En Primeur | Domaine Charles Audoin
Rugby-loving Cyril is the 5th generation of Audoins in the commune of Marsannay, the Côte de Nuits’ most northerly appellation covering 400 hectares. Today Marsannay is rightly gaining the recognition it deserves as a fine source of high-quality red wines, not least thanks to Cyril’s efforts, amongst others. Indeed, the commune has 14 lieux-dits which have been proposed to the INAO for a long overdue upgrade to 1er Cru status. Whilst this might not be immediate, it reflects the respect that Marsannay and its best vineyards are rightly held in today.
2021 Bourgogne Côte d’Or Blanc Cuvée des Forgets Patrick Javillier
£110.00 In Bond £151.24 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.
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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 Moulin à Vent En Montperay A F Gros
£120.00 In Bond £163.24 Inc VAT2021 Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits Rouge A F Gros
£130.00 In Bond £175.24 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.
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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 £181.24 Inc VAT2021 Volnay Vieilles Vignes Maison Roche de Bellene
£150.00 In Bond £192.82 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 £199.24 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.
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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
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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 Volnay Vieilles Vignes Maison Roche de Bellene
£165.00 In Bond £217.24 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 £220.84 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.
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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 £216.82 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 £229.24 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 Pernand Vergelesses Rouge 1er Cru Les Fichots Rollin Père Fils
£180.00 In Bond £235.24 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.
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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 £235.24 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 Ladoix La Toppe d'Avignon A F Gros (Maison Parent Gros)
£190.00 In Bond £247.24 Inc VAT2021 Savigny Les Beaune 1er Cru Les Vergelesses Maison Roche de Bellene
£195.00 In Bond £253.24 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 £253.24 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 Savigny Les Beaune 1er Cru Les Vergelesses Maison Roche de Bellene
£210.00 In Bond £271.24 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 Volnay Nicolas Rossignol
£215.00 In Bond £277.24 Inc VAT2021 Beaune 1er Cru Les Cents Vignes Domaine Rapet Père et Fils
£220.00 In Bond £283.24 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
Bright red cherry colour, this has a sweetness of red fruits, raspberry and strawberry. Tremendous perfume, all about elegance, this will give early drinking pleasure. The tannins have a lightness of touch giving the wine an easy approachability.
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Jasper Morris MW, December 2022, Score: 88-90
Old vines. Very similar colour. The bouquet is a little sturdier than the Clos du Roi, and there are peppery notes at the finish. Solid and sound but I find the Clos du Roi more charming. Drink from 2025-2030.
2021 Pernand Vergelesses 1er Cru En Caradeux Domaine Rapet Père et Fils
£220.00 In Bond £283.24 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
This impressive Premier Cru faces the hillside of Corton Charlemagne. The cool east-facing white marl slope makes it an ideal site for growing Chardonnay with a high degree of purity and escaped some of the worst of the frost. A shining lime tinge colour and it carries the same citrus fruit through into the aroma and palate. Supported by an absorbing cream-like flavour and tangerine. Lots of life and great energy at the end.
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Matthew Jukes, January 2023, Score: 17.5
Delicious. I am a sucker for this cuvée, and I regularly buy it, so I know I can rely on this vineyard in the most challenging of vintages. Guess what? It is plush, clean, and perfectly balanced, making it a stylish, rewarding, and effortlessly classy wine. It manages to stay this side of £50, too!
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Jasper Morris MW, December 2022, Score: 88-91
Just one third of a crop overall, nothing in the upper part. Pale colour with a green tint. Raw and slightly backward nose, but plump enough as this end of the vineyard is good white terroir even in the lower part. Nicely balanced finish. Drink from 2025-2028.
2021 Nuits St Georges 1er Cru Les Pruliers Maison Roche de Bellene
£237.00 In Bond £297.22 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
A Premier Cru south of the town of Nuits St Georges with soils rich in clay so tends to create a more muscular style than the more northerly vineyards. Dense dark cherry colour, liquorice and dark toffee scent, this is a tight and intense wine, with spice and new leather. Savoury and rich on the finish, with smoky new oak sweetness.
