France - All Red Wines
France stands as the epitome of excellence when it comes to crafting red wines that showcase the diversity of terroirs, grape varieties, and winemaking traditions.
In Bordeaux, the renowned Left Bank vineyards of Château Lafite Rothschild, Château Margaux, Château Latour, and Château Haut-Brion epitomize the artistry of winemaking. These prestigious estates craft red wines that blend Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Malbec, resulting in wines of depth, structure, and complexity. The wines from the Right Bank, such as those from Pétrus, Château Ausone, and Château Cheval Blanc, offer elegance, refinement, and a focus on Merlot as the dominant grape variety.
In Burgundy, the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune regions are home to iconic vineyards like Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Domaine Leroy, and Domaine Armand Rousseau. These vineyards produce world-renowned Pinot Noir wines that showcase finesse, complexity, and a captivating expression of their unique terroirs.
The Rhône Valley boasts appellations such as Hermitage, Côte-Rôtie, and Châteauneuf-du-Pape. In Hermitage, producers like Jean-Louis Chave and Domaine Jean-Louis Grippat craft powerful and age-worthy Syrah-based wines with immense structure and complexity. Côte-Rôtie is known for its elegant and perfumed Syrah wines, while Châteauneuf-du-Pape combines a blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre to create bold and full-bodied wines.
Moving to the Loire Valley, the vineyards of Chinon and Saumur-Champigny shine with exceptional Cabernet Franc wines. Producers such as Charles Joguet and Domaine Guiberteau showcase the region's ability to craft wines of finesse, with notes of red fruits, spice, and a characteristic herbal undertone.
Finally, in the south, the Languedoc-Roussillon region is celebrated for its bold and robust red wines. Vineyards like Mas de Daumas Gassac and Domaine Gauby produce powerful and expressive wines that highlight the region's warm climate and diverse terroirs.
France - All Red Wines
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Burgundy | 1 | 93-96 (IB) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,721.87 |
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Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (93-96)70% crop achieved, so perhaps the helicopter treatment worked. A deeper dense purple, with a serious concentration of fruit here. The advantage of the vines which were less ravaged. Then darker fruit, almost a chocolate nose, a little foursquare as per its terroir, small waves of darker fruit coming through behind, a dark plum for example, then an evenly balanced finish between fruit, tannin and acidity. Drink from 2030-2040. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 95 (BH) |
Inc. GST
SG$2,138.29 |
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Burghound (95)A deft touch of wood frames a strongly reduced nose. More positively, the velvety, round and utterly seductive large-scaled flavors are brimming with dry extract on the mouth coating and quite serious finish that displays sensational length and stunning complexity. This is a powerful Ech that is also clearly built to age. Note that my rating implicitly assumes that the reduction displayed by the nose will eventually dissipate as it does not show up on the palate. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 18 (JR) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,839.61 |
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Jancis Robinson (18)Cask sample. Deep ruby; blood orange, small black fruits and zest on the nose. Consistency and affirmed style. A lasso of acidity and quite the measured tannic charge, as befits its status. Discreet for now, but evident depth and promise. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 94-96 (VN) |
Inc. GST
SG$2,839.12 |
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Vinous (94-96)The 2021 Echézeaux Grand Cru has a well-defined bouquet with vivacious red berry fruit, kirsch and orange zest, very well-defined and focused. Love the energy of this Echézeaux. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit struck through with shucked oyster shell that defined the finish. Wonderful length. Bon vin. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 95-97 (VN (NM)) |
Inc. GST
SG$2,702.87 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (95-97)The 2022 Echézeaux Grand Cru has a vivid, bright bouquet with perfumed, very floral red berry fruit and touches of white flowers filtering through with time in the glass. Quite classic in style. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, slightly tarry black and red fruit, hints of black pepper and graphite towards a complex, engaging finish. Super |
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Burgundy | 1 | 92+ (VN) |
Inc. GST
SG$4,801.12 |
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Vinous (92+)Full medium red. Aromas of black raspberry, minerals and flowers. Silky and supple, with restrained sweetness buffered by well-integrated acidity. Nicely dense and full-and quite concentrated for the vintage. This very fresh wine finishes long and solid. I'd hold off a good five or six years on this. Grivot told me that he leaves up to 12 clusters per vine here, as he does in his Echezeaux, due to the concentrating and yield-reducing effect of millerandage |
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Burgundy | 1 | 96-98 (VN) |
Inc. GST
SG$7,272.19 |
