France

Champagne, France. The Côte des Bar region is the southern-most wine-growing region of Champagne. The soil here is Kimmeridgian, very similar to the soils of Chablis, so it's a mix of clay with the pure chalk limestone of the Marne...

Viré-Clessé, Burgundy, France. Bright yellow with a gold tinge. Sexy, expressive, very ripe scents of dried apricot, ripe peach, white pepper and hazelnut. Very rich, smooth, ripe and silky but youthfully unforthcoming in the middle palate. This plush wine finishes powerful and very long, with a touch of citrus peel firmness and a tannic quality I did not pick up in the other 2014s at this address...

Viré-Clessé, Burgundy, France. Pale yellow-gold color. Very ripe aromas of peach, apricot and smoky minerality are a bit more dynamic than those of the Prêtres de Quintaine. Unctuous on entry, then tighter in the middle palate, with very ripe stone fruit flavors accented by spicy oak. This thick but energetic wine shows a distinctly creamy quality for the vintage. Finishes with slowly mounting length and considerable power...

Viré-Clessé, Burgundy, France. Bright, light yellow. Sexy aromas of yellow fruits, smoky minerality, marzipan and white truffle. Large-scaled and ripe but dry, filling the mouth without leaving any impression of weight. More large than long in the typical style of Quintaine, whose wines are known for their residual sugar. Finishes lively and gripping, with a light touch and lingering notes of fresh apricot and lemon. Needs time...

Burgundy, France.  This wine’s fine nose reveals notes of candied fruits and very pleasant hints of red fruits. A fresh and silky presence in the mouth reveals relatively mellow tannins...

Burgundy, France.  This Bourgogne white is subject to a special selection of 100% Chardonnay grapes that come essentially from the Côte d’Or. A veritable initiation in the great white grape variety of Burgundy, it envelops its fruit with much elegance. A wine for pleasure to be savoured amongst friends from the aperitif onward...

Burgundy, France. A wine with medium intensity colour, purplish in its youth changing to ruby and then garnet after several years in bottle. A harmonious and balanced wine with a plump fruitiness and silky texture offset by round, gentle tannins with a medium body and elegant structure. The very typical, fragrant varietal bouquet is complemented by a deliciously lingering finish...

Burgundy, France.  Arnaud Baillot Pommard is a firm, full bodied wine that is nevertheless exceptionally round and generous, with a soft, fruity depth of character and a bouquet suggestive of raspberries...

Beaune, France.  Beautiful golden robe. The nose is expressive with hints of flowers and citrus aromas. Well-structured and perfectly balanced with flavours of brioche and fresh butter...