En Primeur | Domaine François Legros
Domaine Legros spans over 6.5 hectares, covering appellations in Nuits St Georges, Chambolle Musigny and Morey St Denis. An archetypal family-holding, winemaker François took on the vineyards from his parents and uncle at the end of the 1980s and in 1999 he acquired yet more vines from his father-in-law. The latest chapter now sees François joined by his two daughters, Charlotte, a graduate of the Lycée Viticole de Beaune who manages the vineyard, and Laure, who looks after the commercial side of the business.
2021 Chablis Domaine William Fèvre
£110.00 In Bond £148.07 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
A benchmark wine reflecting the classic characteristics of village Chablis. William Fèvre owns 47 hectares over 40 different sites within the appellation. A maximum of 10% of the blend is barrel fermented, ensuring the steely brightness of Chablis shines through. Lemon and lime tinge in colour.
-
Burghound, October 2022, Score: 88-91
Notes of mineral reduction and quinine add breadth to the aromas of green apple, lemon-lime and discreet floral nuances. There is slightly better density to the attractively textured medium-bodied flavors that are even more saline-inflected on the balanced, dry and lingering finale. A quality Chablis villages. Drink 2025+
-
Jasper Morris MW, December 2022, Score: 87-89
A little more depth of colour, and a slightly richer style of fruit, including some fresh plums. 7-8% wood for vinification. More aquiline on the palate though retains its rounder style, with good acidity however which pulls the finish out rather further. Drink from 2024-2027.
2021 Bourgogne Côte d’Or Blanc Cuvée des Forgets Patrick Javillier
£110.00 In Bond £148.07 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
This cuvée from vineyards on the Volnay side of the village represents a Bourgogne Blanc very true to Meursault. A plump, creamy expressive nose, with a waft of smoky bacon. Gloriously broad, with a warm generosity, ample and exuberant.
-
Matthew Jukes, January 2023, Score: 17
This is a decent effort, and as Javillier Meursaults climb in price (and look very good in 2021), this £25 wine keeps its feet on the ground, and while there is welcome flesh, it still shows an enticing trail of acidity which needs to be respected. Classy and controlled, but give it a year.
2021 Bourgogne Rouge Tollot-Beaut
£117.00 In Bond £156.47 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
Light red colour, a supple and easy style. Redcurrant and plums, with soft smooth tannins. Plenty of charm and delightfully approachable.
-
Neal Martin, January 2023, Score: 17
Brilliant balance and terrific value, there is so much here that appeals, and Tollot-Beaut is one of only a handful of Domaines that never lets you down, regardless of the vintage.
-
Jasper Morris MW, December 2022, Score: 87-88
Medium to light crimson. A beautiful pure pinot fruit. Really classy on the palate, with the domaine’s signature oak at the back. Perfect acid balance. Looking forward to seeing this in bottle. Drink from 2024-2026.
2021 Bourgogne Blanc Tollot-Beaut
£117.00 In Bond £156.47 Inc VAT-
Jasper Morris MW, December 2022, Score: 87-88
In tank. A brisk mid yellow with a light green tint. Lots of energy on the nose, generous fruit through the middle, oak inflected ripe greengage, good acidity and some persistence. Very nice! Drink from 2023-2026.
2021 Moulin à Vent En Montperay A F Gros
£120.00 In Bond £160.07 Inc VAT2021 Bourgogne Blanc Bruno Colin
£120.00 In Bond £160.07 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, January 2023
Bruno’s Bourgogne Blanc comes from two parcels: one 40 years old and the other 20 years old. Together, they give a very fine representation of Chardonnay from the lower slopes of the Côte de Beaune. Aged for 10 months in barrel, 20% new oak, this a bright and energetic wine, with flavours of satsuma, peanut butter and hazelnut. Forward in style and very attractive.
2021 Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits Rouge A F Gros
£130.00 In Bond £172.07 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
These vines are at a higher altitude location in the Hautes Côtes above Nuits St Georges. The frost’s impact on 2021 yields is typified with this cuvée; usually production is 35 casks and this year, it is just 5! Brilliant purple colour, a touch of mocha and dark berry. Fresh and lively, with an appealing bright finish.
