out in brilliant fashion. Anyone who misguidedly believes Clos Saint-Denis cannot produce wines equal to Clos de la Roche ought to taste this. Tasted at the Clos Saint-Denis vertical at Hide restaurant.'

1 x Frederic Cossard Vosne Romanee Les Champs Perdrix 2019 magnum

£300 per mag Duty Paid

*No tasting note.*

1 x Georges Roumier Chambolle Musigny 2005

£375 per bt In Bond
**91/100 John Gilman:**
'The Chambolle AC is flat out delicious in 2005, with a purity and nascent expression of minerality that is lovely to behold. The bouquet offers up a classic mélange of red cherries, plums, a striking base of minerality and a pungent topnote of roses. On the palate the wine is medium-full, focused and tangy, with beautiful delineation, outstanding intensity of flavor, and a long, tangy and suavely tannic finish. It will be tempting to drink this wine on the young side because of its impeccable balance, but I would strongly urge giving it at least five or six years to really allow the layers of complexity to emerge fully. A beautiful village wine.'

3 x Georges Roumier Bonnes Mares 2007

£1,250 per bt In Bond
**97/100 William Kelley:**
'One of the wines of the vintage, the 2007 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru has shut down considerably in the last few years, and it's clear that this is one of the few 2007 red Burgundies truly built from the long haul. The wine unfurls in the glass with a youthfully reserved bouquet of red and black cherries, peony, orange zest and woodsmoke that's far less extroverted and explosive than it was only four years ago. On the palate, it's full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with a tight-knit core, fine-grained structuring tannins and a long, stony finish. At this stage, the 2006 rendition is much more approachable, and I'd advise readers who own the 2007 to forget it for the better part of a decade.'

6 x Georges Roumier Bonnes Mares 2008

£7,200 per case of 6 bt In Bond
**97/100 John Gilman:**
'In 2008 the Bonnes-Mares was absolutely singing at the time of my visit in December and seemed even more profound than it did a year ago out of barrel. This is unequivocally a great wine in the making, as the intensity and concentration of Bonnes-Mares dovetails seamlessly with the inherent elegance of the vintage to produce a magical bottle of wine. The celestial nose offers up a brilliant mélange of black cherries, plums, blood orange, woodsmoke, a glorious base of complex soil tones, fresh herbs and a pungent topnote of violets. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and sappy at the core, with ripe tannins, laser-like focus, bright acids and a monumental finish of amazing elegance and poise. Stunning juice.'

2 x Georges Roumier Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses 2009

£3,250 per bt Duty Paid
**96/100 Allen Meadows:**
'Here the stem influence is less obvious though the floral component remains quite strong with a highly spiced nose of violet, rose petal and plum that introduces rich and highly seductive flavors that brim with a more than sufficient amount of dry extract to coat the palate. The ultra-elegant and hugely long finish is shaped by extremely fine tannins and the '09 Amoureuses is class in a glass. A remarkable effort.'

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
**96/100 John Gilman:**
'After tasting the two constituent components (the terres rouges and terres blanches sections of the vineyard), it is very easy to appreciate that the blended Bonnes-Mares is superior to either component on its own, and the 2011 is going to be a stunning wine! The glorious and youthful nose offers up a magical mélange of red and black cherries, red plums, cocoa, brilliant minerality, woodsmoke, gamebirds, mustard seed and a delicate framing of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, pure and utterly complete, with a rock solid core of sappy fruit, stunning soil inflection, ripe tannins and great focus and grip on the very long, suave and still quite primary finish. A great wine.'

6 x Georges Roumier Chambolle Musigny 2011

£1,800 per case of 6 bt in Original Case In Bond
**90/100 Jonn Gilman:**
'The 2011 Chambolle-Musigny AC chez Roumier is a beautiful wine in the making, offering up a deep and very sappy nose of red and black cherries, lovely minerality, a touch of nutskin, fresh herbs and a nice topnote of rose petals. On the palate the wine is medium-full, pure and very transparent, with a lovely core, fine focus and grip and just a touch of tannin perking up the long and very elegant finish. A very classy middleweight in the making.'

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.'