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Vinous (96-98)The 2017 Richebourg Grand Cru has a showstopping, persistent bouquet of intense blackberry, sous-bois and crushed stone. The supremely well-balanced palate offers filigreed tannin, wonderful mineralité and an otherworldly-long finish. One of the most elegant Richebourgs that I have tasted. Best Richebourg in show this year? Quite possibly. Six barrels produced. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 93-95 (VN) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,520.22 |
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Vinous (93-95)The 2021 Vosne-Romanée Aux Brûlées 1er Cru has an exquisitely-delineated bouquet with black plum and raspberry fruit that unfold with each swirl of the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with a slightly flinty opening, compact, quite peppery with a deepening and rather grippy finish. There is something sultry about this Aux Brûlées, a Premier Cru that will repay 4-5 years in the cellar. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 95 (DC) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,274.34 |
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Decanter (95)Always one of Etienne and Mathilde Grivot's stand-out Premier Cru reds, this is not the most immediate of their cuvées at a young age, often displaying some grip and tannic backbone as well as a hint of meaty reduction, but the fruit concentration and depth is remarkable here, supported by chalky minerality and scented 30% new wood. Wonderfully patrician and well-structured. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 93-95 (VN) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,738.22 |
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Vinous (93-95)The 2021 Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots 1er Cru perhaps has the most mineral-driven bouquet of Grivot’s Premier Crus: graphite-infused red fruit, touches of forest floor, very precise and detailed. The palate is medium-bodied with finely-sculpted tannins. There is unerring symmetry here and whilst it may miss a bit of substance on the finish, this may well be addressed by the time it finishes its élevage. Superb. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 93-95 (IB) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,700.07 |
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Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (93-95)Clear bright ruby purple. The nose flickers in and out, and while there is a fine tensile line of red berry fruit, this is not too demonstrative. Perhaps some of the refined detail of an Echezeaux. A slight sucrosity of strawberry fruit, and very persistent. Very good and extremely typical of Suchots this year. Drink from 2030-2038. Tasted: November 2023. |
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Rhone | 1 | - |
Inc. GST
SG$1,862.49 |
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Burgundy | 1 | 91-93 (VN) |
Inc. GST
SG$2,675.62 |
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Vinous (91-93)The 2021 Echézeaux Les Treux Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru is matured in 100% new oak as usual. There is quite a bit of reduction on the nose that despite rigorous aeration I find difficult to dislodge. The palate is medium-bodied with a pastille-like succulent entry, quite a "gourmand" Echézeaux, a little savoury; the oak is quite vocal at the moment. Pleasing bitter edge on the finish. Only four barrels produced. |
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Burgundy | 3 | 93-95 (IB) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,852.67 |
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Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (93-95)100% new wood. Dense dark purple, the nose currently dominated by the oak, but it will integrate well without any sign of drying the ample fruit. We cannot see the detail yet but the 2022 Echezeaux finishes gracefully, with finesse. Drink from 2030-2038. Tasted: October 2023. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
Inc. GST
SG$611.21 |
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Burgundy | 1 | 93 (VN) |
Inc. GST
SG$4,541.74 |
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Vinous (93)Medium ruby. Deep, sappy aromas of black raspberry, plum and cocoa powder. Thick, lush and seamless but sappy and vibrant. Offers lovely inner-mouth verve for a wine this dense. Finishes with graceful, dusty tannins and superb chocolatey persistence. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 95-97 (WA) |
Inc. GST
SG$3,631.59 |
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Wine Advocate (95-97)The crown jewel is the 2012 Romanee-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru that comes from the 0.50-hectare slither planted in 1922. It already boasts an enticing bouquet laden with luscious dark cherry and creme de cassis fruit, stupendous mineralite and exotic touches of blood orange and marmalade. The palate is silky smooth with razor-sharp tannins, once again superb mineralite and a sleek, sensual, quite piercing sorbet-fresh finish that lingers in the mouth much longer than the Clos de Vougeot. This is a sophisticated, modern take on the grand cru, one with panache and oozing class. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 96 (DC) |
Inc. GST
SG$2,525.24 |
