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Vinous - Antonio Galloni (90-92)
The 2021 Pastourelle de Clerc Milon is bold, fruity and delicious. Inky dark fruit, sweet spice, lavender and mocha are front and center. This charming, supple Pauillac will drink beautifully upon release. There's a bit more Merlot in this year's blend, and that really comes through in the wine' open-knit personality.Inc. TAX€191.74 -
Jeb Dunnuck (93)
Violets, cassis, ripe black cherries, and graphite all emerge from the 2022 Pastourelle De Clerc Milon, a ripe, medium to full-bodied, concentrated, and lively second wine that has tons to love. As with the Grand Vin, it's undeniably one of the best examples of this cuvée to date. It will keep for two decades if well stored.Inc. TAX€197.52 -
(1x75cl) 1986Experience the charm of Patache d'Aux 1986, a classic red wine hailing from the famed Médoc region of Bordeaux. A splendid vintage, it is appreciated for its rich flavour profile, characterised by ripe dark fruits backed by subtle earthy undertones and robust tannins. Made from carefully selected Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes, crafted with meticulous attention to winemaking traditions, this French wine exemplifies the expertise of the Château Patache d'Aux estate.
Château Patache d'Aux's patience and dedication in 1986 created a unique blend that embodies their terroir's quintessence. Situated on gravelly ridges, the vineyard's ideal geological composition contributes to the wine's compelling structure and complexity. Patache d'Aux 1986's harmonious balance of fruit and acidity wealthily mirrors the vineyard's dedication to authenticity.
With Patache d'Aux 1986, each sip is a journey through the history and heart of Bordeaux's renowned winemaking traditions.
Inc. TAX€148.62 -
(6x150cl) 2016Vinous - Neal Martin (91)
The 2016 Patache d’Aux has a lovely, joyful bouquet with raspberry and wild strawberry, tinged with mint and light cedar scents. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannin, well balanced with much more poise than many of its Cru Bourgeois peers. This is a classy offering from Patache d’Aux. Excellent. Tasted at the Cru Bourgeois tasting in London.Inc. TAX€298.27 -
(6x75cl) 2016Vinous - Neal Martin (91)
The 2016 Patache d’Aux has a lovely, joyful bouquet with raspberry and wild strawberry, tinged with mint and light cedar scents. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannin, well balanced with much more poise than many of its Cru Bourgeois peers. This is a classy offering from Patache d’Aux. Excellent. Tasted at the Cru Bourgeois tasting in London.Inc. TAX€156.94 -
(6x75cl) 2017Vinous - Antonio Galloni (89)
The 2017 Patache d'Aux has developed nicely in élevage. Sweet tobacco, cedar, dried flowers mint and red cherry notes are all nicely lifted. Readers will find an especially perfumed, fragrant Médoc Cru Bourgeois. The tannins remain a bit firm, but that won’t be much of an issue at the dinner table. The 2017 is very nicely done.Inc. TAX€440.14 -
(12x37.5cl) 2018Vinous - Antonio Galloni (90)
The 2018 Patache d'Aux has turned out beautifully. Black cherry, plum, chocolate, cloves, gravel and scorched earth blast across the palate. A heady, opulent Médoc Cru Bourgeois, Patache d'Aux delivers the goods, big time.Inc. TAX€162.94 -
(12x37.5cl) 2019Vinous - Antonio Galloni (91)
The 2019 Patache d'Aux is energetic and vibrant in the glass, with enough structure to drink well for a at least a handful of years. Dark red fruit, herbs, cedar, incense and tobacco give this Médoc Cru Bourgeois lovely complexity.Inc. TAX€162.94 -
(6x75cl) 2019Vinous - Antonio Galloni (91)
The 2019 Patache d'Aux is energetic and vibrant in the glass, with enough structure to drink well for a at least a handful of years. Dark red fruit, herbs, cedar, incense and tobacco give this Médoc Cru Bourgeois lovely complexity.Inc. TAX€162.94 -
Vinous (96)
Inky ruby. Powerful, spice- and smoke-accented aromas of fresh black and blue fruits, candied violet, licorice and cola, along with a hint of exotic spices that builds in the glass. Sweet, palate-staining cassis, boysenberry, floral pastille and licorice flavors turn livelier with air. Impressively concentrated but surprisingly energetic, courtesy of its spine of smoky minerality. Finishes sappy, youthfully chewy and extremely long, with steadily mounting tannins and lingering florality. 25% new oak.Inc. TAX€389.99 -