1 x Hudelot Noellat Romanee St Vivant 2018 jeroboam

£2,400 per jero in OWC In Bond

3 x Hudelot Noellat Romanee St Vivant 2018

£2,400 per case of 3 bt in Original Case 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. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2018 red tasting'

3 x Hudelot Noellat Romanee St Vivant 2021 magnums

£1,750 per mag in OWC In Bond
**97/100 John Gilman:**
'The 2021 Romanée-St.-Vivant from Monsieur van Canneyt is simply stunning. The wine delivers a perfumed aromatic constellation of red and black raspberries, a touch of red plum, Vosne spices, a gorgeous base of soil, duck, woodsmoke and cedary oak. On the palate the wine is precise, full-bodied and reserved in personality today (this and the Richebourg were racked one week prior to my visit), with a beautiful core of fruit, lovely mineral undertow, suave, buried tannins and a long, complex and seamlessly balanced finish. Great wine.'

3 x Jean Grivot Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Brulees 2016

£200 per bt Duty Paid
**94-97/100 Jasper Morris:**
'The vineyard is composed of three terraces but there was no fruit in the bottom sector. Does that explain the exceptional quality this year? Clear dense purple color. Very intense youthful fruit with a hint of reduction. Amazing density though. And stretches out really well behind, with grace and subtlety, perhaps even more precise than usual.'

1 x Jacques Frederic Mugnier Musigny 2012 magnum

£6,500 per mag in OWC In Bond
**98/100 John Gilman:**
'The 2012 Musigny from Domaine Mugnier is another legend in the making. The stunning nose offers up a deep, pure and nascently complex mélange of red plums, cherries, nutskin, cocoa, gamebirds, a gloriously complex base of this inimitable soil, orange zest, pungent roses, mustard seed and a smoky topnote. Yum! On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and beautifully pure on the attack, with a sappy core of red fruit, brilliant soil inflection, magical complexity, fine-grained tannins and superb focus and grip on the very, very long and utterly seamless finish. Pure magic in the making here.'

6 x Kei Shiogai Pommard 2021

£2,400 per case of 6 bt in Original Case In Bond

*No tasting notes.*

6 x Kei Shiogai Gevrey Chambertin 2021

£2,250 per case of 6 bt in Original Case In Bond

*No tasting notes.*

1 x Les Horees Gevrey Chambertin En Reniard 2021

£250 per bt In Bond

*No tasting notes.*

1 x Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru 2005

£90 per bt In Bond
**90-92/100 Allen Meadows:**
'An even fresher nose that is both elegant and pure, indeed airy dissolves into intense, detailed and beautifully balanced flavors that also deliver superb depth and excellent finishing persistence. This dances across the palate and while it's ripe, it remains a quintessential Volnay.'

1 x Meo-Camuzet Richebourg 2019

£1,250 per bt In Bond
**96-98/100 Jasper Morris:**
'No more than medium deep purple. Ripe and plump, with a lush character that nevertheless does not go too far. Indeed, the fruit just builds and builds on the palate. The floral side of raspberry. Very sumptuous and absolutely complete. The fruit covers the acidity and indeed any tannins, but one can sense that the requisite structure is there.'

1 x Meo-Camuzet Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Cros Parantoux 2019

£1,250 per bt In Bond
**95-98/100 Jasper Morris:**
'Incredibly deep purple. The nose has class and power, but initially is much more subdued than the Brûlées. The central core of fruit is hugely intense in a fresh raspberry style, quite a lot of oak, more acid than tannins behind, exceptionally persistent. Compared to the Brûlées, Cros Parantoux is more backward in its evolution, thanks to the acidity. My head says that it will probably be the long term winner. Happy the wine-lover who has both.'

3 x Mugneret-Gibourg Clos Vougeot 2006

£550 per bt Duty Paid
**94+/100 John Gilman:**
'Out of magnum, the 2006 Mugneret Clos Vougeot is still a bit on the young side, but the wine is not particularly closed on either the nose nor the palate and it is really not very hard to drink this wine today! The outstanding bouquet offers up a classic constellation of red and black cherries, gamebirds, cocoa, a superb base of soil tones, vinesmoke, a bit of fresh thyme and a stylish base of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and nascently complex, with outstanding mid-palate depth, ripe, well-integrated tannins and a very long, focused and still fairly primary finish. Despite the fine structure here, the wine is so beautifully balanced and harmonious that it is approachable, despite the fact that it is still probably six to eight years away from really blossoming and more like fifteen away from reaching its true apogee of peak drinkability. This is a very serious vintage of this great Clos Vougeot and fully underscores just how good this vintage will be down the road, despite the market’s rather lackluster appreciation for the quality of the top 2006s.'

