Côte de Beaune

A late-ripening terroir which was picked last. Nicely fat, with a lightly phenolic finish, it's pure and long.

7 different plots (lieu-dits) for this.
Richer nose, spicy pears and yellow plums. Flowers and white blossom. Lovely oak framing the fruit – but the salty minerality cuts through it – with an arrow like acidity. R...(read more)

20-30% Pinot Blanc in the vineyard. Long fermentation, so still half-made when we tasted. Good volume and body, it's something a little different, but very likeable. Not very deep soils - it's on pebbles.

100% frosted in 2021 - always early ripening and budding so it got hit! Great to have it back in 2022. Pretty nose with blossom and citrus notes. Palate has some good crisp apple edged fruit and gentle, warm lemon note....(read more)

This plot inherited from Adrien’s great-grandmother, who was a Colin.
Good rich ripeness to the fruit – greengages, with a touch of peachiness. Nicely balanced, great acidity and freshness.

Far ‘stonier’ nose – both in fruit and the sense of minerality. Wet stones. You can feel the intensity of the fruit on the nose – Mirabelle plums and greengages. Gorgeous full core of fruit on the palate, with some more...(read more)

First picked and ready – always a sunny site.
Lovely nose – greengages and grapefruit. Gentle spice. Very ripe and rich on the palate, then with more of the minerality on the palate, almost peppery. There is so mu...(read more)

A bit more restraint on the nose here. More perfumed than ripe fruit on the nose – touch of honeysuckle. The energy is evident here – like a tightly wound coil, waiting to be released, with plenty of power. Lovely grapef...(read more)

8 different vineyards make up the blend, good combination of the mix of a variety of terroirs and exposures.
Nice gently spicy nose, honeysuckle, peach, waxy lemon. Palate a bit broader with the ripeness of the v...(read more)

Good classic nose, fresh, pure and clean. Palate has real energy and a pure tight focus. Breadth builds - there is white crunching apple flesh - warm citrus tart - and lovely long, sleek finish. Balanced, round and yet v...(read more)