Ripe aromas and flavours of cherries with hints of game and some spice, generous on the palate and full in the finish. Excellent traditional Beaujolais.

A lighter style of Pinot Noir yet still with good flavour intensity. Spicy berry fruit flavours dominate this very much old world style of Pinot Noir.

Grown in the granite rich soils of Ronameche Thorins, this is a full and vigorous style of Beaujolais with bright fruit aromas and flavours with notes of cigar box. Big in the aftertaste, it is drinking well at the moment but will develop in bottle over the coming 5 years to approach the style of the Cote d'Or.

With good colour, this is a wine of surprising finesse for 2003. Loaded with aromas and flavours of red fruits with floral hints balanced by soft ripe tannins.

Despite the title ‘Cuvee Tardive’, this is not a dessert style of wine, it’s simply picked 10 days later than the main wine giving greater ripeness in the aromas and on the palate.

Full flavoured, ripe and spicy with red berry fruit dominant.

Bright ripe open Pinot Noir with red fruit flavours and hints of liquorice on the palate. Terrific with duck, game, poultry and lamb.

Tollot-Beaut is a family domaine, based in Chorey-les-Beaune, which has been making wines since the 1880's. Today they offer a full range, from simple AOC up to Grand Cru and at every level their wines offer consistently good value for money. Traditional Burgundian vinification ensures red wines of a good colour and bouquet, and with an admirable capacity for ageing.

This is a delicious bottle of Pinot from the Cote Chalonnaise with a typical hint of rusticity making it a great partner to casseroles and roast meats. Great value for money.

Open red berry fruit backed by firm yet ripe tannins.

This is a delicious bottle of Pinot from the Cote Chalonnaise with a typical hint of rusticity making it a great partner to casseroles and roast meats. Great value for money.

Although this is not a 1er Cru vineyard it consistently makes delicious wines under the direction of this Domaine. Deliciously fruity with a fine spice and now more complex secondary flavours coming from its ageing in bottle. Ideal to drink now and especially good with strong soft cheeses.

Typical Vosne Romanee with those tell-tale sweet aromas of Pinot Noir leading to a full and rich palate with undertones of undergrowth and raw meat that lead to a full and lasting aftertaste. Sensational with red and white meats and capable of lasting for some years yet in bottle.

An exemplary glass of Nuits St Georges showing very much the style of the domaine. Although light in colour, it lacks nothing in concentration and fruit and is perfect for drinking at the moment.

The ‘Clos St Jean’ is perhaps the best terroir of Chassagne Montrachet for Pinot Noir where the fruit develops wonderful red-berry aromas combined with a delicious spice to give complexity and style on the palate with hints of rare meat. Simply superb!

Lying just to the North of the town of Nuits St Georges the vineyard of Aux Thorey does not enjoy the great reputation of some of the other 1er Crus yet it produces some truly delicious wines. This is no exception and David’s wine-making skills gives pure black fruit on the palate balanced by the minerality of the terroir. Delicious wine capable of holding in bottle for many years to come.

Fine ruby colour with violet highlights. Powerful aromas of blackcurrant and blackberry. A slightly tannic wine. Rich and full at the finish with hints of oak. A wine for keeping. This well-constitutedNuits-Saint-Georges is powerful enough to accompany any marinated meat, jugged hare and various cheeses.

One of the two 1er Crus of this Domaine and generally the most sought after. A generous bouquet of red berries with touches of vanilla from the cask maturation leads to a full and balanced palate with hints of spice. The generous finish with notes of rare meat give the tell-tale sign that this is a bottle that will age gracefully.

One of the earliest ripening vineyards of Chambertin, Latricieres may lack the depth of Clos de Beze but what is lacking in structure is more than made up for in the pure fruit and spice achieved. An excellent example of this lesser known Grand Cru.

The terrior of Chambolle Musigny would seem to be perfectly suited to the Roumier style giving wines full of elegance and finesse whilst giving no corner to a lack of power. Another of our favourite bottles full of silky ripe fruit and delicious, yet more complex, notes. A truly stunning bottle.

The most feminine of the Grand Crus at this Domaine. The fruit displays an elegant character and the wine is one of the first to mature. Delicious at present, but will continue to hold in bottle for a further 5 – 10 years.

On the first visit to Phillipe’s cellar we were amazed to find a wall of barrels of Bonnes Mares! The 1997 vintage is now at perfection and displays elegance and finesse together with power and developed fruit, making this a wonderful bottle for lovers of fine mature Burgundy.

A big chunky wine from this wonderful parcel of vines in a perfect vineyard situation. It displays full and ripe fruit, complex and rich undertones and an impressive structure capable of imparting great age. A wonderful example of what is oftern, from other producers, a dilute wine.

Lovely intense ruby colour with violet highlights. Good brightness and clarity. Complex nose of well-ripened cherry and liquorice. This pleasant quality is present in the mouth along with softened tannins. The finish coats the mouth with its sugariness.

The Domaine owns vines in a perfect part of the Clos Vougeot vineyard and makes one of the greatest examples of this appellation. Firm, chewy and dark ripe fruit, a full and defined structure with plenty of ripe tannins to balance.

This wonderful Grand Cru from Chambolle is intensely rich in fruit and spice with layer after layer of complexity on the palate and an aftertaste that seems to last an eternity. It’s difficult to put into words just how amazing this bottle is.

An extraordinary bottle! The full ripe fruit of the Confuron style gives way to unbridled complexity on the palate that leads in turn to an explosive and long-lasting aftertaste. A rarity, but well worth searching out.