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It's all about the fruit here, gushing forth like an Oscar acceptance speech. Deft touches of spice rim the plush pleasures ... More>
This Petite Pinot is fragrant, soft and flavoursome; reminiscent of sweet red berries, plums and and gentle sweet fruit ... More>
Pinotphiles will love this, a well-made Pinot Noir that won't break the bank. Classic, spice-accented cherry and violet ... More>
Frothing with eagerness, bursting with Something to Say, and it says it well. Nice touch of French barnyard puts a feline ... More>
The nose has lifted aromas of plums, dark cherries, leather and dried spice enhance the immediate appeal of this wine.... More>
Blackberries, plums and dried spice. Rife with dark fruits, complemented with savoury spice from the French Oak. At first ... More>
A medley of ripe dark fruits of black cherry and plum dominate the aromatics, nuances of chocolate, all underpinned by oak ... More>
Garnet red. Red berry fruits, notably blackcurrant. Lively fruit, firm finish. ... More>
From the heart of Marlborough Country – and a certified sustainable vineyard – this steals your senses with that French ... More>
Lovely aroma with ripe red and black berry notes, ethereal floral highlights, and just a hint of gamey mushroom notes. Rich ... More>
A deep, dark crimson colour that is shiny bright with promise, guiding you to the delights ahead. The nose is intense, ... More>
This is the last vintage Nicolas made before departing and setting up his own label, Domaine de Bellene. From a selection of ... More>
A robust Pinot Noir. Dark medium garnet colour, elegant primary fruit characters, ripe plums, strawberry and cranberry as ... More>
More of a judicious bellow than a full-on bull roar, the Megster is your classic Central Otago fruit explosion (well, it's ... More>
By jingoes you'll be wanting to wrap your laughing gear around this, Johnny. Big Al has been making wine in Marlborough for ... More>
This wine's simple classification belies its quality; the fruit was sourced from Côte de Beaune vineyards, traditionally ... More>
A good value, drink-now Pinot Noir that punches well above its price point. With inviting aromas of cherry, nutmeg and oak, ... More>
Amazing. It's concentrated, complex with loads of characters and flavours that keep revealing themselves with every sip. ... More>
An enticing Central Otago Pinot Noir that's alive with cherry, plum and spice notes supported by hints of mocha and subtle ... More>
Ready to be enjoyed, this beautifully scented Central Pinot is just right for the Christmas/summer season. It's a lively, ... More>
Aromas of cherry and redcurrant, with underlying hints of savoury mushroom and toasty oak characters. A luscious medium ... More>
With significant holdings in Burgundy's most illustrious appellations, the Gros family have between them three separate, ... More>
Is that a barnyard door banging?! Whiff of silage, as there should be dammit- it's Burgundy, and good Burg at that. Violets ... More>
A full-on nose of earth, toast, briar, brambles, rich cherry fruit in syrup, and berry notes as well, just in case cherries ... More>
Alex Gambal is a boutique producer renowned for the exemplary quality of its wines. This entry-level Pinot Noir is a blend ... More>
Burghound: A very pretty nose blends notes of red pinot fruit and cherry that lead to round and nicely rich flavors that are ... More>
Explodes with fruit, which some may consider a little vulgar and certainly non-Burgundian, but since when has Pinot Noir not ... More>
The Maison Dieu was produced from a single plot of old, organically grown Pinot Noir vines planted in 1928 and located just ... More>
Medals galore and it's not surprising. Floral, slightly savoury and attractively gamey/burnt bacon-like, while Ghana's ... More>
The classic style of this domaine is clean, ripe and rich fruit; having top vineyards in the best appellations goes a long ... More>
The Scott Base vineyard was established in 1994 by Martin and Sue Anderson and is now part of the Allan Scott family. The ... More>
Burghound: An exuberant red berry fruit nose that is very pinot in essential character merges into forward, delicious and ... More>
Operated by the Bosman family, Sandihurst is a Christchurch-based winery that also sources grapes from other regions. This ... More>
