Today at Flickinger Wines we would like to showcase our current collection of Premier Cru Red Burgundy. Do not miss out on the 1999 Domaine Ghislaine Barthod Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Lavrottes, the 2008 Domaine Francois Bertheau Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes, the 2019 Domaine Bruno Clair Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers or the 2019 Domaine de Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens. Happy Hunting!!
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| Producer |
Vint. |
Wine |
Price |
Qty |
Order |
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| Claude Dugat |
2013 |
Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux St. Jacques  |
$295 |
2 |
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| BH 92 (1/2016): A more deeply pitched nose is comprised of plum, earth, sandalwood, spice and plenty of sauvage character. There is fine volume and intensity to the delicious medium weight flavors that exude plenty of minerality onto the firm and muscular finish where the wood suggested by the nose resurfaces. This structured effort is very Lavaut in style and should age well as the balance is solid. Drink 2025+. |
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2018 |
Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux St. Jacques |
$450 |
1 |
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| WA 94 (5/2011): The 2008 Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaux St.-Jacques opens with sweet, floral notes that meld into spices and dark red fruits. Textured and enveloping throughout, the Lavaux St. Jacques impresses for the sheer pleasure it provides. The finish remains a bit taut, but in another few years this should be a gem. It is a dazzling wine from Claude Dugat. Anticipated maturity: 2018-2028. |
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| Dom. Albert Morot |
2005 |
Savigny les Beaune 1er Cru La Bataillere Aux Vergelesses Signs of Old Seepage |
$55 |
1 |
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BH 90 (4/2008): A beautiful nose of red, blue and black pinot fruit plus hints of violets leads to complex, pure, round and sweet flavors that display plenty of pungent Savigny earth plus a touch of the sauvage on the robust, firmly structured and ever-so-slightly rustic finish. Lovely and very Savigny in underlying character in a style that is clearly built to age. Outstanding! Drink: 2013+
WA 87-89+ (6/2007): The Morot 2005 Savigny-les-Beaune Vergelesses La Bataillere offers attractively ripe black currant and black raspberry aromas with notes of birch beer and chocolate impinging on the palate. Solid and substantial in feel, it finishes with black fruit and peat, but is a bit drying, probably a function of its having just been sulfured and assembled for bottling.
VM 86-88 (4/2008): Dark red-ruby. Slightly rustic, spicy aromas of redcurrant and leather. Juicy and lean, with good cut to the red fruit, mineral and licorice flavors. Good firm wine, if a bit dry on the end. |
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| Dom. Arnoux-Lachaux |
2018 |
Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Proces |
$825 |
4 |
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| BH 90-92 (1/2020): This too is quite firmly reduced and aromatically unreadable at present. More interesting are the sleek, vibrant and delineated middle weight flavors that display good salinity on the firm but balanced finale that betrays only a touch of rusticity. Drink 2028+. |
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2008 |
Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Les Chaumes |
$525 |
1 |
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WA 90 (6/2010): Like most of the premier crus in this collection, 50% new wood was employed here and it’s a tribute to the wine, Lachaux, or tonnelier Stephane Chassin – perhaps to all collectively – that there isn’t any overt woodiness in evidence. The deeper, more clay-rich soils in this site vis-a-vis most of his others is, opines Lachaux’s, the reason for a slightly more rustic tanninity in his 2008 Vosne Romanee Les Chaumes. Ripe purple plum and blackberry are allied to alkaline and overtly chalky elements and shadowed by their distilled counterparts. Despite this wine’s prominent tannins, an unexpected sweetness and mouth-watering savor wells-up in its seriously sustained finish, convincing me that this will be worth cellaring for a few years and is likely to deliver fascination up to at least age 8. That said, one will need to bear in mind the tannins and overt minerality in pairing it, and those not enamored of Pinot’s dark side or of unapologetic tannins will be less impressed than am I.
VM 90 (4/2011): Deep red with ruby tones. Complex aromas of dark berries, flowers and spices, complemented by sweet oak and lifted by a peppery nuance. Not a fleshy wine but juicy, firm and aromatic, with lovely balancing acidity giving the wine vibrancy. Not the last word in concentration but finishes with sweet tannins and very good length. Pascal Lachaux noted that in most of his premier and grand crus, he made more wine in 2008 than in either 2009 or 2007.
BH 89-92 (1/2010): A more complex and, not surprisingly, notably spicier nose of layered red and blue pinot fruit with plum and violet nuances that complement well the rich, full and concentrated medium-bodied flavors that are on the somber side today before culminating in a firmer and more obviously structured finish that delivers excellent length. This should improve for up to a decade. Drink 2016+. Sweet Spot Outstanding! |
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| Dom. Bachelet |
2011 |
Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Les Corbeaux |
$195 |
3 |
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WA 94 (2/2014): The 2011 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Corbeaux has a hint of savory meat infusing the dark red berry fruit profile: pomegranate, cranberry and a sprig of bay leaf. This is very complex. The palate is medium-bodied with a mineral-rich entry, wonderful acidity and a long shimmering finish with brilliant tension. This regal 2011 should drink well over the next 15 to 20 years. Drink 2015-2028.
