Joseph Drouhin, a powerhouse in Beaune that started as a negotiant in 1880, now owns ~60 hectares of vineyard in Bourgogne including some of the most renowned around the globe - Beaune Clos des Mouches, Chambertin, Clos de Beze, Echezeaux, Musigny, etc. Making all its wines in a perfectionist manner, Joseph Drouhin is a reliable name to follow for both reds and whites. The house style captures the purity of fruits with shorter aging period in oak and earlier bottling to preserve the charming fruitiness and reflect the terroir in which the grapes were from; specifically on whites, they are...

Located on the southern side of Romanee-Conti and situated on lower slopes, Romanée-St-Vivant had not been as famous as its neighbors Romanée-Conti, La Romanée, La Tache and Richebourg, but the owners have been carefully cultivating the land and hence qualities have shown vast improvements over the years and is now producing some of the lightest, most delicate and aromatic Grand Cru from Vosne-Romanée, and is considered a serious rival of Richebourg and sometimes even outperforms its masculine neighbor! Domaine Follin-Arbelet gained greater popularity after being featured in the Japanese wine-themed comic "Drops of God" for their Romanée-St-Vivant 1999, with very good reason. The...

"La Combe d'Orveau" is one of the hidden gems in Chambolle-Musigny that is often overlooked because people misunderstand that it is a village but this terroir is actually split into two major parcels - one which is located at the lower slope and is classified as 1er Cru and Grand Cru; while the other on the west side is classified as "village". The plot which borders “Les Petits Musigny" (Musigny Grand Cru) has a lot of potential to reach Grand Cru status; and interestingly, some plots in La Combe d’Orveau had been promoted from 1er Cru to Grand Cru “Le...

Prieure Roch was created in 1988 which extends over 14 ha along the Côte de Nuits with high climate variation from year to year. Directed by Henry-Frédéric Roch  who passed away in 2018, grandson of Henry Leroy (founder of Maison Leroy, co-owner of DRC), nephew of Lalou Bize Leroy. Domaine.. Prieure Roch is a non-influential follower who always includes the stems in fermentation, hard work has been paid in the vineyard and no sulphur is used. The wines are of great finesse, and as closely as possible to reflect their respective climates.  Above the town of Beaune, just on the slopes...

Being one of the most extravagance estates in Vosne-Romanee it owns some nice Grand Cru and Premier Cru vineyards such as La Grande Rue, Grands Echezeaux, Vosne Romanee Les Malconsorts, and Les Suchots, the qualities from Domaine Lamarche (and now Domaine Nicole Lamarche) has been sufficiently improved after Nicole Lamarche took over the management. The wines are very fine indeed, lots of improvements started from the vineyards such as organic and biodynamic measures, the vines are trained higher and to apply softer and more used oak barrels with the wines. Some wines are still at approachable prices and are excellent options for...