-
Burghound, January 2023, Score: 86-88
Pretty, fresh and cool aromas include those of the essence of various red berries and a whiff of earth. The lilting and almost delicate lighter weight flavors exude a subtle minerality on the delicious, focused and very clean finish. This inviting effort should drink well young. Drink 2023+
2021 Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits Blanc A F Gros
£135.00 In Bond £178.07 Inc VAT2021 Marsannay Cuvée Marie Ragonneau Charles Audoin
£145.00 In Bond £190.07 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
Named in honour of Cyril’s great grandmother who lost her husband in WW1 but maintained the estate intact to pass on to the next generation. Coming from five different locations, this is a beautiful representation of the village style. Hints of cinnamon, nutmeg and tayberry fruit, the combination of autumnal fruits and light spice gives a sweetness to this wine, making it irresistibly approachable. The most forward in the cellar and quite lovely!
-
Burghound, January 2023, Score: 88-91
This is also softly earthy in character with a more layered nose of red and dark berries that are trimmed in crushed leaf hints. Once again there is an appealing texture to the energetic medium weight flavors that possess better volume and notably better length on the mildly rustic, dusty and youthfully austere finale. Drink 2027+
2021 Volnay Vieilles Vignes Maison Roche de Bellene
£150.00 In Bond £190.72 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
A flagship wine for Nicolas as a representation of his home village where he grew up. Full of alpine fruit scent, a luscious and juicy wine, with round gentle tannins. Supple and harmonious, this has gracious appeal. A magnificent example of the charms of Volnay.
2021 Auxey Duresses Comte Armand
£150.00 In Bond £196.07 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
Surprisingly dark colour, flavours of liquorice, coffee bean, spiced vanilla oak and Morello cherry. A fuller and richer bodied Auxey Duresses and less mineral than some years. Good length and certain to give pleasure.
-
Neal Martin, January 2023, Score: 86-88
The 2021 Auxey-Duresses Village has a well-defined and focused bouquet with vibrant blackberry and blueberry fruit, hints of crushed stone and iris flower. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, dark cherry and blueberry fruit, a little more extraction than its peers with a sweet cassis-tinged finish. Drink 2024-2023
-
Jasper Morris MW, December 2022, Score: 87-88
3 barrels instead of 9. No new wood. Fullish purple colour and quite a dark fruit on the nose, showing a touch of reduction on the palate, good acidity and a fruit which follows all the way through. Drink from 2025-2028.
2021 Chorey lès Beaune La Pièce du Chapitre Tollot-Beaut
£156.00 In Bond £203.27 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
This is a monopole vineyard owned by the Tollots in the north of the appellation. Shining bright cherry and raspberry fruit. A beautifully accessible style, open and easy, but with unexpected substance on the finish thanks to its grainy tannic structure.
-
Jasper Morris MW, December 2022, Score: 87-89
Possibly lighter in colour and lighter in bouquet. At least the equal in finesse but slightly less in pure fruit. More tannins to finish, which may be hiding the fruit. Drink from 2024-2027.
2021 Marsannay Blanc Ch de Marsannay
£165.00 In Bond £214.07 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
2.5 hectares of superbly positioned Chardonnay in the very middle of the slopes. Fresh pear and quince bouquet. Succulent and rich, with flavours of kumquat and marzipan and an attractive soft, silky finish.
-
Jasper Morris MW, December 2022, Score: 87-90
Mid yellow with still a greenish tint. The nose is fuller rather than finer, but there is a crisper return on the palate and a more definite character. Finishes very well with good tension. Drink from 2024-2026.
2021 Volnay Vieilles Vignes Maison Roche de Bellene
£165.00 In Bond £214.07 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
A flagship wine for Nicolas as a representation of his home village where he grew up. Full of alpine fruit scent, a luscious and juicy wine, with round gentle tannins. Supple and harmonious, this has gracious appeal. A magnificent example of the charms of Volnay.
2021 Pernand Vergelesses Blanc Les Cloux Rollin Père Fils
£168.00 In Bond £217.67 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
Sitting behind the hill of Corton, these vines are positioned within a sheltered combe which offers both protection and warmth. A lively brightness of bitter orange and lemon peel. A dynamic energetic palate, with a touch of toast and nutty oak sensations. Good length with a lasting feeling of breadth and careful concentration.