VM 91-93 (2/2013): (30% new oak): Bright red with ruby highlights. Highly perfumed nose offers scents of dark cherry, spices, flowers and pepper; a bit less black in character than the Evocelles. Dense, suave and light on its feet, with nicely integrated acidity providing excellent balance. Gentle extraction here has given this wine considerable early appeal. A superb example from this cool terroir, which features humid clay-rich soil.
BH 90 (1/2014): (also from 60 to 70 year old vines). This is notably more complex than the preceding two wines with its slightly sauvage array of red and dark berries, earth and plenty of underbrush and herbal tea nuances that are trimmed in noticeable wood. There is good punch and lovely precision to the supple and round medium-bodied flavors that firm up quickly on the balanced and attractively lingering finish where a mild touch of rusticity surfaces. The supporting tannins are ripe and well-integrated and this should age well. Drink 2021+. |
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| Dom. Bruno Clair |
2021 |
Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques |
$385 |
2 |
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WA 92-94 (1/2023): Pure and complete, the 2021 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos Saint-Jacques exhibits aromas of sweet red berries, potpourri, blood orange, spices and vine smoke, followed by a medium to full-bodied, seamless and fleshy palate, its deep core of fruit framed by sweet, velvety tannins. This shows terrific potential.
BH 92-94 (1/2023): Here too the expressive nose of the essence of red currant and forest floor is cool, airy and very, very floral in character. I very much like the sophisticated texture of the stony and beautifully delineated middleweight flavors that deliver fine length on the austere, serious and linear bitter pit fruit-inflected finish. This presently isn't as complex as the Cazetiers though that obviously may well change over time. (Drink starting 2033)
VM 93-95 (1/2023): The 2021 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques 1er Cru has a tight-fisted and recalcitrant bouquet, quite tertiary, white pepper notes emanate from the 40% whole bunches. The palate is medium-bodied with chiselled tannins, fresh and tensile with wild strawberry, marmalade and crushed stone notes on the finish. Bon vin. Neal Martin. |
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2019 |
Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers |
$225 |
2 |
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| VM 92 (12/2023): The 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cazetiers 1er Cru has a lot of reduction on the nose, and the wood is far less integrated than the others in the flight. It certainly doesn't hold a torch to Rousseau's Cazetiers. The palate is medium-bodied, with a firm structure, good backbone and commendable sapidity. It is a bit backward and doesn't have the complexity of its peers toward the finish. Again, there is a touch of reduction. It may well find its groove with continued aeration, but I will be prudent with my score for now. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting. Neal Martin. |
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| Dom. de Courcel |
2016 |
Pommard 1er Cru Croix Noires |
$99.99 |
28 |
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BH 89-92 (4/2018): An expressive nose speaks of essence of raspberry, earth, sauvage and a hint of wood. The dense super-ripe flavors brim with dry extract that coats the palate and imparts a velvety mouth feel to the mocha, bitter cherry pit and slightly warm finale. This muscular and mildly rustic effort is a very ripe 2016 yet the overall impression is one of freshness and energy.
VM 89-92 (1/2018): Good dark red. Very ripe scents of dark raspberry and chocolate. Quite powerful but youthfully bound-up, with the impression of chocolatey richness carrying through the palate. Finishes with big but fine-grained tannins and a serious structure. Perhaps a bit overconcentrated but not out of whack. This wine will clearly need time in bottle to absorb some of its baby fat. Stephen Tanzer. |
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2016 |
Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens |
$159.99 |
2 |
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BH 91 (4/2019): This is aromatically quite similar to the Fremiers if ever-so-slightly fresher and also flashes a background note of oak influence. The dense, powerful and super-rich mineral-driven big-bodied flavors possess first-rate levels of dry extract while delivering fine length on the mocha-inflected, bitter cherry pit and noticeably warm finish. This is certainly impressive in its fashion but it's somewhat particular in the context of the vintage.
VM 93-95 (1/2018): Bright medium ruby. Vibrant nose combines blackberry, boysenberry, kirsch, violet, minerals and chocolate. Dense, fine-grained and light on its feet, offering uncanny intensity and penetration to its juicy dark berry and mineral flavors. This graceful, vibrant Rugiens finishes with substantial broad, dusty tannins, harmonious acidity and slow-building length. A real live wire, particularly for a wine made from grapes picked in October. Stephen Tanzer.
