Red Bourgogne
well balanced. The wine expresses notes of pulpy cassis, creamy blackberry and small notes of fresh raspberry associated with touches of fresh lily, rose petals, chocolate, toasted almond, cinnamon and a subtle hint of bergamot. Beautiful and racy tannins. The finish is discreetly tight and offers a subtle sapidity. Score : 17.25+/20 (95/100)
Domaine du Château de Meursault Clos des Epenots 2019
Pommard Premier Cru
The nose is beautifully developed, well-built and offers a right intensity, power in delicacy, energy, freshness/minerality as well as beautiful quality of the fruit. It reveals notes of pulpy cassis bright black plum associated with touches of licorice, redcurrant, tonka beans, fine hint of bay laurel, sweet spices and a subtle hint of vanilla. The mouth is beautifully mineral, delicate and offers a beautiful intensity in finesse, purity of the fruit, brightness, gourmandize, a beautiful acidulous frame, a beautiful freshness, melodious, a small richness as well as discreetly tight matter. The wine expresses notes of crushed cassis, creamy cherries and small notes of bright blackberry associated with hint of crushed strawberry, chocolate, nutmeg, sweet blond tobacco as well as the hint of Bourbon vanilla and an imperceptible hint of laurel berries. Tannins are precise, elegant and supple. Score : 17.25+/20 (95/100)
Domaine du Château de Meursault Clos de la Platière 2019
Pommard Premier Cru The nose is racy and offers richness, delicateness, a fine creaminess in freshness as well as beautiful grain. It reveals notes of creamy blackberry, creamy raspberry and slight hint of pulpy plum associated with violet, cornflower, and crushed redcurrant, a delicate hint of licorice, cherry blossom, hint of zan, cardamon, as well as discreet hint of bergamot and chocolate. The mouth is fresh, mineral, full of precision/delicateness, well- balanced and offers power and juiciness, straightness, elegance, tension as well as an aerial side. The wine expresses notes of pulpy/juicy blackberry, creamy cassis and slight hint of crushed red currants associated with touches of pulpy strawberry, bright plum and a discreet hint of graphite. A beautiful bitterness especially on the finish. Presence of a very discreet almost grilled on the finish / persistence. Score : 17.5+/20 (95-96/100)
Maison Chanzy La Chanière 2019
Pommard Premier Cru
The nose is fresh, mineral and racy. It reveals notes of fresh raspberry, small fresh/juicy red berries and small notes of violet associated with touches of cherry blossom, racy minerality as well as slight hints of cumin, sweet spices and a subtle hint of fresh liquorice. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, freshness, minerality, a fresh/mineral frame, a good definition and a certain volume. On the palate this wine expresses notes of pulpy/juicy cassis, blackberry and small notes of bright raspberry associated with touches of chocolate, tonka bean, cardamom, a subtle hint of blond tobacco and racy minerality. Good length.
Score : 15.5+/20 (91/100)
Domaine du Château de Meursault Clos de la Platière 2019
Pommard
On the nose, it is fruity, elegant, racy and offers a certain richness all in balance, a certain power and juiciness. It reveals notes of fresh blackberry, pulpy /fresh raspberry and slight notes of pulpy/ripe cherries associated with touches of bay laurel, sense of a place as well as subtle hint of racy minerality, and zan. The mouth is fruity, beautifully suave, delicate, gourmandize, all in precision/juiciness and offers a well-mastered richness…a square of silk! The wine expresses notes of crushed blackberry, pulpy blueberry and slight notes of violet associated with small blue plums and crushed/ripe redcurrant as well as fine touch of rose petals. A discreet hint of lilac, sweet blond tobacco, a subtle toasted hint and chocolate. Tannins are elegant and delicate.
Score : 17.75/20 (95-96/100)
Domaine Stéphane de Sousa Les Vaumuriens 2017
Pommard
The nose is fruity, elegant, racy and offers a discreetly tight concentration. It reveals notes of cassis, bright boysenberry and small notes of violet plum associated with small touches of crushed red berries, rose, vanilla, a hint of nutmeg and an imperceptible hint of tea (in the background). The palate is fruity, fresh and offers brightness, a small richness/pulpiness of the fruit, a very discreetly tight grain, a good definition, a small racy minerality, an acidulous frame and a beautiful work of bitterness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of pulpy/fleshy boysenberry, juicy/tangy cherry and small notes of bright redcurrant associated with touches of violet, tonka bean, toasted hazelnut and a subtle hint of nutmeg. Tannins are precise, powdery, very fine and structuring. Fine hints of dark chocolate on the finish/persistence.
Score : 16.5+/20 (93-94/100)
Domaine Stéphane de Sousa Les Vaumuriens 2018
Pommard
The nose is elegant, discreetly tight, racy and offers a certain richness, elegance, a small « darkness » as well as a small deepness. It reveals notes of bright purple plum, violet and small notes of cherry associated with touches of crushed wild strawberries as well as hints of lily, nutmeg, a discreet hint of pepper and an imperceptible hint of sens of the place. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, an acidulous frame, gourmandize, suavity, a small fat, a nice pulpy/brightness of the fruit, a fine straightness, tension as well as a beautiful work of bitterness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of black mulberry, bright purple plum and small notes of crushed cherry associated with touches of crushed/ tangy redcurrant as well as hints of tonka bean, nutmeg, violet as well as fine grilled hints and pepper. A small powdery side on the finish. Tannins are precise, powdery and offer a fine chewiness. Good length.
Score : 16.75/20 (93-94/100)
Domaine Stéphane de Sousa Les Vaumuriens 2019
Pommard
The nose is fruity and offers minerality, freshness, a fine / discreetly tight grain, a beautiful stretched side and a fine concentration. It reveals notes of licorice, bright cherry and small notes of juicy/pulpy redcurrant associated with small touches of violet, cuben pepper and fine hints of spices. The palate is fruity, fresh and offers a beautiful mineral frame, acidity, tension, a small straightness, a beautiful elegant fruit (offers concentration in delicacy), gourmandize as well as a small and discreetly tight richness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of bright/pulpy blackberry, bright cherry and small notes of liquorice, crushed plum associated with fine hints of lilac, nutmeg, toast, a subtle hint of chocolate and toasted almond. Tannins are precise, structuring and well managed. A beautiful acidity and sapidity on the finish. Score : 17/20 (94/100)
Domaine du Château de Meursault Les Maréchaudes 2019
Aloxe-corton Premier Cru
The nose is fruity, complex and offers intensity as well as a pepper side. It reveals notes fresh cherry, fresh raspberry and small notes of bright Quetshe plum associated with touches of licorice, violet, racy minerality, graphite, fine hints of cardamom, Sichuan pepper, as well as a imperceptible hint of laurel berries and sweet blond tobacco. The mouth is fruity, well-balanced and offers a juiciness, minerality, a beautiful bright fruit, gourmandize, a tangy frame, suavity, a beautiful definition, a certain aromatic purity, a beautiful minerality as well as a good fineness of the grain and suavity. The wine expresses notes of pulpy/juicy cherry, juicy/pulpy plum, and small notes of hint of pulpy/bright cassis associated with touches of violet, lily, graphite, pepper as well as slight toasted hints, nutmeg and a hint of vanilla. Tannins are elegant, precise, suave and finely mellow. Good length. Presence of fine chocolate in the background.
Score : 17/20 (94/100)