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BURGUNDY 2018 VINTAGE, EN PRIMEUR

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2018 VINTAGE

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CHABLIS 12 DOMAINE VINCENT DAMPT 13

CÔTE DE NUITS 16 GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN 17 DOMAINE DES VAROILLES 18 MOREY-SAINT-DENIS 20 DOMAINE STÉPHANE MAGNIEN 20 VOSNE-ROMANÉE 22 DOMAINE MONGEARD-MUGNERET 22 NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES 24 DOMAINE GILLES JOURDAN 25

CÔTE DE BEAUNE 28 POMMARD 29 DOMAINE COMTE ARMAND 29 DOMAINE CYROT-BUTHIAU 30 MEURSAULT 32 DOMAINE PATRICK JAVILLIER 32 DOMAINE MATROT 34 PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 36 DOMAINE FRANÇOIS CARILLON 37 OLIVIER LEFLAIVE 38 SAINT AUBIN 40 DOMAINE HUBERT LAMY 40 SANTENAY 44 DOMAINE JUSTIN GIRARDIN 44

BURGUNDY

2018 VINTAGE

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WELCOME â€Śto our 2018 Burgundy release. An exciting time of year, coming hot on the heels of Christmas festivities and reminding us that even in these dark winter months, there is an abundance of vinous enjoyment to be planned. If you have rashly committed to dry January and are in need of some vicarious enjoyment, read on â€“ this is a wonderful vintage, one of light and warmth, which we will get to know and no doubt love over the years to come.

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VINTAGE OVERVIEW “The 2018 weather was perfect. The vines were splendid, with healthy foliage, no water stress and beautiful grapes.” Frédéric Lafarge, Domaine Michel Lafarge

Following a parched 2017 summer, autumn was very wet. As Olivier Lamy said, “it rained almost one day in two – we had our feet in water!” Unsurprisingly, this fully replenished the soil water reserves. January 2018 was mild; winter ‘proper’ started late, culminating in a cold snap in February.

Spring: The cool weather lasted until late March, meaning vine growth was slow. Early April sunshine finally ushered in spring and budbreak. Mid-April onwards was dry and increasingly warm, heralding a surge in vine growth. Very little frost damage, phew! Early May has become the danger zone for this (2016 and 2017 were badly hit) but 2018 largely escaped unscathed. However, the mildew pressure caused by warm, moist weather demanded vigilance and anti-fungal sprays (many of which are now organic, thankfully). Hail in Puligny- and Chassagne-Montrachet on 8th May fortunately did little damage. This was followed by several late spring thunderstorms. The first flowers appeared in mid-May on the Chardonnay. By month-end, flowering was already well underway. It generally went smoothly. Summer: Just after the grape bunches closed, two violent localised hailstorms struck southern NuitsSaint-Georges, on 3rd and 15th July.

Véraison (colour change) started in early July and lasted for nearly six weeks in places where temperatures were unusually high or water scarce, such as the Mâconnais and Chablis. From this point onwards, the character of the vintage began to reveal itself… 2018 was sunny: Depending on where the readings were taken, summer saw between 150 and 260 more sunshine hours than average. 2018 was warm: Temperatures were almost 2°C above average – warm but not scorching. The winter and spring water reserves tempered this, although younger vines with shallower roots suffered. 2018 was dry: August had just 20-30mm of rainfall, versus an average of 60mm. This made for thick skins and many small millerand berries, ensuring 2018 would be rich in polyphenols. April to September saw 285mm of rain, versus an average of 403mm. 2018 was (mostly) early: Potential alcohol levels were approaching desired levels by late August, but conditions were so good that some waited for greater phenolic maturity. As Vincent Dampt put it, “the crucial question was when to attack”. Some light rain and morning dews in early September loosened any lingering blockages in maturity.

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For most, harvest took place in the first week of September, although some started in August. 2018 was healthy: Many growers commented that there was barely any need for grape selection on the sorting tables. The health of the berries meant that anything sub-standard could quite easily be eliminated in the vineyard.

A word on acidity: We assume warmer vintages will be lower in acidity. While this is true to an extent, it is not the whole picture. The heat of August did burn off some precious malic acid, especially where leaf cover was sparse. However, the spring rains had brought reserves of tartaric acid. The best 2018s also have a mineral tension which brings its own freshness to the party. Olivier Lamy also pointed out that white

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Chardonnay skins absorb less UV radiation than black Pinot Noir ones. The wines: The whites are juicy and, for the most part, with excellent definition and freshness. The reds are beautifully, richly pigmented, with expressive red berry aromas and succulent mid-palates, without the excesses of fruit density seen in more prosaically

â€œwarm vintagesâ€?. 2018 is a beguiling meeting of ripeness and precision, which deserves a place in every Burgundy collection.

GUY SEDDON January 2020

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WINES OFFERED IN THIS RELEASE CHABLIS

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DOMAINE VINCENT DAMPT Chablis

£145

Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons

£225

Chablis 1er Cru Les Lys

£225

Chablis 1er Cru Côte de Léchet

£225

Chablis 1er Cru Côte de Léchet '350'

£310

CÔTE DE NUITS DOMAINE DES VAROILLES Gevrey-Chambertin Clos du Meix des Ouches Monopole

£255

Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Champonnet

£310

Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru La Romanée Monopole

£365

Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos des Varoilles Monopole

£350

Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru

£545

Bourgogne Chardonnay

£160

Côte de Nuits-Villages Blanc

£230

Côte de Nuits-Villages

£230

Côte de Nuits-Villages La Robignotte Monopole

£275

Bourgogne Côte d’Or Vieilles Vignes

£165

Bourgogne Pinot Noir

£120

Maranges 1er Cru Les Clos Roussots

£225

Volnay

£295

Pommard

£295

Pommard 1er Cru Les Arvelets

£445

DOMAINE GILLES JOURDAN

CÔTE DE BEAUNE DOMAINE CYROT-BUTHIAU

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DOMAINE PATRICK JAVILLIER Bourgogne Côte d’Or Cuvée des Forgets

£95

Bourgogne Côte d’Or Cuvée Oligocène

£125

Meursault Les Tillets

£235

Meursault Les Clousots

£275

Meursault Cuvée Tête de Murger

£365

Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Serpentières

£170

Saint-Romain

£250

Meursault 1er Cru Blagny

£575

Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes

£625

Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières

£775

Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes

£775

Maranges 1er Cru La Fussière

£250

Auxey-Duresses

£265

Meursault Rouge

£275

Blagny 1er Cru La Pièce sous le Bois

£525

Montagny 1er Cru Bonneveaux

£230

Pernand-Vergelesses

£142

Chassagne-Montrachet Les Blanchots

£236

Puligny-Montrachet Les Meix

£278

Pernand-Vergelesses Rouge 1 Cru Fichots

£170

Pommard

£275

Saint-Aubin La Princée

£170

Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Derrière chez Édouard

£225

Saint-Aubin 1er Cru en Rémilly

£295

Chassagne-Montrachet Rouge La Goujonne Vieilles Vignes

£195

Santenay 1er Cru Beauregard

£140

Santenay 1er Cru La Maladière

£130

Santenay 1er Cru Clos Rousseau

£130

Pommard

£190

DOMAINE MATROT

OLIVIER LEFLAIVE

DOMAINE HUBERT LAMY

DOMAINE JUSTIN GIRARDIN

POMMARD

BURGUNDY

2018 VINTAGE

CHABLIS Located some 100 miles north of the Côte d’Or, Chablis sits apart from the rest of Burgundy, separated from the Côte d’Or by the Morvan Mountains. Geologically, it shares characteristics with the Loire and Champagne.

