The wines are grouped alphabetically by producer (sur)name and within those groups are ordered whites before reds, ascending from generic through village, premiers and grands crus. You can change the order as you prefer using the menu below.
Domaine Bertrand Bachelet (Dezize-lès-Maranges)
More steely than the Chassagne, more herbal. Creamy texture...
Creamy citrus freshness with a hint of cedar and a touch smoky...
Tank sample. Mid crimson. Dark-fruited and ripe but not over...
Bottled. Deep cherry red. Spicy and dark-fruited. Peppery and...
Tank sample. Mid to deep crimson. Rich and dark on the nose...
Domaine Denis Bachelet (Gevrey-Chambertin)
Blend of casks from Gevrey. Pressonnier and Grands Champs.
Pure...
Quite high up the slope above Brochon. Queue de Hareng. Barrel...
85-year-old vines. 1.5 ha (3.7 acres) total. 40% new oak. Light...
15 cm of soil over really compact subsoil that you cannot plant...
Vines mainly planted in the 1920s. Cool spot next to Mazis and...
50% new oak and Bachelet gives me a blend made in his pipette...
Domaine Jean-Claude Bachelet (St-Aubin)
Fine, sleek and smoky. Good and mouth-filling. A very satisfying...
Cool nose with lightly oaky notes. Rich and sweet – maybe a bit...
Domaine Bachelet-Monnot (Dezize-lès-Maranges)
Tank sample. Lean and light with a chalky streak but not that...
Sweet, almost coconut nose. Very charming but perhaps purists...
Full, opulent with quite a bit of savour. Pure pleasure already...
Cask sample. Smoky savoury nose. Creamy, lightly floral palate...
Blackberry, plum and smoke. Slightly rustic tannins just detract...
Cask sample. Dark crimson. Rich and full of fruit and nicely...
Touch of oxidation. Density of black, smoky fruit is more than...
Rich crimson colour. Slightly muddy nose and a bit severe on the...
Domaine Ballot-Millot (Meursault)
Fresh, green-fruited and a touch cedary on the nose. Riper and...
Toasted almond, touch of butter, cream and ripe lemon. Quite...
Mealy and oaky on the nose. Citrus and even a hint of fresh...
Domaine Daniel et Julien Barraud (Vergisson)
Herby citrus. Light but fresh because of that. A bit dilute. (JH...
Bottled. Sweet and broad. Immediate pleasure plus an agreeable...
A hint of spice on the nose suggesting some oak here. But...
Cedary citrus without the smokiness of Sur La Roche. More creamy...
The oak is more obvious here than on the Sur La Roche but it’s...
Bottled. Honeyed fruit plus a reductive note. Pretty exciting...
