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DOMAINE CHANSON
Since 1999
Domaine Chanson has been owned by the BOLLINGER Champagne Group.
Maison Chanson is now directed by Vincent Avenel; who spent the
last 15 years working with Bouchard Père & Fils and Domaine Faiveley.
The winemaking remains the responsibility of Jean-Pierre Confuron,
the brother of Yves Confuron who is the winemaker for Domaine de Courcel
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”. |
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Beaune
'Gréves'
1er Cru
Chanson
AM -
A moderately high-toned
array of red cherry and dark currant enjoys added breadth in the form of
spice, earth and poached plum wisps. There is very good volume and
focused power to the attractively textured medium-bodied flavours
that possess a sleekly muscular texture while exhibiting fine length on
the youthfully austere, firm and mildly warm finale. |
2019 |
£36.00 |
AM91
2022-31BIN END
PRICE |
17 |
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Beaune
'Clos des Mouches'
Rouge
1er Cru
Chanson
AM -
Enough wood and menthol
characters are present to mention framing the spiced plum, black
raspberry and violet-scented nose. The sleek, delicious and vibrant
medium weight flavours possess very good mid-palate density while
offering fine length on the moderately austere and serious finish.
While this is definitely sufficiently structured to reward up to a
decade of cellaring, it's not as tannic as its other Beaune 1er
stablemates. |
2019 |
£49.00 |
AM92
2022-35 |
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DOMAINE COQUARD
LOISON- FLEUROT
This domaine
was a serendipitous discovery in 2016 by Neal Martin of
Vinous.com.
Here are some of his comments:
Winemaker Thomas Colladot
allows the vineyards to articulate their own personalities so that each
one offers its own take on the vintage. Clever winemaking matched with
excellent terroirs. |
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Bearing in mind the cost explosion of quality Burgundy in the last 3-4
years, these wines offer 'relative value' compared to the better known
domaine's. |
5 |
75cl |
Chambolle-Musigny
Coquard Loison-Fleurot
Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy -
The vines are in Les Gamaires which abuts Morey. There is incredibly
beautiful pure ripe fruit, essence of raspberry. Though this shows
itself to be a powerful wine it is balanced below 14% alcohol. Firm
tannins behind and bounding energy |
2018 |
£44.00 |
JM93/100
2022-32BIN END
PRICE
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6 |
75cl |
Chambolle-Musigny
Coquard Loison-Fleurot
Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
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Fresh purple, a little less immediately in one’s
face than the Bourgogne. Slightly more delicacy on the palate but with a
firm finish. There are 12 barrels of this, plus three which have been
made separately from the lieu-dit Gamaires, with 40% whole bunches. This
cuvée had a slightly livelier nose, with the flavours spreading further
across the palate. At the time of tasting, Thomas had not decided
whether to bottle this apart or to blend some or all of it with the main
cuvée. A trial blend seemed to build on the advantages of the stems
while developing more richness. Three stars without the Gamaires,
four stars as a blend. The rating given assumes a blend. Tasted:
November 2020 |
2019 |
£49.00 |
JM92/100
2023-34BIN END
PRICE
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10 |
75cl |
Morey-Saint-Denis
Coquard Loison-Fleurot
Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
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From three lieux-dits in the middle and north of
the village. Notably denser purple colour compared to the Chambolle, and
displaying a stricter, firmer nose. Sweet ripe cherries, lovely acidity,
medium plus concentration and fine aftertaste. More muscle here and a
sublime depth of rich dark cherry fruit. Makes a great contrast to the
Chambolle-Musigny. Tasted: November 2018 |
2017 |
£48.00 |
JM92/100
2019-28 |
14 |
75cl |
Morey-Saint-Denis
Coquard Loison-Fleurot
Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
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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.
Tasted November 2019 |
2018 |
£48.00 |
JM93/100
2020-30 |
15 |
75cl |
Gevrey-Chambertin
Coquard Loison-Fleurot
Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
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No whole bunches. No real reason, shrugs
Thomas. Deep purple, solid powerful exuberant fruit, some blacker
notes here, black cherry with walnut, not so typical but still
potentially quite fine. |
2019 |
£49.00 |
JM92/100
2023-33 |
11 |
75cl |
Vosne-Romanee
Coquard Loison-Fleurot
Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
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Two cuvees were made in the same way as the
Chambolle experiment, but they will be blended. 40% whole bunches were
used on the Violettes part, none on the rest so 20% overall. Bright mid
purple. The whole bunch is more evident on the nose, though this could
be how the sample was drawn. Really charming sumptuous dark cherry
and ripe raspberry notes, the best length by far of the village wines.
Tasted: November 2020 |
2019 |
£65.00 |
JM93/100
2023-34 |
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DOMAINE
DIDIER FORNEROL
William
Kelley -There's no smoke or mirrors at this address, just
thoughtful viticulture, vinification with a considerable percentage of
whole clusters and careful élevage in barrel with minimal percentages of
new oak. The results are striking wines that would embarrass, nay
humiliate, plenty of winemakers' grander appellations in a blind
tasting—and not just out of the gates, but with bottle age too.
Complex, perfumed and elegant, the wines merit a place in any serious
Burgundy lover's cellar, and the modest tariff they command proves that
great Burgundy remains, for the time being, accessible to all. |
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If you believe it is no longer possible to obtain good Burgundy at a fair
price, then please try the wines from Didier Fornerol! |
19 |
75cl |
Cote de Nuits-Villages
Didier Fornerol
RP/William Kelley
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The 2018 Côte de Nuits-Villages delivers notes of
raspberries, plums, sweet spices and petals, followed by a medium to
full-bodied, concentrated and youthfully chewy palate. This will be
very good, but it will demand a little patience. Since Fornerol is in no
hurry to sell his wines young, that won't be a problem. |
2018 |
£28.00 |
WK90
2025-45 |
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MAISON
LOUIS JADOT
A
Top Burgundy negociant house, that also owns many excellent vineyards
like the one listed below.
They have an excellent price/quality reputation - recommended! |
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18 |
75cl |
Beaune
'Aux Cras'
1er Cru
Louis Jadot
RP/William Kelley -
Another highlight this year—and what's new?—is the
2019 Beaune 1er Cru Aux Cras (Domaine Gagey), an elegant, nicely
concentrated wine that offers up notes of cherries, red berries, rose
petals, orange rind and spicy oak. Medium to full-bodied, with
refined tannins and lively acids, it's one of the house's finest Beaune
bottlings. |
2019 |
£49.00 |
RP/WK94
2023-38 |
12 |
75cl |
Nuits Saint Georges
'Les Saint Georges'
1er Cru
Louis Jadot
RP/William Kelley
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The 2019 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les
Saint Georges (Maison Louis Jadot) offers up notes of plums, orange
rind, warm spices and sweet berry fruit. Medium to full-bodied, rich
and fleshy, it's demonstrative, even dramatic in style this year, with a
gourmand core of fruit and ripe structuring tannins. I suspect this
will show well straight out of the gates.
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2019 |
£78.00 |
RP/WK94
2023-38 |
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