One of the most consistent producers in Marlborough, always delivering focused, well balanced wines. The current release was ... More>
Floral, slightly dusty, a musky damson, a dusky maiden or a starry diadem? All three and more. Cherry drenched, soaked in ... More>
Wine Spectator: Chunky in style, with sweet cherry, berry and mineral flavors. Backed by a solid structure, but the sweet ... More>
From Potel there is a hint of Gevrey earth at its base. Good ripe fruit, excellent acidity and quite well-mannered tannin.... More>
Located within the highest slopes of the Côte d'Or, the vineyards of the Côtes de Nuits enjoy cooler climates and produce ... More>
Robert Parker: The 2005 Savigny-les-Beaune Hauts Jarrons displays an amazingly delicate yet diverse aromatic display of meat ... More>
Wine Spectator: Shows purity, with defined flavors of cherry, strawberry and spice allied to a silky texture. This is ... More>
Burghound: This is very Nuits in character with an intensely sauvage nose of earthy and lightly spiced crushed dark berries ... More>
Burghound: This is a picture perfect Savigny nose as the pungent iron-infused earth infuses the wines from start to finish ... More>
Burghound: Somewhat surprisingly, this is actually slightly riper with a pretty mix of red and blue berry fruit aromas that ... More>
A dark, smoky version, featuring black cherry, black currant and chocolate notes. Firmly structured, with a long finish.... More>
Chalky, stony notes enhance a sense of austerity in the finish, but this is impressive for its sheer grip, and the stream of ... More>
This is a complex wine with distinctive cherry and plum aromas, along with traces of herb and spice. It has layers of ... More>
Alex Gambal initially founded his own company as a negociant operation, producing his wines from purchased grapes, but he ... More>
A distinctly different region to where most Martinborough Pinot comes from, Te Muna road, via Craggy range and Larry ... More>
Cloudy Bay's Sauvignon Blanc is arguably Marlborough's best known wine, but it is often overlooked that the winery also ... More>
A quip in here somewhere about (The) Sopranos, surely, but we'll sway away and look at the intensity and drive of the palate ... More>
Santenay is a wonderful part of Burgundy, the wines here tend to deliver great value as it's not a part of the region that's ... More>
“We're not after a blockbuster or a Parker-bomb sort of thing” says Duncan; words like elegance and finesse tend to come to ... More>
Brilliant colour, plus peony and violet aroma nuanced with liquorice make for a wine with a deep and intense attack and a ... More>
From a maverick producer with eleven generations of winemaking in the family comes a Pinot from a commune so far south it ... More>
In a region crammed with spectacular scenery, Chard Farm arguably has the most strikingly beautiful vineyard site in the ... More>
Burghound: A more elegant and refined nose features red berry fruit, leather and iron-infused earth notes that introduce ... More>
Burghound: Potel also noted that there was a high percentage of 1er in this blend. A subtle hint of wood spice frames ... More>
A nose of red cherries and an evocative bouquet of rose-petals This wine has a fresh attack with a lot of fruit, black ... More>
Wine Spectator: Precise blackberry and black cherry notes match the fine-grained tannins in this elegant Pommard. It has ... More>
Stephen Tanzer: Deep red-ruby. Superripe aromas of iron, leather and fresh blood, lifted by minerality. Large-scaled, ... More>
Stephen Tanzer: Deep ruby-red. High-toned aromas of blackberry and licorice. Juicy and fresh, with lovely acid cut to the ... More>
Wine Spectator: There's nice depth and texture to this red, along with cherry, earth and mineral flavors. The structure is ... More>
Burghound: A moderately diffuse nose of straw and melon aromas merges into very rich and unusually forward flavors that ... More>
Everyone wants Pinot and here it is in its perfect Burgundian form. Elegant, ripe, pure, with black fruits dominating.... More>
Nicolas Potel has established himself as one of the leading Burgundian negociants. This is dedicated to the memory of his ... More>