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Decanter (96)Planted way back in 1926, this 0.5ha parcel is always the most complex wine at the domaine. Violet and aniseed scents segue into a palate that's smooth, glossy and textured with bramble and black cherry fruit, some chalky undertones, stylish oak and subtle reduction. Supple, refined winemaking with appealing underlying precision and freshness. One of the best examples of the Grand Cru in 2018. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
Inc. GST
SG$3,965.11 |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
Inc. GST
SG$3,651.17 |
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Rhone | 1 | 99+ (VN) |
Inc. GST
SG$47,458.27 |
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Vinous (99+)Who knows when, if ever, this will be sold, but what the hell. Inky purple. Positively explosive aromas of mulberry, creme de mure, exotic chocolate, musky herbs, pungent flowers and smoky game, with wild potpourri and resin notes. Thick, chewy and almost ridiculously sweet, with the concentration, weight and fruit intensity of a great vintage port, yet with amazing freshness and energy. The finish builds endlessly, deepening and sweetening, and displaying simply remarkable persistence and a clinging raspberry liqueur note. I think I was tasting this the next morning. "I am so happy that I was able to make this wine with my father. If he hadn't been here to watch this it would have been very sad," Jean-Louis concluded. |
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Rhone | 1 | 100 (WA) |
Inc. GST
SG$59,447.19 |
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Wine Advocate (100)Last year I gave the 2009 Hermitage Cuvee Cathelin a three-digit rating, but it was nice to be able to re-taste it since it is largely impossible to find in the marketplace. Essentially 100% fruit from Les Bessards, this cuvee is only made in vintages where it will not compromise the integrity and quality of their standard Hermitage (although there is nothing standard about it). The Cuvee Cathelin sees more oak than its sibling, enjoys 50-75 years of aging potential, and boasts over-the-top blackberry and cassis fruit notes intertwined with pen ink, spring flower, graphite and subtle vanillin characteristics. It is a brilliant wine that almost defies description given its ethereal complexity allied to massive weight, power and richness. Yet, it never comes across as heavy or overly-extracted. Forget this for another decade and you and your progeny can enjoy it over the following 50-75 years. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 92 (VN) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,304.44 |
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Vinous (92)The 2018 Echézeaux Grand Cru has quite a sweet and candied bouquet with red cherries, redcurrant jam, fig and light rose petal scents. A touch of blood orange emerges with time. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, quite fleshy and ripe, though it does not quite deliver the complexity of its peers on the flattering, slightly confit finish and opts to play it safe. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2018 red tasting. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
Inc. GST
SG$1,714.26 |
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Immerse yourself in the complexity and elegance of the 'Jean-Marc Millot Echezeaux Grand Cru 2021'. Crafted in the illustrious Côte de Nuits region of Burgundy, France, this red wine is a remarkable expression of the stellar 2021 vintage. Jean-Marc Millot, a champion of the 'vine-to-barrel' philosophy, personally oversees every stage of production. Leveraging age-old techniques nuanced with contemporary practices, this wine is purely made from Pinot Noir grapes to deliver a bold and impassioned character. The Grand Cru designation signifies exceptional terroir and stringent winemaking standards. The radiant ruby hue of the 'Jean-Marc Millot Echezeaux Grand Cru 2021' hints at the vibrant cherry and dark berry fruit notes, gracefully layered with earthy undertones and a hint of spice. With a lush, balanced palate and a long, evolving finish, it showcases finesse and refinement that has become synonymous with Jean-Marc Millot's winemaking artistry. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
Inc. GST
SG$670.02 |
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Exquisite and elegant, the Jean-Marc Millot Vosne-Romanee 2020 is an epitome of impeccable Burgundian craftsmanship. Nurtured in the famed vineyards of Vosne-Romanee, in the heart of France's illustrious wine region, Burgundy, this wine radiates authenticity and refinement. Jean-Marc Millot, the adept winemaker, delicately manages his family holdings, crafting wines that truly reflect their terroir. The 2020 vintage exudes enchanting aromas of ripe red fruits, supplemented by the undercurrent of sweet spices, while presenting matchless intensity and complexity. Maturing in French oak barrels, it portrays subtle tannic structure and a long, harmonious finish. Like its predecessors, the Jean-Marc Millot Vosne-Romanee 2020 stands as a testament to the producer's exceptional touch, implementing biodynamic practices and minimal intervention techniques. Truly an irresistible choice for the discerning palate, this wine harmoniously blends heritage, mastery, and terroir, encapsulating the essence of the fine Burgundy tradition. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
Inc. GST
SG$2,855.47 |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
Inc. GST
SG$4,081.72 |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
Inc. GST
SG$3,411.37 |