YONNE Chablis Auxerre

DOMAINE VINCENT DAMPT

CHABLIS & AUXERRE YONNE CÔTE D’ OR Chablis

Tonnerre

Auxerre

Historically, the region benefited from its proximity to Paris and being able to transport these popular wines by river to the capital. The advent of the railways had the opposite effect as more regions, with cheaper wines, became accessible.

Tonnerre

DOMAINE VINCENT DAMPT CÔTE DE NUITS

Nuits-Saint-Georges

CHABLIS & AUXERRE

CÔTE DE BEAUNE Beaune

CÔTE D’ OR

RN74

Dijon

CÔTE CHALONNAISE

Châlon-sur-Saône

Nuits-Saint-Georges Saône-et-Loire

CÔTE DE NUITS

CÔTE DE BEAUNE Beaune

MÂCONNAIS

Mâcon

CÔTE CHALONNAISE

Châlon-sur-Saône

Beaujeu Saône-et-Loire

BEAUJOLAIS

Today, being so far north, the main adversary is the climate, yet it is in fact this marginal location, along with the famous fossil-rich soils, which lie at the heart of Chablis’ quintessential flinty mineral style.

RN74

Dijon

Villefranche-sur-Saône 0

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MÂCONNAIS

GRANDS CRUS, PREMIERS CRUS, VILLAGES

Mâcon

LYON

Beaujeu

BEAUJOLAIS Villefranche-sur-Saône 0

50 km

GRANDS CRUS, PREMIERS CRUS, VILLAGES

LYON

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DOMAINE VINCENT DAMPT These 2018s are Vincent Dampt’s fourteenth vintage. We have represented the domaine as exclusive UK agent since Vincent established it, in the 2005 vintage. Chablis’ famous Kimmeridgian soils consist of calcareous clay, limestone and marlstone, with embedded marine fossils. Many attribute Chablis’ hallmark minerality to this link with the sea. The village and premiers crus bottlings see no oak, with the exception of 1er Cru Côte de Léchet ‘350’, named after the 350 litre barrels in which the wine is aged. Half of the barrels come from the François Frères cooperage and half from Seguin Moreau. Vincent’s wines will drink early but also repay cellaring brilliantly, with age becoming more silky in texture, with a caramelised, golden edge to the fruit.

VINCENT DAMPT

BURGUNDY

DOMAINE VINCENT DAMPT CONTINUED... CHABLIS This was the first wine we tasted at this domaine, on our very first visit of the 2005 vintage. A glimmer of hope of a new relationship dramatically lit up the faces of the assembled tasters. We left with a new exclusivity. Since then, if anything, the wines have simply gone from strength to strength and this 2018 vintage is exemplary, a tremendous ambassador for the region and for the domaine. The nose and palate show effortless poise, a balance of ripe orchard and stone fruit, fine acidity and seashell minerality – so lovely. Corney & Barrow Score 17.5 Recommended drinking from 2020 – 2026 £145/CASE OF 12 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

CHABLIS 1ER CRU VAILLONS

Vaillons is known for its generous fruit, power and poise, due to its favourable south-eastern aspect, as well as its Kimmeridgian soils. The vineyard lies southwest of Chablis, to the west of the Serein river. Vincent’s parcel is particularly rich in clay, with vines averaging over 35 years old. Pale white-gold, this is rounded and opulent, rich and ripe, with a profusion of orchard fruit, buttered, honeyed toast and compote of apples. This has a tension and an elegance, with a long, layered, floral finish. Corney & Barrow Score 17.5+ Recommended drinking from 2020 – 2026 £225/CASE OF 12 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

CHABLIS 1ER CRU LES LYS Les Lys is a small climat within Vaillons, planted around 60 years ago by Vincent’s grandfather. It faces northeast, towards the grands crus across the valley. Yields are very low and, with less afternoon sunlight, the grapes take longer to ripen. Often more reticent than Les Vaillons, this 2018 bucks the trend with an ebullient nose of rich apple compote, lemon drizzle cake and cream. A complex wine, with an even greater depth to come, combining underlying richness with a bracing mineral reserve. Corney & Barrow Score 18 Recommended drinking from 2019-2025 £225/CASE OF 12 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

2018 VINTAGE

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CHABLIS 1ER CRU CÔTE DE LÉCHET This is a special site, again on the western side of the Serein river, just above the village of Milly. With its 38% gradient and 40 year old vines, the yields here are small. Exposure to morning sunshine allows the vines to benefit from luminosity, rather than heat, making for heightened mineral precision. This presents a very fine, noble nose of orchard fruits, white-fleshed stone fruits and melon, complemented by flashes of citrus zest and a taut mineral focus. Driven and focused, it is nonetheless a perfect charmer – bring on the seafood. Corney & Barrow Score 18+ Recommended drinking from 2019 – 2026 £225/CASE OF 12 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

CHABLIS 1ER CRU CÔTE DE LÉCHET ‘350’ A selection from the best vines of this vineyard, planted in 1964 by Vincent’s grandfather. Just as he separates Les Lys from the rest of Vaillons, of which it forms part, Vincent recognises that there are certain site-specific attributes here to be celebrated. Vincent produces two 350 litre barrels of this wine. Côte de Léchet’s precision and focus is retained, within a more exotic frame. Green apples and pears have given way to pineapple, papaya and melon, Danish pastries and vanilla – quite hedonistic, yet that Côte de Léchet focus prevails. Corney & Barrow Score 17.5 Recommended drinking from 2019 – 2026 £310/CASE OF 12 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

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2018 VINTAGE

CÔTE DE NUITS

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The Côte de Nuits forms the northern half of the Côte d’Or, running from the outskirts of Dijon to the villages of Prémeaux and Corgoloin, south of NuitsSaint-Georges.

The region is around 20 kilometres long and between 200 and 800 metres wide. It covers 3,600 hectares. Driving south from Dijon, looking to the right, you will see slopes adorned with vineyards, broken up periodically by barren, rocky outcrops. Brilliant green in summer, intense gold in autumn and starkly barren in winter. The Côte de Nuits, with few exceptions, is red wine country. It is, quite simply, home to some of the greatest Pinot Noirs in the world.