(6x75cl) 2020Vinous (96)
Dark, brilliant ruby. Blackberry, cherry liqueur, licorice, olive paste and vanilla qualities on the smoke-accented nose. Offers primary dark berry, mocha, fruitcake and bitter chocolate flavors that show very good depth as well as energy and pick up a spicy nuance with air. The mineral and floral notes recur on a wonderfully long, youthfully tannic finish that features a hints of salty olive and mocha. 25% new oak.Inc. TAX€487.72 -
Vinous (93)
Inky purple. Black and blue fruits, vanilla and potpourri on the seductively perfumed nose. Offers intense cassis and boysenberry flavors lifted by gentle acidity, gaining in spiciness with air. Very rich and expansive but there's good energy here as well. The finish clings with superb tenacity, the spice and blue fruit notes repeating.Inc. TAX€143.95 -
(6x75cl) 2015Vinous (94)
(25% new oak) Inky ruby. Powerful red/blue fruit, smoky bacon, vanilla and licorice aromas are sharpened by black pepper and mineral notes. Concentrated blueberry, Chambord and spicecake flavors show outstanding clarity and a sexy floral nuance. Smoothly blends depth and energy and finishes extremely long and sappy, with fine-grained tannins framing the densely packed, juicy fruit.Inc. TAX€528.06 -
(6x75cl) 2019Vinous (95)
Deep violet color. A highly perfumed bouquet displays aromas of dark fruit liqueur, potpourri, smoked meat and baking spices. Offers palate-coating blackberry, kirsch, olive paste and candied violet flavors that are sharpened by a smoky mineral flourish that adds vibrancy and lift. Slowly turns sweeter with air and finishes very long and spicy, with repeating minerality and subtle tannic grip.Inc. TAX€487.72 -
(12x75cl) 2022Inc. TAX€527.36 -
Inc. TAX€234.72 -
Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (94)
Bright yellow. Cool aromas of underripe peach, lichee and cinnamon. Penetrating on entry, then intensely flavored and tactile in the middle palate, with a captivating sweetness to its gripping lemon and stone flavors. Really reverberates on the back end. Offers a lovely acid/sugar balance but this very promising Corton-Charlemagne, like the Meursault Tete de Murgey, will be better for five or six years of bottle aging. (Javillier's single barrel of Meursault Charmes was in the middle of its malolactic fermentation.)Inc. TAX€2,059.68 -
(6x75cl) 2013Vinous (90)
(bottled in February of this year; all of the other '13s were bottled in November or December of '14): Healthy pale yellow. Aromas of lime, mandarin orange and musky white flowers. Plush and spicy, showing good concentration and decent acid cut to the pear and mineral flavors. I wanted a bit more energy for Corton-Charlemagne. Javillier's vines face south and he lost just 20% of his crop to hail in 2013.Inc. TAX€1,297.68 -
Burghound (92)
A more elegant and slightly more complex broad-ranging nose reflects an assortment of green apple, white flower, pear, mineral reduction and a wisp of oak. The overtly rich, full-bodied and powerful flavors coat the palate with sappy dry extract that also serves to buffer the moderately firm acid spine shaping the stony and saline-inflected finale. This too will need at least a few years of patience.Inc. TAX€229.15 -
Vinous (90-92)
Pale yellow-straw. Aromas of lemon, lime, nutmeg and clove. Rich but dry and tight, showing little easy sweetness to its slightly aggressive flavors of stone fruits, spices and crushed-stone minerality. Shows a penetrating quality but this baby is still youthfully disjointed, even a touch sour on the end. Very difficult to assess with confidence today but the tight finish displays very good length.Inc. TAX€1,150.08 -
Inc. TAX€1,027.75 -
(1x75cl) 2023Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (94-96)
Only recently racked. An even mid lemon. The nose offers stones up front. The palate a wealth of concentrated white fruit supported by a little oak, and while the detail is not forthcoming, the quality and length of the finish impress. A vibrant mineral finish surrounded by an impressive weight of fruit. Drink from 2030-2037. Tasted Dec 2024.Inc. TAX€269.95 -
(6x75cl) 2020Vinous (88-90)