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Rhone | 1 | 92 (VN) |
Inc. GST
SG$966.50 |
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Vinous (92)(all new oak) Inky ruby. Intensely perfumed dark berry, cherry compote and violet aromas are complicated by suggestions of Indian spices and licorice. Juicy, expansive black and blue fruit flavors show impressive depth and energy, while a smoky mineral element adds lift and focus. Chewy tannins add grip to very long, floral-driven finish that leaves a sweet blueberry note behind. |
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Rhone | 1 | 96 (VN) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,284.79 |
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Vinous (96)Opaque ruby. Displays potent, smoke-accented, dark fruit preserves, licorice, exotic spice and dark chocolate qualities on the powerful, mineral-accented nose. Broad and fleshy on the palate, offering deeply pitched black and blue fruit, black cardamom, candied violet, olive and bitter chocolate flavors that become sweeter as the wine opens up. Youthfully chewy tannins add grip to a very long, smoky finish that echoes the black fruit, licorice and spice notes. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 93-96 (IB) |
In Bond
SG$1,550.00 |
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Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (93-96)70% crop achieved, so perhaps the helicopter treatment worked. A deeper dense purple, with a serious concentration of fruit here. The advantage of the vines which were less ravaged. Then darker fruit, almost a chocolate nose, a little foursquare as per its terroir, small waves of darker fruit coming through behind, a dark plum for example, then an evenly balanced finish between fruit, tannin and acidity. Drink from 2030-2040. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 95 (BH) |
In Bond
SG$1,935.00 |
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Burghound (95)A deft touch of wood frames a strongly reduced nose. More positively, the velvety, round and utterly seductive large-scaled flavors are brimming with dry extract on the mouth coating and quite serious finish that displays sensational length and stunning complexity. This is a powerful Ech that is also clearly built to age. Note that my rating implicitly assumes that the reduction displayed by the nose will eventually dissipate as it does not show up on the palate. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 18 (JR) |
In Bond
SG$1,660.00 |
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Jancis Robinson (18)Cask sample. Deep ruby; blood orange, small black fruits and zest on the nose. Consistency and affirmed style. A lasso of acidity and quite the measured tannic charge, as befits its status. Discreet for now, but evident depth and promise. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 94-96 (VN) |
In Bond
SG$2,575.00 |
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Vinous (94-96)The 2021 Echézeaux Grand Cru has a well-defined bouquet with vivacious red berry fruit, kirsch and orange zest, very well-defined and focused. Love the energy of this Echézeaux. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit struck through with shucked oyster shell that defined the finish. Wonderful length. Bon vin. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 95-97 (VN (NM)) |
In Bond
SG$2,450.00 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (95-97)The 2022 Echézeaux Grand Cru has a vivid, bright bouquet with perfumed, very floral red berry fruit and touches of white flowers filtering through with time in the glass. Quite classic in style. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, slightly tarry black and red fruit, hints of black pepper and graphite towards a complex, engaging finish. Super |
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Burgundy | 1 | 92+ (VN) |
In Bond
SG$4,375.00 |
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Vinous (92+)Full medium red. Aromas of black raspberry, minerals and flowers. Silky and supple, with restrained sweetness buffered by well-integrated acidity. Nicely dense and full-and quite concentrated for the vintage. This very fresh wine finishes long and solid. I'd hold off a good five or six years on this. Grivot told me that he leaves up to 12 clusters per vine here, as he does in his Echezeaux, due to the concentrating and yield-reducing effect of millerandage |
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Burgundy | 1 | 96-98 (VN) |
In Bond
SG$6,645.00 |
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Vinous (96-98)The 2017 Richebourg Grand Cru has a showstopping, persistent bouquet of intense blackberry, sous-bois and crushed stone. The supremely well-balanced palate offers filigreed tannin, wonderful mineralité and an otherworldly-long finish. One of the most elegant Richebourgs that I have tasted. Best Richebourg in show this year? Quite possibly. Six barrels produced. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 93-95 (VN) |
In Bond
SG$1,365.00 |
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Vinous (93-95)The 2021 Vosne-Romanée Aux Brûlées 1er Cru has an exquisitely-delineated bouquet with black plum and raspberry fruit that unfold with each swirl of the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with a slightly flinty opening, compact, quite peppery with a deepening and rather grippy finish. There is something sultry about this Aux Brûlées, a Premier Cru that will repay 4-5 years in the cellar. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 95 (DC) |
