Vinous.com/Neal Martin - The 2015 Vosne-Romanée Les Malconsorts 1er Cru seems to have been born to embarrass my rather tepid reaction to this wine from barrel. Wow! This has me smitten. It offers a very floral, seductive bouquet with pressed violet petals liberally scattered over the black cherry and wild strawberry fruit, and just a hint of vanilla in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannin. This is very cohesive, harmonious and silky-smooth in texture, with a light touch of blood orange and brown spices that impart complexity on the finish. Excellent.

TOP Vintage!

Jean-Pierre Confuron, Chanson’s Wine Maker, has been awarded the title of
“Wine Grower of the Year 2014”  by the famous Magazine “La Revue du Vin de France”.

Jancisrobinson.com/Richard Hemming MW - Excellent floral fragrance – open, spicy, expressive. Pure red fruits too – redcurrant, cranberry. Smooth and rounded in texture, yet with enough tannin to support long ageing. Superb length.

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Jancisrobinson.com - Cask sample. Light purplish crimson. Pure, intense nose. Very fine, polished fruit with good tannin management. Juicy stuff! Firm structure is well hidden underneath spicy fruit. Grainy finish.

Currently not reviewed - TOP vintage, so well worth a try!

Vinous.com/Neal Martin  - The 2018 Chambolle-Musigny Village, matured in 30% new oak, has a generous bouquet of red berry fruit, plus touches of brown spice and light loamy aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins and lightly spiced red berry fruit mixed with white pepper and sage, dovetailing into a slightly compact but fresh finish. Fine.

Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy, January 2020 - From three lieux-dits including Clos Solon in the middle and north of the village. Another very ebullient 2018 from Coquard-Loison-Fleurot.
Red fruit, especially raspberry, with saline notes, a little tighter in structure than the Chambolle, this shows excellent promise.

Vinous.com/Neal Martin - The 2017 Morey-Saint-Denis Village comes from four climats scattered across the appellation and sees one-third new oak. Compared to the Chambolle Village, there is more fullness of fruit on the nose, which offers red cherries, crushed strawberry and rose petal aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit, a fine bead of acidity, a little piquancy toward the finish and a bit of orange zest on the aftertaste. Excellent.

Vinous.com/Neal Martin - The 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin Village has a perfumed, quite floral bouquet of dark cherries, raspberry and light tobacco aromas that gently unfold in the glass. The palate is very smooth and harmonious, with lightly spiced red fruit. Gains weight and grip toward the very finely detailed finish, which nudges Premier Cru in quality. Yeah... that good.

Jancisrobinson.com - Intense aroma of chestnuts and some well-managed tannins. Both this and the village Vosne are textbook examples of these appellations. Lots of juice but admirable structure underneath.

Vinous.com/Neal Martin  - The 2018 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru was showing a touch of reduction on the nose, but underneath are fine blackberry and raspberry aromas and touches of potpourri and iodine. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained, supple tannins, superb acidity and a harmonious, silky finish. Excellent.

Vinous.com/Neal Martin  - The 2018 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru, which took the longest to finish its alcoholic fermentation, has a ripe, opulent bouquet of black cherries, blueberry and cassis aromas, perhaps not displaying the delineation of the previous two vintages. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannins, fine acidity and good energy. The grippy, slightly oaky finish will need time to knit together. Give it three or four years in bottle.

Vinous.com/Neal Martin - The 2017 Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru comes from vines planted in 1936, and was raised in three barrels this year (two of them new.) It has a clean, precise tightly wound bouquet of blackberry, raspberry preserve, pressed iris and subtle undergrowth, almost peaty aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannin, quite masculine compared to the Clos de la Roche, and shows firmer grip and persistence on the chalky finish. Very fine and quite cerebral.

Vinous.com/Neal Martin  - The 2018 Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru was the most closed and backward on the nose when I tasted the wines from barrel, but there is tightly coiled energy here, along with orange-sorbet-infused red fruit. The palate is beautifully defined with a slightly grainy texture, fine tannins and disarming purity of fruit toward the crystalline finish. An outstanding 2018 from CLF.

Vinous.com/Neal Martin  - The 2018 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru has a gorgeous bouquet of dark berry fruit, crushed stone and touches of truffle and iodine. It just bursts from the glass. The palate is very ripe and sweet on the entry, displaying a lot of sucrosity and a very vibrant finish laden with cola-tinged black fruit. It might just be a little too much for my palate, although I suspect it will be very seductive.

Vinous.com/Neal Martin  - The 2018 Echézeaux Grand Cru has a fragrant, perfumed bouquet with violet and iris petals infusing shimmering black cherry and wild strawberry fruit; touches of orange pith emerge with time. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins and very harmonious, showing a velvety texture that is very sleek and tempting. A lovely Echezeaux.

Jancisrobinson.com - Particularly deep crimson. Savoury, relatively layered nose. Some oak just perceptible but the bitter-cherry fruit dominates it. Really quite fine and very energetic. Admirably long and well constructed. A success – and a steal relative to the Cathiard version!

Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy, January 2020 -
5 star RATING!
From Quartiers de Nuits and Maizières, top locations, and 70 year old vines, then blended with a cuvée from 50 year old vines in Les Violettes.
The blend offers a super-saturated purple colour, the nose shows a real nobility, the quintessence of Vosne, with beautiful flesh on the palate, beautifully balanced, just the right acidity.

HALF-BOTTLES - a great way to try a top wine, without having to pay the full price for standard bottle.

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Excellent Vintage!

Top Vintage!