The 2020 Meursault Clos du Cromin is tightly-wound on the nose and needed coaxing from the glass, light citrus lemon, Golden Delicious and earthy tones gradually unfurl. The palate is well balanced with fine depth, a slightly resinous texture that leads to a pithy, wild peach-tinged finish. Give this just a year in bottle.Inc. TAX€503.58 -
Vinous (93)
(the yield here was a very low 25 hectoliters per hectare owing to hail; no new oak): Inviting high-pitched scents of orange juice, white flowers, ginger and gunflint. Fine-grained and sharply delineated, saturating the palate with youthful flavors of soft citrus fruits, spices and stone. Impeccably balanced but backward today. A lovely essence of Meursault, and an outstanding village wine.Inc. TAX€170.35 -
(1x75cl) 2020Vinous (91+)
The 2020 Meursault Cuvée Tête de Murger has a well-defined nose, although I was expecting a little more presence and energy compared to previous vintages that I have tasted over the years. The palate is well balanced and shows more gumption, fine acidity with a touch of ginger, well-defined with red apple, nectarine and orange pith on the finish. Just give it some time for the aromatics to open.Inc. TAX€137.04 -
(6x75cl) 2020Vinous (91+)
The 2020 Meursault Cuvée Tête de Murger has a well-defined nose, although I was expecting a little more presence and energy compared to previous vintages that I have tasted over the years. The palate is well balanced and shows more gumption, fine acidity with a touch of ginger, well-defined with red apple, nectarine and orange pith on the finish. Just give it some time for the aromatics to open.Inc. TAX€717.05 -
Inc. TAX€142.75 -
Inc. TAX€143.33 -
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (92-93)
Not yet in bottle. This is significantly more backward. The nose in particular. But then this blend of Casse Tete and Murger de Monthelie is always the most profound. It shows in the density of ripe orchard fruit on the palate, and the energy of the fruit at the finish. The vin de garde among the Meursaults. Drink from 2029-2035. Tasted Dec 2024.Inc. TAX€139.15 -
(1x75cl) 2017Vinous (89-91)
(just a single new oak barrel out of 13): Deeper-pitched and more brooding on the nose than the Tillets. Fat and thick on entry but surprising acidity gives it a distinctly austere, clenched quality. Finishes tactile, chewy and long, with a fresh lemony edge to its ripe stone fruit flavors. This youthfully disjointed wine will need longer to knit than the Tillets. Marion Javillier presented me with a sample representative of the ultimate blend but noted that the wine had not yet been assembled.Inc. TAX€142.13
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Vinous - Antonio Galloni (90-92)
The 2021 Pastourelle de Clerc Milon is bold, fruity and delicious. Inky dark fruit, sweet spice, lavender and mocha are front and center. This charming, supple Pauillac will drink beautifully upon release. There's a bit more Merlot in this year's blend, and that really comes through in the wine' open-knit personality.In Bond€136.00 -
Jeb Dunnuck (93)
Violets, cassis, ripe black cherries, and graphite all emerge from the 2022 Pastourelle De Clerc Milon, a ripe, medium to full-bodied, concentrated, and lively second wine that has tons to love. As with the Grand Vin, it's undeniably one of the best examples of this cuvée to date. It will keep for two decades if well stored.In Bond€144.00 -
(1x75cl) 1986
Experience the charm of Patache d'Aux 1986, a classic red wine hailing from the famed Médoc region of Bordeaux. A splendid vintage, it is appreciated for its rich flavour profile, characterised by ripe dark fruits backed by subtle earthy undertones and robust tannins. Made from carefully selected Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes, crafted with meticulous attention to winemaking traditions, this French wine exemplifies the expertise of the Château Patache d'Aux estate.
Château Patache d'Aux's patience and dedication in 1986 created a unique blend that embodies their terroir's quintessence. Situated on gravelly ridges, the vineyard's ideal geological composition contributes to the wine's compelling structure and complexity. Patache d'Aux 1986's harmonious balance of fruit and acidity wealthily mirrors the vineyard's dedication to authenticity.
With Patache d'Aux 1986, each sip is a journey through the history and heart of Bordeaux's renowned winemaking traditions.
