2025 Futures

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Bettane & Desseauve : 91-92/100 « De bonne longueur avec une finale fraîche, bien dans le ton de ce que l’on attend du millésime. Le cabernet franc lui confère de la personnalité. »

Vinous (A. Galloni): 91-94/100 "The 2024 Clos de l'Oratoire is a very beautiful. Dark, layered and vibrant, Clos de l'Oratoire has a lot to offer. The 2024 is a bit more on the refined side, a reflection of both the vintage and stylistic shift that has been in place for a number of years. Lavender, spice, licorice and espresso weave into a core of blue-toned fruit. Silky tannins wrap it all up in this stylish Saint-Émilion."

Vinous (N. Martin): 86-88/100 "The 2024 Clos de l'Oratoire has a light bouquet with briar, cranberry pencil box aromas. This at least has more character and presence than the Clos Marsalette or d'Aiguihe. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit and delicate tannins, though it does attenuate toward the finish and leaves you wanting more."

Le Point : 17/20 « Fruits rouges, baies sauvages, note florale, fraise, bouche savoureuse, bon volume, vif en milieu de bouche, tonique, finale épicée, relevée. »

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J-M Quarin : 93/100 « Couleur vive, d'intensité normale. Nez intense, fin, fruité et subtil, évoluant truffé à l'agitation du verre. Minutieux en entrée de bouche, puis rapidement très aromatique et soyeux, le vin évolue juteux, vers une finale profonde et incrachable. »

Bettane & Desseauve : 92-93/100 « Vin expressif à la bouche veloutée et enveloppante. La finale de bonne longueur lui donne une belle personnalité. »

Vinous (A. Galloni): 89-91/100 "The 2024 Moulin Saint-Georges is all charm. Soft, plummy and forward, the 2024 offers up an attractive mix of blue/purplish fruit, spice, lavender, menthol and violet. There's a touch of sweet oak from the 100% new barrels, but the 2024 has enough depth to handle it. Pliant contours wrap it all together very pretty wine for the year."

La Revue du Vin de France : 88-90/100 « Élaboré depuis les 7 hectares orientés plein ouest en face d'Ausone, ce Moulin cherche la légereté, avec des arômes racinaires et d'orange sanguine. Il conclut sur une allonge vigoureuse. »

Vinous (A. Galloni): 91-93/100 "The 2024 Petit Gravet Ainé, mostly Cabernet Franc, is so distinctive. Mocha, cedar, sweet pipe tobacco and macerated cherry lift the bouquet nicely. The 2024 is a bit strict on the palate, but that may change with élevage. This is very nicely done, if a touch reticent."

Bettane & Desseauve : 91-92/100 « Grande fraîcheur aromatique de l’attaque à la finale, donnant du tonus à la bouche élancée et subtile. »

J-M Quarin : 89/100 « Couleur sombre et intense. Nez un peu discret, sentant bon les fruits mûrs. Touche florale. Juteux à l'attaque, savoureux en milieu de bouche, le vin se développe aromatique et très agréable sur une longueur moyenne, mais avec beaucoup de goût. »

Vinous (N. Martin): 87-89/100 "The 2024 Petit Gravet Ainé has a straightforward bouquet with kirsch and blueberry scents that gradually reveal a touch of cola. It just misses some complexity compared to previous vintages. The palate is medium-bodied, lightly tannic and fleshly but doesn't have much grip. Though smooth in texture, it doesn't quite translate its 90% Cabernet Franc as well as, say, the 2022."

J-M Quarin : 93/100 « Couleur sombre, aux reflets pourpres. Nez intense et très fruité. Gras et minutieux en entrée de bouche, avec un toucher fin, le vin glisse et caresse le palais avant de finir un brin vif dans la persistance. L'élevage le fondra. Bonne longueur séveuse. »

Bettane & Desseauve : 92-93/100 « La finale saline toute en fraîcheur met bien en valeur un corps élégant et caressant qui offre des saveurs généreuses. »

Vinous (N. Martin): 89-91/100 "The 2024 Fonroque has a pretty nose with red cherry and wild strawberry fruit aromas that unfurl nicely in the glass. The oak is neatly integrated here. The palate is medium-bodied, sorbet-fresh and a little edgy with smooth tannins and a spicy finish that lingers. This is a commendable Saint-Émilion for the vintage."

