There are people in life who you hang out with and feel energised and then there are others who suck your spirit - like the Death Eaters à la Harry Potter. The 2019 Touche Mitaine is thankfully the former. It is a...

Ripe grapefruit and nettles on the nose, following through to a medium-bodied, silky palate, where the juice turns more lemony, though the light pithy grapefruit grip remains and, together with dry minerals gives a tight...

A natural-leaning, funky version for fans of the offbeat style. Shows earth and ripe fruit that share the stage with citrus, melon and sugared plum lacquered with salty brine, pickled ginger, warm soil and chamomile...

A real burst of fresh apricot and peach, lemon verbena and green tea. This has the salt and power of Château-Grillet, the confit lemon peel on the finish, the salted nuts. Very full-bodied indeed, very rounded and long...

Old vines, planted in 1955, give this wine great concentration and depth. It offers a dense, powerful display of ripe white fruits, textured and lit by acidity at the end. The wine is ready to drink. Organic. ROGER VOSS

The 2021 Terres Blanches is round and silky with a fine chalky texture that provides a fine, appetizing texture on the finish. It is satisfying with a delightful thread of acidity that keeps it together and your mouth...

Ripe peach and slightly yeasty aromas. Complex and mouth-filling with attractive saline characters and a long finish. (Decanter World Wine Awards)

Typically the last parcel to be picked by Cotat, the 2022 Cul de Beaujeu is a welcoming, open style. The merest hint of residual sugar (3g/l) is part of the roundness on the palate, but it's not sweet, merely smoothing...

The 2022 Le Haut-Lieu Moelleux is a supple, tender style. It's delicate on the palate while succulent and medium-sweet, which is quite a feat. You'll struggle to find many producers in the world who can achieve this...

Just 650 bottles of the 2022 Clos du Bourg Premiere Trie Moelleux were made, and it is sweet, gentle and round. It fills the mouth with its sweet caress, exuding pure flavors of toffee apple, caramelized pear and...

Polished and elegant, with a mix of Granny Smith apple, kumquat and verbena notes underscored by flinty minerality and salted butter. Shows snappy acidity that offsets the concentration, while smoke wafts through the...

92+ To my palate, the Pellé family has made the finest examples of Menetou-Salon in the appellation since the first vintages I sold from the estate, all the way back in the mid-1990s. Their 2022 les Morogues bottling is...