In Bond€120.00 -
(6x150cl) 2016
Vinous - Neal Martin (91)
The 2016 Patache d’Aux has a lovely, joyful bouquet with raspberry and wild strawberry, tinged with mint and light cedar scents. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannin, well balanced with much more poise than many of its Cru Bourgeois peers. This is a classy offering from Patache d’Aux. Excellent. Tasted at the Cru Bourgeois tasting in London.In Bond€201.00 -
(6x75cl) 2016
Vinous - Neal Martin (91)
The 2016 Patache d’Aux has a lovely, joyful bouquet with raspberry and wild strawberry, tinged with mint and light cedar scents. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannin, well balanced with much more poise than many of its Cru Bourgeois peers. This is a classy offering from Patache d’Aux. Excellent. Tasted at the Cru Bourgeois tasting in London.In Bond€107.00 -
(6x75cl) 2017
Vinous - Antonio Galloni (89)
The 2017 Patache d'Aux has developed nicely in élevage. Sweet tobacco, cedar, dried flowers mint and red cherry notes are all nicely lifted. Readers will find an especially perfumed, fragrant Médoc Cru Bourgeois. The tannins remain a bit firm, but that won’t be much of an issue at the dinner table. The 2017 is very nicely done.In Bond€343.00 -
(12x37.5cl) 2018
Vinous - Antonio Galloni (90)
The 2018 Patache d'Aux has turned out beautifully. Black cherry, plum, chocolate, cloves, gravel and scorched earth blast across the palate. A heady, opulent Médoc Cru Bourgeois, Patache d'Aux delivers the goods, big time.In Bond€112.00 -
(12x37.5cl) 2019
Vinous - Antonio Galloni (91)
The 2019 Patache d'Aux is energetic and vibrant in the glass, with enough structure to drink well for a at least a handful of years. Dark red fruit, herbs, cedar, incense and tobacco give this Médoc Cru Bourgeois lovely complexity.In Bond€112.00 -
(6x75cl) 2019
Vinous - Antonio Galloni (91)
The 2019 Patache d'Aux is energetic and vibrant in the glass, with enough structure to drink well for a at least a handful of years. Dark red fruit, herbs, cedar, incense and tobacco give this Médoc Cru Bourgeois lovely complexity.In Bond€112.00 -
Vinous (96)
Inky ruby. Powerful, spice- and smoke-accented aromas of fresh black and blue fruits, candied violet, licorice and cola, along with a hint of exotic spices that builds in the glass. Sweet, palate-staining cassis, boysenberry, floral pastille and licorice flavors turn livelier with air. Impressively concentrated but surprisingly energetic, courtesy of its spine of smoky minerality. Finishes sappy, youthfully chewy and extremely long, with steadily mounting tannins and lingering florality. 25% new oak.In Bond€302.00 -
(6x75cl) 2020
Vinous (96)
Dark, brilliant ruby. Blackberry, cherry liqueur, licorice, olive paste and vanilla qualities on the smoke-accented nose. Offers primary dark berry, mocha, fruitcake and bitter chocolate flavors that show very good depth as well as energy and pick up a spicy nuance with air. The mineral and floral notes recur on a wonderfully long, youthfully tannic finish that features a hints of salty olive and mocha. 25% new oak.In Bond€384.00 -
Vinous (93)
Inky purple. Black and blue fruits, vanilla and potpourri on the seductively perfumed nose. Offers intense cassis and boysenberry flavors lifted by gentle acidity, gaining in spiciness with air. Very rich and expansive but there's good energy here as well. The finish clings with superb tenacity, the spice and blue fruit notes repeating.In Bond€116.00 -
(6x75cl) 2015
Vinous (94)
(25% new oak) Inky ruby. Powerful red/blue fruit, smoky bacon, vanilla and licorice aromas are sharpened by black pepper and mineral notes. Concentrated blueberry, Chambord and spicecake flavors show outstanding clarity and a sexy floral nuance. Smoothly blends depth and energy and finishes extremely long and sappy, with fine-grained tannins framing the densely packed, juicy fruit.In Bond€417.00 -
(6x75cl) 2019
Vinous (95)
Deep violet color. A highly perfumed bouquet displays aromas of dark fruit liqueur, potpourri, smoked meat and baking spices. Offers palate-coating blackberry, kirsch, olive paste and candied violet flavors that are sharpened by a smoky mineral flourish that adds vibrancy and lift. Slowly turns sweeter with air and finishes very long and spicy, with repeating minerality and subtle tannic grip.In Bond€384.00 -
(12x75cl) 2022In Bond€392.00
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In Bond€175.00
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Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (94)
Bright yellow. Cool aromas of underripe peach, lichee and cinnamon. Penetrating on entry, then intensely flavored and tactile in the middle palate, with a captivating sweetness to its gripping lemon and stone flavors. Really reverberates on the back end. Offers a lovely acid/sugar balance but this very promising Corton-Charlemagne, like the Meursault Tete de Murgey, will be better for five or six years of bottle aging. (Javillier's single barrel of Meursault Charmes was in the middle of its malolactic fermentation.)In Bond€1,695.00 -