-
Jasper Morris MW, December 2022, Score: 89
A pale lemon colour, with a noticeably more reticent nose. More in white fruit with less of the baked apples, though Simon finds it more exotic. Good acidity to finish and a few appley notes return at the back. More volume in the mouth here. Drink from 2024-2027.
2021 Savigny Les Beaune 1er Cru Les Vergelesses Maison Roche de Bellene
£170.00 In Bond £214.72 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
A hugely respected Premier Cru in Savigny sitting above Pernand Ile de Vergelesses. The sandy marl soils deliver a generously rich wine. Characters of sloes and damson, this is a plump and full wine. The tannins provide an earthy texture, layered and full, with attractively sweet wild bramble fruits on the finish.
2021 Bourgogne Rouge Christian Sérafin
£175.00 In Bond £226.07 Inc VAT-
Jasper Morris MW, December 2022, Score: 86-88
Just Aux Pruniers this year as Pressonniers was recently replanted and took too much disease damage. So 4 barrels instead of 16. Concentrated purple, with a little reduction. Tasted from new barrel, which is 50% of the cuvée and certainly has quite an influence, but the fruit is very juicy. Drink from 2025-2030.
2021 Santenay Vieilles Vignes Rouge Paul Pillot
£175.00 In Bond £226.07 Inc VAT2021 Pernand Vergelesses Rouge 1er Cru Les Fichots Rollin Père Fils
£180.00 In Bond £232.07 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
This, the oldest section of vines within the Rollin estate, was planted by Raymond back in 1945. The soil is an excellent representation of the appellation, combining clay and red iron with a firm bedrock of limestone. Bright purple colour, this has a fine clarity of red fruits, raspberry and loganberry. A soft acidity, with a pleasant line of tannic tension. Direct and pure.
-
Jasper Morris MW, December 2022, Score: 87-89
Solid and surprisingly dense purple. The bouquet is more rustic than the Savigny, a question of the vineyard, which has a good proportion of old and very old vines. A full mouthful with a more sombre style of fruit, this is really Aloxe style terroir. Drink from 2025-2028.
2021 Volnay Vieilles Vignes Maison Roche de Bellene
£180.00 In Bond £232.07 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
A flagship wine for Nicolas as a representation of his home village where he grew up. Full of alpine fruit scent, a luscious and juicy wine, with round gentle tannins. Supple and harmonious, this has gracious appeal. A magnificent example of the charms of Volnay.
2021 Bourgogne Blanc Clos du Château Ch de Meursault
£180.00 In Bond £232.07 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
Situated within the commune of Meursault, but just outside the appellational limits, this is a striking cuvée. Lemon yellow colour, quince and kumquat characters, with a touch of tropical fruit. Beautiful volume and very giving for youthful pleasure.
-
Jasper Morris MW, December 2022, Score: 87-88
On its finings to bottle at the end of the year. Mid yellow, a certain volume of fruit on the nose, with a light banana touch. There is a considerable density here with a good clean finish. Always a good cuvée, and this year is no exception. Drink from 2024-2027.
2021 Marsannay Le Boivin Ch de Marsannay
£185.00 In Bond £238.07 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
From 0.5 hectares in the northern sector of the appellation with a strong clay and chalk composition. Sylvain was so confident in the quality of the fruit that he used 50% whole bunches during the vinification, which contributes to the very delicate acidity in this 2021. Cherry fruits and soft tannins in an easy, accessible style.
-
Jasper Morris MW, December 2022, Score: 87-89
70% whole bunch vinification. Nonetheless, a full purple colour, with a slight carbonic feel but not peppery on the nose, though that character appears at the back of the palate. Still quite backward and will doubtless knit together more later. Drink from 2024-2027.
2021 Ladoix La Toppe d'Avignon A F Gros (Maison Parent Gros)
£190.00 In Bond £244.07 Inc VAT2021 Savigny Les Beaune 1er Cru Les Vergelesses Maison Roche de Bellene
£195.00 In Bond £250.07 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
A hugely respected Premier Cru in Savigny sitting above Pernand Ile de Vergelesses. The sandy marl soils deliver a generously rich wine. Characters of sloes and damson, this is a plump and full wine. The tannins provide an earthy texture, layered and full, with attractively sweet wild bramble fruits on the finish.