WA 92 (4/2019): A rich bouquet of smoky blackberries, cassis, cloves and cinnamon introduce the 2016 Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens, a dense, saturated wine that's full-bodied, broad and powerful, with an ample chassis of rich, chewy tannins, excellent concentration, ripe acids and a long, lusty finish. Of all of Confuron's wines at Domaine de Courcel this year, the Rugiens is the most generously endowed with fruit and flesh, though its assertive structure is still very prominent. |
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2019 |
Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens |
$195 |
36 |
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| BH 90 (4/2022): An exuberantly spicy and not quite as ripe nose blends slightly fresher notes of raspberry, black cherry and exotic tea. The wonderfully vibrant middle weight plus flavors brim with both dry extract and minerality on the palate drenching, very firm and moderately austere finish where a similar level of warmth slowly emerges. This bitter chocolate-inflected effort should age well but it's necessary to be tolerant of noticeable warmth. |
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| Dom. de Montille |
2015 |
Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts Christiane (1.5 L) Cracked Wax Capsule |
$1,500 |
1 |
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| VM 94+ (1/2018): (100% vendange entier; 60% new oak): Good medium red; not particularly dark. Subtle medicinal reserve to the aromas of black cherry and cocoa powder enlivened by a floral topnote. Boasts outstanding density and finesse of texture--no rough edges here!--but still quite tightly wound and in a shell today. Youthfully restrained but the exhilarating balance between almost inky dark fruits and saline minerality is already obvious. This wine has the concentration and tannic clout for the long term but will need extended cellaring to deliver on its full potential; at that point, it should merit an even higher rating. For his part, Brian Sieve believes this fruit was harvested a bit later than ideal (on September 6). Stephen Tanzer. |
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| Dom. Debray |
2010 |
Volnay 1er Cru Les Pitures (1.5 L) |
$125 |
1 |
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| Dom. Dujac |
2010 |
Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts |
$599 |
3 |
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VM 92-95 (2/2012): Good deep red. Reduced nose hints at minerals and bitter chocolate; rather mute today. Then suave, concentrated and seamless in the mouth, with rather imploded but sharply focused flavors of black cherry, minerals and smoke. This rather Bonnes-Mares-like wine finishes dense and very long, with notes of raspberry and crushed stone. Jeremy Seysses describes its minerality as "athletic."
BH 91-94 (1/2012): Very mild reduction doesn't completely hide the intrinsic Vosne spice notes that also suffuse the intense mineral and beautifully refined and vibrant medium-bodied flavors that possess both lovely delineation as well as that beguiling sense of underlying tension on the classy, cool and impeccably well-balanced finish. This is a classic Beaux Monts that should drink well young yet require at least 12 years to reach its full potential. Sweet spot Outstanding. Drink: 2022+
WA 91-93 (2/2012): The 2010 Vosne-Romanee Les Beaux-Monts wraps around the palate with gorgeous fleshiness. Exotic, deeply pitched spices meld into dark fruit and crushed rocks. I especially like the way the wine fleshes out on the mid-palate. A textured, caressing finish rounds things out in style. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2025. |
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| Dom. Forey Pere et Fils |
2018 |
Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Les Petits Monts Lightly Scuffed Label |
$179 |
1 |
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| Dom. Francois Bertheau |
2022 |
Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses |
$599 |
2 |
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| BH 92-94 (1/2024): A more elegant and markedly spicier nose freely reveals its overtly floral aromas of the essence of red pinot fruit and plum scents. The sleek, vibrant and beautifully textured middleweight flavors flash an almost pungent minerality on the complex, balanced and strikingly long finale. It's often qualitatively close between the Amoureuses and BM but in 2022, the Amoureuses is clearly the better of the two wines. We will see in time as the Bertheau BM always ages extremely well but at present, this is the more interesting wine. Drink 2030+. |
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2008 |
Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes |
$195 |
2 |
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2008 |
Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes Slightly Depressed Cork |
$195 |
4 |
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| Dom. Georges Mugneret |
2006 |
Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Chaignots |
$350 |
1 |
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| BH 91 (11/2011): Attractively expressive red and black fruit aromas are trimmed in subtle earth and spice nuances where both continue onto the sweet and discreetly complex moderately full flavors that are firm, focused and admirably persistent while exhibiting both ample Nuits and Vosne character yet there is virtually no rusticity on the firm, long and palate staining finish. This is really quite lovely and while I would personally hold this for another 5 years or so, the solidly well-concentrated mid-palate will allow this to develop gracefully over the next 10+ years. Try from 2016+. |
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| Dom. Georges Mugneret Gibourg |
2014 |
Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Chaignots Lightly Bin-Soiled Label |
$325 |
1 |
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VM 92 (6/2024): The 2014 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Chaignots 1er Cru has a very attractive bouquet that has a little more fruit and vigor than its peers. Blackberries, morels and leather touches come through with time. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins, but there is a little more flesh compared to others. Hickory-tinged red fruit with a dash of Chinese 5-spice appear towards the finish. Drinking perfectly now, but I sense that it would improve with decanting. Drink between 2023-2033. Neal Martin.
