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DOMAINE PAUL PERNOT
Top grower of the old school, making delicious wine.
Paul Pernot is more in love with his wines than making a name for himself,
which must be good for all of us! |
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24 |
75cl |
Batard Montrachet
Grand Cru
ST - Aromas of candied lemon peel, peach,
clove and honey. Large-scaled, rich and sweet,
with an exotic pineapple character in the middle
and on the fat finish. Bigger than the
Bienvenues but also more obviously alcoholic,
and less precise on the back end.
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2006 |
£92.00 |
ST92
2010-28 |
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12 |
75cl |
Batard Montrachet
Grand Cru
ST -
Musky but pure aromas of
stone fruits, lemon, hay, white flowers and minerals; smells
concentrated. Then large-scaled, dense and super-concentrated; plenty
bright but less aromatic today than the more showy Bienvenues. This
super-ripe grand cru conveys a softer impression (the acidity here is
actually 3.9 grams per litre, vs. 4.2 for the Bienvenues) without being
at all flat. Pernot uses about 40% new oak for his two grand crus.
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2005 |
£96.00 |
ST95
2009-25 |
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24 |
75cl |
Batard Montrachet
Grand Cru
ST -
Pale, green-tinged colour.
Musky, spicy aromas of lemon cream, flowers and hazelnut; more complex
and more expressive than the Bienvenues. Fatter, riper and sweeter on the
palate than the Bienvenues and much easier to taste today. Fruit and
mineral flavours are lifted by a floral element. Very harmonious young
grand cru with an enticing sugar/acid balance. Persistent, stony
aftertaste. |
2004 |
£89.00 |
ST92
2008-22 |
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11 |
75cl |
Batard Montrachet
Grand Cru
ST -
Green-tinged colour,
despite the fact that this fruit was picked late. Very ripe aromas of
peach, grilled nuts and marzipan; slightly candied in character. Big,
rich and smooth, with terrific volume and sucrosity. Much easier to
taste today than the last sample, as this has two grams per litre of
residual sugar vs. one for the Bienvenue. Sweet, sexy, full and very
long on the aftertaste.
Offers outstanding potential. |
2001 |
£89.00 |
ST94
Now - 2022 |
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72 |
75cl |
Bienvenues-Batard Montrachet
Grand Cru
ST - Aromas of peach, menthol and white
flowers. Firm and juicy, with harmonious acidity
and a floral element giving this grand cru a
light touch and good inner-mouth aromatic
character. With its firmness and saline
minerality, this deep, very long wine largely
avoids the exotic side of the vintage.
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2006 |
£86.00 |
ST93
2009-22 |
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58 |
75cl |
Bienvenues-Batard Montrachet
Grand Cru
ST -
Captivating aromas of
under-ripe pineapple, lemon and mint. Rich and silky wine with a strong
stony character and superb mouth coverage. This mounts slowly and
impressively on the back end, with the finish offering an uncanny
combination of power and perfume, and the stony flavour dusting the
palate. |
2005 |
£89.00 |
ST95
2009-24 |
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24 |
75cl |
Bienvenues-Batard Montrachet
Grand Cru
ST -
Scented nose offers
grapefruit, pineapple and mint. Intensely flavoured and very pure, with
the minty component lifting the pineapple and stone flavours. Very
bright acids are nicely integrated. This wine finished its malolactic
fermentation comparatively late, and today the wine seems less showy
than the Pucelles. But finishes bright and very long. |
2004 |
£76.00 |
ST92
Now - 2020 |
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12 |
75cl |
Bienvenues-Batard Montrachet
Grand Cru
ST -
Vibrant, pure aromas of
pineapple, spring flowers and wet stone. Sweet but racy, with precise
pineapple and floral flavours intensified by harmonious acidity and
complemented by aromatic oak tones. Highly concentrated wine with superb
inner-mouth energy and definition. Very promising. |
2002 |
£84.00 |
ST94
2009-22 |
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16 |
75cl |
Bienvenues-Batard Montrachet
Grand Cru
ST -
Very fresh, pure aromas of
grapefruit and lemon cream, complemented by a whiff of coconut. Fat,
silky and oily in the mouth but light on its feet. Boasts strong fruit,
an impressively layered texture and excellent backbone for aging. |
2001 |
£82.00 |
ST91
Now - 2018 |
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36 |
75cl |
Puligny Montrachet
Pucelles
1er Cru
ST - Medium yellow. Pineapple and
stone on the nose. More minerally in the
mouth than the Folatieres but also tight and
backward, with a faintly exotic element.