La Revue du Vin de France : 90-92/100 « Un Fonroque (26 % de bois neufs, 39 % foudres, 28 % amphores, 7 % en cuves béton ovoïde), filiforme cette année-là, mené avec tact. Il allie les notes acidulées de fruits rouges. Même sensation en bouche avec une jolie matière diffuse, pleine d'entrain et d'élan. Aucune fermeté, au contraire, déjà une certaine séduction pour ce secteur frais. »

Vinous (A. Galloni): 91-93/100  "The 2024 Fonroque is a soft, caressing Saint-Émilion from Alain Moueix. Supple contours wrap around a core of red-toned fruit, cinnamon, blood orange, cedar and pipe tobacco, Floral top notes extend the finish nicely."

Bettane & Desseauve : 93-94/100 « Nez poivré et floral, typique des cabernets francs. On retrouve cette aromatique dans une bouche énergique, parfaitement structurée. »

J-M Quarin : 93/100 « Couleur sombre, aux reflets pourpres. Nez pour l'instant un peu discret, mais subtil. Joli fruité. Minutieux dès l'entrée en bouche et très vite très savoureux au milieu, le vin fond sur le palais, séveux et long, sur une jolie texture. C'est très bon. Après le grand succès du 2022, Catherine Papon ne lâche rien ! »

Vinous (A. Galloni): 91-93/100 "The 2024 Clos Saint-Julien is a very pretty wine. Black cherry, plum, mocha, new leather, licorice and lavender all meld together. The oak is not totally integrated just yet, but that is a question of elevage."

Vinous (N. Martin): 90-92/100 "The 2024 Clos Saint-Julien has a perfumed, Margaux-like bouquet with a mélange of blueberry and blackcurrant fruit. This has fine delineation and the oak is neatly integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, decent weight on the mid-palate and just a bit of grip on the finish that bodes well for the future. This is one to keep an eye on."

La Revue du Vin de France : 87-89/100 « Une certaine suavité se dégage de ce vin, construit sur la légère pente sableuse et calcaire orientée au nord, à l'entrée de Saint-Émilion. Son toucher de bouche tout doux propose une allonge élancée. »

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Bettane & Desseauve : 95/100 « Grande délicatesse du bouquet de fleurs sauvages, mêlé aux effluves de fruits noirs mûrs. Le fruit est dense, précis, profond, accompagnée par des tannins soyeux et soutenu par la fraîcheur saline et florale de la finale. »

Le Point : 17-17.5/20 « Besoin d'air, fruits rouges, cerise, juteux, sur la réserve à ce stade, profond, tanins serrés, feuillage, amer délicat. »

Vinous (A. Galloni): 93-96/100 "The 2024 Canon La Gaffelière is all class. Delicate and pliant, the 2024 is another fine offering in this range from Stephan von Neipperg. Dark red-toned fruit, pomegranate, spice, blood orange, new leather and pipe tobacco build in the glass. Like all the wines here, Canon-La Gaffelière is on the lighter side, but it very much retains all of its signatures. Exquisite."

La Revue du Vin de France : 92-94/100 « Le vin est issu d'un assemblage judicieux (43% merlot, 43% cabernet franc, le reste en cabernet-sauvignon). Grâce à un élevage qui utilise moins de bois neuf (de 40 à 20%) et 20% de cuves, il exprime un fruité particulier supplémentaire. Ce millésime peu démonstratif convient bien à ce Canon-La-Gaffelière, établi avec une texture cajolante et longue. »

J-M Quarin : 90/100 « Couleur sombre, d'intensité normale. Nez d'abord discret et fruité, évoluant sur une note de framboise et de fleurs à l'agitation du verre. Bouche agréablement veloutée, au corps fondant et aérien. Longueur normale. »

Vinous (N. Martin): 89-91/100 "The 2024 Canon La Gaffelière has a light and airy bouquet with tertiary red fruit and touches of tobacco coming through slowly in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with a tiny bit of greenness on the entry, although I feel it will assimilate with time. This just needs more density and grip on the finish, so it is a Canon La Gaffelière that I should broach in the medium term."

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J-M Quarin : 94/100 « Couleur rouge sombre, intense et belle. Nez très aromatique, au fruité mûr. Juteux à l'attaque, très minutieux au développement, avec de la classe dans le toucher, le vin fond au palais, aromatique et distingué. Bonne longueur. C'est superbe. »

Vinous (A. Galloni): 92-95/100  "The 2024 La Clotte is a heady, engaging wine. Aromatic, deep and wonderfully dynamic, La Clotte shows the pedigree of this south-facing site. Rose petal, crushed flowers, mint, spice, cedar and tobacco all soar from the glass. Blood orange, red-toned fruit and white pepper open later. The 2024 is distinguished by its complexity and myriad shades of nuance. It is an especially fine 2024. Saldy, yields are just 22 hectoliters per hectare. As always, La Clotte speaks with eloquance."

