"I found the 2013 Cote Rotie Cote Blonde reductive and hard to read from barrel, and it still shows some reductive aromas from bottle. Olive, truffle, forest floor, violets and ripe, black…

2021 Bernard Dugat-Py - Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot Tres Vieilles Vignes (750ml) available at Manhattan Wine Company in New York, NY

97-98 Stony-mineral and flinty complexity here. This delivers a very taut, very compact and composed palate with tightly bedded tannins. Really dense and intense. The precision and spicy fruits are…

Opaque ruby. A highly perfumed bouquet evokes black and blue fruit preserves, incense and pungent flowers, while hints of smoky minerals, vanilla and licorice add complexity. Stains the palate with…

The 2016 Blanc de Noirs Val Vilaine is gorgeous in this vintage. Ample and creamy on the palate, with tremendous textural richness, the 2016 dazzles from start to finish. I can't remember a vintage…

0.855 ha (2.113 ac)Variety: Pinot NoirVine Age: Planted from 1945 to 1985Viticulture: Organic (not certified)Vinification: 100% de-stemmed, 10-day cold maceration, 10-20-day ambient yeast…

Cathiard's 2022s arrive September 2024.

17.5 Jr. Mid crimson. A little darker-fruited than the Morey Clos Sorbé – lightly peppery/stemmy. Firm, dry, smoothly textured tannins. Already so polished, even though it needs time in bottle…