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夸尔酒庄 (Château des Quarts)（尚特雷 [Chaintré]）
Tank sample. Herbal and citrus freshness. Chewy, with a touch of oak spice. Really grabs your attention – there’s intensity without masses of fruit, hard to describe. Tight, mouth-watering finish with just a light friction on the finish. (JH)
Cask sample. This smells as if there was a little more oak than on the Orangerie du Château des Quarts. Richer and fuller in the mouth but with excellent freshness. Intense purity and impressive length. (JH)
拉佩父子酒庄 (Domaine Rapet Père et Fils)（佩尔南-韦尔热莱斯 [Pernand-Vergelesses]）
Cask sample. Lean and liquorice. Does the biz but not with a lot of flesh and charm. But clean and fresh. (JR)
Aged in combination of barrel, tank and Wineglobe. Adds to the complexity, says Robin Rapet. Bottled end of October 2024.
Elegant Corton-Charlemagne which marries the richness and power of a grand cru with deft use of oak, mineral notes and attractive peachy ripeness. Disarmingly drinkable but try to keep this for quite a few years. (AWH)
Mostly from clay-rich soils lower down the slope with a smaller proportion from more limestone plots higher up. Bottled mid December 2024. Organic.
Quite a lot to chew on. A bit closed (recent bottling?) and I suspect this will blossom over the next 6 months. Concentration on the palate. Cranberry/redcurrant fruit, subtle wood. (AWH)
Transparent ruby. Edgy and lively but not short of fruit. Slightly dry finish but a very creditable Pernand. Just slightly raw on the end. (JR)
Rich fruit and very clean. Lots of drive. Transparent with lots of delivery. (JR)
弗朗索瓦·拉基耶酒庄 (Domaine François Raquillet)（梅尔居雷 [Mercurey]）
A light leesy impression tempers the stony citrus. There’s depth here on the palate, creamy depths balanced by excellent freshness. (JH)
A little more openly scented than the Mercurey Vieilles Vignes and yet with a marked chalky and leesy overlay. Generous fruit perfectly balanced by crisp acidity. Long, creamy yet dry finish. (JH)
Light to mid crimson. Both sweet-fruited and savoury. Lovely peppery fragrance. Youthfully chewy tannins support the fruit perfectly. Juicy, fresh, with a long finish. Relatively light overall. (JH)
Mid crimson. Scented and open with dark-red fruit. Openly aromatic. Very light-bodied and could do with a little more depth in the middle. Tannins are finely textured and dry on the finish. (JH)
Cask sample. Mid to light crimson. Much sweeter-fruited than the Vieilles Vignes. Pretty and a touch stemmy. Chalky in both aroma and texture. Firmly dry, chalky-fine tannins. Needs time but has the promise of finesse in a lightish body. (JH)