Vinous (N. Martin): 92-94/100 "The 2024 La Clotte has one of my favorite aromatics amongst the Vauthier family's cuvées, with delightful wild strawberry, raspberry and iodine aromas, although it's quite tight on the nose at the moment. The palate is medium-bodied with a smooth, almost silky opening, a fine bead of acidity and impressive precision on the finish. It is not as intense as the 2022 as you would expect, but this is a sophisticated Saint-Émilion."

La Revue du Vin de France : 91-93/100 « Le millésime a été dur à la propriété, avec des rendements de 25 hl/ha à cause de la coulure et du millerandage. Mais ce cru emblématique de la splendide vallée de Fongaban révèle une intensité aromatique particulière. Il est établi en demi-corps, d'une retenue qui pousse à l'introspection. La sève calcaire se révèlera avec le temps ! »

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La Revue du Vin de France : 92-94/100 « Le vin espagnol naît au soleil, le vin de bordeaux naît dans le puits ». Peter Sisseck aime rappeler ce vieil adage pour évoquer ce millésime sauvé des eaux. Mais quelle réussite à Rocheyron ! D'abord de subtiles nuances aromatiques, à la fois florales, réglisse et cerise. C'est le fruité que l'on apprécie tant à ce stade, et pourtant si difficile à retrouver ailleurs. En bouche ? Une silhouette traçante, filiforme, imprégnée de son terroir calcaire tardif. Loin d'être un vin consensuel, c'est une flèche calcaire qui file jusqu'à une finale extrêmement revigorante. »

Vinous (N. Martin): 88-90/100 "The 2024 Rocheyron was picked from September to October 3 at 33 hl/ha, underwent has pumping over during extraction, and was matured in 10% new French oak and 10% in foudre. It offers red plum and crushed strawberry on the nose, with a slight confit-like quality. The palate has a fleshy entry, rounded in texture with pretty red fruit, but it lacks grip and backbone on the finish. As such, this latest iteration will be more for early drinking before broaching the excellent '22."

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Vinous (A. Galloni): 95-97/100 "The 2024 Canon is superb. One of the standouts of the vintage, the 2024 possesses striking mid-palate depth to match its vertical personality. Chalk, white pepper, mint, lavender, rose petal, slate and blue/purplish fruit all stain the palate. There's gorgeous depth and density here, and yet the 2024 remains a super-classic wine from the property. This is a real stunner. That's all there is to it."

Bettane & Desseauve : 95-96/100 « Arômes de fruits rouges tels que la framboise avec des notes florales (rose poivrée) qui se révèle progressivement. La texture veloutée est soutenue par des tannins élégants et énergiques. On aime ses nuances salines et sa finale longue et persistante. Grand style. »

J-M Quarin : 95/100 « Couleur sombre et intense. Nez un peu discret, au fruité frais et mûr. Délicat en entrée de bouche, particulièrement aérien au milieu, avec du goût et de la classe dans le toucher, le vin finit long, ascendant et savoureux, avec une touche suave dans la persistance. »

Le Point : 17/20 « Fruité pur, baies sauvages, nez frais, ronce, bouche tonique, tanins savoureux, touche acidulée, élevage équilibré. Vin tendu et élégant. »

La Revue du Vin de France : 93-95/100 « Un vin d'un grand raffinement ! 2024 s'inscrit dans le plus pur style de Canon : la fraîcheur du millésime épouse avec brio l'identité du plateau calcaire du cru. Les nuances florales, fraîches, de fruits rouges, animent une bouche d'une immense délicatesse. La structure tannique poudrée le mène avec une douceur magnifique une matière longiligne de bout en bout. Le souffle salin sculpte avec panache la finale de cet assemblage de 78% de merlot et 22% de cabernet franc. »

Vinous (N. Martin): 91-93/100 "The 2024 Canon has a bouquet well defined with pure black cherry, raspberry and a subtle marine influence that develops in the glass, though I find the Troplong Mondot tasted alongside has more amplitude. The palate is medium-bodied and pliant with fine tannins and finesse. One bottle at the château had more weight on the finish than others that feel attenuated and missing a bit of substance."

