Côte Chalonnaise

Usually this wine spends 12 months in barrel, but they decided to go earlier in 2022 as they were so short in 2021. Erell said they could get away with this because fortunately it is a delightfully forward vintage. On th...(read more)

Darker and riper fruited than the Bourgogne. Firm, dry but not drying tannins. Structure more evident than fragrance at the moment. Sober, refined. Gently chewy finish.

Mid crimson. Inviting aroma of dark-red fruits with a touch of crushed stones. Peppery, direct, red cherry on the palate. Structured perfectly for the fruit at the core. Long finish.

Did not taste - just racked the day we visited, from barrel to tank, to rest en masse before bottling.

Mid crimson. Deliciously scented with non-sweet dark-red fruit. Such fine tannins but they really frame the fresh fruit to a T. Vibrant, fresh and rounded on the finish.

Mid crimson. Riper and darker-fruited than the Clos des Grands Voyens. The fruit is rich but fresh, deep, generous, framed by firm, youthful tannins. Needs more time.

Decent yield here; they realised that they could raise the temperature by the 3C necessary with candles so they did and saved it. Elsewhere it was colder yet and no action would have stopped the frost. Bright and juicy w...(read more)

This cuvée is composed of all the fruit that remained in Crausot, Clos du Cras Long and Petit Marole - all three of which were too small to vinify separately. Richer and darker yet than the Clos Jus, both in appea...(read more)