Vinous (90-92)

Bright red with ruby tones. Crushed black fruits and cherry on the nose, lifted by notes of mint, rock and orange zest. Pliant but firm wine with thickness, clarity and lift. Sappy flavors of medicinal dark cherry, spices and red licorice display excellent balance and depth. A strong performance for this cuvée, from a crop that was off by 50% due to the frost. This reminded me of the superb 1993 bottling.

Vinous (88-90)

Pretty medium red. Fresh raspberry and mineral aromas. Pliant and sweet in the mouth, with a succulent quality. Very red fruit in character, in the style of the Chatelots, but with minerality accentuated by the wine's firm acidity. A bit tighter than usual for this cuvee, and developing slowly. Good firm, lingering finish. This was 12.8% potential alcohol, at the high end for this estate in 2004.

Vinous (93-95)

The 2020 Chambolle-Musigny Les Véroilles 1er Cru has the richest bouquet with traces of cassis and raspberry fruit, intermixed with violet petals. This is showy and generous. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent sweet and fleshy candied red fruit, almost like a sorbet-fresh Grenache, but it is most definitly Pinot with a beautiful silky finish.

Vinous (92-94)

The 2018 Chambolle-Musigny Les Véroilles 1er Cru has a very precise bouquet with perfumed, extremely well focused red fruit infused with rose petals. The palate is defined by filigreed tannins, and the fruit gains weight toward one of the most impressive finishes from Ghislaine Barthod, delivering real mineralité and tension. Highly recommended.

Vinous (91-93)

The 2016 Chambolle-Musigny Les Véroilles 1er Cru, whose 0.38 hectares will be labeled monopole from next year, has a straightforward bouquet that perhaps does not quite deliver the same complexity as the other Premier Crus. The palate is medium-bodied with a sorbet-fresh opening; veins of orange peel and marmalade tincture the dark berry fruit, and a tang of oyster shell emerges toward the precise finish. Very fine.

Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (93-96)

(September malo): Good bright, deep red. Highly perfumed nose offers red raspberry, cherry, minerals and flowers. Sweet and seamless in the mouth, with outstanding intensity and purity of red fruit, floral, spice and mineral flavors. Finishes with great sappy, building length, with the fruit blowing past the tannins. This has the length of a grand cru; in fact, I'd put this up against some very good examples of Bonnes-Mares.

Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (90-92)

Good red-ruby. Complex, wild aromas of blackberry, violet, minerals, smoke and underbrush. Very dense and sappy, with impressively intense flavors of blackberry and crushed stone. The strongest but also the most austere of these young 2003s, with the explosive finish featuring a whiplash of black fruits and crushed stone.

Vinous (87-90)

Perfumed aromas of dark berries, wildflowers and violets. Lovely sweetness in the mouth. Vibrant, fresh and delineated, but rounder than usual for this cru. Subtle hint of maraschino cherry on the finish. Showing very well today.

Burghound (86-89)

Outstanding. Pretty and fresh aromas of various red berries and earth give way to vibrant and well-detailed flavors that possess a succulent mid-palate before concluding in a mildly austere and persistent finale. Solid quality here for its level.

Vinous (89-91)

The 2022 Bourgogne Rouge Les Bons Batons is the Domaine's largest cuvée from 1.8 hectares of vines. It has a well-defined bouquet with bright red fruit. The medium-bodied palate has vivid red fruit and fine structure with gentle grip on the finish. Village quality here.

Burghound (86-89)

Outstanding. Very pretty and airy aromas include those of red pinot fruit and whiffs of newly turned earth and orange peel. There is a lovely sense of underlying tension to the detailed middleweight flavors that exude a refreshing salinity on the clean and mildly austere finale. This is very good for its level.

Vinous (85-87)

The 2020 Bourgogne Rouge, which comes from parcels in Gilly, has a light-hearted, pure and winsome bouquet with dark cherry and raspberry fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with a tart entry, moderate depth with a tang of sour cherry on the finish. Drink over 3-4 years.

Vinous (85-87)

The 2020 Bourgogne Rouge, which comes from parcels in Gilly, has a light-hearted, pure and winsome bouquet with dark cherry and raspberry fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with a tart entry, moderate depth with a tang of sour cherry on the finish. Drink over 3-4 years.

Vinous (87-89)

The 2019 Bourgogne Rouge comes from vines located in Gilly in the Les Bons Batons lieu-dit. It has a well-defined bouquet of black cherries and crushed strawberry fruit. The palate is succulent on the entry with lightly spiced red fruit. Admirable grip and concentration on the finish. Excellent.

Vinous (87-89)

The 2019 Bourgogne Rouge comes from vines located in Gilly in the Les Bons Batons lieu-dit. It has a well-defined bouquet of black cherries and crushed strawberry fruit. The palate is succulent on the entry with lightly spiced red fruit. Admirable grip and concentration on the finish. Excellent.

Jancis Robinson (16+)

Solid nose with hints of chestnuts. Reasonably light but true and, surely, with ageing potential.

A wine connoisseur's delight, Gerard Thomas Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Murgers Dents Chien 2022 is a fine specimen of Burgundy's exceptional produce. Nestled amidst the lush rolling valleys of Saint-Aubin, renowned producer Gerard Thomas utilises traditional methods coupled with modern technologies to craft their distinctive wines. This particular offering is a Pinot Noir, hand-harvested from vine-saturated limestone soils, reflecting the terroir's unique geological identity.

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Indulge in the grandeur of the remarkable Gerard Thomas Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Chateniere Blanc 2022. This delectable fine white wine hails from the prestigious Burgundy region of France, a testament to the winemaking mastery of Gerard Thomas. Grown within the Saint-Aubin appellation's best vineyards, this wine features handpicked Chardonnay grapes nurtured on limestone-clay soils, adding a distinct mineral richness.

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