Traditional Beaujolais vinification: whole uncrushed bunches of grapes are put into vats allowing intracellular fermentation to begin inside each grape. A long maceration period (8 days) is used to extract fruit flavors and structure. After alcoholic fermentation, malolactic fermentation takes place in the tank. Red cherry colors with purple hues. Aromatic...
Chanson Beaune Bastion Rouge 1er Cru 2005
Harvest took place in the early days of September after a dry and very hot summer after a superb growing season - long and cold winter followed by a rainy and humid spring. Exceptional weather conditions for an exceptional vintage. Full maturation of the grapes and good concentration. Aging in oak...
Chanson Beaune Champimonts 2005
Harvest took place in the early days of September after a dry and very hot summer after a superb growing season - long and cold winter followed by a rainy and humid spring. Exceptional weather conditions for an exceptional vintage. Full maturation of the grapes and good concentration. Aging in oak...
Chanson Beaune Clos de Feves 2005
Harvest took place in the early days of September after a dry and very hot summer after a superb growing season - long and cold winter followed by a rainy and humid spring. Exceptional weather conditions for an exceptional vintage. Full maturation of the grapes and good concentration. Aging in oak...
Chanson Beaune Greves 1er Cru 2005
Harvest took place in the early days of September after a dry and very hot summer after a superb growing season - long and cold winter followed by a rainy and humid spring. Exceptional weather conditions for an exceptional vintage. Full maturation of the grapes and good concentration. Aging in oak...
Chanson Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2006
The weather at the start of summer was quite demanding. However, the sun appeared at the end of August and continued throughout September. The harvest commenced in mid-September in perfect conditions. Tasting : Bright red colour with purple nuances. Intense aromas of raspberry and violets with a hint of pepper. Concentrated...
Chanson Chambolle Musigny 2005
Harvest took place in the early days of September after a dry and very hot summer after a superb growing season - long and cold winter followed by a rainy and humid spring. Exceptional weather conditions for an exceptional vintage. Full maturation of the grapes and good concentration. Aging in oak...
Gevrey Chambertin is located in the Côte de Nuits . The grapes stem from a selected plot in the northern part of Appellation Gevrey Chambertin located on a mid slope and bordering the Premiers Crus. The grapes are sourced from a partner winegrower. Picking of the grapes by Gevrey Chambertin teams.
Chanson Pernand-Vergelesses1er Cru Rouge 2005
Bright ruby colour. Intense aromas of peony, preserved red berries (strawberry) and liquorice drop on a delicate vanilla note. Concentrated, round and complex. Beautiful aromatic combination on the fruit. Well-integrated oak note and well-shaped tannins. Good persistence.
Chanson Savigny les Beaune Hauts Marconnets 1er Cru 2004
White wines are very unusal in Savigny-les-Beaune, the vineyards producing essentially red wines. The particular nature of the soil Hauts Marconnets with Marl, chalk and limestone encouraged Chanson to plant Chardonnay. The vineyard of 2,18 hectares is ideally situated high up on the hill of Savigny-les-Beaune, facing south-east, close to the hills...
The weather at the start of summer was quite demanding. However, the sun appeared at the end of August and continued throughout September. The harvest commenced in mid-September in perfect conditions. Careful selection of grapes in the vineyard and winery have produced beautiful white wines with fantastic acidity. Pale gold colour....
Comte Georges de Vogue Musigny 2005
The Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé is inextricably linked to the Grand Cru vineyard of Musigny - in some eyes the pinnacle of pinot noir - a wine that should be both complete and profound but never heavy: 'majesty itself' claims Clive Coates. Until 1936 the vineyard was conveniently (compared to...
According to the legend, a plough, one day, unearthed an ancient sculpture representing the three goddesses of fecundity. Called the Good Mothers by the locals, it soon became Bonnes-Mares (from Bonnes-Mères ). This Grand Cru vineyard is halfway between Le Chambertin and Le Musigny, and yet is not as well known. Its...
