Didier Dagueneau started his journey in wine from 1982 by acquiring his parcel of vineyard in Loire. The vineyards are located in Saint Landelin in the Nievre and Didier developed himself as a legendary winegrower in Loire valley. His mentor was Henri Jayer, in the vineyards the yields are kept extremely low, little amount of sulfur is applied and the wines are aged on lees for several months and are not racked to retain crystal-clear color. Also, he decided to age his Sauvignon Blanc in barrels which was uncommon at early age to add power and structure to the wine...

Established in 2008, Domaine Berlancourt is one of the smallest Domaines in Burgundy which is located in Meursault. Adrien Berlancourt has been exposed to different wines since a very young age, and when he was just 20 years old in 2008, he already finished working at Etienne Sauzet and Domaine Trapet, then together with his father Pierre aimed to produce the most natural and high-quality Chardonnay. Pierre was a high-regarded sommelier, who is a very good friend with two of the Burgundy legends Jean-Francois Coche Dury and the ex-DRC winemaker Bernard Noblet. They visit the domaine twice a year to taste the wines and offer suggestions.  Last week, the...

Charles Heidsieck was founded in Reims of Champagne in 1851 and though it is the smallest of the Grandes Marques champagne houses, it is one of the best-known producers for both vintage and non-vintage cuvée. One of the top vintage cuvees from Charles Heidsieck is Blanc des Millénaires which has only been produced in four vintages to date: 1985, 1990, 1995 and 2004. This is a top Blanc de Blancs in 1995 which has received massive appreciation from top industry critics – an unanimous 95pts from Antonio Galloni, Richard Juhlin, Stephan Reinhardt and Wine Spectator; and 18.5pts (out of 20)...

This week, part of our team visited Burgundy to meet friends, business partners and also to sample the latest 2021 vintage. We stayed in Meursault, a nice apartment overseeing a fantastic view of Meursault Les Chevalières and we've spent a lot of time to explore the terroir and the wines of Meursault! Meursault produces some of the finest white wines in Burgundy, with nearly 400ha of wine producing area with 97% being used for white wines and the rest for reds. The wines of Meursault glorify the art of Chardonnay and nowhere in the Cote de Beaune does the Chardonnay grape do better than it does...

Thanks to their strong financial arm, Bouchard Pere et Fils is one of the top Maisons in Burgundy that produces sublime wines at very reasonable prices. Their whites are known to be concentrated and dense, and refined with oak that allows a big wine to age for a long time. We have recently successfully purchased a case of Bouchard Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2006 and think it is a mature, top white which you should not miss. Comparing it with another Grand Cru from Bouchard, the Corton-Charlemagne offers fantastic price and quality ratio which matched the score of Chevalier Montrachet with a fraction of price -  Only...