To Dijon To Dijon

MARSANNAY-LA-CÔTE MARSANNAY-LA-CÔTE MARSANNAY MARSANNAY

COUCHEY COUCHEY

FIXIN FIXIN

RN74

BROCHON BROCHON

DOMAINE JOSEPH ROTY DOMAINE TRAPET GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN DOMAINE DES VAROILLES DOMAINE DES VAROILLES

DOMAINE ROSSIGNOL-TRAPET

MOREY-SAINT-DENIS MOREY-SAINT-DENIS DOMAINE STEPHANE MAGNIEN CLOS DE TART DOMAINE PERROT-MINOT CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY DOMAINE COMTE GEORGES DE VOGÜÉ CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY VOUGEOT VOUGEOT FLAGEY-ÉCHÉZEAUX FLAGEY-ÉCHÉZEAUX VOSNE-ROMANÉE DOMAINE DE LA ROMANÉE-CONTI VOSNE-ROMANÉE DOMAINE MONGEARD-MUGNERET

CHÂTEAU DE LA TOUR

DOMAINE ARNOUX-LACHAUX RN74

RN74

CHAUX CHAUX

NUITS-SAINT GEORGES NUITS-SAINT GEORGES

DOMAINE DE L’ARLOT VILLERS-LA-FAYE VILLERS-LA-FAYE

PRÉMEAUX PRÉMEAUX

COMBLANCHIEN MAGNY-LES-VILLERS COMBLANCHIEN MAGNY-LES-VILLERSCORGOLOIN CORGOLOIN DOMAINE GILLES JOURDAN DOMAINE GILLES JOURDAN To Beaune To Beaune

1 km

GRANDS CRUS, PREMIERS CRUS, VILLA GRANDS CRUS, PREMIERS CRUS, VILLAG

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GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN Gevrey-Chambertin is a large commune comprising 410 hectares, stretching from Brochon in the north, to Morey-Saint-Denis in the south. A mix of terroirs, with patches of limestone contributing to the complexity of the best Gevreys and to the great variety of styles. Only red wines may be labelled Gevrey-Chambertin.

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DOMAINE VAROILLES

BURGUNDY | 2018 BURGUNDY | 2018 VINTAGE

DOMAINE DES VAROILLES Domaine des Varoilles combines a number of spectacular vineyards from village to grand cru level. The arrival of Gilbert Hammel in 1990 marked a turning point for the domaine. Gilbert, of Swiss descent, has made Domaine des Varoilles a go-to producer of a succulent, rounded and supremely approachable style of Gevrey-Chambertin. The Varoilles holdings include two very special premiers crus monopoles, La Romanée and Clos des Varoilles. The 2018 harvest here started on 8th September, finishing on the 16th. Gilbert Hammel commented, “The sanitary state was perfect and the potential alcohol excellent, which allowed us to vinify the wines in optimal conditions.”

GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN 1ER CRU CHAMPONNET This is a 0.7 hectare plot which is even more stony than neighbouring Clos du Meix des Ouches. Tender and supple, this is brightly, sweetly fruited, showing dark berries and a nicely sculpted tannic chassis. There is 15% new oak here. Good wine, good value. Corney & Barrow Score 17 Recommended drinking from 2022 – 2029 £310/CASE OF 6 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN CLOS DU MEIX DES OUCHES, MONOPOLE

GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN 1ER CRU LA ROMANÉE MONOPOLE

This small parcel, just one hectare of ‘village’ wine, is a monopole, solely owned by the domaine. The soil here resembles 1er Cru Champonnet, its neighbour, from which it is separated by a narrow road. Bright, dark fruits of the forest and a lovely dense structure, without being overbearing. Finishes briny and precise. There is 10% new oak here, as usual.

This, the highest of the domaine’s vineyards, just above the Clos des Varoilles, comprises one hectare of vines, with an average age of over 60 years. The soil is very shallow here – just 50cm – over a gravel and limestone bedrock, naturally low-yielding. As darkly-fruited as usual, this is redolent of winter berries and has a driving power, length and an elegant briny finish. 20% new oak in 2018.

Corney & Barrow Score 16.5-17 Recommended drinking from 2021 – 2026+ £255/CASE OF 6 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

Corney & Barrow Score 17+ Recommended drinking from 2023 – 2032 £365/CASE OF 6 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

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GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN 1ER CRU CLOS DES VAROILLES MONOPOLE

CHARMES-CHAMBERTIN GRAND CRU

Just down the slope from La Romanée and neighbouring Lavaux St-Jacques, this six hectare vineyard of 45-50 year old vines produces a more red-fruited, aromatic style of wine. Upliftingly, ripely red-berried, with a backbone of crisp acidity, all framed by firmly sculpted tannins. The richness of the vintage really works here – as good as we had hoped. 25% new oak.

The domaine’s holding in Charmes is a single 0.8 hectare parcel, opposite Latricières-Chambertin, on a gentle slope. This delivers the upfront pleasure of Charmes, the dense blackberry fruit showing itself to excellent effect against the palate’s firm tannic chassis. A wine with long cellaring potential, although the loveliness of the fruit surely means this will drink early enough to satisfy the impatient. 50% new oak, from the Rousseau cooperage.

Corney & Barrow Score 17.5 Recommended drinking from 2024 – 2034+ £350/CASE OF 6 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

Corney & Barrow Score 17.5+ Recommended drinking from 2027 – 2037+ £545/CASE OF 6 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

GILBERT HAMMEL AND HARVESTERS, DOMAINE DES VAROILLES

BURGUNDY | 2018 BURGUNDY | 2018 VINTAGE

MOREY-SAINT-DENIS After Vougeot, Morey-Saint-Denis is the smallest village of the Côte de Nuits, with just 150 hectares of vines. Perhaps less well known than its neighbours, GevreyChambertin to the north and Chambolle-Musigny to the south, it displays some of the power of Gevrey, as well as a kinship with Bonnes-Mares, which starts just beyond the southern wall of Clos de Tart. The grands crus here are Clos des Lambrays, Clos de la Roche, Clos Saint-Denis and Clos de Tart. The abundance of walled vineyards echoes the self-contained nature of this alluring but enigmatic village.

DOMAINE STÉPHANE MAGNIEN

Located in Morey-Saint-Denis, the domaine produces village and premier cru wines in Morey-Saint-Denis and Chambolle-Musigny as well as 2 grand crus wines, a Clos Saint-Denis and a Charmes-Chambertin. From the 4.5ha of own vineyard, Stéphane vinifies as well some Bourgogne Pinot Noir and a Passetoutgrain, with a good proportion of old clone Pinot Tordu. Stéphane is the 4th generation to run the domaine, fully biodynamic. It is a new exclusivity in Hong Kong & Singapore for Corney and Barrow and the wines will be released in a separate offer.