1 x Sylvain Cathiard Romanee St Vivant 2009

£2,475 per bt Duty Paid
**94-97/100 Allen Meadows:**
'A dazzlingly complex, perfumed and pure nose reveals a bit of wood influence yet remains strikingly elegant with its superb scope of spicy red berry fruit aromas that are followed by ripe, seductive and beautifully intense flavors that display marvelous depth and perfect balance on the sappy and naturally sweet finish of monumental length. This is a wine of indisputable class and a model of grace and understatement that should age effortlessly for 20 to 30 years.'

6 x Sylvain Cathiard Vosne Romanee 2016

£1,200 per case of 6 bt in Original Case In Bond
**91/100 Jasper Morris:**
'Still very youthful in colour though the nose is beginning to evolve with some liquidised raspberries and a couple of darker berries. The wood tannins show still at the back, but the fruit is more than adequate to cover them. Just starting, but still keep it for best results. The final aromatics though are rather lovely.'

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 Trapet Chapelle Chambertin 2006

£150 per bt In Bond
**92-93/100 John Gilman:**
'The Chapelle was hit the hardest by hail in 2006, and between thirty and forty percent of the crop was lost. The wine was aged in fifty percent new oak in 2006, and though it has no trouble carrying its oak, I would dearly love to taste this wine with twenty-five percent new oak and the rest raised in one, two and three year-old barrels. My gut instinct suggests that the terroir of Chapelle would really sing here with less new wood. I did taste this wine from one of the older barrels as well as the anticipated blend that Jean-Louis prepared between a new and an old barrel, and the wine in the one year-old barrel possessed a sweeter core of fruit, more soil and a more energetic and primary palate impression that I preferred over the fifty-fifty blend. The combined new and older oak example, which is representative of the finished wine, offered up a lovely nose of raspberry, cherry, orange zest, cocoa powder, rose petals, a pretty base of soil and a fair bit of spicy oak. On the palate the wine is medium-full, long and tangy, with excellent mid-palate depth, impressive nascent complexity, and a long, refined and tangy finish, with some well-integrated tannins and a closing note of oak spice. A very good wine that could move up two or three points on my scale with less wood, as I love the underlying expression of terroir here.'

2 x Vincent Girardin Clos de la Roche 2005

£90 per bt In Bond
**91-93/100 Allen Meadows:**
'This too was heavily reduced with a similar flavor profile of a rich, suave and full-bodied mouth feel that blends into a powerful, dusty and youthfully austere finish that lacks the same degree of precision but is perhaps even more complex.'

3 x Vincent Girardin Echezeaux 2005

£90 per bt In Bond
**91-93/100 Allen Meadows:**
'Very heavy reduction completely renders the nose unreadable though the sappy, pliant and textured flavors possess a lovely and attractive mouth feel and complement the delicious, long and beautifully complex finish. This is more interesting than the Clos de Vougeot and with better depth of material.'

White Burgundy

6 x Antoine Jobard Meursault 1er Cru Blagny 2015

£100 per bt In Bond

91-93/100 Neal Martin:
'The 2015 Meursault -Blagny 1er Cru has a crisp bouquet with scents of dried honey, hazelnut and smoke, demonstrating more delineation and drive compared to the Puligny Champs-Gain. The palate is fresh and vibrant on the entry with a fine line of acidity. I appreciate here the saline undertow of this wine and the energy conveyed towards the finish. The persistence feels long but tender, completing one of the domaine's best wines this vintage. This would be my pick from Jobard this year.'

