Nicolas Potel 2007 wines - Burgundy En Primeur

With a clean, pure direct nose and a gentle, easy-paced, creamy palate, this is an attractive Meursault that benefits from the acidity of the vintage to pick out a little more refinement and detail. Already delicious. Drink from release. - armit

Hint of smoky bacon at first. Tight and crisp and fine minerality. Precise and sustained. Drink 2010-14 – 16.5 points, Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com, 29th January 2009

Serious, mineral and laden with stonefruits, this is another very strong Genevrieres which reverberates on the finish and fills the mouth with its wonderfully poised fruit. Hard to resist now but will be even better, one suspects, with a little time in bottle. Drink from 2010. - armit

Refined, lightly oaked citrus. Quite light, a little chalky in texture but persistent. Drink 2010-14 – 16.5 points, Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com, 29th January 2009

After a showstopping 2006, the latest incarnation of this tiny Grand cru is sprightly and alert with plenty of tingling minerality but also a sense of warmth and sunshine. There is extra scale and dimension here and a wonderful easy rhythmic delivery. Drink from 2011. - armit

Broad and expansive, just as Montrachet should be, this is totally indifferent to the competition, preferring to make its own mark and take its own time. Serious, complex and complete, all of the secrets of the greatest white vineyard in the world are beautifully entrapped within. Drink from 2013. - armit

Subtle lemony and restrained oak with an attractive mineral nutty edge. Fine, polished and well focused. Taut, long and fine and very fresh on the finish. Impressive. Drink 2011-17 – 18 points, Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com, 29th January 2009

This is Chambolle through and through, brimming with fresh raspberry and bright, clean coulis fruit but with gentle tannins, a deft touch and a fresh, clean finish. Impossible not to like. Drink from 2010. - armit

Fragrant, dark and lightly spiced. Oaky spice is marked on the palate but doesn't overwhelm the sweet cherry fruit. Drink 2011-15 – 16.5 points, Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com, 29th January 2009

Expressive and expansive but with a charming, deft touch, there are beautiful little black fruits to enjoy here, with an airy feel and a little perfume. The wine is balanced and open and a delight already. Drink from 2010. - armit

Plush, fleshy with no lack of volume, there is excellent depth of material here but also a little more patience required to see all revealed. Suchots can often be the most complete of the Vosne 1ers and this hints at the classic combination of power and elegance being achieved. Drink from 2011. - armit

The vintage seems to have tamed the beast a little with this Clos de la Roche showing much more style and finesse than seen for quite some time. Undoubtedly, this is still one of the more masculine expressions but on this showing it would appear this has just been given a slick new look but with the same old devil lurking underneath. Drink from 2013. - armit

This is ever so slightly riper and more complex with a somewhat broader nose of red, blue and violet aromas trimmed in noticeable if discreet oak that is also picked up by the fresh, suave, round and impressively powerful bigbodied flavors that are textured, detailed and exceptionally long. This appears to have first rate material and a lovely sense of energy and underlying harmony that should allow for 8 to 10 years of upside development. 2015+ - 91-93 points, Allen Meadows' Burghound, Issue 33, January 2009

This is a top notch Latricières, showing velvety textures and exuding class and refinement. The nose shows notes of rose and peony but the palate really sings in full voice with wonderful clarity, length and perspective. Drink from 2013. - armit

A cool and retiring nose of wood spice, ripe red berry fruit, limestone, dried flowers and an interesting hint of dried ginger root merges into concentrated and notably powerful flavors that offer up excellent intensity and more minerality on the dusty, understated and linear finish that is impressively persistent. 2017+ - 91-93 points, Allen Meadows' Burghound, Issue 33, January 2009

Pretty closed right now. Very fine tannins but not yet showing a great deal of flesh or perfume. Not at all co-operative and hard to judge. But there is a dark savoury firmness that bodes well for the longer term. Drink 2012-18 – 17.5 points, Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com, 29th January 2009

This is a very grand Vosne, very much at the top tier of 1er crus, peering over into neighbouring Grand cru La Tache. This shows real power and stature with layers of flavour ready to unfurl in time but also an innate display of confidence. Potel’s Gaudichots has long been one of those little trade secrets and a chance to acquire some should not be missed. Drink from 2012. - armit

This is class in a glass with its spicy and superbly elegant nose that features a striking mix of kaleidoscopically broad fruit, spice, mineral and underbrush aromas that is the most complete of any wine to this point and complement dense, serious and stylish medium-bodied flavors that are built on a base of fine grained minerality on the balanced, linear and dense but fine tannins as well as an acid core that throws the finish into pure relief. This impressed me quite a bit for its harmony and sheer persistence if not raw depth. 2015+ - 90-93 points, Allen Meadows' Burghound, Issue 33, January 2009