BH 92 (1/2017): This is the first wine to display any appreciable wood with its cooler and even spicier combination of red current, cassis and pretty violet scents. The utterly delicious and more mineral-inflected middle weight flavors possess lovely underlying tension before culminating in a refined finale that displays a discreet touch of youthful austerity. This is also very good stuff and worth considering. Drink starting 2022.
WA 91 (10/2017): Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2014 tasting, the 2014 Nuits St Georges 1er Cru les Chaignots has a vivacious, open and generous bouquet lavished with black cherries, cassis and wild strawberry fruit that is succinctly interwoven into the new oak. The palate is medium-bodied and quite sumptuous on the entry, more primal than its peers with plenty of black cherry and strawberry fruit, a fine thread of acidity and a very pure finish. It still has a long way to go, but this gutsy Nuits-Saint-Georges from Marie-Christine and Marie-Andrée at Mugneret-Gibourg has potential. Tasted September 2017. |
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| Dom. Georges Roumier |
2014 |
Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras |
$995 |
1 |
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| BH 91-93 (1/2016): (from a 1.75 ha parcel of vines averaging 35 to 40 years of age.) Firm reduction pushes the underlying fruit to the background though it does seem ripe. There is more volume and certainly more punch to the overtly stony medium weight flavors that possess outstanding delineation before terminating in a youthfully austere, saline, focused and relatively power finish that offers impressive persistence. Textbook Les Cras. Drink 2024+. Outstanding! |
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2011 |
Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Clos de la Bussiere Bin-Soiled Label |
$399 |
1 |
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| BH 91 (1/2014): (a monopole of the domaine) A high-toned and attractively layered nose mixes notes of red and black cherry with earth and humus nuances. There is excellent detail and punch to the equally mineral-tinged medium-bodied flavors that possess relatively refined tannins that are notably finer than usual, all wrapped in a harmonious and solidly persistent finish. I like the fruit/acid balance and this should age well over the medium-term. Drink 2019+. Outstanding! |
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| Dom. Ghislaine Barthod |
1996 |
Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Aux Beaux Bruns |
$325 |
4 |
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1999 |
Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Aux Beaux Bruns |
$350 |
5 |
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| BH 89-91 (6/2001): This too offers abundant dark fruits of plum and black cherry to go with the intense, medium weight flavors of pinot and black fruit extract. There is not much nuance here as of yet but the tannins are quite fine and wrapped in velvet. Everything necessary is here for a promising future. Drink 2006-2009. |
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1996 |
Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Baudes |
$250 |
4 |
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| VM 85-88 (4/1998): Vibrant medium-deep red. Reserved aromas of griotte cherry, herbs and smoke. More delineated than the Chambolle villages, but still has an herbal, green aspect. A bit tough, in the style of some '96s with moderate middle-palate sweetness, but has good grip. This may yet ripen a bit in bottle. |
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1996 |
Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Chatelots |
$225 |
4 |
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1996 |
Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras |
$425 |
4 |
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| VM 89+ (4/1999): Bright deep red. More deeply pitched aromas of maraschino cherry, musky strawberry, gunpowder and earth. Quite minerally and closed in the middle palate, with texture currently masked by strong acids. Today the tannins are rather tough, making the wine difficult to taste. But finishes with persistent tart cherry flavor. Both this and the Fuees may ultimately merit 90+ ratings. Stephen Tanzer. |
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1996 |
Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Fuees |
$325 |
4 |
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| WA 88-91 (8/1998): This bright and medium-to-dark ruby-colored wine offers vivacious aromas of black cherries intermingled with roasting spices and fresh herbs. This medium-to-full-bodied, silky-textured, and well-delineated wine has a complex character composed of ripe blackberries, Asian spices, and freshly cracked black pepper. If it develops more body and loses none of its fruit as it completes its elevage, it will ultimately merit a higher score. Drink it between 2001 and 2007. |
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| Dom. Gille |
2015 |
Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Bousselots |
$89 |
12 |
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| Dom. Henri Boillot |
2023 |
Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets Ex-Domaine |
$124.99 |
6 |
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| BH 94 (4/2025): (from a .60 ha parcel). Exuberantly spicy and ripe yet cool aromas are composed by notes of plum, dark raspberry and cassis. Once again there is fine volume to the caressing and gorgeously textured but very punchy medium weight flavors that conclude in a firm, dusty, complex and hugely persistent finish. This is exceptionally classy but altogether serious and if you can find it, buy it.Drink 2033+. |
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2023 |