(6x75cl) 2013
Vinous (90)
(bottled in February of this year; all of the other '13s were bottled in November or December of '14): Healthy pale yellow. Aromas of lime, mandarin orange and musky white flowers. Plush and spicy, showing good concentration and decent acid cut to the pear and mineral flavors. I wanted a bit more energy for Corton-Charlemagne. Javillier's vines face south and he lost just 20% of his crop to hail in 2013.In Bond€1,060.00 -
Burghound (92)
A more elegant and slightly more complex broad-ranging nose reflects an assortment of green apple, white flower, pear, mineral reduction and a wisp of oak. The overtly rich, full-bodied and powerful flavors coat the palate with sappy dry extract that also serves to buffer the moderately firm acid spine shaping the stony and saline-inflected finale. This too will need at least a few years of patience.In Bond€187.00 -
Vinous (90-92)
Pale yellow-straw. Aromas of lemon, lime, nutmeg and clove. Rich but dry and tight, showing little easy sweetness to its slightly aggressive flavors of stone fruits, spices and crushed-stone minerality. Shows a penetrating quality but this baby is still youthfully disjointed, even a touch sour on the end. Very difficult to assess with confidence today but the tight finish displays very good length.In Bond€937.00 -
In Bond€834.00
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(1x75cl) 2023
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (94-96)
Only recently racked. An even mid lemon. The nose offers stones up front. The palate a wealth of concentrated white fruit supported by a little oak, and while the detail is not forthcoming, the quality and length of the finish impress. A vibrant mineral finish surrounded by an impressive weight of fruit. Drink from 2030-2037. Tasted Dec 2024.In Bond€221.00 -
(6x75cl) 2020
Vinous (88-90)
The 2020 Meursault Clos du Cromin is tightly-wound on the nose and needed coaxing from the glass, light citrus lemon, Golden Delicious and earthy tones gradually unfurl. The palate is well balanced with fine depth, a slightly resinous texture that leads to a pithy, wild peach-tinged finish. Give this just a year in bottle.In Bond€401.00 -
Vinous (93)
(the yield here was a very low 25 hectoliters per hectare owing to hail; no new oak): Inviting high-pitched scents of orange juice, white flowers, ginger and gunflint. Fine-grained and sharply delineated, saturating the palate with youthful flavors of soft citrus fruits, spices and stone. Impeccably balanced but backward today. A lovely essence of Meursault, and an outstanding village wine.In Bond€138.00 -
(1x75cl) 2020
Vinous (91+)
The 2020 Meursault Cuvée Tête de Murger has a well-defined nose, although I was expecting a little more presence and energy compared to previous vintages that I have tasted over the years. The palate is well balanced and shows more gumption, fine acidity with a touch of ginger, well-defined with red apple, nectarine and orange pith on the finish. Just give it some time for the aromatics to open.In Bond€111.00 -
(6x75cl) 2020
Vinous (91+)
The 2020 Meursault Cuvée Tête de Murger has a well-defined nose, although I was expecting a little more presence and energy compared to previous vintages that I have tasted over the years. The palate is well balanced and shows more gumption, fine acidity with a touch of ginger, well-defined with red apple, nectarine and orange pith on the finish. Just give it some time for the aromatics to open.In Bond€575.00 -
In Bond€115.00
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In Bond€116.00
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Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (92-93)
Not yet in bottle. This is significantly more backward. The nose in particular. But then this blend of Casse Tete and Murger de Monthelie is always the most profound. It shows in the density of ripe orchard fruit on the palate, and the energy of the fruit at the finish. The vin de garde among the Meursaults. Drink from 2029-2035. Tasted Dec 2024.In Bond€112.00 -
(1x75cl) 2017
Vinous (89-91)
(just a single new oak barrel out of 13): Deeper-pitched and more brooding on the nose than the Tillets. Fat and thick on entry but surprising acidity gives it a distinctly austere, clenched quality. Finishes tactile, chewy and long, with a fresh lemony edge to its ripe stone fruit flavors. This youthfully disjointed wine will need longer to knit than the Tillets. Marion Javillier presented me with a sample representative of the ultimate blend but noted that the wine had not yet been assembled.In Bond€115.00
The most prevalent and recognised or 'international grape' varieties in the world are mostly of French origin. The enduring popularity and respect of French wine has meant that Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvingon, Merlot and many others have been exported and experimented with around the world.