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Bettane & Desseauve : 94-95/100 « Arômes de fruits noirs mûrs, cassis, mûre, cerise noire, notes d’épices, de poivre noir avec une touche de tabac blond. La richesse aromatique fait écho à la sophistication du vin. L’attaque est veloutée, avant de se fondre dans une matière dense et soyeuse. »

La Revue du Vin de France : 92-94/100 « On retrouve indéniablement le calcaire dans ce cru signé par 80% de merlot et 20% de cabernet franc. Après son habituelle retenue aromatique, il installe cette force naturelle, avec une droiture crayeuse, fougueuse, et un charme qui confine à la sucrosité. Traçant comme une flèche, il s'adresse aux amoureux de vins frais, septentrionaux. »

Vinous (A. Galloni): 93-95/100 "The 2024 La Mondotte is punchy and energetic, but it also needs to be approached with an open mind and palate. At 13% alcohol, the lowest I can remember here, La Mondotte is driven by strong limestone inflections and brisk acids more than anything else. Elevage will be everything. The combination of the growing season along with a move towards more freshness in the wines here yielded a Mondotte unlike any I can recall tasting."

Vinous (N. Martin): 91-93/100 "The 2024 La Mondotte has the best aromatics amongst the cuvées in the Van Neipperg stable, with redcurrant and wild strawberry fruit, rose petal and light incense aromas. Fine delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with a bit more weight on the mid-palate than the preceding Canon-la-Gaffelière, just a bit of piquancy and a tender raspberry finish."

Le Point : 17.5/20 « Fruits noirs, sureau, ronce, tanins fins, élégants, enrobés, salivants, bouche équilibrée, tendue, finale relevée, en finesse. »

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J-M Quarin : 94/100 « Couleur vive, intense et sombre. Nez sentant bon la framboise, évoluant intense dans le verre, fin, subtil, complexe et noble. Minutieux à l'attaque, doté d'une texture ravissante et d'un corps fondant, le vin évolue raffiné, racé et distingué dans la persistance. Une qualité de déroulé et d'arômes unique induit par 85 % cabernet franc et 15 % cabernet sauvignon. La magie des jeunes vignes d'Ausone. »

Vinous (N. Martin): 90-92/100 "The 2024 Chapelle d'Ausone, like the 2021, contains no Merlot. It has an intense bouquet with brambly red berry fruit, blueberry and light violet scents. This is finely delineated, although the 2022 was more complex. The palate is medium-bodied with a smooth entry, a linear style and more black fruit compared to say, La Clotte."

Vinous (A. Galloni): 90-92/100 "The 2024 Chapelle d'Ausone is a very pretty wine second wine. Floral aromatics, bright red-toned fruit and refined tannins convey an impression of finesse in a mid-weight, nuanced Chapelle. Today, the 2024 is a bit quiet. I won't be at all surprised it is even better from bottle."

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Bettane & Desseauve : 96-97/100 « Complexe et intense, élégant et précis, avec une expression minérale et subtile qui se retrouve dans la texture du vin avec de l’éclat et une fraîcheur due à l’acidité naturelle des sols calcaires. Structure tannique fine et bouche de grande légèreté malgré sa puissance. Le terroir d’Ausone a pris le pas sur le millésime. »

J-M Quarin : 96/100 « Couleur sombre, intense et belle. Nez très aromatique, fin, pur, fruité et complexe. Il se développe sur une touche de fleurs et de framboise à l'agitation du verre. Texture ultra minutieuse dès l'entrée en bouche. Le vin se développe sur une structure fondante à la sucrosité miraculeuse. Élancé, il évolue juteux, parfumé et long. Ensemble subtil, noble, profond et impossible à cracher. »

Le Point : 18/20 « Joli fruit, fruité pur, cerise, bouche charnue, tanins denses, bien bâti, profond, feuillage en finale, bon amer, de la fraîcheur. »

Vinous (A. Galloni): 93-96/100 "The 2024 Ausone is pure sensuality. Intensely perfumed, pliant and silky on the palate, Ausone is haunting in its beauty. All the elements are so well balanced. Black cherry, lavender, mocha, espresso and exotic spice overtones all take shape in the glass. A wine of understated depth, the 2024 is impressive. Even in the early going, the 100% new oak is not at all evident, suggesting a wine with superior balance."

