The Beaune Greves, a great terroir, is even better - with the bouquet offering juicy layered fruit - quite floral and extrovert. On the palate rich, velvet and generous fruit - deep and long - with a lovely intensity generated by the mighty Beaune Greves terroir. Love the depth and intensity in this …
Burgundy
Domaine des Croix, Beaune Bressandes 2015
Moving on to Beaune Bressandes - The nose is brimming with ripe fruit offered with a floral expression of the terroir - 25% whole cluster in this wine. It's very elegant and balanced, offering a beautiful expression of this fine Beaune terroir. A quite magnificent Beaune 1er cru in the …
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Domaine des Croix, Aloxe Corton Les Boutières 2015
The Aloxe Corton appellation - outside Corton and Corton Charlemagne - is sadly somewhat overlooked, and this is really a shame, as some of the lesser wines really has a lot to offer. The Aloxe Corton Les Boutières (village terroir located in the southern end of the appellation) is producing an …
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Domaine des Croix, Beaune Village 2015
The Beaune village - two cuvées that normally are blended before bottling. They are from very different terroirs - but quality wise almost at the same level - with the "northern cuvee" being the better and fresher in 2015 - in my view. The 2015 cuvées both offer juicy and energetic fruit - quite …
Wine of the Month – June 2017
Wine of the Month is a way of celebrating the wine in the glass. Each month I will find a lovely and gratifying wine - not the greatest, not the best ... but a interesting and enjoyable wine on the day ... or as Clive Coates so eloquently puts it - a wine worthy of being given an accolade. Wine …