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Foillard's 2017 Morgon Côte du Py is unwinding in the glass with aromas of cherries, red berries, grilled meats, rose petals and orange rind. It's medium to full-bodied, velvety and fleshy, with fine and powdery tannins, lively acids and a ripe core of fruit.
This is a serious and complicated bottle with a multi-dimensional presentation of dark fruits, spice, floral notes, scorched earth and minerals. There's something incredibly charming about the wine's honesty and gulpability.
Made from 20 year old vines planted high on the steep limestone slopes of Saint-Romain. A wonderful expression of Saint-Romain. Tight, lean, linear, with an appetising, mineral finish.
Sous Roche is the red Saint Romain of the estate. The vines here are fifty years old and are in one of the steepest, highest parcels in Saint-Romain. True to terroir, this is a lively, lean and vertical expression of Pinot Noir that blossoms in the glass. Old vines of fine pinot which give a wine of superb fruit, elegance and finesse. Gorgeous!
The 2015 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Macherelles 1er Cru has a terroir-driven bouquet: quite stony, pebbly, with touches of wild mint and perhaps garrigue in the background. The palate is crisp and fresh with superb tension. There is real race and poise on the finish.
The 2016 Puligny-Montrachet Les Enseignères is the most reserved of Carillon's lieux-dits bottlings, unfurling in the glass with aromas of lemon oil, white flowers and pastry cream. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, silky and pure, with the most tension and cut of his three Puligny village bottlings, displaying excellent depth at the core and a long, precise finish.
Pristine condition, absolute stunner, rich fruit, spicy, silky, excellent acid, perfect finish. Drinking perfect now but no time to rush.
Aromas of crushed rocks, white flowers, lemon oil and crisp green apple preface the 2016 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Champ Gain, a medium to full-bodied, satiny and textural wine with broad shoulders and superb energy and length that concludes with a mouthwateringly saline finish.
The 2009 Pommard Les Epenots is a huge, powerful wine imbued with the essence of dark fruit, smoke, tar and licorice. This massively structured tannic wine appears to have a brilliant future ahead of it once it settles down in bottle.
The 2007 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Champs Gains has a crisp, orange zest and nectarine-scented bouquet with touches of limestone underneath. The palate is well balanced with crisp lime, orange peel and citrus notes, gradually building towards a confident finish.
The 2013 Puligny-Montrachet les Perrières 1er Cru has a delicate popcorn and almond scents. The palate is clean and fresh with orange zest and spicy notes on the entry, a crisp line of acidity and a long build on the finish that finally delivers what you expect from this vineyard with enticing salinity on the aftertaste.
This brilliant white Hermitage from the top of the granite dome of this appellation offers notes of roasted hazelnuts, nectarine oil, citrus, quince and crushed rocks. Astonishingly full-bodied and rich, particularly in view of the vintage conditions