Chablis, as a wine region, really began in 1114 when the Cistercian monks built the Abbey of Pontigny nearby. In the 17th Century, there were only 640 hectares under vines (1 600 acres). Thanks to judicious observation, only the best soils were selected. The geologists have now told us that this...
Drouhin Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureueses 2006
In French, "Les Amoureuses" means "the lovers", probably one of the most appropriate names for a vineyard in all Burgundy : tasting this wine is like falling in love ! Officially a Premier Cru, it very often reaches the same price as other neighbouring Grand Crus. It is one of the...
Drouhin Chassagne Montrachet - Laguiche 2006
Situated in the South of the Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet is one of the five villages making up the prestigious Côte des Blancs ("the slope of the whites"). It also produces a red wine.
The white wines come mainly from brown clay and limestone soils. The slopes face East and South-East.
The Chardonnay is the...
Drouhin Clos de Mouche Blanc 2006
Admirably situated on a hill between Pommard and Beaune, with a direct southern exposure, Clos des Mouches is one of the most famous Premier Cru vineyards of Beaune. The name Clos des Mouches probably goes back to the beginning of the Middle-Ages - around 1550 - because of its slopes facing South/South-East :...
Saint-Véran is very close stylistically to Pouilly-Fuissé, with its golden green hue, its intense fruity, flowery nose and its refreshing flavours. It can be enjoyed very young, two to three months after bottling. Yet, give it one or two more years to fully appreciate its complexity.
Drouhin Vosne Romanee Petit Monts 2006
At the Petits-Monts, the whole world is at your feet", once said an old vigneron of Vosne to his son. A lapidary and totally accurate remark : this Premier Cru vineyard lies at the very top of the slope (the local word in Burgundy is creuteu , i.e. the crest), with...
At the summit of the slope where the communes of Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet converge is a cluster of vineyards comprised of five of the six greatest white wine microclimates of Burgundy. They all share the name of the greatest among them, Le Montrachet, which like Bâtard-Montrachet, lies partly in Puligny and...
Jadot Beaune Boucherottes 2005
The picturesque city of Beaune has since the 14th century been the commercial pulse of the Burgundian wine trade. Its vineyards, the most extensive of the Côte de Beaune, cover 1,111 acres between Savigny, to the north, and Pommard, to the south. There are no grand cru vineyards in the commune...
The picturesque city of Beaune has since the 14th century been the commercial pulse of the Burgundian wine trade. Its vineyards, the most extensive of the Côte de Beaune, cover 1,111 acres between Savigny, to the north, and Pommard, to the south. There are no grand cru vineyards in the commune...
The picturesque city of Beaune has since the 14th century been the commercial pulse of the Burgundian wine trade. Its vineyards, the most extensive of the Côte de Beaune, cover 1,111 acres between Savigny, to the north, and Pommard, to the south. There are no grand cru vineyards in the commune...
Jadot Chambertin Clos de Beze 2005
Gevrey-Chambertin is the northernmost of the great communes of the Côte de Nuits; it covers 1,315.75 acres and produces an average 16,411 hectolitres (182,351 cases) of wine annually, all of which is red. There are 26 premiers crus in Gevrey occupying a total of 211 acres, and eight grands crus lying...
The commune of Chambolle-Musigny lies just north of Vougeot and south of Morey-Saint-Denis on two steep slopes at either end of the commune which rise above the village of Chambolle in the valley between them. Its vineyards occupy 423 acres, 223 of which produce Chambolle's village wines, and an additional 150...
Jadot Chassagne Montrachet 2005
Chassagne-Montrachet lies at the southern end of the Côte des Blancs, the four mile strip of the Côte de Beaune in which Puligny, Meursault and Blagny are also situated, collectively producing the most revered white wines of Burgundy. Chassagne-Montrachet covers 867 acres, of which 31 are occupied by the three great white grands...
Jadot Chassagne Montrachet Grande Montagne 2005
Chassagne-Montrachet lies at the southern end of the Côte des Blancs, the four mile strip of the Côte de Beaune in which Puligny, Meursault and Blagny are also situated, collectively producing the most revered white wines of Burgundy. Chassagne-Montrachet covers 867 acres, of which 31 are occupied by the three great white grands...