Vinous (N. Martin): 93-95/100 "The 2024 Ausone has a very pure nose with black cherry, wild strawberry and a touch of cracked black pepper in the background. It just misses some of the profound complexity that a top Ausone can deliver. The palate is lovely, though, one of the most velvety 2024s that I tasted out of barrel. This is very harmonious with a focused and sustained finish. Whilst it doesn't quite have the horsepower or sheer ambition of a top-drawer Ausone, this is a success for the vintage simply because it is endowed with greater substance and persistence. There's presence here."

La Revue du Vin de France : 92-94/100 « À l'ouverture, il y a une très belle retenue aromatique, naturellement d'une densité particulière, avec ses 65% de cabernet franc, le reste en merlot. Cette année, Ausone dessine une silhouette très svelte, traçante. Cet équilibre détonne par rapport aux derniers millésimes, plus denses et concentrés. La sensation du calcaire est presque électrique. L'élevage lui fera le plus grand bien. »

Vinous (N. Martin): 87-89/100 "The 2024 Bourgogne Aligoté Cuvée Saint-Urbain contains fruit from Aux Boutières this year [0.8-acre vineyard in Marsannay] this year, matured in stainless steel. This has a vigorous nose with touches of yellow plum, pithy pear and honeysuckle scents. Fine delineation. The palate is very well balanced with a fine bread of acidity, taut and linear, perhaps just missing a bit of chutzpah on the finish but it is a decent Aligoté that will give four or five year's drinking pleasure."

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Vinous (N. Martin): 88-90/100 "The 2024 Marsannay Clos du Roy offers pretty red fruit commingly with orange pith and light leafy aromas. It just needs a little more delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with rounded, quite supple tannins. Not as complex as the previous couple of vintages but cohesive with freshness ans tension on the finish. Enjoy this over several years."

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Vinous (N. Martin): 85-87/100 "The 2024 Marsannay Les Longeroies has a much lighter and airier bouquet than previous vintage, bright red fruit that is well defined albeit missing the same level of complexity. The palate is well balanced with light tannins and fine acidity but the finish feels a bit diminished by the traumatic growing season and lacks some energy. Maybe it was suffering on the day of my visit?"

Bourgogne Aujourd'hui : 94/100 "Deep colour. A complex, intense nose of sweet black fruit, with elegant floral notes and a hint of mocha. On the palate, it is full-bodied and opens with a delicious fruitiness. The tannins give the wine a rounded, delicate structure right through to the finish."

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Vinous (N. Martin): 91-93/100 "The 2024 Marsannay Trois Terres Vieilles Vignes has a cohesive and focused bouquet, pure red berry fruit, wild hedgerw and light violet scents that blossom in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, very elegant and pure, demonstrating more minéralité and tension than Fournier's other red cuvées. Bon vin."

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Vinous (N. Martin): 88-90/100 "The 2024 Fixin Village is blended with the Croix Violette this year. It has a light bouquet, a little more tetiairy in style, perhaps a little discombobulated by the previous week's raking. The palate is well balanced with a powdery-textured entry. I appreciate the fruit profile: strawberry and red cherries, bright and perky on the finish. This should end up being a fine Fixin."

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Vinous (N. Martin): 89-91/100 "The 2024 Gevrey-Chambertin Village has a pretty nose with wild strawberry and cranberry (again) and light rose petal scents in the background, well defined. The palate is well balanced with fine acidity, fresh and vibrant, quite poised with impressive mineralité for a Gevrey-Village on the finish. Worth seeking out, this punches above its weight."

La Revue du Vin de France: 91/100 “A very precise, lively, and easy-to-drink medium-bodied wine, with great freshness and pinpoint precision.”

Vinous (N. Martin): 95-87/100 "The 2024 Bourgogne Roncevie was showing just a little reduction on the nose, though you could still discern the dark berry fruit underneath. The palate is medium-bodied with a little chewiness on the entry, but I appreciate the acidity in this regional red and though it scarpers out the exit door with speed, there is sufficient energy to keep your attention."

La Revue du Vin de France: 91+/100 “Still showing some reduction, this slightly austere and tight Gevrey needs time to age. Today, it is showing its structure, with austerity but depth.”

Vinous (N. Martin): 87-89/100 "The 2024 Gevrey-Chambertin Village was showing quite a lot of reduction as it is due for racking. The palate is medium-bodied with finer tannins than the Chambolle but with linearity and strictness of the Morey-Village. Again, it just needs a bit more weight and fruité at the back end and maybe the second winter in barrel will give that."