This is thick and ripe but comes across as
less sweet today than the Folatieres-and
perhaps less sweet than usual for this cuvee
at this stage of its evolution. The
lingering finish features a candied quality
and a note of bay leaf.
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2006 |
£45.00 |
ST91
2008-20 |
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24 |
75cl |
Puligny Montrachet
Pucelles
1er Cru
ST -
Ripe, oily aromas of stone
fruits, smoke and charred oak. Fat, ripe and sweet, with a concentrated
flavour of nectarine complicated by spices, minerals and flowers and
lifted by harmonious acidity. Quite rich but not heavy, with an
intriguing rocky nuance adding complexity. |
2005 |
£48.00 |
ST93
2008-22 |
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18 |
75cl |
Puligny Montrachet
Pucelles
1er Cru
ST -
from 30- to 50-year-old
vines that typically produce small berries; the yield was just 35
hectolitres in 2001, according to Pernot. Enticing, sweet aromas of ripe
citrus fruits and nut oil. Fat, silky and sweet; thick but fine, with no
hard edges. This offers impressive body and concentration. Boasts
stronger material than the Folatiere's. |
2001 |
£44.00 |
ST92
Now - 2016 |
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12 |
75cl |
Puligny Montrachet Pucelles
1er Cru
ST -
Brooding spicy nose; very
ripe but less perfumed than the Folatieres. Lush and larger-scaled, but
rather closed today and hiding more than it revealing; hints at flowers,
nuts and a bit of caramel oak. Less sweet and rich than the 2001
version. |
2000 |
£42.00 |
ST90
Now - 2014 |
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36 |
75cl |
Puligny Montrachet Folatieres
1er Cru
ST -
Good pale colour. Musky white flowers, minerals
and pineapple on the nose. Fat but fresh, with
an enticing sugar/acid balance and notes of mint
and flowers. But here I find an impression of
elevated alcohol and an exotic whiff of lychee.
Could use a bit more class and definition.
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2006 |
£41.00 |
ST90
Now - 2020 |
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60 |
75cl |
Puligny Montrachet
ST -
Super ripe aromas and flavours of peach and
apricot. The palate offers good vivacity and a
burst of fruit, with juicy acidity and an
enticing floral character giving it appeal. Just
a bit youthfully hard-edged, but this is serious
village wine.
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2006 |
£26.00 |
ST90
Now - 2018 |
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79 |
75cl |
Puligny Montrachet
ST -
Aromas of peach, mint,
flowers and nuts. Juicy, spicy and sweet, with lovely peachy fruit
framed by fresh acids. This has terrific balance for village wine.
Rather unevolved today, due to the fact that a major component of this
cuvee was racked very recently. Direct and firm but not at all hard.
This should be excellent. |
2005 |
£26.00 |
ST90
Now - 2017 |
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40 |
75cl |
Puligny Montrachet
ST -
Bright, pure aromas of
pineapple, lemon, lime, butter and minerals. Fat and rich, with lovely
floral fruit enlivened by harmonious acidity. A serious village wine
with good body, inner-mouth aromatic character and persistence. |
2002 |
£26.00 |
ST90
Now - 2016 |
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24 |
75cl |
Puligny Montrachet
ST -
Good pale colour. Aromatic,
full-blown peachy nose is more exotic than that of the 2002. The peachy
fruit carries through on the palate, which is surprisingly juicy,
backward and lacy. A thirst-quenching, minerally village wine that
finishes lively and dry. Here's a superb hot-weather chardonnay |
2001 |
£22.00 |
ST88
Now - 2013 |
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18 |
75cl |
Puligny Montrachet
ST -
Aromas of peach, nut butter
and menthol. Round, ripe and juicy, with moderate depth of flavour.
Opens nicely on the back half. Good village wine. |
2000 |
£22.00 |
ST87
Now - 2012 |
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17 |
75cl |
Puligny Montrachet
ST -
Peach, herbs and a whiff of
mint on the nose. Round but firm in the mouth, with notes of mint, white
plum and caramel. Nicely concentrated and pure for a '99 village wine,
with firm underlying minerality. |
1999 |
£22.00 |
ST87
Now -2011 |
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DOMAINE
ANDRE RAMONET
Top
domaine, making delicious long-lasting wines, that are a wonderful
example of what can be produced in this appellation by a talented
winemaker!
