The Burgundy Briefing
The World of Fine Wine - Issue 83 - 2024
Bourgognes 2022 par Sarah Marsh MW
- Beaune "Clos des Mouches" 1er Cru 93/100 : ...very savory
- Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 95/100 : ...focused and vibrant
- Beaune "Bressandes" 1er Cru 93-94/100 : ...Silky, delicate and pure
- Pommard "Pézerolles" 1er Cru 93-94/100 : ...Lovely...very good Pommard.
- Gevrey-Chambertin "Cazetiers" 1er Cru 95/100: ...super-keen
- Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru 96/100 :...Very expressive...Lovely and long
2020 Burgundy by Sarah Marsh MW
- 2020 Puligny-Montrachet "les Reuchaux" 90/100 : ...energetic and fresh...
- 2020 Beaune "Clos des Mouches" 1er Cru 94/100 : ...Among the best white Beaune I tasted.
- 2020 Beaune "Bressandes" 1er Cru 93/100 : ...very precise...A delicate but intense wine.
- 2020 Vosne-Romanée "Aux Communes" 89-90/100 : ...good concentration and depth for a village wine.
The World of Fine Wine - Issue 71 - 2021
2019 Burgundy by Sarah Marsh MW
- 2019 Beaune "Clos des Mouches" 93/100 : Opulent, broad, powerful and layered...I like the core of steely freshness...
-2019 Savigny-lès-Beaune "Lavières" 1er Cru 88-89/100 : Heady aromatics envelop the sweetness of the palate and combine with the frothy softness of the texture.
- 2019 Vosne-Romanée "Aux Communes" 90-91/100 : Perfumed...Such a pretty wine...It's airy and lifted but has substance and a silky smooth texture. Delightful.
- 2019 Chambertin "Clos de Bèze" Grand Cru 94/100 : ...depth, density and intensity.
The Burgundy Briefing - 2018 Vintage
- 2018 Meursault "Les Clous" 92/100 : Excellent. Over performs
- 2018 Meursault "Genevrières" 1er cru 94/100 : Seductive, aromatic...long mineal finish.
- 2018 Puligny-Montrachet "Les Reuchaux" 90/100 : Floral, light elegant...minerality.
- 2018 Chassagne-Montrachet "Les Embazées" 1er Cru 95/100 : Ripe but focused and rather powerful finish.
- 2018 Beaune "Clos des Mouches" 1er Cru 95/100 : ...A harmonious and complete wine.
- 2018 Savigny-lès-Beaune "Lavières" 1er Cru 89/100 : Very pretty with fine tannins, pure and delicate and fresh on the finish.
- 2018 Beaune "Champimonts" 1er Cru 92/100 : Juicy, rounded...Medium bodied...perfumed finish.
- 2018 Beaune "Bressandes" 1er Cru 93/100 : A very pretty, nicely rounded and harmonious Beaune.
- 2018 Volnay "Vieilles Vignes" 91/100 : It's a deep and full Volnay...
- 2018 Pommard "Petits Noizons" 89/100 : ...charming...
- 2018 Vosne-Romanée "Aux Communes" 91/100 : Rather sumptuous. Good typicite.
- 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin "VV" 92/100 : ...Freshness and body. Elegant and strong. Sweet and cool.
- 2018 Nuits-Saint-Georges "VV" 90/100 : ...Good freshness and energy.
- 2018 Corton-Rognet Grand Cru : Rich, powerful, generous and opulent.
- 2018 Echézeaux Grand Cru 97/100 : Lovely line, elegance and a refined finish.
- 2018 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru 97/100 : It is muscular. Classic Vougeot.
- 2018 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru 98/100 : Volume and rich, but still quite airy.
- 2018 Chambertin "Clos de Bèze" Grand Cru 98/100 : A level up. Super succulent. Very scented finish.