6 x Antoine Jobard Meursault 1er Cru Blagny 2019 magnums

£1,200 per case of 6 mags in Original Case In Bond
**90-92/100 Allen Meadows:**
'Ripe and vaguely exotic aromas offer up notes of white orchard fruit compote with citrus and floral top notes. The lavishly rich and seductively textured medium weight flavors contrast significantly with the lemon, bone-dry and borderline strict finish. This is somewhat awkward today and not as harmonious as its 1er counterparts though that will likely change with a few years in bottle.'

12 x Bachelet Monnot Puligny Montrachet 2017

£450 per case of 6 bt in Original Case In Bond

92/100 Jasper Morris:
'A little more yellow fruit here, the bouquet is a touch riper yet with the airy floral touches one wants. On the palate, this could not be better. There is a wealth of generous fruit yet still with a lightness of touch, electric detail, and superb length. The oak is beautifully integrated.'

12 x Bachelet Monnot Chassagne Montrachet 2018

£300 per case of 6 bt in Original Case In Bond

89-92/100 Allen Meadows:
'A ripe if restrained nose shyly reflects notes of resin, pear, apple and an admirably discreet dollop of wood. There is fine volume and surprisingly good power to the vibrant and mouth coating medium-bodied flavors that possess fine depth and persistence. This is an excellent Chassagne villages and worth considering.'

12 x Bachelet Monnot Puligny Montrachet 2018

£300 per case of 6 bt in Original Case In Bond

91/100 Neal Martin:
'The 2018 Puligny-Montrachet Village is a blend of three parcels. It has retained a bouquet that punches above its weight with impressive _ mineralité_ and tension. The palate is very nicely focused with crisp acidity and a penetrating salinity on the finish. Superb!'

1 x Coche-Dury Meursault 1er Cru Genevrieres 2015

£2,000 per bt In Bond
**97/100 William Kelley:**
'This was my first encounter with Coche-Dury's 2015 Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières, a wine that hails from one of the domaine's smallest parcels and which is often among the riper, more textural wines in the portfolio. Bursting from the glass with an expressive bouquet of citrus oil, Anjou pear, green apple, sesame oil, hazelnuts and a classy framing of new oak, the wine is medium to full-bodied, satiny and layered, with a deep and multidimensional core, racy acids and a long, elegantly toasty finish. While age will bring more integration and complexity, I confess that even at this early stage, the wine is so compelling that I finished my glass with no difficulty.'

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.'

2 x Comtes Lafon Meursault Clos de la Barre 2021

£150 per bt In Bond

90-93/100 Allen Meadows:
'While compositionally similar to the straight Meursault villages, there is even better freshness as well as an attractive hint of star anise. There is again excellent verve to the chiseled and strikingly textured medium-bodied flavors that flash focused power on the firm, complex, balanced and impressively long finish. While definitely early to be making such prognostications, this appears to be the best Clos de la Barre in several years.'

2 x Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Boucheres 2021

£270 per bt In Bond
**93-95/100 Neal Martin:**
'The 2021 Meursault Boucheres 1er Cru was reduced to two barrels that did not have to be barreled down to the second-year cellar, unlike others. Precise and quite understated on the nose, this offers superb tension with hints of hazelnut and quince. The palate is very well balanced with a lovely edginess and fine depth, yet there is a razor-sharp focus here with a lipsmacking salinity on the finish. This is a live wire Meursault.'

2 x Dauvissat Chablis Les Clos 2004

£300 per bt In Bond
**95/100 John Gilman:**
'The 2004 les Clos from Vincent Dauvissat is now fully into its apogee of peak maturity, but still has several decades of prime drinking ahead of it. The bouquet is pure, complex and utterly classical in its composition of pear, lime, flinty minerality, candied citrus tones, dried flowers, a touch of vanillin oak, beeswax and a gently smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and zesty, with lovely mid-palate depth, great cut and grip, impeccable balance and a very long, complex and vibrant finish. Great juice.'

