New Burgundy Offer

On offer today is terrific line-up of recent vintage red and white Burgundy from some of the Côte d'Or's most dependable producers. The majority of wines on offer come from the great houses of Bouchard Père et Fils and Vincent Girardin, with a focus on the finest premier cru vineyards of the Côte de Beaune - Genevrières, Les Perrières and Charmes in Meursault, and Combettes, Referts and Le Cailleret in Puligny. Take advantage of this offer and add some of these recent vintage gems to your cellar today.

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Producer	Vint.	Wine	Price	Qty	Order
		Burgundy Red
Bouchard Pere et Fils	2015	Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Les Suchots	$141.99	5
	BH 89-91 (1/2017): (Bouchard purchases wine from two sources, supplying their own barrels to the growers): Dark red with ruby highlights. More liqueur-like and extreme than the Gevrey villages that preceded it in my tasting, offering notes of tropical dark chocolate and licorice. Quite concentrated and plush but a bit high-toned; shows a chocolate element that I associate with this premier cru but today I don't find the class of Suchots. Weber, who does not vinify this cuvée, prefers the delicacy of the 2014 version even if this is sweeter. I find it a bit chunky and medicinal, with the tannins slightly dry. In need of time to harmonize--or was this fruit simply picked a bit too late? Stephen Tanzer.
Dom. Francois Lamarche	2014	Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru	$139	9
	BH 91-94 (1/2016): (from 3 different parcels, one at the bottom and two at the top but on opposite sides.) A gentle application of wood sets off the intensely earthy dark currant and slightly gamy aromas. This resembles the Malconsorts in terms of its robust muscularity on the broad-shouldered flavors that possess excellent punch while delivering a touch of animale character on the youthfully austere and persistent finish. This isn't a wine of finesse but it is impressively scaled and clearly built-to-age. Drink 2026+.
		Burgundy White
Bouchard Pere et Fils	2013	Meursault 1er Cru Genevrieres	$99.99	23
	BH 91 (6/2015): ( from an incredible 2.7 ha parcel which makes Bouchard the largest owner, surpassing the 2.5 ha of Latour-Giraud) There are hints of petrol and sauvignon blanc to the overtly spicy aromas of acacia blossom and pear. The mouth feel of the medium weight flavors is finer than that of the Gouttes d'Or though not as rich or powerful and there is more minerality as well on the intense and attractively complex finale. This is presently firm and tight and this will definitely need at least 4 to 5 years of bottle age first. Drink 2021+. Outstanding! VM 90-92 (9/2014): (domain wine): Citrus and white pepper aromas. Sweet and supple on the palate, with good pulpy depth to the flavors of lime, lemon and powdered chalk. Reverberates nicely on the rising citrussy finish, which is just at the limit of bitterness. I like the balance of ripeness and acidity here.   WA 89-91 (12/2014): The 2013 Meursault 1er Cru Genevrières has a candied nose and, just like Les Gouttes d’Or, there is a distinctive licorice/anis scent that is a little distracting. The palate is better with sour lemon and a touch of white peach on the entry mixed with praline and hazelnut, finishing with a spicy note that lingers nicely. Fine.
	2015	Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes	$89.99	23
	BH 89-91 (9/2016): (a tiny two-barrel domain bottling from vines in excess of 60 years of age): Much sexier and more precise on the nose than the two Beaune premier crus, with a note of musky pear. Not particularly large-scaled or expansive but nicely smooth in the mouth, showing well-integrated acidity and conveying a saline impression of dry extract. Finishes with good energy and grip. Made from deep clay soil in the lower part of Charmes and harvested at the end. Stephen Tanzer.
	2013	Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes	$94.99	15
	WA 92-94 (12/2014): The 2013 Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru les Combettes has a more nuanced bouquet than the Champs-Gain with more wet stone, almost gravelly scents emerging with encouragement. The palate is crisp and taut with a twist of sour lemon, a dash of spice and a commendably long finish. This is a superb Puligny Combettes from Bouchard Père: in some ways their most impressive contribution to the 2013 vintage.
Dom. Joseph Faiveley	2014	Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts	$109.99	22
	VM 90-93 (9/2015): (60% malo; Faiveley worked these vines and vinified the wine for the first time; the yield here was 50 hectoliters per hectare, making this the only vineyard near the limit in 2014): Light yellow with a green tinge. Deep, bright aromas of fresh peach, spices and flowers. Wonderfully sweet and generous but nicely balanced too, with harmonious acidity framing and carrying the flavors of fruit salad and hazelnut. Stephen Tanzer.   BH 90-92 (6/2016): An expressive and clearly ripe nose features notes of lilac, acacia blossom, pear and white peach that are trimmed in just enough wood to notice. There is excellent richness and volume to the mouth coating and sleekly powerful flavors that deliver excellent length and good if not truly special complexity on the equally well-balanced finale. Drink 2021+.
