Wine Advocate (94-96)

The 2013 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru has an inviting, warm and enveloping bouquet that seems to surround the senses and give them a big hug. The palate is well balanced with fine tannins, animated citrus fruit underlying the black cherries and wild strawberry notes. There is really quite wonderful precision and focus on the finish. This is one of Jadot's best 2013s.

Vinous (92+)

Pale, bright yellow. White peach, crushed herbs and dusty stone on the nose, plus a touch of brown spices. Surprisingly sweet, rich and pliant on the palate but with strong acidity that hasn't yet integrated with the wine's fruit. Concentrated, saline wine with a very long finish. Offers outstanding potential.

Burghound (92-95)

There is hint of menthol on the overtly sauvage aromas of mostly cool and earthy red berry fruit. There is fine intensity and plenty of muscle to the almost pungently mineral-driven big-bodied flavors that possess outstanding persistence on the well-balanced finish. Note however that this is going to need a very long snooze in a cool cellar as this is very much built for long-term aging. Don't miss!

Vinous (85)

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The Anne & Herve Sigaut Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Chatelots 2013 is a spectacle of Burgundian winemaking. Crafted in the village of Chambolle-Musigny, this Premier Cru vino is the product of the dedicated husband-and-wife team, Anne and Herve Sigaut. Their commitment to organic farming and minimal intervention winemaking results in an elegant and expressive Pinot Noir.

Sourced from 60-year-old vines, the Anne & Herve Sigaut Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Chatelots 2013 undergoes gentle extraction and maturation in French oak barrels, pulling forth luscious wild strawberry and black cherry notes, underpinned by a fresh acidity and subtle minerality.

This exquisite vintage reveal the essence of the revered Les Chatelots vineyard, graced with limestone-clay soils. Elevating any fine wine collection, Anne & Herve Sigaut Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Chatelots 2013 échoes the exceptional artistry of the revered Anne and Herve Sigaut.

Proudly hailing from the renowned Côte de Beaune region, the Boisson Vadot Meursault 1er Cru Les Chevalieres 2013 represents pinnacle of meticulously crafted Burgundy wine. Originating from an esteemed lineage of artisan winemakers, the Boisson Vadot family, this wine honours centuries-old viticulture traditions, preserving authenticity and ecological integrity.

The wine boasts an elegant complexity, lured from the esteemed terroir, the Burgundian Chardonnay grapes and the indigenous yeasts used during fermentation. The vintage 2013 showcases a harmonious balance between opulent fruitiness and structured minerality, making it the epitome of well-crafted Meursault. On the palate, it unravels layers of orchard fruits accented by subtle oak nuances - a testament to meticulous aging in French barrels.

Boisson Vadot Meursault 1er Cru Les Chevalieres 2013 is a perfect declaration of Boisson Vadot's distinctive winemaking philosophy - an undying pursuit for finesse, precision, and authenticity, encapsulated in one sublime bottle.

Vinous (93+)

Bright medium red. Redder on the nose than the Clos Vougeot, offering high-pitched aromas of cherry, raspberry and menthol. Combines terrific inner-mouth lift with a refined texture, conveying an impression of tension to the flavors of red cherry, minerals and flowers. The tannins are suave and cool. This seamless wine really glistens on the middle palate and long aftertaste.

Vinous (95)

The 2013 Richebourg Grand Cru is a wonderful wine. Here it has a superb, quite aristocratic bouquet with wild strawberry, crushed stone, clove and just a subtle marine tincture. It just seems to grow in stature. The palate is extremely well balanced with firm backbone, great density with a muscular, quite grippy finish. It just gives you everything you want from a Richebourg. Tasted at Goedhuis & Co.'s annual Burgundy tasting in London.

Vinous (95)

The 2013 Richebourg Grand Cru is a wonderful wine. Here it has a superb, quite aristocratic bouquet with wild strawberry, crushed stone, clove and just a subtle marine tincture. It just seems to grow in stature. The palate is extremely well balanced with firm backbone, great density with a muscular, quite grippy finish. It just gives you everything you want from a Richebourg. Tasted at Goedhuis & Co.'s annual Burgundy tasting in London.

Wine Advocate (92-94)

The 2013 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru has a perfumed, floral bouquet that is quintessential Charmes-Chambertin really. It is very well defined and pure with small dark cherries, blueberry and iris scents. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin structure, a citric thread of acidity and an austere and serious finish that is more Morey-like in style. There is a lovely sense of salinity on the aftertaste that begs you to take another sip. I actually prefer this to the Clos-de-la-Roche this year.

Vinous (97)

Very good deep red. Closer to the CSJ than to the CDB on the nose, offering terrific pungent lift to the aromas of black raspberry, rose petal and blood orange. Wonderfully sappy and pure, without any impression of weightiness to its saline flavors of raspberry, spices and white pepper. Utterly fine-grained, silky wine with great finesse. One of the longest, most palate-saturating wines of this vintage, finishing with noble tannins and taste bud-titilllating perfume. Perfectly balanced also but built for a glorious evolution in bottle. It would be a shame to open this bottle too soon.

Wine Advocate (93-95)

The 2013 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru, which will contain some new oak although I tasted from a used barrel, has a tightly knit bouquet that at the moment is less expressive than the Mazis-Chambertin. The palate is crisp and pure, quite tensile, with a spiciness that becomes more prominent toward the fleshy, harmonious finish. Curiously, even from a used barrel the texture feels as if there is some new oak, but that is just the concentration of fruit coming through. Frédéric enthused about this wine and I suspect that it may surpass my expectations once in bottle.

Vinous (95-98)

The 2013 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St. Jacques - En St. Jacques is a new bottling inspired by the original layout of the vineyard in which just the top and middle section were planted to grapes. I tasted the three micro-parcels - top, middle and bottom - separately, in and of itself a fascinating exercise, and then a hypothetical blend that will be about 60% top and 40% middle. A striking, powerful wine, the 2013 En St. Jacques hits the palate from all directions, with intense fruit, voluptuous texture and firm, vertical tannins. At bottling time, Rousseau added most of this juice to the Clos St. Jacques, although a small amount was set aside for the estate's library. Readers who have a chance to taste the 2013 are in for a real treat. Last updated April 8, 2015.

Vinous (91-93)

Violets, lavender, menthol and blue/purplish-hued fruits emerge from the 2013 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cazetiers. Deep, pliant and exceptionally polished, the Cazetiers comes across as impeccably balanced today. Lifted aromatics balance the sumptuous fruit in an expressive, textured Cazetiers long on finesse.

Vinous (91-93)

Violets, lavender, menthol and blue/purplish-hued fruits emerge from the 2013 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cazetiers. Deep, pliant and exceptionally polished, the Cazetiers comes across as impeccably balanced today. Lifted aromatics balance the sumptuous fruit in an expressive, textured Cazetiers long on finesse.