Vinous (N. Martin): 90-92/100 "The 2024 Morey-Saint-Denis Aux Chesaux 1er Cru was showing a bit of reduction on the nose despite rigorous coaxing. The palate is medium-bodied and here you can see the potential with a fine lattice of tannins, more marine influence with a grippy finish. Time will shave its edges so keep this in bottle for three or four years if you can."

Vinous (N. Martin): 88-90/100 "The 2024 Chambolle-Musigny Les Noirots 1er Cru has a more tertiary nose with dark berry fruit, graphite and loam. Fine delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with light tannins, pretty red berry fruit with gentle grip towards the finish that feels a bit under-nourished compared to Arlaud's other cuvées at the moment."

La Revue du Vin de France: 96/100 “A fresh, light nose reminiscent of red berries with a peppery note. Quite vigorous, lively and unadorned, the palate asserts its integrity and finishes with subtle, very persistent hints of licorice.”

Vinous (N. Martin): 92-94/100 "The 2024 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru was blended with around 30% whole bunch. This is quite fragrant and floral on the nose—some similitude to an Echézeaux, just a hint of undergrowth behind the red fruit, very commendable in terms of purity. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy strawberry and cranberry, a fine bead of acidity, quite taut and focused with a twist of black pepper on the more Mazoyères-like finish. Good backbone—it will need three or four years to shave its edges."

La Revue du Vin de France: 97+/100 “Great delicacy on the nose: lilac, violet, sandalwood. Lively, built around a backbone of finely crafted tannins, this bright and intense red has magnificent length.”

Vinous (N. Martin): 93-95/100 "The 2024 Clos-de-la-Roche Grand Cru takes time to open in the glass, more so than Arlaud's other Grand Crus, revealing brambly red berry fruit, white pepper and light tobacco scents. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, a crisp line of acidity, a tingle of spice with decent weight and depth on the finish. Not quite as complex as the previous couple of vintages but this will certainly have ageing potential."

Vinous (N. Martin): 91-93/100 "The 2024 Nuits Saint-Georges Clos de l'Arlot Blanc 1er Cru was taken directly from tank. This has a subtle bouquet with peach skin, pithy pear, brioche and light white flower scents, a hint of lanolin emerging with aeration. The palate is well balanced with a slightly toasty entry, a fine bead of acidity and impressive weight with a bit of CO2 on the finish that will be absorbed with time."

Vinous (N. Martin): 86/100 "The 2024 Côte de Nuits Village Clos du Chapeau has a fresh nose with bright red fruit and just a hint of tomato vine in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with a slightly green entry. Light in style, a little raw towards the bitter finish where it needs more flesh, this is a Clos du Chapeau to drink in its youth."

Vinous (N. Martin): 92-94/100 "The 2024 Nuits Saint-Georges Clos de l'Arlot 1er Cru was reduced to a paltry 3.5hl/ha in this vintage, although owning the entire vineyard resulted in a none too shabby nine barrels. It has a pretty nose with cranberry, wild strawberry and rose petal scents, demonstrating admirable presence despite the paltry yield. The palate is medium-bodied with smooth tannins, lightly spiced with commendable weight. It gently builds with just a faint touch of balsamic on the finish that imparts tension. Not much of it to go around but what does exist tastes great."

Vinous (N. Martin): 93-95/100 "The 2024 Nuits Saint-Georges Clos des Forêts Saint Georges 1er Cru has a perfumed bouquet with vivacious red cherry and crushed strawberry fruit that leans towards Vosne in style, perhaps just without the violet component. I appreciate the transparency here. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, wonderful balance and silky smooth with a very cohesive and tender finish without any shortfall in flavour. This is one wine which I think demonstrates what the 2024 vintage was able to do rather than what it could not."

Vinous (N. Martin): 92-94/100 "The 2024 Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots 1er Cru has a lovely nose, pure dark berry fruit laced with pressed violet and iris flower, seemingly unperturbed by the traumatic growing season. The palate is medium-bodied with quite grippy tannins, more backbone than the Clos des Fôrets, although there is a slight herbaceousness on the finish, almost as if there were stems in the mix. Still, I admire the freshness and sapidity and it should age well in bottle."

Vinous (N. Martin): 95-97/100 "The 2024 Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru comprises two barrels instead of the usual five with one barrel new. It has fine concentration on the nose in the context of the vintage. The palate is well balanced with ample structure, quite solid tannins but cloaked in layers of pure black cherry and cassis fruit. Very harmonious and poised on the finish that feels very sustained, this is a sophisticated and classy RSV that might even outclass the previous vintage."