Jadot Chassagne Montrachet La Romanee 2005
Chassagne-Montrachet lies at the southern end of the Côte des Blancs, the four mile strip of the Côte de Beaune in which Puligny, Meursault and Blagny are also situated, collectively producing the most revered white wines of Burgundy. Chassagne-Montrachet covers 867 acres, of which 31 are occupied by the three great white grands...
Jadot Chevalier Montrachet Les Demoiselles 2005
At the summit of the slope where the communes of Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet converge is a cluster of vineyards comprised of five of the six greatest white wine microclimates of Burgundy. They all share the name of the greatest among them, Le Montrachet, which like Bâtard-Montrachet, lies partly in Puligny and...
Morey-Saint-Denis is a commune of 370 acres situated south of Gevrey-Chambertin and north of Chambolle- Musigny. With 158 acres of village vineyards, 109 acres divided among 22 premiers crus and 102 acres in five grands crus vineyards, Morey-Saint-Denis enjoys an unusually high proportion of great vineyards, which, despite their quality, are...
The commune of Vougeot is in the center of the Côte de Nuits, flanked on the north by Chambolle-Musigny and on the south by Flagey-Echézeaux and Vosne-Romanée. Its vineyards cover only 155 acres, and are unique in that the sole grand cru vineyard, the largest single vineyard in the Côte d'Or,...
The commune of Aloxe-Corton, located above Pernand-Vergelesses at the northern end of the Côte de Beaune, has the unusual distinction of having over half its area covered in grand cru vineyards. These occupy 298 acres divided among 19 climats which take the Corton grand cru appellation for red wines; five among...
The commune of Aloxe-Corton, located above Pernand-Vergelesses at the northern end of the Côte de Beaune, has the unusual distinction of having over half its area covered in grand cru vineyards. These occupy 298 acres divided among 19 climats which take the Corton grand cru appellation for red wines; five among...
Jadot Cote de Beaune Villages 2005
The Côte de Beaune, the southern half of the Côte d'Or, is a seventeen-mile strip of vineyards covering 11,180 acres out of a total classified potential vineyard area of 19,850 acres, which produce exceptional red wines and the most celebrated white wines in the world. Its red wines are generally softer...
For viticultural purposes, the adjacent communes of Vosne-Romanée and Flagey-Echézeaux are considered to be one. At the very center of the Côte de Nuits, Flagey-Echézeaux is bordered by Chambolle-Musigny on the north and Clos-Vougeot on the north and east; adjoining Flagey to the south, Vosne-Romanée is bordered on its own southern...
Gevrey-Chambertin is the northernmost of the great communes of the Côte de Nuits; it covers 1,316 acres and produces an average 16,411 hectolitres (182,351 cases) of wine annually, all of which is red. There are 26 premiers crus in Gevrey occupying a total of 211 acres, and eight grands crus lying...
Jadot Gevrey Chambertin Lavaux St Jacques 2005
Gevrey-Chambertin is the northernmost of the great communes of the Côte de Nuits; it covers 1,315.75 acres and produces an average 16,411 hectolitres (182,351 cases) of wine annually, all of which is red. There are 26 premiers crus in Gevrey occupying a total of 211 acres, and eight grands crus lying...
Jadot Latricieres Chambertin 2005
Marsannay is the northernmost commune of the Côte d'Or, lying virtually on the outskirts of the city of Dijon, three miles north of Gevrey-Chambertin and one mile north of Fixin. Vineyards once proliferated in this area, and in the early 1700s the wines of Marsannay commanded prices equal to those of...
Meursault is the commercial center of the four communes comprising that part of the Côte de Beaune known as the Côte des Blancs, so named for the quality and predominance of its white wines. The communes of Meursault, Blagny, Chassagne and Puligny define this four-mile strip characterized by a patchwork of chalky soils...