Volnay 1er Cru Les Chevrets Ex-Domaine |
$94.99 |
7 |
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| BH 92 (4/2025): (from 25+ year old vines). An elegant, pure and airy nose is beautifully layered with its mix of spicy red and black pinot fruit aromas. The mouthfeel of the middle weight flavors is markedly finer, indeed the word finesse springs to mind, and particularly so on the stony, detailed and well-balanced finale. A wine of lace and grace. Drink 2031+. |
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2023 |
Volnay 1er Cru Les Chevrets (1.5 L) Ex-Domaine |
$199.99 |
3 |
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| BH 92 (4/2025): (from 25+ year old vines). An elegant, pure and airy nose is beautifully layered with its mix of spicy red and black pinot fruit aromas. The mouthfeel of the middle weight flavors is markedly finer, indeed the word finesse springs to mind, and particularly so on the stony, detailed and well-balanced finale. A wine of lace and grace. Drink 2031+. |
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2023 |
Volnay 1er Cru Les Chevrets (3.0 L) Ex-Domaine |
$419.99 |
2 |
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| BH 92 (4/2025): (from 25+ year old vines). An elegant, pure and airy nose is beautifully layered with its mix of spicy red and black pinot fruit aromas. The mouthfeel of the middle weight flavors is markedly finer, indeed the word finesse springs to mind, and particularly so on the stony, detailed and well-balanced finale. A wine of lace and grace. Drink 2031+. |
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2023 |
Volnay 1er Cru Les Fremiets Ex-Domaine |
$98.99 |
6 |
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| BH 91 (4/2025): Here the expressive nose is slightly riper and spicier with a similar mix of red and dark berries and exotic tea along with more floral elements. The sleek, caressing and nicely punchy middle weight flavors possess adequate mid-palate density together a refined, long and balanced finale. This is perhaps a bit finer than it usually is with solid development potential. Drink 2031+. |
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2023 |
Volnay 1er Cru Les Fremiets (1.5 L) Ex-Domaine |
$199.99 |
10 |
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| BH 91 (4/2025): Here the expressive nose is slightly riper and spicier with a similar mix of red and dark berries and exotic tea along with more floral elements. The sleek, caressing and nicely punchy middle weight flavors possess adequate mid-palate density together a refined, long and balanced finale. This is perhaps a bit finer than it usually is with solid development potential. Drink 2031+. |
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2023 |
Volnay 1er Cru Les Fremiets (3.0 L) Ex-Domaine |
$419.99 |
3 |
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| BH 91 (4/2025): Here the expressive nose is slightly riper and spicier with a similar mix of red and dark berries and exotic tea along with more floral elements. The sleek, caressing and nicely punchy middle weight flavors possess adequate mid-palate density together a refined, long and balanced finale. This is perhaps a bit finer than it usually is with solid development potential. Drink 2031+. |
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| Dom. J. Parent |
2014 |
Volnay 1er Cru Taillepieds |
$89 |
1 |
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| BH 87-90 (4/2016): An extremely subtle application of wood sets off the exuberantly fresh aromas of red currant, pomegranate, lilac and discreet spice nuances. There is a really lovely intensity to the pure and restrained middle weight flavors that seem to be built on a firm base of minerality, all wrapped in an austere and mildly dry finish. I like the delivery but the balance isn't ideal and it's not completely clear if this will harmonize in time but I have my doubts. |
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| Dom. Jean Grivot |
2008 |
Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts |
$239 |
2 |
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VM 88+ (3/2011): Palish medium red. Reticent, polite aromas of cherry, raspberry and minerals. Juicy, tight and youthfully imploded, with floral and spice elements emerging on the palate. In a very dry style but more refined than the Charmois. The pure finish features attractive floral/mineral lift.
WA 88 (5/2011): The 2008 Vosne-Romanee reveals good inner tension in its sweet crushed flowers, tobacco and incense. This, too, could use a little more complexity. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2016.
BH 88 (1/2011): 940% of the blend is from Aux Ravioles on the Nuits border.) A classic Vosne nose of spicy violet suffused red and blue pinot fruit where the spiciness carries over to the supple middle weight sour cherry-infused flavors that possess a firm tannic spine and a hint of rusticity on the otherwise balanced and long finish. A good villages. Drink 2015+.
WS 79 (12/2011): This is stingy, with light berry and spice notes followed by an astringent finish. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 260 cases imported. |
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| Dom. JF Mugnier |
2013 |
Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Marechale |
$175 |
1 |
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VM 91 (3/2016): Bright, dark red. Highly aromatic nose combines blackberry, black raspberry, minerals and spices. Sappy and fine-grained; very dry and concentrated, conveying a strong impression of inner-palate energy. Sexy cherry and crushed stone flavors are framed by suave tannins on the very long, aromatic back end. Showing more eclat than it did from barrel a year ago, this wine has turned out very well. Drink 2019-2028. Stephen Tanzer.