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STÃ‰PHANE MAGNIEN GILBERT HAMMEL AND HARVESTERS, DOMAINE DES VAROILLES

BURGUNDY | 2018 BURGUNDY | 2018 VINTAGE

VOSNE-ROMANÉE The most prestigious address in the Côte de Nuits? La Romanée-Conti is the bull’s-eye of this charmed village, with a gaggle of grand cru vineyards clustered around it, including La Tâche, Les Gaudichots, La Grande Rue, La Romanée, Les Richebourgs and Romanée-SaintVivant. The adjacent commune of Flagey-Échezeaux houses the Échezeaux vineyards before giving way to Clos de Vougeot to the north.

DOMAINE MONGEARD-MUGNERET Vincent Mongeard runs the family estate in VosneRomanée since 1995. He farms 30ha of vineyards with holdings spanning across the Côte d’Or. The historical plots are in Vosne-Romanée and nearby, where he makes some Vosne villages and 1er cru, a Clos de Vougeot, some Échézeaux, Grand-Échézeaux and a Richebourg. This is the 4th vintage that we release to the Hong Kong market and all the wines will be offered in a separate release.

ANNE AND VINCENT MONGEARD

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LA ROMANÃ‰E-CONTI VINEYARD

BURGUNDY

NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES Nuits-Saint-Georges is the most southerly of the famous CĂ´te de Nuits appellations. It is also the town from which the CĂ´te de Nuits takes its name. As is the way in Burgundy, the town of Nuits appended the name of the best-known local vineyard, the premier cru Les SaintGeorges. Nuits-Saint-Georges has extremely varied soils and aspects, comprising a substantial 300 hectares of vines, 142 of which are premiers crus. This is an appellation without grands crus, perhaps surprisingly. Known for red wines, there are in fact seven hectares dedicated to white wine production.

GILLES JOURDAN

2018 VINTAGE

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DOMAINE GILLES JOURDAN Gilles Jourdan established his eponymous domaine in 1998, having looked after the family holdings since 1970, whilst making wine at Bichot in Beaune. The domaine’s cellar is located in the quiet village of Corgoloin, on the eastern side of the Route Nationale. There are just five hectares, including a monopole, La Robignotte, which is a blue marl slope, adjacent to the small track which winds its way up into the Hautes-Côtes. Gilles’ chai is tiny. A central garage-like space is crammed with bottling equipment and a small tasting table, with a bottle cellar to one side and a barrel cellar to the other. Gilles has 40 pickers to call upon at harvest. He tends to harvest later than his neighbours, as demanded by his older, low production vines.

THE 2018 VINTAGE AT DOMAINE GILLES JOURDAN As mentioned, the domaine’s holdings were sadly hit by the July hail, although La Robignotte, Gilles’ top wine and a perennial C&B favourite, fortunately escaped. Harvest here was late, 25th September, growth having been slowed down as a result of the hail. Average yields were a low 27hl/ha in the regional wines and a better 35hl/ha on the hillside villages crus, which were less affected. The grapes were given a cool pre-fermentation maceration for the week of harvest.

BURGUNDY

BOURGOGNE CHARDONNAY Gilles’ Bourgogne Chardonnay is an attractive meeting of ripe stone-fruit and fresh acidity, with a nicely textured mid-palate and a hint of flinty struck-match definition. At this price, it’s a no-brainer for straightforward early drinking. Corney & Barrow Score 16 Recommended drinking from 2020 – 2022 £160/CASE OF 12 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

2018 VINTAGE

CÔTE DE NUITS-VILLAGES LA ROBIGNOTTE MONOPOLE Gilles Jourdan is the sole owner of this jewel-like 0.96 hectare holding of blue marl. His first vintage of this wine was 1999. There are two parcels here, one over 70 years old, the other over 40. Very happily, this was one of the few of the domaine’s holdings which was not hit by the hail. Firm tannins and a dense coating of fruit make for a powerful, age-worthy wine this year. Kirsch, dark forest fruits and grippy tannins. This is a longstanding C&B favourite and a wine which consistently punches above its level. 25% new oak. Corney & Barrow Score 17.5 Recommended drinking from 2022-2030 £275/CASE OF 12 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

CÔTE DE NUITS-VILLAGES BLANC This is a young vineyard – just over a decade old – planted mid-slope on limestone, with a little clay in the mix. A year maturing in oak (around a third new) gives a touch of richness to the ripe white peach fruit. The most assertive vintage I have seen of this wine, impressive. Corney & Barrow Score 16+ Recommended drinking from 2020 – 2022

£230/CASE OF 12 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

CÔTE DE NUITS-VILLAGES This is a blend of three sites, making for a good overview of Gilles’ style. There is a pleasing sucrosity of fruit here, dense forest fruits, with a fresh backbone of acidity and a raspberried richness lingering on the finish. This speaks of the ripeness of the 2018 summer and will make a joyous earlier drinker. Corney & Barrow Score 16.5-17 Recommended drinking from 2021-2025 £230/CASE OF 12 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

BOURGOGNE CÔTE D’OR VIEILLES VIGNES This is the second vintage that this wine has been made under the new Côte d’Or appellation (it was previously called Bourgogne Pinot Noir). It comes from a 2.5 hectare parcel of around 70 year old vines and is 10% wholebunch vinified in 2018, with ageing in two year old barrels. Crunchy red berry fruit, with a nice precision and fruitcoated tannins. Corney & Barrow Score 16.5 Recommended drinking from 2021 – 2024+ £165/CASE OF 12 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

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BURGUNDY

2018 VINTAGE

To Nuits-Saint-Georges

CÔTE DE BEAUNE PERNAND-VERGELESSES

The Côte de Beaune is almost twice the size of the Côte de Nuits, with around 6,000 hectares under vine. Whereas the Côte de Nuits is an elongated strip of eastfacing slopes, the gradient rising steeply into the hills above, the Côte de Beaune has several side valleys, making for a broader shape on a map opposite. Travelling north to south, the Côte de Beaune starts just before the city of Beaune itself, in the shape of the iconic Hill of Corton. This southern region is the more rugged and picturesque half of the Côte d’Or. Whilst the Côte de Nuits encroaches on suburbia at its northern extreme and marble quarries in the south, the Côte de Beaune feels like proper countryside. The appellation covers both white and red wines.

