2020, Domaine de la BONGRAN, Cuvée (E.J. Thévenet), Viré-Clessé, BlancThe 2020 Vir Cless Quintain Cuve E. J. Thevenet was matured in epoxy lined vats to regulate the temperate and oxygen ingress. The alcoholic fermentation finished around the beginning of summer. What a beautiful nose: dried honey, dandelion and a touch of lanolin coming through with time. This is very pure. The palate is slightly viscous on the entry, with admirable weight, a little waxiness and touches of ginger and curry leaf towards the complex

Yellow-green reflections

This is a Pomerol of striking purity and sophistication

Vivid fruit

The 2024 La Dauphine is another impressive wine for the year

4% petit verdot

A great aperitif and very well priced

juicy red delivers the goods

It still shows the effect of the élevage a bit

The Bourgogne Rouges Les Pince Vin is a lovely entry-level Burgundy with fine energy and a nice concentration

with tension

but still with density and minerality

This will fatten up over ageing