The commune of Nuits-Saint-Georges is the southernmost commune of the Côte de Nuits, and includes, from a viticultural standpoint, the small adjoining commune of Prémeaux-Prissey, most of which is entitled to the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation. There are 431 acres of vineyards which take this appellation at the village level, of which 29...
Jadot Nuits St. Georges Les Boudouts 2005
The commune of Nuits-Saint-Georges is the southernmost commune of the Côte de Nuits, and includes, from a viticultural standpoint, the small adjoining commune of Prémeaux-Prissey, most of which is entitled to the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellations. There are 431 acres of vineyards which take this appellation at the village level, only 29 of...
Jadot Pernand Vergelesses Clos de la Croix de Pierre 2005
Pernand-Vergelesses lies along the western side of the Côte de Beaune, bordered by Savigny-lès-Beaune to the southwest and south, and by Aloxe-Corton to the east. Its tiny village is nearly invisible, nestled in the grove of trees which rises from the middle of the vineyards. Of Pernand's 522 acres of vineyards,...
Jadot Pommard Clos de la Commaraine 2005
The commune of Pommard lies on a slope descending from Beaune, to the north, to Volnay, to the south. Of Pommard's 832 acres of vineyards, 309 are ranked premier cru over 24 climats. These all lie directly above and below the village of Pommard, situated in mid-slope, and produce only red...
The commune of Pommard lies on a slope descending from Beaune, to the north, to Volnay, to the south. Of Pommard's 832 acres of vineyards, 309 are ranked premier cru over 24 climats. These all lie directly above and below the village of Pommard, situated in mid-slope, and produce only red...
Puligny-Montrachet, situated to the south of Meursault and to the north of Chassagne-Montrachet, shares with Chassagne a handful of the greatest white wine vineyards in the world. The grands crus of Le Montrachet and Bâtard-Montrachet straddle the border between the two communes; those of Chevalier-Montrachet and Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet lie entirely within Puligny....
Jadot Puligny Montrachet Folatieres 2005
Puligny-Montrachet, situated to the south of Meursault and to the north of Chassagne-Montrachet, shares with Chassagne a handful of the greatest white wine vineyards in the world. The grands crus of Le Montrachet and Bâtard-Montrachet straddle the border between the two communes; those of Chevalier-Montrachet and Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet lie entirely within Puligny....
Jadot Puligny-Montrachet Clos de la Garenne 2005
Puligny-Montrachet, situated to the south of Meursault and to the north of Chassagne-Montrachet, shares with Chassagne a handful of the greatest white wine vineyards in the world. The grand crus of Le Montrachet and Bâtard-Montrachet straddle the border between the two communes; those of Chevalier-Montrachet and Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet lie entirely within Puligny....
Jadot Santenay Clos de Malte Blanc 2005
Santenay is the southernmost commune of the Côte d'Or. The tiny commune of Remigny lies at Santenay's eastern extremity, and its 31 acres of vineyards are included under the Santenay village appellation for classification purposes. Santenay's vineyards cover 934.5 acres, of which 307 are occupied by eleven premier crus scattered across...
Jadot Santenay Clos de Malte Rouge 2005
Santenay is the southernmost commune of the Côte d'Or. The tiny commune of Remigny lies at Santenay's eastern extremity, and its 31 acres of vineyards are included under the Santenay village appellation for classification purposes. Santenay's vineyards cover 934.5 acres, of which 307 are occupied by eleven premier crus scattered across...
Jadot Savigny Les Beaune Blanc 2005
Savigny-lès-Beaune lies between Beaune and Pernand, and is the third, behind Beaune and Pommard, in production of red wine in the Côte de Beaune, although its vineyards, both at the village and premier cru levels, may produce white wines under the Savigny and Savigny Premier Cru appellations. White wine, however, is...
Jadot Savigny Les Beaune Clos des Guettes 2005
Savigny-lès-Beaune lies between Beaune and Pernand, and is third, after Beaune and Pommard, in volume of production of red wine in the Côte de Beaune, although its vineyards, both at the village and premier cru levels, may produce white wines under the Savigny and Savigny Premier Cru appellations. White wine, however,...
