The wonderful red-cherry fruit with hints of redcurrant and blackcurrant pulls you into this very expressive wine. For all the ripeness, the really striking thing about this is the great vitality, the way it leaps and...

(90-92 points) Notes of sweet spices, wild berries, licorice, loamy soil and smoke introduce the 2020 Pommard 1er Cru Les Grand Epenots (Maison Louis Jadot), a medium to full-bodied, rich and fleshy wine, with a deep core...

(90-93 points) A perfumed and pretty mix features notes of both red and dark cherry liqueur along with floral and exotic tea nuances. This too possesses a highly attractive mouthfeel with slightly better mid-palate...

Again, this possesses slightly better freshness with its hints of poached, if not stewed, plum, spice and earth. There is much, much better freshness and energy to the dense and more voluminous bigger-bodied flavors that...

Perfumed cherry fruit, with floral notes and a perfect purity of fruit. The texture is supple and round. As winemaker Paul Delorme noted: 'All the work is in the fermentation, after that it's done, contrary to the...

(91-93 points) Even bright purple, weighty raspberry with alpine strawberry on the nose, a feeling of well harnessed opulence. This is a wine of very significant substance which will absolutely merit longer maturation in...

Ripe, generous and velvety with lively acidity, this is an impressive Volnay that retains the light-footedness of this appellation, in spite of the extreme vintage. Stacks of fine tannins and this side of the wine builds...

(91-93 points) The 2020 Volnay Clos des Chenes ler Cru comprises of one 456-litre barrel this year. It has a very well-defined bouquet with seamlessly integrated oak and impressive mineralito. The palate is medium-bodied...

(91-93 points) From Les Plures. Rich full crimson purple, quite plump bouquet if more on the sombre side from this clay rich soil. Lovely on the palate with the right sort of generosity. Crisper at the finish and with...

Shows a core of blackberry, black cherry, violet and earth flavors, along with a smoky, Bourbon element from the oak. Reveals better equilibrium on the finish, so give this time to knit together. Best from 2026 through...