1 x Dauvissat Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons 2006

£100 per bt In Bond
**92+/100 Stephen Tanzer:**
'Pale yellow. Utterly seductive aromas and flavors of white peach, mandarin orange zest, ginger and sexy spices, plus a whiff of mocha; calls to mind an off-dry Alsace riesling with a touch of gewurztraminer. Silky on entry, then surprisingly tight and reserved in the middle palate despite its seamless texture. Quite classic on the long finish, which is all about citrus zest and crushed stone'

1 x Domaine d'Auvenay Meursault 1er Cru Goutte d'Or 2000

£3,600 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 d'Auvenay Puligny Montrachet En La Richarde 2000

£3,300 per bt In Bond
**93/100 Allen Meadows:**
'This is more open on the nose than the Narvaux and is currently more complex yet the flavors are laser-like in their precision and this gives the impression of coming from liquefied rocks. The finesse here has to be experienced to be believed as this floats on the palate yet stains it and with considerable authority. This is not as powerful as the Narvaux but is finer still. Another simply amazing village.'

1 x Domaine d'Auvenay Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatieres 2000

£3,300 per bt In Bond
**95/100 Allen Meadows:**
'Very Puligny in style with discreet white flower, pear and apple aromas with flavors that are so powerful that the palate experiences them in waves as they roll from the mid-palate to a thundering, top grand cru finish. Yet this is by no means monolithic as there is detail and subtle gradations of wet rocks, minerals, earth and an indefinable crystalline essence. I literally had to pause for a minute due to palate fatigue as this both stains and saturates the palate yet it remains perfectly balanced. For a premier cru, this is a veritable tour de force! A brilliant wine.'

1 x Domaine d'Auvenay Chevalier Montrachet 2001

£4,500 per bt In Bond
**98/100 Allen Meadows:**
'A hint of wood spice frames ultra refined, utterly captivating and completely seductive aromas of such purity and intensity that it is hard to believe. A nose of white flowers, limestone and dried herbs overlay astoundingly focused, linear, satiny, intense and detailed flavors underpinned by crystalline minerality and a pungent finish that goes on for minutes. Understated but stunning in every respect, I was knocked out by the unbelievable harmony and this gives the impression of having been cut from a block of limestone. A great Knight of mind-boggling depth.'

1 x Domaine Leflaive Puligny Montrachet 1992

£450 per bt Duty Paid

*No tasting notes.*

6 x Domaine Leflaive Puligny Montrachet 1995 magnums

£3,000 per case of 6 mags In Bond

*No tasting notes.*

3 x Domaine Leflaive Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Folatieres 1999

£350 per bt In Bond
**92/100 Stephen Tanzer:**
'Sexy nose of peach, butter and smoky oak. Rich, sweet and pliant but with firm supporting spine. Very silky wine enlivened by succulent acidity. Classic Folatieres, very long and firm on the aftertaste.'

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. (Incidentally, my notes at the time said that following a reorganization of the cellar, 1999 was the first vintage at Leflaive to be bottled without filtration, as well as the first vintage to be bottled by gravity.) (14% alcohol; 3.18 pH, September 25 harvest)'

1 x Domaine Leflaive Batard Montrachet 2003

£660 per bt In Bond
**90/100 Stephen Tanzer:**
'Pale yellow. Exotic aromas of peach liqueur, flowers and spicy oak, with a whiff of room freshener. Fat, sweet and full-bodied but lacking in definition. A huge but rather inelegant Batard that some tasters will prize for its sheer fullness and dimension.'

1 x Domaine Leflaive Batard Montrachet 2007

£650 per bt In Bond
**96+/100 John Gilman:**
'As great as the 2007 Bienvenues is chez Leflaive, the Bâtard-Montrachet is a small step up in quality. This is a brilliant, brilliant wine, that explodes from the glass in a fabulous mélange of apple, pears, bee pollen, stunning minerality, a delicate touch of honey, candied white flowers and vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and multi-faceted, with brilliant fruit complexity, a huge blade of minerality running down the spine, tensile acidity, laser-like focus and stunning length and grip on the dancing finish. A great, great bottle of Bâtard.'

1 x Francois Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons 2002

£400 per bt Duty Paid
**94/100 Jasper Morris:**
'There is just a little touch of colour but the nose is thrillingly youthful, insistent in its freshly chiselled marine limestone character. Textbook, Textbook, Textbook! Despite the classical austerity of the nose there is encouraging generosity of fruit beneath, and though the wine grows a little richer in the glass it never loses the underlying Chablis bone structure.'