WA 91 (11/2016): Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting in Beaune, the 2013 Nuits Saint-Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Marechale has a more sophisticated and nuanced nose compared to its peers, red and black fruit here and well integrated oak. The palate is smooth in the mouth, supple and quite plush, clearly with some quality new oak that is almost Cathiard-like in style (something that appears to have evolved in the last few months). However, there is fruit to support that here. Give this 2-3 years in bottle and it should turn into a very decent Nuits Saint-Georges.
BH 89 (1/2016): This is admirably pure and relatively high-toned despite the presence of ample earth influence on the bright mix of red raspberry and cherry scents. There is good volume to the beautifully textured medium-bodied flavors that display a sleek muscularity before terminating in a firm, mouth coating and well-balance if mildly austere finale. This should improve for up to a decade. Drink 2021+. |
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| Dom. Meo-Camuzet |
2011 |
Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Aux Brulees |
$650 |
3 |
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BH 92-94 (1/2013): (from a .70 ha parcel, most of which are 70+ year old vines). An exuberantly spicy nose of cassis and liqueur of red berry fruit is liberally laced with clove, anise, sandalwood and soy nuances. The robust and tautly muscular flavors exude a fine minerality on the wonderfully intense (again, almost painfully so), delineated and driving finish that goes on and on. While it isn't yet quite as harmonious, 2011 is a vintage where the Brûlees may be just as good as the Cros. Note however that this is very firmly structured and will need plenty of cellar time. Drink 2026+. Don't miss! Outstanding!
VM 92-94 (2/2013): Good bright, dark red. Reticent but pure aromas and flavors of raspberry, flowers, red licorice and pungent minerals. Densely packed, precise and energetic, but showing a medicinal reserve today. Seriously structured wine with a lovely light touch; the rising finish features a firm tannic spine. |
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2014 |
Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Les Chaumes |
$275 |
1 |
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| BH 90-92 (1/2016): Once again there is a discreet but not invisible application of wood setting off the very Vosne-like nose of Asian-style tea, sandalwood, violet, dark berry and a lovely mix of spice elements. The spiciness continues onto the supple and seductively textured medium-bodied flavors that culminate in a delicious and lingering finish. This isn't as concentrated as the Boudots and it's not quite as structured either but it is certainly pretty and should drink well sooner. |
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| Dom. Michel Gros |
2011 |
Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Clos des Reas Scuffed Label |
$235 |
1 |
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| WA 89 (11/2014): Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2011 horizontal tasting in Beaune. There is a little reduction to bypass on the nose, although underneath this Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Clos des Réas appears to be some attractive cranberry and blackberry/briar scents, with fine tension and nicely integrated oak. The palate is crisp, lithe and silky in the mouth, commencing in harmonious fashion, but becoming a tad hard toward the finish. I am certain that bottle age will tenderize this Vosne-Romanée, but it seems sulky at the moment. I remain optimistic that it will repay 5-6 years in the cellar. |
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| Dom. Michel Noellat |
2020 |
Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Boudots ex-Domaine |
$179.99 |
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| VM 90 (5/2022): The 2020 Nuits Saint-Georges Aux Boudots 1er Cru has a well-defined bouquet with dark cherry and cassis fruit, pressed violets coming through with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with fleshy, ripe red fruit, good depth, Vosne-like with touches of dark chocolate and tobacco on the finish. Give this chap two or three years in bottle. Neal Martin. |
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| Dom. Michele and Patrice Rion |
2022 |
Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes ex-Domaine |
$139.99 |
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| BH 90-93 (1/2024): ( from a .40 ha holding of 65+ year old vines.) This beauty is even more floral-suffused with its array of black raspberry, spice and soft wood nuances. The plush, even seductively textured flavors possess a bit more size, weight and power if not quite the same minerality on the complex, balanced and sneaky long finish. This is sufficiently structured to repay a decade plus of keeping yet it could be approached after only 4 to 5 years. Drink 2032+. Outstanding! |
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2022 |
Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos des Argillieres ex-Domaine |
$122.99 |
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| BH 91-94 (1/2024): (from a 1.80 ha holding.) Moderate reduction masks everything but traces of wood and spice. More interesting are the vibrant and super-fresh medium-bodied flavors that possess fine mid-palate density while concluding in a firm, serious and impeccably well-balanced finale where touches of minerality and rusticity slowly emerges. This is also very promising. Drink 2034+. Outstanding! |
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2022 |
Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Hauts Pruliers ex-Domaine |
$109.99 |