In Bond
SG$1,141.40 |
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Decanter (95)Always one of Etienne and Mathilde Grivot's stand-out Premier Cru reds, this is not the most immediate of their cuvées at a young age, often displaying some grip and tannic backbone as well as a hint of meaty reduction, but the fruit concentration and depth is remarkable here, supported by chalky minerality and scented 30% new wood. Wonderfully patrician and well-structured. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 93-95 (VN) |
In Bond
SG$1,565.00 |
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Vinous (93-95)The 2021 Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots 1er Cru perhaps has the most mineral-driven bouquet of Grivot’s Premier Crus: graphite-infused red fruit, touches of forest floor, very precise and detailed. The palate is medium-bodied with finely-sculpted tannins. There is unerring symmetry here and whilst it may miss a bit of substance on the finish, this may well be addressed by the time it finishes its élevage. Superb. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 93-95 (IB) |
In Bond
SG$1,530.00 |
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Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (93-95)Clear bright ruby purple. The nose flickers in and out, and while there is a fine tensile line of red berry fruit, this is not too demonstrative. Perhaps some of the refined detail of an Echezeaux. A slight sucrosity of strawberry fruit, and very persistent. Very good and extremely typical of Suchots this year. Drink from 2030-2038. Tasted: November 2023. |
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Rhone | 1 | - |
In Bond
SG$1,680.00 |
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Burgundy | 1 | 91-93 (VN) |
In Bond
SG$2,425.00 |
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Vinous (91-93)The 2021 Echézeaux Les Treux Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru is matured in 100% new oak as usual. There is quite a bit of reduction on the nose that despite rigorous aeration I find difficult to dislodge. The palate is medium-bodied with a pastille-like succulent entry, quite a "gourmand" Echézeaux, a little savoury; the oak is quite vocal at the moment. Pleasing bitter edge on the finish. Only four barrels produced. |
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Burgundy | 3 | 93-95 (IB) |
In Bond
SG$1,670.00 |
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Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (93-95)100% new wood. Dense dark purple, the nose currently dominated by the oak, but it will integrate well without any sign of drying the ample fruit. We cannot see the detail yet but the 2022 Echezeaux finishes gracefully, with finesse. Drink from 2030-2038. Tasted: October 2023. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
In Bond
SG$535.00 |
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Burgundy | 1 | 93 (VN) |
In Bond
SG$4,140.00 |
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Vinous (93)Medium ruby. Deep, sappy aromas of black raspberry, plum and cocoa powder. Thick, lush and seamless but sappy and vibrant. Offers lovely inner-mouth verve for a wine this dense. Finishes with graceful, dusty tannins and superb chocolatey persistence. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 95-97 (WA) |
In Bond
SG$3,305.00 |
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Wine Advocate (95-97)The crown jewel is the 2012 Romanee-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru that comes from the 0.50-hectare slither planted in 1922. It already boasts an enticing bouquet laden with luscious dark cherry and creme de cassis fruit, stupendous mineralite and exotic touches of blood orange and marmalade. The palate is silky smooth with razor-sharp tannins, once again superb mineralite and a sleek, sensual, quite piercing sorbet-fresh finish that lingers in the mouth much longer than the Clos de Vougeot. This is a sophisticated, modern take on the grand cru, one with panache and oozing class. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 96 (DC) |
In Bond
SG$2,290.00 |
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Decanter (96)Planted way back in 1926, this 0.5ha parcel is always the most complex wine at the domaine. Violet and aniseed scents segue into a palate that's smooth, glossy and textured with bramble and black cherry fruit, some chalky undertones, stylish oak and subtle reduction. Supple, refined winemaking with appealing underlying precision and freshness. One of the best examples of the Grand Cru in 2018. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
In Bond
SG$3,610.00 |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
In Bond
SG$3,320.00 |
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Rhone | 1 | 99+ (VN) |
In Bond
SG$43,510.00 |
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Vinous (99+)Who knows when, if ever, this will be sold, but what the hell. Inky purple. Positively explosive aromas of mulberry, creme de mure, exotic chocolate, musky herbs, pungent flowers and smoky game, with wild potpourri and resin notes. Thick, chewy and almost ridiculously sweet, with the concentration, weight and fruit intensity of a great vintage port, yet with amazing freshness and energy. The finish builds endlessly, deepening and sweetening, and displaying simply remarkable persistence and a clinging raspberry liqueur note. I think I was tasting this the next morning. "I am so happy that I was able to make this wine with my father. If he hadn't been here to watch this it would have been very sad," Jean-Louis concluded. |