LADOIX ALOXE-CORTON

SAVIGNY-LÈS-BEAUNE

CHOREYLÈS-BEAUNE

RN74

BEAUNE

DOMAINE CYROT-BUTHIAU POMMARD DOMAINE COMTE ARMAND VOLNAY SAINTROMAIN

MONTHÉLIE AUXEY-DURESSES DOMAINE PATRICK JAVILLIER DOMAINE MATROT MEURSAULT

DOMAINE FRANÇOIS CARILLON OLIVIER LEFLAIVE PULIGNY-MONTRACHET LA ROCHEPOT SAINT-AUBIN DOMAINE HUBERT LAMY

RN74

CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET CORPEAU DOMAINE JUSTIN GIRARDIN DEZIZE-LÈSMARANGES

CHAGNY SANTENAY REMIGNY

SAMPIGNYLÈS-MARANGES CHEILLY-LÈS-MARANGES

5 km

GRANDS CRUS, PREMIERS CRUS, VILLAGES

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POMMARD Pommard used to be the fashionable sibling of nearby Volnay, its clay soils making for a more corporeal, muscular style than Volnay’s delicate, ephemeral wines. Changing tastes meant the tables have turned somewhat, but a handful of quality producers are making exciting wines. As a red wine enclave in white wine country, Pommard is underrated and well worth exploring.

DOMAINE DU COMTE ARMAND Domaine du Comte Armand had a line-up of prestigious winemakers in its history, to farm its Clos des Épeneaux, a walled premier cru monopole in Pommard of 5.3ha. Paul Zinetti follows after Benjamin Leroux and Pascal Marchand. The domaine is fully biodynamic and produces elegant and long lasting wines. In the last decade, the domaine purchased vineyards in Volnay and Auxey-Duresses where Paul is making some of the finest representation of these appellations. We will release the wines later in the campaign, to Hong Kong and Singapore market.

POMMARD

CLOS DES ÉPENOTS

BURGUNDY

DOMAINE CYROT-BUTHIAU Marc-Emmanuel and Olivier Cyrot are the fourth winemaking generation of this family domaine. They own six hectares of vines across Pommard, Volnay, Santenay and Maranges. The cellars of Domaine Cyrot-Buthiau are dug into the side of a rocky escarpment, beside Pommard 1er Cru les Arvelets, the final wine below. The wines are harvested by hand, de-stemmed and cold-macerated before fermentation.

MARC-EMMANUEL CYROT

2018 VINTAGE

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BOURGOGNE PINOT NOIR

POMMARD

This comes from five plots, which before the 1937 reclassification of Pommard lay within the appellation. This is vinified half in stainless steel, half in old oak barrels. Lush, very ripe raspberry fruit, juicy and bright. 100% destemmed. Bottled at the end of August 2019. Good value.

The domaine owns 3.5 hectares of Pommard in total. This village cuvée is a blend of 15 parcels on the Volnay side of Pommard. Very attractive raspberry perfume, with some good characterful Pommard tannic bite and structure. 25% new oak barrels. There is no punching-down here, to keep the tannin extraction gentle.

Corney & Barrow Score 16 Recommended drinking from 2020 – 2023

Corney & Barrow Score 16.5+ Recommended drinking from 2023 – 2028

£120/CASE OF 12 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

£295/CASE OF 12 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

MARANGES 1ER CRU LES CLOS ROUSSOTS

POMMARD 1ER CRU LES ARVELETS

This half-hectare holding was inherited from MarcEmmanuel and Olivier’s mother. It is just over the border with Santenay – indeed, this plot is split between the two appellations. Ripe, sweet dark berries, with lots of matter. The skins were particularly thick this year, Marc reminded us. This was cold macerated, with very gentle punching down. 25% new oak.

Les Arvelets is a 0.5 hectare south-facing sloping vineyard beside the domaine’s cuverie, whose red clay soils give high ripeness levels. Dense blackberry and forest fruits, rich in phenolics. The tannins are nicely fruit-coated, with a broad grip on the finish. Honest and immediate, this is the pinnacle of the line-up.

Corney & Barrow Score 16 Recommended drinking from 2021 – 2025 £225/CASE OF 12 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

VOLNAY This wine comes from four plots, two of which were purchased in 1995, sited in the middle of the appellation: Les Lurets and Les Famines. In 2010, two further plots were added, another in Les Lurets – this is a parcel divided into village and premier cru – and one in Les Paux Bois. Ripe, candied red berries, with supple tannins and a gentle grip. 100% destemmed. Corney & Barrow Score 16 Recommended drinking from 2022 – 2027 £295/CASE OF 12 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

Corney & Barrow Score 17 Recommended drinking from 2024 – 2030 £445/CASE OF 12 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

BURGUNDY

2018 VINTAGE

MEURSAULT The largest village of the Côte de Beaune, Meursault sits in the centre of the appellation, with Volnay to the north and Puligny-Montrachet to the south. Although we have come to expect volume and ‘butteriness’ from Meursault, there is in fact a lot of limestone in the soil and corresponding nervy tension in the wines. The best Meursaults need little makeup. Meursault is primarily Chardonnay country but there are islands of Pinot Noir, notably Les Santenots, which sits on the boundary with Volnay and can be labelled VolnaySantenots. As with Nuits-Saint-Georges, it is surprising that a village of this renown has no grands crus. Meursault has perhaps suffered historically by comparison with Puligny and Chassagne from not having ‘Montrachet’ appended to its name. Whatever the reason, the best Meursault premiers crus approach grand cru calibre.

DOMAINE PATRICK JAVILLIER Another domaine in the process of a generational handover, the face here is increasingly Patrick’s daughter Marion. Patrick took over from his father in 1974. He expanded the domaine’s holdings to today’s ten 32 hectares. Marion is now responsible for vinifying the red wines and for the commercial aspects of the domaine, whilst her brother-in-law Pierre-Emmanuel has made the whites alongside Patrick since 2011. 80% of the domaine’s production is white wine and 20% red wine. Marion carried out a green harvest on the Pinot Noir in 2018. The white wine harvest stared on 30th August – relatively early, but then this is always among the first domaines to pick.

MEURSAULT TOWN HALL

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BOURGOGNE CÔTE D’OR CUVÉE DES FORGETS Named after the Rue des Forges, where the domaine is based, this comes from a number of parcels on the Volnay side of Meursault, on clay-rich soil which delivers density. This is nicely textured, with bright orchard fruit and a gentle phenolic grip. Vibrant and juicy, a good early drinker and fantastic value. 22% new oak. Corney & Barrow Score 16.5+ Recommended drinking from 2020 – 2023 £95/CASE OF 6 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

BOURGOGNE CÔTE D’OR CUVÉE OLIGOCÈNE This is named after the Oligocène geological epoch, from which these limestone-rich plots date. The vines are on the Puligny (southern) side of the village, below Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes Dessous. There is an additional level of tension and limestone nerviness here, which comes out in a flinty minerality and a hint of matchstick reduction. As always, excellent value. Corney & Barrow Score 17 Recommended drinking from 2020 – 2024 £125/CASE OF 6 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

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MEURSAULT LES CLOUSOTS This comes from two sites: the deep clay soils of Les Clous and the limestone-rich Crotots. The latter, south of the village, is just beneath 1er Cru Les Poruzots. This is possibly a more complete wine than Tillets, having both the clay and limestone elements. Very nicely poised between power and nervy tension, with white peach fruit and a little pithy grapefruit. It is vinified in one year old oak – no need for makeup here. Around 2,400 bottles were made. Corney & Barrow Score 17-17.5 Recommended drinking from 2022 – 2027 £275/CASE OF 6 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