1 x Francois Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons 2004

£330 per bt In Bond
**91/100 Allen Meadows:**
'Here there are subtle wood notes and vanilla highlighting bright, elegant, spicy aromas redolent of citrus and lemon peel with subtle oyster shell and seaweed notes that precede intensely mineral and beautifully defined and pure medium full flavors, all wrapped in a tight, pure and long finish. This is really lovely stuff and recommended.'

1 x Francois Raveneau Chablis Les Clos 2008

£1,250 per bt In Bond
**96/100 Allen Meadows:**
'This too is impressively pure and cool with an airy but reserved mix of floral, spice, mineral reduction and iodine notes merging seamlessly into gorgeously intense and almost aggressively stony medium-bodied flavors that exude a subtle sense of harmony, indeed this is Zen-like on the explosive, balanced and lingering finish that positively screams Chablis. This is simply fantastic and while I have a very slight preference for the Valmur, this is certainly an inspired effort as well. If you can find it, don't miss this either but also like the Valmur, be prepared to be patient.'

1 x Francois Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montee de Tonnerre 2010

£400 per bt In Bond
**96/100 Neal Martin:**
'The 2010 Chablis Montée de Tonnerre 1er Cru comes from one of Raveneau’s strongest vineyards, and it does not disappoint. The bouquet is steely and aloof at first, then suddenly turns more crystalline, bearing a strong marine influence with hints of kelp and sea spray. The balanced, penetrating palate displays a perfect line of acidity. Everything is in the right place here, culminating in what I wrote down as a “rocky” finish. Dare I say that this is about as good as Chablis can get?'

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.'

2 x Francois Raveneau Chablis 2014

£250 per bt In Bond
**90/100 Allen Meadows:**
'As I observed when I first reviewed this wine (see herein), this could be nothing else but Chablis as there is plenty of that classic oyster shell and iodine combination that adds breath to the cool and lemon-inflected nose. The beautifully delineated, racy and intense middle weight flavors possess fine depth and outstanding persistence on the youthfully austere finale that remains relatively tightly wound. While this could certainly be enjoyed now, I would be inclined to allow it at least another 2 years and 4 to 6 would not be out of the question.'

1 x Francois Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montee de Tonnerre 2017

£350 per bt In Bond
**94/100 Allen Meadows:**
'A still wonderfully fresh, floral and citrus imbued nose is laced with hints of mineral reduction and quinine. The gorgeously textured medium-bodied flavors possess fine depth and persistence on the well-balanced, stony and attractively dry but not really austere finale. This classy effort is clearly still on the way up and should continue to age gracefully for years. With that said, it's not so compact that it couldn't be enjoyed now even though it's equally clear that it's by no means mature.'

1 x Hubert Lamy Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Tremblots Haute Densite 2013

£600 per bt In Bond
**93/100 William Kelley:**
'The 2013 Puligny-Montrachet Les Tremblots Haut Densité is still a very young wine, and it really requires an hour in a decanter before it begins to show all its cards. Wafting from the glass with aromas of citrus oil, white flowers, freshly baked bread and oatmeal, as well as a gently lactic top note that is the only concession to the vintage it makes, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and seamless, with racy acids, huge concentration and a long, searingly mineral finish. Despite its power, it's quite understated in style, and it really needs five or more years additional aging before it hits its peak.'

1 x Maison Leroy Meursault 1er Cru Charmes 1978

£900 per bt Duty Paid - Ex-Domaine 2021

*No tasting notes.*

Bordeaux

2 x Figeac 1975

£175 per bt In Bond
**94/100 William Kelley:**
'The 1975 Figeac is drinking brilliantly today, unfurling in the glass with aromas of red berries, cigar box, menthol, sweet spices and incense. Medium-bodied, deep and lively, it starts out a little austere but fleshes out with an extended decant to exhibit impressive texture and flesh, underpinned by lively acids and powdery tannins.'