Clive Coates MW,
describes the white wines from this domaine as follows: "The whites are
exceptional. They are distinctive, full-bodied and long-lasting. They
are rich and masculine, firm and concentrated. They can be magnificent"
-The Vine No.239 |
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6 |
75cl |
Chassagne Montrachet
'Morgeot'
1er Cru
AM -
As one would expect, this is
bigger, rounder, deeper and a good deal more powerful with excellent
concentration and a lovely texture to the long finish. This is not
however a particularly elegant wine though it is delicious, sappy and
satisfying in its fashion. |
2002 |
£30.00 |
AM89
2007-12 |
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75cl |
Chassagne Montrachet
'Morgeot'
1er Cru |
1990 |
£66.00 |
Top Vintage
Now-2010 |
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4 |
75cl |
Chassagne Montrachet
'Les Ruchottes'
1er Cru
AM -
The discreet hint of pain
grillé this displayed from barrel has now been fully integrated into the
now much more expressive nose that offers complex notes of peach, pear
and apricots that complement perfectly the full-bodied flavours that are
remarkably precise and intense, underpinned by driving intensity and a
mineral-suffused finish that goes on and on. In short, this is a drop
dead gorgeous wine that should age for upwards of 15 years though there
is so much dry extract that it will be approachable after another 2 to 4
years. |
2002 |
£54.00 |
AM92
2010-23 |
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12 |
75cl |
Chassagne Montrachet
'Les Ruchottes'
1er Cru
WS -
Beautiful. Earthy and thick,
rich and flavourful, delivering a sense of soil and harmony.
Thick-textured and fleshy, this full-bodied white finishes with lemon,
spice, smoke, grilled meat and pear |
1998 |
£33.00 |
WS90
Now-2009 |
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3 |
75cl |
Chassagne Montrachet
'Les Ruchottes'
1er Cru
WS -
Clean, crisp, beautiful
aromas show no indication of negative maturity. Instead, there are
lovely, toasty hazelnut and minty notes with a very crisp finish. |
1990 |
£98.00 |
Top Vintage
WS93
Now-2011 |
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12 |
75cl |
Puligny Montrachet
'Champ Canet'
1er Cru
AM -
Slightly exotic notes of
pear, apple, peach and pineapple with medium weight, generous, almost
easygoing flavours that offer good complexity. This is less structured
than the Caillerets and this should drink well earlier. |
1998 |
£31.00 |
AM88
Now-2010 |
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DOMAINE RAPET
Good Value address
Very well made wines at reasonable prices! |
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24 |
75cl |
Corton Charlemagne
Grand Cru
AM -
The wood is almost invisible
on the nose with wonderfully fresh and intense green apple fruit and
obvious minerality that leads to big, rich and racy though somewhat oaky
flavours that possess outstanding complexity and fine length. This is
quite accessible for young Corton-Charlemagne and it will drink well on
the early side. Very solid quality here. |
2002 |
£40.00 |
AM90
2007-12 |
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VERGET
Top Maconais negociant making
consistently good whites, especially the Pouilly, Meursault and Chassagne
wines. |
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24 |
75cl |
Chassagne Montrachet
Franchemont
1er Cru
ST -
Apple blossom and a hint of
resiny oak on the super ripe nose. Huge and thick, but with surprisingly
fresh apple and mineral flavours. A big boy at 14.3% alcohol, and very
long on the finish. |
2002 |
£25.00 |
ST93
2005-12 |
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27 |
75cl |
Meursault
Rougeots
ST -
Candied pineapple, honey
and minerals on the expressive, slightly exotic nose. Then fat in the
mouth but less obviously sweet than the Tillets, with fresher flavours
of pineapple and minerals, along with a saline note. Slightly high-toned
but kept firm by sound acidity. |
2002 |
£28.00 |
ST89
2005-14
Lovely wine, very refreshing and drinking very
well now. |
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9 |
75cl |
Meursault
Genevrieres
1er Cru
Hospice de Beaune |
2002 |
£37.00 |
Top vintage, very rare as sourced from the
annual Hospice de Beaune auction!
Elegant wine with lots of body; will last. |
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24 |
75cl |
Puligny Montrachet
Sous le Puits
1er Cru
ST -
Chablis-like aromas of wet
stone, liquorice, apple and spice. Juicy and gripping, with lively mint
and liquorice flavours contributing to the impression of verve. |
2002 |
£36.00 |
ST93
2006-14 |
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