MEURSAULT CUVÉE TÊTE DE MURGER This is another blend of two sites, vinified separately, Murger de Monthélie and Les Casse-Tête (literally “broken heads” [of the stones], limestone-rich). There is a real juiciness and electric energy here, white peach, grapefruit, pithy orange zest. All vinified in 1-2 year old oak. This will be even longer lived than Clousots, fabulous. Corney & Barrow Score 17.5-18 Recommended drinking from 2022 – 2028+ £365/CASE OF 6 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

MEURSAULT LES TILLETS Les Tillets is a large vineyard, high on the slope, southwest of the village. The domaine has almost two hectares here. The rocky limestone soils are very poor, making for a mineral style of wine. A lick of new oak rounds out the white peach fruit nicely. Fine grip on the finish and a sense of dry extract. Lovely wine, proper traditional Meursault. 30% new oak. Corney & Barrow Score 17.5+ Recommended drinking from 2021 – 2026 £235/CASE OF 6 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

SAVIGNY-LÈS-BEAUNE 1ER CRU LES SERPENTIÈRES Serpentières is located at the beginning of the village of Savigny as you approach it from Beaune. The lieu-dit is rather unique in that it contains the village’s cemetery. There is more limestone than clay here, underscoring the tension of this wine. This has the plush raspberry fruit of Savigny in 2018, with an additional element of nervy tension. 30% new oak, 100% destemmed. Corney & Barrow Score 17 Recommended drinking from 2022 – 2026 £170/CASE OF 6 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

BURGUNDY

2018 VINTAGE

DOMAINE MATROT

MEURSAULT 1ER CRU CHARMES

Adèle and Elsa Matrot are now at the helm of this family owned estate, having taken over from their highly respected father Thierry Matrot, who had made the wines here for over three decades. Thierry is still very much present at the domaine, further evidence that Burgundian vignerons never actually retire… 2018 is Adèle and Elsa’s third vintage in charge.

This comes from four sites, totalling just over a hectare. 80% Charmes du Dessus (more mineral in style) and 20% Charmes du Dessous (broader in style). Tasted after the Blagny, this is more opulent on the nose, whilst the palate is steely and beautifully sculpted, with apple and quince. A rich, focused style. This spends 12 months in old oak and then 6 months in tank.

The domaine has been totally organic since 2000, making both reds and whites. In recent vintages it has been hit particularly hard by hail and frost, which makes the more normal yields this year particularly gratifyin. We tasted with Gaёl Fouré, chef de cave. The 2018s were Gaёl’s 25th vintage here – quite an achievement! He described the wines as having similarities with the warm vintages of 2003 and 1999. The domaine started picking on the 24th of August, the earliest ever!

Corney & Barrow Score 17-17.5 Recommended drinking from 2023 – 2027

SAINT-ROMAIN

This comes from two plots in Saint-Romain and has been made by the Matrot family since the early 2000s. A nice coming-together of citric fruit, stony minerality and coffeed oak spice. The 25% new oak gives a broad, toasty aspect to the elemental mineral character of Saint-Romain.

£625/CASE OF 12 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

MEURSAULT 1ER CRU PERRIÈRES This has the chiselled mineral structure of Perrières – quite bracing at present. That trademark textural finesse appears on the attack and then again on the finish, whilst the mid-palate is fleshed out with weightier apple, lime and pear fruit. This needs some cellaring to find its feet but will be really good. No new oak. Tasted from tonneau. Corney & Barrow Score 17++ Recommended drinking from 2023 – 2027 £775/CASE OF 12 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

Corney & Barrow Score 16.5+ Recommended drinking from 2021 – 2025 £250/CASE OF 12 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

MEURSAULT 1ER CRU BLAGNY The white soils here – limestone and light clay – contribute to a fine chalky texture. The attack is very fresh, with green citrus and white flowers, enhanced by crisp acidity. More flesh on the mid-palate, which reveals more generous pear fruit and a creamy weight. Tasted from tonneau. Corney & Barrow Score 17.5 Recommended drinking from 2023 – 2027 £575/CASE OF 12 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 1ER CRU LES COMBETTES This is the smallest holding of the domaine: only five or six barrels are made. It was the first site to be harvested in 2018. Very open on the nose, it has the elegance and power of Combettes. The palate is taut and textured, white flowers, quince and a more exotic grapefruited element, with that innate power beneath the surface. Hazelnuts and delicate perfume on the finish. Corney & Barrow Score 17.5+ Recommended drinking from 2023 – 2027 £775/CASE OF 12 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

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MARANGES 1ER CRU LA FUSSIÈRE

MEURSAULT ROUGE

This consists of nearly two hectares of vines. Very bright, almost candied raspberry fruit here, with a touch of milk chocolate and coffee beans. Blackberry compote and figs on the palate, quite rich but framed by welldefined tannins, finishing crunchy and precise. 10 barrels were made.

Deep ruby colour, surprisingly intense. Dark, bitter cherries, kirsch, some cedar and peppery spice. On the palate, it is gratifyingly dense and immediate, with a touch of leather countering the admirable purity of strawberry and raspberry fruit. This is not a wine we buy every year, but when Joe Muller and I tasted it at the domaine, we were so impressed we decided to make an exception. Great surprise here, an over-performer.

Corney & Barrow Score 17.5 Recommended drinking from 2023 – 2028 £250/CASE OF 12 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

Corney & Barrow Score 17.5 Recommended drinking from 2022 – 2026 £275/CASE OF 12 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

AUXEY-DURESSES This comes from one parcel near Les Meix Chaveaux and one higher up the steeply sloping side-valley, on the border with Saint-Romain. Again, this is a wine which really benefits from the 2018 fruit weight, which puts flesh on its bones. The tannins are muscular, but nicely extracted, making for a wine which will repay a few years’ cellaring. Corney & Barrow Score 16.5-17 Recommended drinking from 2022 – 2026 £265/CASE OF 12 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

BLAGNY 1ER CRU LA PIÈCE SOUS LE BOIS From a plot just above Sous le Dos d’Âne (as cultivated most notably by Domaine Leflaive) and directly beneath the wood of Blagny, hence the name. This has intense forest fruits and dark cherries, with a touch of undergrowth and nutmeg – complex and spicy. The tannins are firm but fine and nicely fruit-coated, lending a suppleness which works well with the sucrosity. It bears the mark of the fleshy 2018 fruit, in a good way. 20% new oak. Corney & Barrow Score 17.5-18 Recommended drinking from 2024 – 2031 £525/CASE OF 12 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

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BURGUNDY

PULIGNY-MONTRACHET For many the pinnacle of white Burgundy, the name Puligny-Montrachet is universally recognised and a stamp of quality. Laser-like, linear, precise, steely, floral â€“ these are the adjectives we hope to write when we taste the wines of Puligny. The village shares the Montrachet vineyard with its neighbour, Chassagne, entitling it to its cherished suffix. We work with three Puligny growers, who between them cover a broad spectrum of styles and sites.