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| BH 90-92 (1/2024): (from the tiny .41 ha premier cru section.) Here too a discreet application of wood sets off ripe dark pinot fruit, newly turned earth and once again, a plethora of floral nuances. The super-sleek and even more refined if notably less powerful middleweight flavors conclude in an impressively long and youthfully austere finale. This could use more depth but that should just be a matter of patience. Drink 2030+. |
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| Dom. Parent |
2015 |
Pommard 1er Cru L’Argillieres |
$129 |
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| WA 90-92 (12/2016): The 2015 Pommard 1er Cru Les Argillières contains 40% whole cluster and 40% new French oak. It has a refined and elegant bouquet that is very well defined: pure red cherry, crushed strawberry and rose petal notes emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with supple, fine tannin and very well-judged acidity. Harmonious right to the finish, this will need a couple of years to fully absorb the oak, but it should give plenty of drinking pleasure over the next 12-15 years. This is excellent. Drink between 2018-2030. |
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| Dom. Patrick Javillier |
2022 |
Savigny les Beaune 1er Cru Les Serpentieres ex-Domaine |
$49.99 |
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| BH 90 (4/2024): This is also aromatically restrained but notably prettier and more elegant as the nose combines notes of dark currant, violet, anise and an interesting hint of exotic tea. The more refined and beautifully detailed flavors possess evident minerality on the lingering bitter pit fruit-inflected finish. As are most competent examples, this is a Serpentières of finesse. Drink 2028+. |
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| Dom. Pierre Bertheau & Fils |
2010 |
Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses (1.5 L) |
$1,500 |
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| BH 93 (1/2013): A wonderfully, even exuberantly spicy mix of red currant, plum and floral nuances gives way to rich, elegant and impressively refined middle weight flavors that possess impeccable balance on the mineral-driven and utterly delicious finish. This understated and beautifully concentrated effort is a stunner of an Amoureuses that possesses a mouth feel of silk and lace. Drink 2020+. |
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| Dom. Potinet-Ampeau |
2003 |
Auxey Duresses Rouge 1er Cru Bas des Duresses |
$74.99 |
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2016 |
Monthelie 1er Cru Les Champs-Fulliots |
$50.99 |
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2018 |
Monthelie 1er Cru Les Riottes |
$49.99 |
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2012 |
Pommard 1er Cru Les Pezerolles |
$79.99 |
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2018 |
Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chenes |
$83.99 |
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2018 |
Volnay 1er Cru Les Carelles Sous la Chapelle |
$74.99 |
11 |
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| Dom. Prieure-Roch |
2018 |
Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Les Suchots Lightly Bin-Soiled Label |
$695 |
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| Dom. Robert Groffier |
2011 |
Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses |
$600 |
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| WA 93 (8/2014): Robert Groffier’s 2011 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Amoureuses was tasted blind in a line-up of 2011 Amoureuses in Holland. It has a deep ruby color, but the nose is far more backward than the first two wines, a little more herbaceous and tertiary (perhaps with some more stem addition?) but still well-defined. But it is certainly less flamboyant than Drouhin and Lucien le Moine’s Amoureuses ’11, though returning on my second run-through, the wine unfurls supremely well and gains intensity. The palate is very intense and very fresh, very citric with good tension, although it does not quite have the complexity that the aromatics suggest. Reticent and masculine, this needs 4-5 years in bottle. Tasted June 2014. |
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2022 |
Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses la delicatesse des Sables |
$1,075 |
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Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses la grace des Argiles |
$925 |
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| Dom. Y. Clerget |
2018 |
Volnay 1er Cru Clos du Verseuil |
$110 |
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| VM 88 (11/2022): The 2018 Volnay Clos de Verseuil 1er Cru has a slightly stewed nose, just a hint of VA but nothing too bad. Blackcurrant pastilles. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, a touch of spice on the entry, though it never attains the complexity of a serious Volnay Premier Cru. Just a hint of dryness on the finish. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2018 red tasting. Neal Martin. |
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| Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair |
2002 |
Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Reignots Lightly Bin-Soiled Label |
$2,600 |
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WA 89 (7/2015): Tasted at the Comte Liger-Belair vertical at the Château de Vosne. The 2002 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Reignots was a little smudged and reductive on the nose, developing savoury and dried meat notes with time. The palate is medium-bodied with chewy tannin on the entry, good weight but missing the tension and precision that subsequent vintage will bring. Tasted June 2015.
