Burgundy 2015 – D

Just slightly technical on the nose. Or is it because I am tasting out of a new glass? Straight floral fruit with a slight edge. Pretty astringent at present. (JR)

Real depth and savour to this – and it’s in a different glass from Les Lys, so probably not a glass thing. Green juicy fruit. Most appealing with a chalky finish. (JR)

Molten honey and green vegetation. Lots of definition even if too ripe to be austere. Lots of pleasure. (JR)

Real edge and depth. But maybe you don’t need to spend this amount to enjoy Dampt Chablis. (JR)

First Chablis of the day and what a pleasure: chalky, fresh lemon aroma, so Chablis. Super-dry chalky texture, but here the dry texture makes it moreish and mouth-watering when combined with the fresh acidity and delicate fruit. You could drink this now. (JH)

Salty citrus aroma, just slightly smoky. Tight, grainy and fresh. Only a small step up from the straight Chablis in intensity but has greater length. (JH)

Smells somehow chalky, or is that the anticipation of the texture? Fresh but subtle lemon/lime fruit. Chalky texture gives friction and length. Creamy finish and super-zesty aftertaste in a stony tension. (JH)

Much sweeter smelling than the Lys, as if there was a touch of caramel from the oak (though less sweet than that might suggest). Still mostly citrus. Moreish and textured with impressive persistence. Finely balanced. (JH)

Pure cedary freshness with a nice stony minerality. Intense, zesty and with plenty of creamy citrus fruit. Delicious – long but almost gentle on the finish. (JH)

More stony on the nose than the Vaillons, less immediately fruity but still with an attractive creamy effect. A contrast of delicate flavour and persistence. So pure and crisp, then rounded on the finish. (JH)

Leesy gentle aroma combined with a more herbal, stony, mineral character. Pure and citrusy on the palate, not as persistent as the Lys but with riper fruit on the palate and still super-fresh. (JH)

A more cedary note to start (oak?). Bone dry, mouth-watering and both subtle and very long. Wonderful finesse and the promise of complexity. (JH)

Fine smoky edge to the citrus fruit here. Delicate minerality. Super-refreshing on the palate, really taut. Like a high-wire act. Perfect for the table. (JH)

Monopole. Smells richer and more creamy/mealy than the Clos du Domaine, with a slight nutty aroma with the citrus. Richer than I expected on the palate but still that Darnat tension in the acidity and the finish. (JH)

Light and fresh. A little lean. Sudden end. (JR)

Cask sample. Lovely tangy aroma, more vinous than fruit though there’s a cedar-like quality. Very very slight struck-match flavour that lifts it above the fruit. Pure and precise and mouth-watering. A terrific bourgogne blanc. VGV (JH)

Quite a rich nose. Lots of tension. Racy fruity with a cut and savour. No one should be disappointed. Though the finish is a tad sweet. (JR)

Cask sample. More cedar than citrus in the aroma here and a hint of struck-match. Subtly done. Driving, taut and beautifully focused on the palate. Precision, length and bright fruit shaped by the acidity and the restrained oak. Very good. (JH)

Edgy and with real precision. Crisp and finely etched with masses of acidity – lime juice? (JR)

Piercing and lightly oaky on the nose. Super-inviting. Finely oaked wine where the green and citrus fruits still shine. Mouth-watering and moreish. Classy. (JH)

Cask sample. Dusty and refined citrus. Very stony/mineral but not without fruit. Just a touch of smoky reduction. Excellent intensity and precision with a really long finish. Terrific wine – stands out even at the end of a long day’s tasting. (JH)

A little more subtle than the Genevrières, on the nose at least. With a slight sweetness of clementine but still the delicate oak. Bright and full of fruit but not simple thanks to the restrained winemaking and oak influence. Lovely wine, complete and long with green fruits striding through the middle. (JH)

Cask sample. Salty citrus on the nose and then plenty of richness on the palate, deep in creamy fruit. This really is very good but also expensive, and the Genevrières is marginally better value. This is exceptionally long. (JH)

A little more creamy than the Perrières. And a riper, more gentle fruit profile – melon rather than citrus. Softly texture, fresh, but lacks the precision of the Perrières. Persistent nevertheless. (JH)

Mid to light crimson. Some oak sweetness moderating the red-fruit aroma. Rounded, fresh and already showing harmony and approachability. (JH)

Cask sample. Fragrant with dark-red fruit. Lovely fruit. On the palate, less rich than I expected but the tannins are so supple that the fruit dominates even now. (JH)

Cask sample. Mid cherry red. Peppery and dark-fruited. Delicately scented. Gentle, fine tannins. Beautifully fresh and subtle. (JH)

Blueish crimson. Quite a powerful nose. Crystalline structure on light, sweet fruit. Very Volnay. Very pretty. (JR)

Grassy and somewhat raw on the nose. Gentle white fruit on the palate, creamy texture. A little simple for Chablis, overall. (RH)

Much better concentration than their village Chablis, with chalk and lemon juice and fine-grained texture. (RH)

Some herby notes on the nose, and rather tart acid on the palate. Good concentration of fruit, should develop well. (RH)

Herby nose plus baked apple and fresh citrus aroma. Generous, full, fleshy palate. Good core fruit concentration with lingering persistence. (RH)