2018 VINTAGE

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DOMAINE FRANÇOIS CARILLON François Carillon is the sixteenth generation of a winemaking family which traces its Burgundian roots back to 1520. Despite this rich heritage, the domaine in its current form was established in 2010, following the retirement of François’ father Louis Carillon. François and his brother Jacques decided to go their separate ways, as is so often the case due to the Napoleonic succession laws which divide inherited estates between siblings. Corney & Barrow is the exclusive UK agent of Domaine François Carillon. The 2018s will be released shortly.

FRANÇOIS CARILLON

BURGUNDY

2018 VINTAGE

OLIVIER LEFLAIVE

MONTAGNY 1ER CRU BONNEVEAUX

In the three decades since Maison Olivier Leflaive was established, this Burgundy house has quietly forged an impressive reputation. The standard, consistency and depth of Olivier Leflaive’s offering are bound to the relationships with 100 or so small growers, from whom Olivier Leflaive sources grapes. These relationships lie in the hands of Franck Grux and Philippe Grillet, who run the vineyards and cellars.

Bonneveaux is a sunny, bright, sloping vineyard. Year after year, it produces a remarkably consistent white Burgundy, unfailingly uplifting in spirit. This is a C&B exclusivity – we buy the whole production. Enticing jasmine scent, supple orchard fruit and lemon-cream layers: satisfying and refreshing.

For many years now, Olivier Leflaive has made special wines exclusively for Corney & Barrow from particular vineyards to which we – customers and staff alike – have become loyal over time. We commit to purchase early in the year in order to secure allocations, as well as preferential prices. This arrangement is testament to the long relationship between Corney & Barrow and Olivier Leflaive.

£230/CASE OF 12 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK £257/CASE OF 6 MAGNUMS, IN BOND UK

The 2018s were released in June 2019, as always the leaders of the pack by some distance. Click here to see the offer. In addition, we have secured an additional allocation of the wines below, including some of the lesser-known (but equally noteworthy) Pinot Noirs.

Corney & Barrow Score 17.5 Recommended drinking from 2019-2021

PERNAND-VERGELESSES In this warm year, Pernand is expressive yet refined, weaving magic with its alluring white flower scent and tangy thrill of fruit. True to its high, chalky terroir, the wine is precise and taut, an exercise in balance. Not to be missed. Corney & Barrow Score 17.5+ Recommended drinking from 2020-2023 £142/CASE OF 6 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET LES BLANCHOTS Blanchots has a refined bone structure and uptown allure, a reflection of its exceptional site – a continuation of Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet. Fine in texture, smooth as silk, this is a wine of grace and race, with toned orchard fruit, fresh macadamia nut layers and firm, stony acids to finish. Corney & Barrow Score 17-18 Recommended drinking from 2020-2024 £236/CASE OF 6 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

PULIGNY-MONTRACHET LES MEIX Les Meix is a vineyard parcel just yards from premier cru Les Pucelles and in richer vintages, can yield wines of real exception. Ripe yet ballerina-fine this year, Les Meix offers lively, upbeat orchard fruit and gentle hazelnutcream layers, leaving a scent of white flowers in its wake. Corney & Barrow Score 17.5-18 Recommended drinking from 2019-2023 £278/CASE OF 6 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

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PERNAND-VERGELESSES ROUGE 1ER CRU FICHOTS

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POMMARD

The premier cru Fichots is located at the base of the hill of Corton, on cool clay soils. This is a blend of two parcels, whose vines are 40 years old on average. Vibrant red cherry fruit on the nose, soaring rose petal aromatics. The palate is deft and fruit-driven, with candied raspberry fruit and very supple, fruit-coated tannins. A great early drinker. 100% destemmed, with 25% new oak. 13% abv.

This is a blend of seven plots in Pommard. The vines are 50 years old on average. Dark and spicy on the nose, black pepper and cedar, with a zesty grapefruit lift. The palate is upbeat, buoyed by fresh acidity and deft tea-leaf spice from the 15% whole bunch fermentation. The grippy tannins of Pommard exert themselves on the finish, pointing to a wine which will benefit from 3-4 years’ ageing. 30% new oak. 13% abv.

Corney & Barrow Score 17+ Recommended drinking from 2022-2026

Corney & Barrow Score 16.5-17 Recommended drinking from 2023-2028

£170/CASE OF 6 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

£275/CASE OF 6 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

OLIVIER LEFLAIVE

BURGUNDY

SAINT-AUBIN Saint-Aubin lies in a side-valley in the hills to the west of Puligny- and Chassagne-Montrachet, at over 300 metres above sea level. The road to Saint-Aubin is flanked by forest; the air feels fresher. The appellation dates from 1937. The soils are clay-heavy; white wines tend to come from the lighter clays, with high limestone content, with the reds thriving on the heavier brown clay soils. Previously seen as a source of value relative to adjoining Puligny and Chassagne, the best wines from Saint-Aubin now rival those from its more famous neighbours.

DOMAINE HUBERT LAMY It is not too much to say that Domaine Hubert Lamy put Saint-Aubin on the map and, in doing so, established itself among the top echelon of white wine domaines in Burgundy. We were delighted to add these brilliant wines to our roster in the small 2016 vintage, making the 2018s our third vintage release.

The domaine has 18.5 hectares of vines, 80% of which are planted to Chardonnay and 20% to Pinot Noir. Although the domaine is based in Saint-Aubin, it also has holdings in Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet and Santenay. There are 20 appellations in total and around 110,000 bottles per year are produced. The Lamy family has been making wine in Saint-Aubin since 1640. However, it was not until 1973 that Hubert Lamy established the domaine. At the time of its founding, the estate consisted of around eight hectares of vines. The domaine blossomed during the 1990s, acquiring several new plots. Olivier Lamy, son of Hubert, joined the domaine in 1995. With understated assuredness, he has taken these wines to a new level and is without a doubt one of the leading winemakers of his generation.

2018 VINTAGE

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THE 2018 VINTAGE, IN THE WORDS OF OLIVIER LAMY

OLIVIER LAMY

Olivier Lamy described 2018 as a “really complex vintage”, backing this up with an impressive array of meteorological data. One fact which stuck in my mind was that there was 30% more light than normal in 2018, with the same amount of water. More than a warm vintage, 2018 was a vintage of light. Harvest started with the young vines on 22nd August and finished on 12th September. Some plots were harvested in 2, 3 or even 5 passages for maximum precision and depending on the age of the vine, soil type, rootstock and massal selection. The whites, with a beautiful level of maturity, have retained impressive acidity and balance for a ‘solar vintage’. There is between zero and 5% new oak. The reds are more influenced by the sun, with black fruits, high concentration and substantial tannins. 50% of whole bunches has brought finesse to the reds, as well as a floral side. The yields are at the level of 2013 or 2014 – relatively low, due to the low moisture levels.