BH 92 (1/2005): Curiously, the nose is quite ripe but slightly austere with an airy, pure and superbly elegant breadth of aromas that leads to punchy flavors are full-bodied, rich and delicious with more prominent acidity and a powerful, indeed even explosive finish. The structure is buried and completely buffered by all of the sappy extract and there is an appealing minerality on the extremely persistent finish. This is very classy juice that presently displays a subtle hint of finishing wood. |
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| Joseph Drouhin |
2019 |
Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Les Petits Monts |
$499 |
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2019 |
Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Les Petits Monts Lightly Scuffed Label |
$499 |
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| Louis Jadot |
2019 |
Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Ursules |
$99 |
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| BH 91 (6/2022): A reserved nose requires vigorous swirling to reveal its array of cool, pure and nicely complex red and dark berries, earth, spice and a pretty floral whiff. There is an attractive mouthfeel to the sleek and nicely vibrant medium weight flavors that manage to retain good definition on the dusty, moderately warm and sneaky long finale. This youthfully austere effort should repay mid-term cellaring though it's not so tightly wound that it couldn't be enjoyed after only 2 to 4 years. Drink 2031+. |
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2009 |
Beaune 1er Cru Les Couchereaux (1.5 L) |
$109 |
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2005 |
Vosne Romanee 1er Cru les Beaux Monts |
$199 |
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WA 92-94 (6/2007): Alluring scents of ripe purple plum, black currant, clove, and star anise mark Jadot’s 2005 Vosne-Romanee Beaux Monts. Smoked and roasted meat flavors ally themselves to dark fruits and exotic spices on the palate, with subtle hints of caramel and vanilla from the oak accenting rather than intruding. This displays a warmer, more obviously rich and opulent character than many young 2005 Vosnes and than nearly any other 2005s from Jadot. Deep, fat folds of fruit persist with spices and low-toned roasted meat into an imposingly long, sumptuous finish. One could enjoy this soon if it does not close up, but it certainly has the concentration and potential to reward at least five years’ patience.
BH 91-93 (4/2007): This is very Vosne on the nose with an expansively spicy and expressive black fruit nose that complements perfectly the rich, full and sweet medium-bodied flavors that are lush and suave on the round, powerful and intense finish that displays impressive length on the mineral suffused finish. A really fine effort that should repay at least a decade of cellaring. Drink 2015+.
VM 90-92 (4/2007): Good ruby-red. Very ripe but brooding aromas of dark berries, bitter chocolate and licorice, with a minty, medicinal element. Dense, sweet and suave, with an enticing, subtle sweetness, good lift and a layered texture. Finishes with chewy tannins and excellent length. - By the way, Lardiere is high on the 2004 version of this bottling. |
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2010 |
Vosne Romanee 1er Cru les Suchots (1.5 L) |
$395 |
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| BH 91 (4/2013): Very discreet wood sets off exuberantly spicy aromas of plum, cassis and black raspberry liqueur. There is an ultra-sophisticated mouth feel to the silky-textured medium-bodied flavors that are blessed with so much extract that they culminate in an incredibly suave yet balanced finish that is built to age. There is a very mild touch of backend dryness that is likely due to the bottling and will probably round out in time but it does cause me to score this slightly lower than I otherwise might have. Drink 2022+. Outstanding! |
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| Lucien Le Moine |
2021 |
Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Boudots |
$149 |
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2020 |
Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Cailles |
$149 |
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2021 |
Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les St. Georges |
$179 |
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| BH 92-94 (4/2023): A brooding but equally fresh nose reluctantly offers up is cool aromas of essence of red currant, forest floor and humus-inflected earth. The sleek, intense and beautifully detailed medium-bodied flavors display focused power and an abundance of minerality on the austere, firm and complex finish that just goes on and on. This is compact but really quite stylish and like the Vaucrains, this too is textbook Les St. Georges. |
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| Maison Philippe Pacalet |
2020 |
Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Lavrottes ex-Domaine |
$209.99 |
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| Maurice Ecard et Fils |
1995 |
Savigny Les Beaune Rouge 1er Cru Les Jarrons |
$40 |
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| Olivier Bernstein |
2018 |
Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers |
$415 |
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2015 |
Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Les Champeaux |
$225 |
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2018 |
Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Les Champeaux |
$315 |
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| Pierre Bouree |
2010 |
Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers |
$145 |
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| Dom. Armand Rousseau |
2015 |
Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques |
$1,800 |
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| Dom. de Montille |
2015 |
Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens-Bas, Cuvee Hubert (1.5 L) |
$975 |
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2012 |
Volnay 1er Cru Champans |
$145 |
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| Dom. Faiveley |
2018 |
Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers |
$124.99 |
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| Dom. Michel Lafarge |
2003 |
Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chenes |
$225 |
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| Dom. Mongeard Mugneret |
2017 |
Vosne Romanee 1er Cru En Orveaux |
$125 |
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| Dom. Parent |
2014 |
Pommard 1er Cru Les Epenots |
$139 |
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| Lucien Le Moine |
2013 |
Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Estournelles St. Jacques |
$165 |
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2013 |
Pommard 1er cru Les Grands Epenots |
$139 |
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| Olivier Bernstein |
2015 |
Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Lavrottes |
$249 |
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2018 |
Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Lavrottes |
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