Dom. Vincent Girardin	2012	Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrieres	$89.99	5
	VM 92-94 (9/2013): Bright, pale yellow. Cool, stony aromas of orange, lemon, quinine and ginger. The palate offers a compelling combination of thickness and acidity, with underlying citrus fruit currently overwhelmed by saline crushed-stone minerality. Wonderfully chewy and concentrated but quite austere in the early going. The acidity here is a healthy 4.25 grams per liter and the pH 3.13, according to Germain. Stephen Tanzer.   BH 90-92 (6/2014): This is much more restrained than the Charmes, in fact it's so restrained that it is all but mute and only aggressive swirling liberates citrus, floral, white fruit and wet stone hints. There is outstanding intensity to the penetratingly mineral-driven and markedly precise flavors that possess plenty of underlying tension before culminating in a saline, balanced and seriously long finish. Good stuff and this is very Perrières in basic character. Drink 2019+.
	2014	Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes	$89.99	4
	WS 93 (9/2016): A hint of licorice and green olive flits around the core of peach, melon and vanilla. Concentrated and well-proportioned, with a lingering aftertaste of lemon, mineral and spice. Best from 2017 through 2025. 100 cases imported.   VM 91 (9/2016): Pale straw-yellow. Ripe yellow peach, hazelnut and nut oil on the rather open-knit nose, along with a riper suggestion of orange. Fat and full, with subtle spice and hazelnut elements sweetening the wine's stone fruit flavors. This nicely creamy, expressive 2014 possesses a firm mineral foundation but has the texture and sweetness to provide early pleasure. Stephen Tanzer.   WA 90 (10/2017): Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting, Girardin's 2014 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes was one of the few in this flight that showed a little too much new oak on the nose, and this dampened down the terroir expression. The palate is balanced with lime and green apple notes, the acidity well judged and with good weight on the slightly honeyed, tropical-tinged finish. It just lacks the complexity and the energy expressed by its peers.   BH 89-92 (6/2016): A cool but ripe nose combines notes of tea, white peach and lavender with discreet hints of citrus and wood toast. Once again there is excellent volume and mid-palate concentration to the succulent and vibrant medium weight flavors that possess a sophisticated, even silky mouth feel while delivering solid length if just a bit less overall depth. Still this is also very pretty and the innate class of a fine Puligny is on display. Drink 2022+.
Vincent Girardin	2014	Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrieres	$89.95	22
	VM 92 (9/2016): Pale, bright straw-yellow. Reticent nose hints at pineapple. Creamy-sweet, plush and deep, but with solid underlying minerality supporting the enticing peach and pineapple fruit flavors. Shows the sweet side of the vintage but the wine's dusty tannins will enable it to evolve slowly. The slowly mounting finish leaves behind flavors of soft citrus fruits and spices. Again, not a bit austere. Stephen Tanzer.   WS 92 (9/2016): A sleek, lemon-infused style, with hints of flowers and spices. The vivid structure keeps this racy and defined, showing tension on the linear profile and long, mineral-infused aftertaste. Best from 2017 through 2025. 50 cases imported.   WA 91 (10/2017): Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting, the 2014 Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières has a pretty white peach/peach skin, honeysuckle and passion fruit-scented bouquet that is very attractive although you could well argue that it fails to articulate the mineralité of Les Perrières. The palate is well balanced with fresh acidity, quite saline toward the second half as if the wine has suddenly remembered where it comes from and it finishes with a lovely twist of sour lemon. This is a multifaceted and quite mercurial Meursault from Girardin.   BH 89-92 (6/2016): Firm reduction renders the nose difficult to evaluate. Otherwise there is admirably good concentration to the refined flavors that exhibit plenty of minerality on the mouth coating, intense and long finish where a hint of bitter lemon arises. This very classy effort can't quite match the complexity of the Genevrières though the underlying material is such that more will probably develop if allowed sufficient time. Drink 2021+.
	2012	Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Le Cailleret	$94.99	27
Bouchard Pere et Fils	2013	Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrieres	$84.99		Sold Out
Dom. Vincent Girardin	2014	Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts	$76.99		Sold Out