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BURGUNDY

2018 VINTAGE

DOMAINE HUBERT LAMY CONTINUED...

SAINT-AUBIN LA PRINCÉE

SAINT-AUBIN 1ER CRU EN REMILLY

This is a “sous-lieu-dit”, in Olivier Lamy’s words. La Princée is in fact the domaine’s name for this blend of ten different plots covering three hectares around SaintAubin. The vines here were planted in 1985 and 2000. This has a flintier nose, with a touch of grapefruit, really precise and currently quite stark, as is the way with Olivier’s wines when tasted young. Given a chance to flesh out, this will be fabulous.

This is a blend of two parcels within En Remilly, one of the top sites in Saint-Aubin, located just above ChevalierMontrachet, where Puligny meets Chassagne. The vines here were planted by Hubert Lamy in the 1990s. Flinty, struck rock minerality to the fore, with a beguiling amplitude of citrus and stone-fruit on the mid-palate, before finishing super clipped and precise, leaving a sense of grippy dry extract. Great wine.

Corney & Barrow Score 17+ Recommended drinking from 2021 – 2025

Corney & Barrow Score 18 Recommended drinking from 2021 – 2026

£170/CASE OF 6 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

£295/CASE OF 6 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

SAINT-AUBIN 1ER CRU DERRIÈRE CHEZ EDOUARD

CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ROUGE LA GOUJONNE VIEILLES VIGNES

This is a 1.68 hectare lieu-dit planted in 2000 at a density of 14,000 vines per hectare (the so-called Haute Densité cuvée is from a plot planted at 30,000 vines per hectare). Always the most linear of his whites, according to Olivier, this is quite beautifully textured, with Chablis-esque oyster shell minerality complementing the cool white peach and pear fruit. Excellent intensity on the palate, driving through to a long, delineated finish. So much energy here.

Red Chassagne-Montrachet harks back to the origins of the village. This comes from a 1.05 hectare holding in the centre of the appellation. Very bright, dense red cherry fruit, with a pleasing crunchiness of texture. 50% whole bunch vinification accentuates the freshness and brings a touch of exotic spice. Olivier produced 20% less red wine overall in 2018 than 2017, due to the dryness of the season.

Corney & Barrow Score 17.5-18 Recommended drinking from 2021 – 2026 £225/CASE OF 6 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

Corney & Barrow Score 17+ Recommended drinking from 2022 – 2028 £195/CASE OF 6 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

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SAINT-AUBIN 1ER CRU

BURGUNDY

2018 VINTAGE

SANTENAY

DOMAINE JUSTIN GIRARDIN

Sitting at the southernmost tip of the Côte d’Or, Santenay’s plantings consist of around 90% black grapes and just 10% white. Its history dates back to pre-Roman times, when it was prized for its thermal waters, rich in mineral salts.

Domaine Justin Girardin is a 17 hectare estate, based in Santenay, with holdings stretching north to Pommard and Savigny.

The vineyards are marked out by the windmill which sits in the premier cru Beauregard vineyard. The village itself, home to little more than 1,000 inhabitants, has a pretty central square which always seems strangely deserted. With the steady march of prices further north in the Côte, this is an appellation which is fast establishing roots in the minds of Burgundy lovers.

For the fourth year now, we are very pleased to include these wines in this offer. We started working with Justin in the 2015 vintage, his inaugural solo year at the helm of this family domaine and the first vintage labelled under Justin’s own name. The Girardin family traces its Burgundian roots back to 1570, with Justin Girardin being the 13th generation. Following studies in Beaune and Bordeaux, plus a vintage in Tasmania, Justin returned to the domaine in 2010. He worked alongside his parents, Valérie and Jacques, who had bought the domaine from his uncle, Vincent Girardin, at the same time as Vincent shifted his focus to Meursault. We are offering our usual three premiers crus Santenays and a village Pommard. The latter is juicy and delectable, from an appellation that doesn’t usually abound in these traits – highly recommended. How to choose between the Santenays though? The two extremes are Clos Rousseau, for age-worthiness and substance, and Beauregard, for delicacy and approachability, with Maladière sitting between the two stylistically. The wines are 100% destemmed.

Justin said that 2018 was a dream vintage to make, which comes through in these wines’ absolute ease.

JUSTIN GIRARDIN

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SANTENAY 1ER CRU BEAUREGARD

SANTENAY 1ER CRU CLOS ROUSSEAU

Beauregard, with its distinctive windmill (the Moulin de Santenay) in the vineyard, is the highest-lying of Justin Girardin’s Santenay holdings, around 50 metres above the others, on the Chassagne side of the appellation. The soils here are the poorest of the three sites. This tends to be the most immediately attractive, suited to earlier drinking. A deep ruby colour, with a very bright, attractive nose of forest fruits, leading into a pretty red berried palate. 22% new oak adds a little body. 13% abv.

Clos Rousseau has deeper, heavier clay soils and its vines’ roots have dug further, which seems to confer a greater profundity, concentration and age-worthiness on the resulting wine. Justin has almost one hectare here. The nose combines some of the pretty perfume of Beauregard with the weight and flinty minerality of Maladière. There is an additional layer of sucrosity and sweetly berried forest fruits on the palate, with fine grippy tannins. This needs some time to meld but will be fantastic. 13% abv.

Corney & Barrow Score 17.5 Recommended drinking from 2022-2028

Corney & Barrow Score 18 Recommended drinking from 2023-2030

£140/CASE OF 6 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

£130/CASE OF 6 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

SANTENAY 1ER CRU MALADIÈRE

POMMARD

The name Maladière derives from the nearby Maladière of Chagny, a hospital. This is a sunny, warm site and this tends to be spicier, with darker berries than Beauregard. It is a south-east facing vineyard, with deeper soils, located in the centre of the appellation. Justin has 0.7 hectares here. Great sucrosity of fruit, with an extra layer of power. The 2018 fruit weight suits Maladière’s dark fruited character down to the ground. 20% new oak. 13% abv.

The domaine’s Pommard is made from four parcels, two in Les Vignots, one in Les Cras and another in Les Combes. Surprisingly, gratifyingly red berried, with a delicious lift of cherry fruit and firm yet fine tannins. 25% new oak. Of his approach here, Justin says “There is great terroir here for sure – I don’t want to make a big, masculine style of Pommard”. To this end, this gets no pigeage, just regular pumping over, three times a day at the beginning of vinification. Really good wine.

Corney & Barrow Score 17 Recommended drinking from 2023-2029

Corney & Barrow Score 17.5 Recommended drinking from 2022-2028+

£130/CASE OF 6 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

£190/CASE OF 6 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

BURGUNDY

2018 VINTAGE

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