All wines are sold En Primeur and prices are quoted In Bond.

White

Meursault 1er Cru Charmes 2007

From a new plot recently purchased, ideally sited just below the Clos des Perrières, there is plenty of style here with white peach and almond notes and fresh, cutting acidity. The oak influence is marked at present but should integrate easily within time. Drink from 2011. - armit

Second year on contracted vineyard. Creamy lemon mingled with sweet spice of oak. Almost a hint of ginger. Powerful citrus flavours, quite woody (as in a carpenter's shop), good intensity but a little harsh on the finish. Drink 2010-14 – 16.5 points, Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com, 27th January 2009

£495.00 per 12 (IB) – SOLD OUT

Red

Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos des Issarts 2007

From a tiny half-hectare monopole just adjacent to Ruchottes-Chambertin, this is a very elegant Gevrey, with plenty of mineral character yet with soft tannins rather than the austerity seen in the past. On the palate, the wine is ample and dense yet always moving and never lacking in freshness. A fine bottle to drink from 2012. - armit

(a monopole of the Domaine). Deft wood sets off intensely earthy red berry aromas that possess distinct undertones of sauvage and underbrush notes that transition into delicious, fresh, intense and detailed flavors that display ample backend minerality on the intense and persistent finish where the wood resurfaces. This appears to not have accepted the bottling quite as gracefully as the other two Gevrey wines so it’s possible that I am being unduly conservative. 2014+ - 90 points, Allen Meadows' Burghound, Issue 33, January 2009

Own grapes. Strongly meaty, beef extract nose. Dark and savoury, not very classically burgundian and finishes dark and spicy. Plenty of matter and depth and a juicy finish but lacks fragrance. Drink 2010-15 – 16.5 points, Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com, 27th January 2009

£415.00 per 12 (IB) – add to basket

Corton Clos des Cortons Grand Cru 2007

A nose of sweet cherry tobacco and a flowing, generous, even voluptuous texture on the palate. This is rounded and not at all austere as it has been in the past. Quite remarkable in fact. A note of wild rosehip and a pleasing medicinal scent add extra intrigue. A change in style for certain and a pleasure to see such definition and finesse here. Drink from 2014. - armit

A very pretty and unusually high-toned nose of cranberry, raspberry, earth, underbrush and a slightly more modulated sauvage character leads to detailed, fresh, intense and well muscled yet relatively fine flavors blessed with ample amounts of dry extract on the strikingly long and palate staining finish. There is excellent underlying material and this should be capable of up to a decade of improvement and should hold for several more. In sum, this is a refined Corton in the context of the appellation. 2015+ - 92-94 points, Allen Meadows' Burghound, Issue 33, January 2009

Barrel sample. Their vines are located just above Ladoix-Serrigny. Lively cherry red. Animated fresh quite lively wine though not a heavy weight. But not cynical for the price. Some effort here. The oak may be just slightly too dominant but there is freshness. Slightly fizzy. Drink 2013-19 – 17.5 points, Jancis Robinson MW, jancisrobinson.com, 27th January 2009

£355.00 per 6 (IB) – add to basket

Echézeaux Grand Cru 2007

This is showing very attractive, open and inviting aromas of soft red fruits, with good clarity and definition on the palate. There is a gentle, relaxed feel to the wine – rather unhurried in fact as it calmly ambles on its way. The finish is pure and straight and there is a lingering sense of silkiness and grace. Drink from 2012. - armit

This is first wine to show any appreciable reduction yet oddly, the overall impression is a wine of freshness and energy. The focused, intense and detailed flavors possess solid dry extract levels as well as good power and this too really stains the palate on the even longer finish. An impressive Echézeaux that will need 8 to 10 years to be at its best. 2015+ - 91-94 points, Allen Meadows' Burghound, Issue 33, January 2009

- showed much better on second tasting - though I'm not sure I would pick it as grand cru! Tastes like a good premier cru with fine length. Bitter cherry flavours. Drink 2012-18 – 17.5 points, Jancis Robinson MW, jancisrobinson.com, 27th January 2009

£360.00 per 6 (IB) – SOLD OUT

Mazis Chambertin Grand Cru 2007

This is somewhat darker, earthier and more backward and packed with a compact ball of black fruit. The palate is serious and contemplative but with a wonderful intensity and sense of promise. Again the tannins show remarkable softness and juiciness relative to past performance. Drink from 2013. - armit

(from both Mazis Haut and Bas). Here the wood is almost completely absorbed if not actually invisible as it highlights very fresh, intensely sauvage and notably ripe earthy red and black pinot fruit aromas that precede rich, powerful and wonderfully complex broad-shouldered flavors brimming with dry extract that make this seem less structured than it really is. By the usual standards of this wine, it’s not especially powerful but again, the underlying sense of tension and impeccable balance make for a most impressive effort. 2016+ - 92-94 points, Allen Meadows' Burghound, Issue 33, January 2009

 Own vines. Much more fragrant than the Clos des Issarts just tasted. Sweet dark cherry fruit. Fine, dark fruit, smooth tannins and juicy finish. Drink 2011-17 – 17.5 points, Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com, 27th January 2009

£450.00 per 6 (IB) – SOLD OUT

Chambertin Clos de Bèze Grand Cru 2007

A stylish, multi-faceted and confident wine, this has layers of flavour which just need a few years to reveal themselves in full splendour. Fresh, balanced and concentrated, it is the poise of this wine that most enthralls and any fan of the great vineyards of Gevrey will want this locked away in the cellar. Drink from 2014. - armit

A slightly cooler, distinctly floral and more deeply pitched and much spicier nose offers up reluctant red and black berry fruit aromas as well as game and smoke notes that continue onto the mineral-driven, powerful and well-muscled broad-shouldered flavors that possess another, if small, dimension of depth and length. This is very primary, even backward and will need plenty of cellar time. A most impressive ’07. 2017+ - 92-95 points, Allen Meadows' Burghound, Issue 33, January 2009

Not quite pure on the nose - thought very fine fruit, as though there was a little too much oak but fair enough - and better than the Échezeaux. Quite sleek and fine and focussed.  Drink 2011-17 – 18 points, Jancis Robinson MW, jancisrobinson.com, 27th January 2009

£660.00 per 6 (IB) – SOLD OUT

2007 vintage report

To be writing the word ‘voluptuous’ next to a cask sample of Corton Clos des Cortons really does demonstrate a big shift in approach here! There has been considerable investment thanks to the deep pockets of the Faiveley family: in the vineyards we see the addition of fine sites in the Côte de Beaune, most coming on stream for the 2008 vintage.

In the cellar, there has been a huge upgrade in facilities, with the new young winemaker Jerome Flous now having all of the tools at his disposal to craft wines of precision, purity and pleasure. However, it is the attitudinal change that has really been the secret. The giant has finally awoken and the results are nothing short of astonishing.