2021 Savigny Les Beaune 1er Cru Hommage à Jean Ferté Domaine de Bellene
£195.00 In Bond £250.07 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
Nicolas named this cuvée after his great uncle who was the driving force behind the family purchase of Domaine de la Pousse d’Or. From 60-year-old vines, there is a rich vanilla and mocha perfume. This is a structured wine, with muscle and power. Excellent depth and the ripe tannins on the finish give a feeling of composed complexity. Excellent wine.
2021 Nuits St Georges François Legros
£195.00 In Bond £250.07 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
Coming from three different plots, this is a brilliant example of old vine quality (60 years) and the characteristics of Nuits St Georges from the Vosne Romanée side of the town. Shining ruby colour, a mix of savoury and autumnal fruits. This has a lovely clarity of Pinot fruit sensations, with gentle silky tannins. Rewarding and easy.
-
Neal Martin, January 2023, Score: 87
The 2021 Nuits Saint-Georges Village comes from three parcels in the northern part of the appellation. Dark berry fruit intermixes with bay leaf and touches of Earl Grey. The palate is medium-bodied with tangerine and marmalade infused red fruit, quite structured though it just lacks a bit of finesse on the finish. Drink 2024-2034.
2021 Marsannay Clos du Roy Charles Audoin
£195.00 In Bond £250.07 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
This vineyard, like Les Longeroies, is in the north of the commune, on hard Comblanchien limestone and is recognised for producing one of the village’s more powerful wines. Initially it appears a little shy ahead of the gentle progression of savoury and red fruit flavours which build like a pyramid in the palate. The tannins are broad in nature, giving depth and fine layers of complexity on the finish.
2021 Marsannay Les Longeroies Charles Audoin
£195.00 In Bond £250.07 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
A superb location in the appellation and rightly one of the vineyards put forward for Premier Cru promotion. Les Longeroies lies in the north of the village and produces a brilliant bright red fruit style of wine. Shining scarlet colour with glazed cherry aromatics. A very pure, bright and direct style, with lift and energy. There is a fine degree of structure, with a more forward nature, giving accessibility and pleasure.
-
Burghound, January 2023, Score: 17.5
A beautifully layered nose features notes of both red and dark cherry, spice and a whiff of the sauvage. There is once again a really lovely sense of energy to the delineated, chiseled and saline-inflected finale where a touch of pit fruit slowly emerges. This is sufficiently structured to need the better part of a decade to fully mature, yet it should be approachable after only 4 to 5 if desired. Drink 2029+
-
Matthew Jukes, January 2023, Score: 17.5
I like Clos du Roy, but my pick of the entire Audoin range is this tremendous cuvée, and this is not the first time that Les Longeroies has outperformed the others, including the pricier Gevrey. Nicely balanced and with good earthiness and flesh, this is an impressive wine with a great price and a decent future.
2021 Chassagne Montrachet Rouge Vieilles Vignes Bruno Colin
£200.00 In Bond £256.07 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
Coming after such a stellar list of whites it is easy to overlook Bruno’s red Chassagne but do so at your peril! Made with 45-year-old vines from four separate lieux-dits this is an absolute charmer. Brick red colour, gentle soft cherry and red fruits, a hint of spiced oak, forward drinking in style, a pure, easy Pinot.
2021 Chablis Grand Cru Bougros William Fèvre
£200.00 In Bond £248.04 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
William Fèvre own 6 hectares within Bougros and makes two different cuvées. This wine comes from a 4-hectare parcel of old vines planted by William’s father in the 1940s and 1950s. Pannacotta, toffee and Jersey cream all mixed together make for a hugely pleasing style. Generous, full and flowing, less mineral than some, a real temptress, joyous and long-lasting finish.
-
Burghound, October 2022, Score: 91-94
This is also aromatically reserved though determined swirling slowly reveals smoky aromas of green fruit, citrus and mineral reduction. The dense and very powerful big-bodied flavors flash plenty of muscle on the palate drenching and hugely long finish. This isn’t refined, in fact it’s rustic but it is undoubtedly impressive in its fashion. Drink 2031+
-
Jasper Morris MW, December 2022, Score: 91-94
From old vines of around 60-65 years on average. Fresh pale colour with a light green tint. Clear pale colour, slightly smoky, good volume of fruit, the smoke coming out in the mouth as reduction on the seashells. Solid weight here, plus the minerals as well. Pretty good intensity across the piece with density at the back. Drink from 2027-2033.
