Recent Offers — Burgundy Red
Same score with DRC Grands Echezeaux with a franction of price: Roche de Bellene Grands Echezeaux Grand Cru 2012
Nicolas Potel started out with a successful negotiant business in 1996 and has since been known to produce some of the most best-valued Burgundies. He developed an extensive sourcing network for high-quality grapes and the skills to produce fantastic Burgundies at excellent price tags. Due to financial hardship, he decided to sell his business to the Cottin brothers of Labouré-Roi in 2004 and continued to produce wines under the label until he set up a new label Roche de Bellene in 2008 to continue his negotiant business in Beaune. With the new label, Nicolas Potel has been aggressively working on biodynamic methods...
97pts Allen Meadows, "In a word, brilliant": Ponsot Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2018
One of our longtime favourites, every tasting of Ponsot's wines have always left us smiling and yearning for more; and their innovations in bottling and packaging over the years have been truly admirable. Laurent Ponsot led the domaine to develop a remarkably unique style, giving them the distinctiveness among other top producers in Gevrey-Chambertin and their wines are brilliant from Grand Crus down to the Villages. With an average age of their vines being 50 years old combined with Laurent's expertise, Domaine Ponsot's wines are concentrated, powerful with hints of rich, exotic and spicy notes.With Laurent Ponsot's decision to leave the family in early 2017, the...
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In High Demand! A Fantastic Producer of Morey St Denis, Domaine Hubert Lignier
Domaine Hubert Lignier has a history dating back to the 1880s when it was set up, but its wine journey all truly began when Henri Lignier started to plant the parcels in 1955 that remain their core holdings till this day. The Domaine is located in Morey St Denis and is a traditional family estate which is passed from one generation to another. Hubert Lignier himself managed the domaine for several decades and drove the domaine to its success. His son, Romain, took over the management in 1992 but sadly passed away suddenly in 2004 at just 36 years old, so Hubert resumed his work at the Domaine for 2004...
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Special SALE! Domaine Jean Grivot Selection from 2000, valid until this Friday
Domaine Jean Grivot is among the greatest names in the world of Burgundy. Located in Vosne-Romanee, they have an ownership of 155.5 hectares spread across 22 appellations, including 3 Grand Crus: Clos de Vougeot, Echezeaux and Richebourg, 8 Premier Crus including the much lauded Beaumonts and Suchots and also some village and bourgogne. The Domaine was passed down from Jean Grivot to his son Etienne in 1987, and in 2017, Etienne passed the torch to his talented, educated and passionate daughter, Mathilde, who has brought a fresh approach to this fine domaine while keeping the long time tradition of the Grivot family in which the...
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Just Arrived! Best Price in the World, Prieure Roch Ladoix Le Cloud 2018
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...
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