Jadot Savigny Les Beaune La Dominode 2005
Savigny-lès-Beaune lies between Beaune and Pernand, and is the third, behind Beaune and Pommard, in production of red wine in the Côte de Beaune, although its vineyards, both at the village and premier cru levels, may produce white wines under the Savigny and Savigny Premier Cru appellations. White wine, however, is...
For viticultural purposes, the adjacent communes of Vosne-Romanée and Flagey-Echézeaux are considered to be one. At the very center of the Côte de Nuits, Flagey-Echézeaux is bordered by Chambolle-Musigny on the north and Clos-Vougeot on the north and east; adjoining Flagey to the south, Vosne-Romanée is bordered on its own southern...
Jean Grivot Nuits St. Georges Les Boudots 1999
Kangarilla Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
Kangarilla Road was established by Helen and Kevin O'Brien in 1997. Kangarilla Road is the main road running past the vineyard towards the small village of Kangarilla, the name a derivation of the Australian Aboriginal language and refers to the abundance of resources locally.
The grapes are picked by hand, then crushed and de-stemmed prior to a 48-hour period of cold maceration. The wine is pumped over and the caps are punched twice a day, giving it colour and structure. Vatting lasts for about a fortnight. The wine is then matured in oaken barrels for...
Laboure Roi Pouilly Fuisse Vallon d'Or 2002
Manual picking allows for rigorous grape selection during the harvest. After a slight settling of the juice, the must is fermented in temperature-controlled tanks, and sometimes in oaken barrels. It is the pearl of Macon appellations. This lovely wine is characterised by a very pale golden colour and the aromas of...
Leroy Gevry Chambertin Beaux Monts 1989
Louis Jadot Macon-Village Blanc
The Mâconnais is a transitional region not only of Burgundy, but of France: it links the Côte d'Or and Chalonnais with the Beaujolais, and begins to turn the northern landscape gently meridional. Though Burgundy's most populous viticultural zone, it retains a charm and small naturalness belonging to another era. A trapezoidal...
Louis Jadot Pouilly Fuisse 2007
The communes comprising the appellation of Pouilly-Fuissé lie in the south-central part of the Mâconnais district about twenty miles to the west of the village of Mâcon, and are clustered in a roughly contiguous area of about 1,400 acres; they are Pouilly, Fuissé, Solutré, Chaintré and Vergisson. Prior to the official...
Louis Latour Corton Chateau Corton Grancey 2005
This particular wine is only produced in years when the Pinot Noir grapes reach perfect maturity. The wine derives from the following holdings: Les Bressandes, Les Chaumes, Les Pougets, Les Perrières and Les Grèves, all of which are planted with vines with an average age of over 40 years. After about...
Verget Chassagne Montrachet les Chenevottes 2006
This wine comes from a parcel located on the road leading to Gamay, in front of Criots-Batard” appellation. In their opinion, it is probably the best wine produced at Verget thanks to a great terroir, low yields and a good work of the vines.
This wine is a blend of parcels located on the village of Vire-Clesse. Great terroirs of Vire-Clesse usually produce very fruity wines. This Macon-Villages Grand Elevage is no exception. Consisting solely of first run juices and the last grapes picked in 2007 (just before big rain falls) this wine is very expressive...
Verget Pouilly Fuisse Terroirs de Vergisson la Roche 2006
This wine is a blend of several parcels of Vergisson (Vignes du Dessus and Champroussis). This Pouilly-Fuisse offers a beautiful expression of its terroir (Vergisson): mineral, rich and precise. A wine of great quality, highly representative of Verget know-how.
This Pouilly-Fuisse is grown in several parcels belonging to the two sisters of Jean Jacques Vincent and the wine is named after his mother, Marie-Antoinette Vincent. The stony soils of the Vergisson vineyards give the wine refreshing acidity, elegance and a mineral undertone, while the clay soils in the Fuisse vineyards...