The sweetness of fruit in this wine is amazing, in a blind tasting, you would be hard pressed to pick this. It has great ... More>
Monopole on this label indicates that only the Jessiaume family have vines on this site – so you'll only see a Jessiaume ... More>
Wine Spectator: A beam of cherry counters the meaty flavor and texture in this medium-bodied red, with firm but fine-grained ... More>
Wine Spectator: Nice depth and more dark fruit flavors of black cherry, blackberry and plum. It's rich and smooth, with ... More>
Burghound: Classic ruby. A slightly herbaceous red cherry nose leads to medium-bodied flavors that are really quite pretty ... More>
Burghound: An earthy, somber and serious nose offers up strong floral aromas that also mix cherry and red current before ... More>
A subtle touch of wood sets off wonderfully fresh and airy aromas of supremely elegant red berry fruit, stone and spice ... More>
A savoury style, with wild thyme and violets augmenting the rich, ripe fruit, and there is an underpinning of underbrush and ... More>
Stephen Tanzer: Roasted red fruits, smoke, minerals and spices on the nose. Ripe but a bit dry, still holding something in ... More>
There's a smashing recipe for Coq Au Vin that calls for two bottles of G-C to be poured over the poultries over the two ... More>
Domaine de Courcel is one of Pommard's best producers, as their robust 2000, an excellent Côte d'Or vintage, from the ... More>
"Very full, dark, dense purple-red in colour, this has a rich, voluminous, aromatic bouquet of very dark berry fruits ... More>
Winemaker Larry McKenna was a true visionary, planting Pinot in Martinborough way back in the 80's, convinced the region ... More>
A soft mouth feel and texture; it has a unique site derived complexity combined with black cherry/plum fruit flavours. It ... More>
Gorgeous ruby. Strong reduction blocks the nose though the flavors are very rich, full and intense with a frank, complex and ... More>
Stephen Tanzer: Paler medium red. Nutty oak dominates aromas of plum and game. Silky and suave in the mouth, but a bit less ... More>
Wine Spectator: Full, rich and meaty, this evokes sweet spices, licorice and cherry flavors buoyed by a wall of ripe ... More>
Stephen Tanzer: Full medium red. Big, slightly reduced nose features red cherry, raspberry, strawberry and leather; distinct ... More>
Burghound: A moderately toasty nose of lower register dark berry and raspberry aromas that are very fresh and almost airy ... More>
If you are looking for a value for money Burgundy - usually impossible to find – look no further, this really does over ... More>
The third release of this stunning single vineyard wine, the winery says that the vineyard “grows a textural wine built ... More>
Interesting nose, warm earth 'neath an afternoon sun, hillside herbs if you have the thyme. It is prettily floral, a bobbing ... More>
The Trophy at the 2010 Air NZs reinforces the Keys ethos; the nose is delicate yet pure, clearly defined fruit, although the ... More>
Burghound: A layered and appealing nose offers notes of resin, orchard fruit and a hint of rosemary oil that serves as a ... More>
Burghound: This too is nicely perfumed though notably more deeply pitched with ample amounts of pungent Savigny earth and ... More>
Nuits can be a bit tough in its youth, but while this has a certain elasticity, it's definitely supple not stubborn. Plenty ... More>
Down the hill a bit from the Les Rugiens vineyard is the hallowed turf of the Fremeirs vineyard. Being a few minutes' walk ... More>
Burghound: A gentle touch of wood frames the earthy yet elegant dark berry fruit aromas nuanced by freshly turned earth ... More>
50 year old vines, 100% Pinot, 12 mths in oak. Crystallized redcurrants and cherries pepper the palate, with hints of bay ... More>
Wine Spectator: Some decent fruit in this elegant red. Shows some raspberries and cherries, but a bit short on the finish. ... More>
Deep ruby colour and rich aromas of small fruits (blackcurrant, blueberry, blackberry, peony) confer a delicacy and smooth ... More>
Burghound: A gorgeous Chambolle fruit nose that is wonderfully elegant and quite pure highlights round, sweet and supple ... More>
Robert Parker: From a tiny and little-known cru just north of Fremiers and below Rugiens and Chaponnieres, the Courcel 2005 ... More>
