by elarkin_ewgbgj | Mar 30, 2020 |
Sebastien Dampt ‘Les Vaillons’ 1er Cru, Chablis 2018 This Vaillons 1er Cru shows, even in a fruit forward and generous vintage such as ‘18, what restraint and nuance can look like through the lens of the sun that shone each day of the growing season. There is a faint...
by elarkin_ewgbgj | Mar 30, 2020 |
Sylvain Mosnier, Petit Chablis 2017 Fresh green apple, cold limestone, sea salt and oyster shell, saltbush and coastal spray. This is airy, light, made of white sand, murraya, finger lime and white peach. The palate is chalky and generous with lashings of...
by elarkin_ewgbgj | Mar 30, 2020 |
Maison Chanzy Bourgogne Pinot Noir ‘Les Fortunes’ 2018 Fermentation in stainless steel tanks, followed by 7 months in 2-5 year French oak, where it undergoes malolactic fermentation. Bourgogne Pinot Noir is from vineyards in the Côte Chalonnaise. Grown in typical clay...
by elarkin_ewgbgj | Mar 30, 2020 |
Domaine Thenard, ‘Clos Saint-Pierre’ 1er Cru, Givry 2015 Domaine Thenard is an extremely interesting house – they are the second largest land-holder in the famed Le Montrachet vineyard (second only to the Marquis de Leguiche). The domaine itself is in Givry, and they...
by elarkin_ewgbgj | Mar 30, 2020 |
Domaine Des Combiers, Beaujolais-Village Prestige 2017 Another boutique family owned estate, Domaine Des Combiers make this old vine (average vine age 80 years with a centenary plot) Beaujolais, and what a treat it is. Hand-picked and entirely vinified onsite. The...