2019 Côte de Nuits

This comes from a parcel called Basses Mazières, just below Suchots. It is dark in colour and has swirling, heady aromas of dark cherries. The palate has a distinct freshness and nice grip. Intense, and crystalline.

This comes from an astonishing 18 different parcels, many in the vineyards facing Chambolle-Musigny. Poor weather at flowering has, sadly, cut the normal yield in half. But what remains is just lovely - juicy and energetic, with soft berry fruit and a salty acidity. Good precision on the finish. If you’re quick enough to get it, it’s one of the bargains of the list.

This is a supreme example of Clos de Vougeot, which is not surprising given how well placed the two Hudelot-Noëllat parcels are, with one just next to the château in the sweet spot of the Clos. There is nothing austere or hard here, it is just so elegant and flowing, with cool, dark fruits and refined, mineral tannins.

Les Murgers is one of the finest positioned vineyards in Nuits, in the heart of the hillside on the Vosne-Romanée side of the town. In 2019, this is sensationally aromatic on the nose. The tannins are fairly firm and straight, but then wrapped in this gorgeous summer fruit coulis character. Outstanding.

High up the hill, on the limestone, this is one of Vosne’s most highly-regarded premiers crus. It is dark, spicy, and mineral, with stunningly long freshness on the finish.

This measures up to a grand cru in every sense. There is an amplitude of flavour - fruit, savoury complexity, and spicy depth - and a many-layered texture that one only sees in the greatest terroirs. Luxurious, deep cherry flavours explode on the palate. Just brilliant.