12 x Cheval Blanc 1979

£4,800 per case of 12 bt in OWC In Bond

*No tasting notes.*

2 x Lynch Bages 1983 magnums

£160 per mag In Bond

*No tasting notes.*

12 x Montrose 1990

£6,600 per case of 12 bt in OWC In Bond
**100/100 Robert M. Parker Jr:**
'The final blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc was harvested between September 14 and October 3. The spring was cold, yet summer was extremely hot and dry – one of the hottest vintages since 1949. The fact that virtually no rain fell in September served as a catalyst to get all the grapes ripe and in cellars. Some bottles of this wine have a definite brett population that gives off the notes of sweaty horses, but this one did not. The ones I have had from my cellar – where I have had it frequently – are quite pure and clean. I suspect that the brett population is in all of them, but unless the wine hits some heat along the transportation route or in storage, the wine will not show any brett. This one tasted at the chateau, as well as those I’ve had from my cellar, have been pristine and not showing the sweaty horse notes that can be in evidence in brett populations that have flourished in the bottle because of external temperatures. This wine has an incredibly complex nose of spring flowers, blackberry and cassis liqueur, scorched earth and barbecue spice. It is full-bodied, majestic and opulent, with low acidity and fabulous fruit. It is close to full maturity. The wine should continue to drink well for at least another 30 or more years, but it is showing secondary nuances in the perfume. The wine is absolutely magnificent, broad, savory and mouth-filling. This is one of the all-time modern legends from Bordeaux as well as Chateau Montrose.'

2 x Le Pin 1998

£2,750 per bt In Bond
**93/100 Neal Martin:**
'Tasted at the Pomerol Comparative Exploration tasting in London, the 1998 Le Pin has always been a bit of a lush. The bouquet is sexy and very candied: crème de cassis, crushed violets, blueberries and incense. This is a seductive Pomerol that wants to skip small talk and go back to yours for coffee. The palate is sensual, velvety smooth, rounded and plush. It is like a slowmo explosion of blue and black fruit, perhaps a little generous with the vanillary new oak although that is being subsumed as the wine ages. The 1998 Le Pin is the Mrs. Robinson of the vintage.'

Champagne

6 x Cedric Bouchard Roses de Jeanne Cote de Val Vilaine 2019

£750 per case of 6 bt in Original Case In Bond
**94+/100 William Kelley:**
'Cédric Bouchard's NV Blanc de Noirs Côte de Val Vilaine (2019) is beautiful, wafting from the glass with aromas of pear, green apple, clear honey, fresh bread, almond paste, white flowers and mirabelle plum. Medium to full-bodied, layered and vinous, it's satiny and textural, with an enveloping core of fruit, superb concentration and incisive acids. Chiseled and penetrating, it concludes with a long, saline finish. If the 2018 was immediate and demonstrative, this has structure to burn with age, charming though it is out of the gates, and I'm inclined to nominate it Bouchard's finest Val Vilaine to date.'

6 x Emilien Feneuil Coteaux Champenois Chamery Blanc les Puits Petit Meslier 2016

£350 per bt in Original Case In Bond
**94/100 John Gilman:**
'Emilien Feneuil seems to take every bit as much pride in his various Coteaux Champenois bottlings as he does with his sparkling wines, and with good reason, as they are clearly some of the finest examples being made in the region in recent times. This 2016 was a first for me, as I had never tasted a still wine made entirely from Petit Meslier. The wine is outstanding, offering up a complex nose of fresh pineapple, rhubarb, a beautiful base of chalky soil tones, orange peel, a touch of butterscotch and a gentle framing of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, crisp and complex, with a lovely core, nice framing acids and a long, complex and beautifully balanced finish. Emilien only made a tiny amount of this wine, so it will be difficult to come across, but if you do, it is well worth trying a bottle!'

1 x Emilien Feneuil Cuvee Totum 2017 magnum

£200 per mag In Bond

92/100 John Gilman:
'Emilien Feneuil’s 2017 “Cuvée Totum” Blanc de Blancs is a lovely bottle in the making. Like so many Champagnes I taste these days without dosage, this wine will demand some time in the cellar to soften up its acids, but it is going to be excellent once it is ready to go. The wine was disgorged in December of 2020 and offers up a refined bouquet of pear, fresh almond, chalky minerality, just a whisper of oak, white flowers and a touch of orange peel in the upper register. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, crisp and complex, with a lovely core, fine mineral drive and backend bounce, refined mousse and a long, complex and nicely balanced finish. This wine has an interesting cépages this year, as it is eighty-five percent Chardonnay and fifteen percent Petit Meslier. A lovely wine.'