Stephen Tanzer: Shy, with light cherry and spice notes, but this has an attractive texture like raw silk and good ... More>
Stephen Tanzer: Good dark red. High-toned, expressive aromas of cherry, minerals, spices and licorice. Less dense and deep ... More>
Stephen Tanzer: A slightly riper nose with darker and spicier fruit introduces beautifully textured and admirably precise ... More>
'Rich and youthful in colour, it is dense, savoury and silky, with cherry, spice and herb flavour showing lovely depth, flow ... More>
Burghound: Light ruby. A highly expressive nose that is already open for business reveals bright and pure red pinot fruit ... More>
This is a historic site for Jessiaume, it's been the backbone for years and in the family's cellars, the older bottles of ... More>
Yet another of the Jessiaume 2009 wines that surprised me. In fact, the quality here was more like that of a Grand Cru than ... More>
Wine Spectator: Dense and brooding, with a core of sweet cherry, licorice and spices locked behind a door of ripe, ... More>
Stephen Tanzer: Good medium red. Musky, reduced aromas of red fruits, smoke and mint. At once creamy and round and quite dry ... More>
Stephen Tanzer: Good medium red. Reduced but expressive aromas of strawberry and smoke. Sweet, creamy and exotic, but with ... More>
Wine Spectator: Packed with sappy black cherry and cassis notes, this shows a wild edge, including some untamed tannins. Has ... More>
Fermented in wooden French cuvees, hand plunged and aged in 50% new French oak barriques the wine was given every priority ... More>
Stephen Tanzer: Deep ruby-red. Very ripe aromas of strawberry and raspberry. Sweet and superripe, with a distinctly ... More>
Robert Parker: A prickly sense of ginger and Szechuan pepper accents the concentration of tart black fruits, with smoky ... More>
Burghound: A very Chambolle nose of pretty and very high-toned red pinot fruit trimmed in background mineral notes that ... More>
Burghound: A pungent nose of reduction and wood spice will require racking soon though the round, elegant and detailed ... More>
Burghound: Somewhat surprisingly, this is actually more elegant than the Pezerolles in the mouth and the nose is also ... More>
Burghound: An extremely deft application of wood as it's almost invisible allows the beautifully elegant mineral-infused red ... More>
Stephen Tanzer: Good medium red. Subdued aromas of redcurrant, tobacco and smoky oak; lower-pitched than the Chaignots. ... More>
Burghound: A touch of reduction is not enough to hide the relatively high-toned aromas of cherry, raspberry and earth ... More>
The Pinot Noir of the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation have a distinctive masculine character, and in the best vintages (like ... More>
Tanzer: 89/100 (from a parcel adjacent to Echezeaux; aging in 100% new demi-muids): Good medium red. Perfumed, refined ... More>
Very fragrant and distinctly Volnay – a strong masculine wine, it has a taught bold mouthfeel. A nice wine, big though – ... More>
Wine Spectator: A little air coaxes the ripe plum, sandalwood and spice aromas and flavours out of this smooth red. Rich and ... More>
Wine Spectator: The tannins are a bit aggressive, dominating the cherry note and silky texture. There's sweet fruit, so be ... More>
Burghound: A ripe, pretty, earthy and expressive red berry fruit suffused nose introduces detailed, supple and lacy flavors ... More>
Wine Spectator: A fresh 2003, offering black cherry and black currant aromas and flavours; very pure and concentrated. It's ... More>
Wine Spectator; This red is dense and almost chewy in texture, yet with pure cherry and raspberry flavors accented by spice. ... More>
Burghound: This too evidences a bit of wood that sits around the edges of the slightly riper and notably more elegant aromas ... More>
This appellation is one of the smallest and most fragmented in the Côte: More than anything, the delicate, silky nature of ... More>
Pale pomegranate colour. Bouquet offers notes of gooseberry, cherry, and violet. Its delicacy is pure Côte de Beaune. White ... More>
This vintage shows concentrated red cherry and blueberry fruits alongside a distinctive liquorice / anise spice character. ... More>