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Rhone | 1 | 100 (WA) |
In Bond
SG$54,510.00 |
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Wine Advocate (100)Last year I gave the 2009 Hermitage Cuvee Cathelin a three-digit rating, but it was nice to be able to re-taste it since it is largely impossible to find in the marketplace. Essentially 100% fruit from Les Bessards, this cuvee is only made in vintages where it will not compromise the integrity and quality of their standard Hermitage (although there is nothing standard about it). The Cuvee Cathelin sees more oak than its sibling, enjoys 50-75 years of aging potential, and boasts over-the-top blackberry and cassis fruit notes intertwined with pen ink, spring flower, graphite and subtle vanillin characteristics. It is a brilliant wine that almost defies description given its ethereal complexity allied to massive weight, power and richness. Yet, it never comes across as heavy or overly-extracted. Forget this for another decade and you and your progeny can enjoy it over the following 50-75 years. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 92 (VN) |
In Bond
SG$1,170.00 |
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Vinous (92)The 2018 Echézeaux Grand Cru has quite a sweet and candied bouquet with red cherries, redcurrant jam, fig and light rose petal scents. A touch of blood orange emerges with time. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, quite fleshy and ripe, though it does not quite deliver the complexity of its peers on the flattering, slightly confit finish and opts to play it safe. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2018 red tasting. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
In Bond
SG$1,545.00 |
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Immerse yourself in the complexity and elegance of the 'Jean-Marc Millot Echezeaux Grand Cru 2021'. Crafted in the illustrious Côte de Nuits region of Burgundy, France, this red wine is a remarkable expression of the stellar 2021 vintage. Jean-Marc Millot, a champion of the 'vine-to-barrel' philosophy, personally oversees every stage of production. Leveraging age-old techniques nuanced with contemporary practices, this wine is purely made from Pinot Noir grapes to deliver a bold and impassioned character. The Grand Cru designation signifies exceptional terroir and stringent winemaking standards. The radiant ruby hue of the 'Jean-Marc Millot Echezeaux Grand Cru 2021' hints at the vibrant cherry and dark berry fruit notes, gracefully layered with earthy undertones and a hint of spice. With a lush, balanced palate and a long, evolving finish, it showcases finesse and refinement that has become synonymous with Jean-Marc Millot's winemaking artistry. |
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SG$585.00 |
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Exquisite and elegant, the Jean-Marc Millot Vosne-Romanee 2020 is an epitome of impeccable Burgundian craftsmanship. Nurtured in the famed vineyards of Vosne-Romanee, in the heart of France's illustrious wine region, Burgundy, this wine radiates authenticity and refinement. Jean-Marc Millot, the adept winemaker, delicately manages his family holdings, crafting wines that truly reflect their terroir. The 2020 vintage exudes enchanting aromas of ripe red fruits, supplemented by the undercurrent of sweet spices, while presenting matchless intensity and complexity. Maturing in French oak barrels, it portrays subtle tannic structure and a long, harmonious finish. Like its predecessors, the Jean-Marc Millot Vosne-Romanee 2020 stands as a testament to the producer's exceptional touch, implementing biodynamic practices and minimal intervention techniques. Truly an irresistible choice for the discerning palate, this wine harmoniously blends heritage, mastery, and terroir, encapsulating the essence of the fine Burgundy tradition. |
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SG$2,590.00 |
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SG$3,715.00 |
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SG$3,100.00 |
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Rhone | 1 | 92 (VN) |
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SG$857.00 |
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Vinous (92)(all new oak) Inky ruby. Intensely perfumed dark berry, cherry compote and violet aromas are complicated by suggestions of Indian spices and licorice. Juicy, expansive black and blue fruit flavors show impressive depth and energy, while a smoky mineral element adds lift and focus. Chewy tannins add grip to very long, floral-driven finish that leaves a sweet blueberry note behind. |
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Rhone | 1 | 96 (VN) |
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SG$1,150.00 |
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Vinous (96)Opaque ruby. Displays potent, smoke-accented, dark fruit preserves, licorice, exotic spice and dark chocolate qualities on the powerful, mineral-accented nose. Broad and fleshy on the palate, offering deeply pitched black and blue fruit, black cardamom, candied violet, olive and bitter chocolate flavors that become sweeter as the wine opens up. Youthfully chewy tannins add grip to a very long, smoky finish that echoes the black fruit, licorice and spice notes. |
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