Much more delicate than the Clos St-Denis. Wild strawberry fruit aromas plus delicate spice, and then more marked spice on the palate. All in a restrained and scented style and leading to a lingering finish and very fine tannins. Drink 2011-17 – 17.5 points, Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com, 29th January 2009

A rarity of course but so rightfully prized, Amoureuses is always one of the most seductive wines but this adds a little volume and stature to those feminine wiles. Very limited availability so you will have to be quick. Drink from 2012. - armit

This is much more floral than either of its two Chambolle 1er partners and spicier as well with an airy and pure nose of primarily red berry fruit aromas that introduce with a flourish the dried rose and minerally flavors that are rich, full, stylish and sophisticated, all wrapped in an impressively complex and extremely ripe finish where traces of café and chocolate surface on the exceptionally persistent finale that also displays a hint of warmth. This is still coming together but has everything it requires to be a really lovely effort. 2015+ - 90-93 points, Allen Meadows' Burghound, Issue 33, January 2009

Sweet red cough-linctus on the nose thanks to a slight cedary medicinal note. Bright and spicy and jumping with life once it goes into your mouth. Lively and long though quite oaky at the end. Tannins are just right. Drink 2012-17 – 17.5 points, Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com, 29th January 2009

Nicolas always does a fine job with this wine and this is another straight off the Potel production line of perfection. Wild fruit and a little liquorice on the nose bring intrigue immediately but it is the cracking pace of movement on the palate that really engages with abundant energy and drive. Drink from 2013. - armit

A gentle application of wood blends into ripe, borderline liqueur-like aromas of wild red berry fruit that reflects very little in the way of spice yet interestingly, the textured, rich, full and serious flavors exude an Asian spice box character that continues onto the mouth coating, sappy and layered finish that reveals a soft touch of stems. This is quite firmly structured yet the depth of the extract is such that the flavors seem unduly approachable though I doubt that this will last beyond a year or so after bottling. 2017+ - 91-93 points, Allen Meadows' Burghound, Issue 33, January 2009

Tiny notes of mulberry and sour cherry all wrapped up in perfumes and creaminess, this is a sumptuous Bèze already. The length is totally outstanding and the balance is natural, unhurried and wondrous. Drink from 2014. - armit

A naturally spicy and wonderfully broad nose of ripe red berry fruit captures a wide variety of subtle nuances including earth and mineral tones, underbrush, smoke and game hints, all of which can also be found on the rich, pure and even more detailed medium plus weight flavors that possess a beguiling mouth feel and a cool, indeed almost detached personality that is reinforced by a touch of youthful austerity on the long and balanced finish. This too will require at least a decade to reach its full potential. (91-94)/2017+ - 91-94 points, Allen Meadows' Burghound, Issue 33, January 2009

Not especially aromatic at the moment. Sturdy, with fine pure fruit given a firm foundation by the tight fine tannins and oak spice. Long and full of flavour. Drink 2012-19 – 18 points, Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com, 29th January 2009

The magician has performed again here, with arguably his finest Chambertin yet. This was the star of the line-up on the day and while it may not have the regal stateliness of the Romanée St. Vivant, it more than compensates with its brooding, bristling energy and dark, spice filled palate. The more the wine is worked, the more that it reveals – crushed rock, minerals, leather, spice, everything that you would look for and a whole lot more. Drink from 2014. - armit

A very fresh and high-toned nose of raspberry, cranberry and earth that can’t begin to match the aromatic breadth of the Bèze leads to cool, reserved and tight middle weight flavors that do possess ample amounts of minerality on the balanced but oddly, seemingly somewhat simple finish compared to the very best in the range. To be sure, this is not a simple wine but it’s not nearly as complex as one would reasonably expect from one of Burgundy’s best. 2015+ - 89-92 points, Allen Meadows' Burghound, Issue 33, January 2009

Gentle and stately, like a grand old dame of the stage, this floats around with ease, giving hints of its perfumes at every turn and occasionally just allowing a glimpse of the brilliance of its many facets. Today, the mineral and earthy characters are being expressed but the floral, fruit and spice elements are all there too and will just need to be allowed their moment of choice to reveal. Drink from 2015. - armit

In contrast to the general expressiveness of the Ech and the Grands Ech, here the nose is tight and reserved if stylish and classy with obvious spice and layered black and blue pinot aromas folding gracefully into rich, full and very intense medium rich flavors that possess positively superb balance on the gorgeously long finish. While it is perhaps not quite as complex as the very best here at present, there is so much underlying material that this appears more than capable of developing the missing depth with time in bottle. In sum, most promising. 2017+ - 91-94 points, Allen Meadows' Burghound, Issue 33, January 2009

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