This is the fourth Long Gully Single Vineyard Pinot Noir. Long Gully has always displayed classic red to black forest berry ... More>
This vintage was distinctive showing classic Pipeclay Stella cherry and blackberry with a slight spice kick and lovely light ... More>
Red fruits dominate a wide and quite fine nose. There is sweetness, slightly forward acidity and a good and very persistent ... More>
Robert Parker: The 2005 Volnay Santenots Vieilles Vignes, smells fetchingly of deep, sweet, ripe black cherry, brown spices, ... More>
Good Burgundy tasted good from birth'- i.e. it's got to be the goods from the get go to continue to be the goods. This ... More>
Especially low yielding ripe hand picked fruit, gentle winemaking and extended maturation in French oak have resulted in a ... More>
Wine Spectator: A graphite aroma gives way to dark fruit flavors in this mineral-laden red, which is brooding and backed by ... More>
Wine Spectator: Aromas of graphite, blackberry, mineral and oak spice introduce this complex, rich red. The blackberry note ... More>
Attractive scent and energy. Hint of rose petals. Slightly decadent but a good price! Early maturing. Jancis Robinson 16.5... More>
Burghound: Here the nose is much more complex than the Cherbaudes and is more typical as well with its slightly riper red ... More>
Pretty muscular for a PN, this, with dray loads of dark fruits and a butchershop quartet of meats and those French ... More>
Burghound: An unusually pretty and expressive nose of airy red berry fruit nuanced by touches of earth, underbrush, stone ... More>
Wine Spectator: Full of bilberry, wild cherry and black currant notes, backed by bright acidity and dense tannins. A supple ... More>
You are immediately greeted with a fragrant fruit forward nose, the palate is generous with lovely primary fruit notes up ... More>
Of the three Beaune 1er Cru, this has parts of the previous two – the great tannin and power of the Montee Rouge, the fruit ... More>
Burghound: A heavily reduced nose fades into vibrant, detailed and precise flavors that possess a distinctly odd character ... More>
Burghound: For what is normally moderately more elegant, in 2006 the tables are reversed as this is much more animale and ... More>
Wine Spectator: There's a succulence to the black cherry and black currant flavours in this red, along with firm underlying ... More>
Burghound: A spicy, pure, elegant and expressive melange of red and black pinot fruit, earth and hints of soy and hoisin ... More>
Burghound: This too is mildly reduced though in this case, underneath the funk red berry fruit can be detected. The middle ... More>
Wine Spectator: Vegetal, but there's bilberry, currant and spice flavors underneath. The tannins are grainy, and the finish ... More>
Burghound: This too possesses a relatively refined, pure and elegant nose with mild earth influence on the red and blue ... More>
Burghound: From three different parcels, all on the Vosne side. Brilliant ruby. An unusually elegant nose of red pinot fruit ... More>
Burghound: Classic ruby. An earthy but bright nose of raspberry, cherry and red pinot fruit aromas introduce round, rich, ... More>
Burghound: Elegantly detailed pinot fruit with sweet, sappy, medium weight flavours that have added good depth and weight ... More>
Burghound: From 3 different parcels in Aux Reas, La Columbière and Au-Dessus de la Rivière; raised in <35% new wood. A ... More>
Stephen Tanzer: Glass-staining purple. A pungent, exotically perfumed bouquet displays blackberry, anise and smoky Indian ... More>
Stephen Tanzer: Medium red. Raspberry and smoked meat on the nose. Lush and sweet, with concentrated, rather thick raspberry ... More>
Burghound: Not surprisingly, this is much more aromatically complex with ripe blue berry, plum and violet aromas introducing ... More>
Burghound: Here the aromatic profile is completely different with a notably spicy, pure and ultra elegant dark berry fruit ... More>
Burghound: Abundant wood spice with obvious vanilla notes but much less toast and the rich flavors are intense, powerful and ... More>
Moreno cherries, cinnamon, truffle, licorice. It is well structured with elegant fruit, excellent balance and good ... More>
Robert Parker: Rum cake, dried fruits, and cassis can be found in the aromas of the ruby-colored 2002 Chambolle-Musigny ... More>
