Burgundy Wine

90+ Points | Critical Acclaim

Burghound writes 90 Points like the Millandes, the whole cluster vinification shows on the cool, pure and restrained aromas of red currant, dark berries, humus and an earthy whiff...read more.

{'BH': '93'}

Burghound writes 93 Points there is just enough reduction to reduce the expressiveness and blur a...

90+ Points | Critical Acclaim

Wine Enthusiast writes 93 Points this vibrant Pinot Noir is sourced from the gently sloping northern reaches of the Beaune amphitheater. While deeply ripe, the wine has delicate raspberry...read more.

90+ Points Critical Acclaim | 'WA': '95', 'BH': '95' Points

The 2019 Romanee-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru was picked on 20 and 21 of September at 18hL/ha and contains slightly less whole bunch than the Domaine's other cuvees this year. It has a whip-cracking bouquet, one that just stops you in your tracks. Red cherries, freshly picked raspberries, wilted rose petal and very light loamy scents soar from the glass. No wonder this is poured after the Richebourg_read more

{'WA': '96'}

The 2017 La Tâche Grand Cru soars from the glass with a captivating and beautifully integrated bouquet of exotic spices, rose petals, raspberries, cherries and blood orange mingled with...read more.

{'V': '93'}

It has a very detailed, slightly flinty, perhaps reserved bouquet that opens reluctantly in the...

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I admire the harmony and precision of this Rully, with just a kiss of lemongrass on the finish. Recommended. _ read more

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Bottled with no fining and no filtering. Depending on your personal tastes and the vintage, between 6 and 35 years_read more

Multiple 90+ Points Awards

Decanter 93 Points writes the results are delightful, with bright red fruits and a silky, subtle texture. Lighter than the offerings from Vosne but also very worthy...read more.

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{'BH': '91', 'D': '94', 'TA': '94', 'V': '91'}

Tim Atkin writes 94 Points this is a lively Les Grèves, which can be firm and compact in its youth. Tangy cranberries and red currents mesh with strawberries and red plums before a kick of...read more

90+ Points | Critical Acclaim

Jasper Morris writes 98 Points fine bright purple. A beautifully harmonious bouquet and absolutely no sign of the whole bunches here, unlike Cazetiers...read more.

{'BH': '94'}

Burghound writes 94 Points there is just enough wood and menthol elements present to be worth...

90+ Points | Critical Acclaim

The Wine Advocate writes 91 Points the 2019 Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Cuvée des Alouettes opens in the glass with notes of plums, cherries, raw cocoa, cinnamon and licorice. Medium to..read more.

{'WA': '91', 'BH': '92', 'V': '93'}

Aromas of citrus zest, peach and pear, mingled with hints of white flowers, hazelnuts and fresh bread, preface the 2020 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs Gain_read more

90+ Points | Critical Acclaim

Burghound & Vinous both write "superb", "outstanding" 92 Points the delicious, intense and voluminous larger-scaled flavors possess a succulent mid-palate thanks to the abundant dry...read more

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Readers may recall that I could scarcely have been more enthusiastic about the Lafarge 2019s but the quality of their 2020s is just as good if not better. If you can find them, don't...read more.

{'BH': '91', 'V': '92'}

Burghound writes 91 Points discreet but not invisible wood influence can be found on the ripe aromas of various dark berries prominent earth and violet scents..read more.

Burghound | The dark color a bit now with a ruby ​​heart. A nose of caramel and smoke that has a slightly weird lactic aroma that has never led to completely dispel the rich, but good, very mature flavors and a little round, supple, very detailed finish. There is a certain rusticity in the finish. Still, I loved it but it is more for those who appreciate very mature Burgundy.

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Robert Parker writes 91 Points

90+ Points | Critical Acclaim

Burghound writes 93 Points succulent and nicely rich flavors are blessed with abundant amounts of dry extract that coats the palate and buffers the moderately firm tannic spine on the....read more.

{'BH': '97'}

Wine Advocate: 98 Points | Wafting from the glass with a deep and complex bouquet of dark wild berries, cassis, wilted rose petals, blood orange, exotic spices, licorice and coniferous forest floor, the 2017 Romanée-Conti Grand Cru is full-bodied, satiny textured and multidimensional. It's just as powerful as this year's La Tâche but even more elegantly framed by filigree structure, concluding with an intensely sapid and penetratingly fragrant finish. Pristinely balanced, this young Romanée-Conti possesses huge reserves for the long haul despite its deceptively supple youthful appeal, and it will reward extended bottle age.

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Bart Hopkins Lead Wine Sommelier at 67Wine.com writes Alain Burguet, was farming organically back in the 1970s, 20 years before Ecocert was created to certify organic agriculture...read more

90+ Points | Critical Acclaim

Burghound writes the succulent, round and caressing but powerful and slightly bigger flavors coat the palate with dry extract before culminating in a more robust and somewhat more...read more.

Multiple 90+ Points Awards

Decanter writes 97 Points the colour is deep in 2020, with ripe plum and cherry fruit scented with spice and minerals rolling from the glass on the initial attack. The texture on the...read more.

Domaine de la Romanée Conti is co-owned by the de Villaine and Leroy/Roch families, the former successors to Jacques-Marie Duvault Blochet who bought the vineyard of La Romanée Conti in 1869, the latter since acquiring the shares of other descendants of Duvault-Blochet in 1942. The Domaine is today run by Aubert de Villaine and Henri-Frederic Roch. Many people in Burgundy just refer to 'DRC' as "the Domaine".

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{'WA': '88', 'BH': '88'}

The red and dark pinot fruit aromas are laced with plenty of earth and floral wisps. The energetic middle weight flavors possess fine precision and only a hint of rusticity on the dusty if mildly edgy backend_read more

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Full-bodied, rich and smooth, this wine has a very lingering aftertaste. Pair with starters, fish and white meat in cream sauce_read more

{'BH': '88'}

The Domaine Humbert Frères Vieilles Vignes Fixin is structured and concentrated is this Domaine Humbert Frères Fixin. The pinot noir comes from old vines that are on average over 50...read more

{'BH': '90', 'D': '93'}

90+ Points Critical Acclaim | 'BH': '90' Points

Of the four hectares that Chandon de Briailles owns in Île de Vergelesses, one hectare is planted to Chardonnay. It's a clay and limestone soil, which is a part of the same geological break as Charlemagne; with more clay at the bottom of the parcel and very calcareous at the top_read more

{'BH': '88'}

{'WA': '90', 'BH': '90'}

90+ Points | Critical Acclaim

Vinous 90 Points | The 2020 Fixin Clos du Chapitre 1er Cru has a well-defined bouquet that delivers commendable mineralité, quite precise and focused.

The palate is smooth and very pliant, vivacious and slightly tart red fruit with just a touch of spice developing on the finish. This is a delight.

Wine Enthusiast | This grand cru monopole, owned by the Mommessin family, makes wine that charms easily, with its perfumes and berry fruit flavors. But there is a definite tannic character...read more