2021 Savigny Les Beaune 1er Cru Les Hauts Jarrons Benjamin Leroux
£240.00 In Bond £307.24 Inc VAT-
Jasper Morris MW, December 2022, Score: 89-91
Just finished its malolactic, last week. Despite that, there is a lovely perfume to this 2021 Haut Jarrons, pure and clean. Pure raspberry on the palate, then the coolness, and a touch of fresh oak to finish. Still finding its way, but with promise Drink from 2025-2030.
2021 Auxey Duresses 1er Cru Comte Armand
£250.00 In Bond £319.24 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
Brilliant maroon colour, this is luscious and rich, with layers of bramble fruits, Arabian spice, blueberry and mocha. Broad in the palate, with a firm central tannic core and a touch of bitter orange on the finish. It shows attitude and intent.
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Neal Martin, January 2023, Score: 87-89
The 2021 Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru is a blend of two lieux-dits that were less impacted by the frost than elsewhere. It has a perfumed blackcurrant, cassis and violet-scented bouquet that shows a little more precision than the Village Cru. The palate is medium-bodied with a sappy entry, fine acidity and gentle grip with blue fruit towards its relatively opulent finish. Fine. Drink 2025-2040
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Matthew Jukes, January 2023, Score: 18
Comte Armand has bucked the trend in the Côte de Beaune and made it a success in 2021 across its portfolio. With impressive extract and weight, considering the vintage, there is some grip here, but the fruit is more than ripe enough, making it delicious and reasonably priced.
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Jasper Morris MW, December 2022, Score: 88-89
12 barrels here, so not so bad. The usual almost purple-black colour of this cuvée offers plenty of energy. Dark berry fruit, with a rather stricter finish, and reasonably prominent acidity. Drink from 2026-2030.
2021 Savigny lès Beaune Aux Fourneaux Chandon de Briailles
£260.00 In Bond £331.24 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
Aromatically the perfect marriage of whole bunch wild strawberry scent and a mass of bright red fruits, with a touch of sloe, from the destalked proportion of the juice. A delicate style, the tannins are incredibly fine, giving a feeling of elegance and the finish gives the impression of thoughtful nuance.
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Neal Martin, January 2023, Score: 88-90
From a mixture of Premier and Village Cru vines, the 2021 Savigny-lès-Beaune Aux Fournaux has quite a floral, fruity nose featuring Morello cherries and crushed strawberries. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins. The whole bunches lend a subtle black pepper note and a bit of flesh around its bones on the finish. Fine. Drink 2024-2033.
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Jasper Morris MW, December 2022, Score: 87-90
This cuvée is made up of two thirds 1er Cru fruit and one third from the village section. Young vines are declassified, the remainder being from a 1956 plantation. 10 hl/ha in 2021 with 50% whole bunch vinification. Glowing purple with some depth. A little bit of blackcurrant. On the palate the core of the fruit wants to be in red berries but with a light chocolatey note and definitely some peppers at the back. Fair length. Drink from 2025-2028.
2021 Gevrey Chambertin Dix Climats Drouhin Laroze
£270.00 In Bond £343.24 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
4 hectares of village Gevrey Chambertin in ten different locations is a sizeable parcel and, as a result, this cuvée is a superb example of this famous Côte de Nuits appellation. Just 15% whole bunches this year and 30% new oak, this has a shining bright purple colour. Very pleasing blackberry and apple crumble scent. A relaxed and generous style, full with a generously rich sensation, rounded tannins and striking appeal on the finish.
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Neal Martin, January 2023, Score: 87-89
The 2021 Gevrey-Chambertin Dix Climats is matured with 15% whole bunches, less than before, with 30% new oak. This is fragrant and alluring on the nose, well-defined with subtle peony and rose petal scents. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, slightly confit-like red fruit with a light but sweet finish. Enjoy this over the next decade. Drink 2024-2034.
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Burghound, January 2023, Score: 87-89
Somber if fresh aromas include those of plum, dark currant, newly turned earth and a whiff of the sauvage. The rich, generously proportioned and velvet-textured flavors contrast somewhat with the mildly tangy finish that is shaped by bright acidity. Note that there is a reasonably chance that the tanginess will gradually subside with a few years of aging. Drink 2026+
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Jasper Morris MW, December 2022, Score: 90-92
15% whole bunch vinification. The colour is noticeably more robust than the preceding wines, as too is the bouquet, backed a little by new oak (30%) but showing a good intensity of robust raspberry fruit on the nose, which carries through across the palate. This has a good balance between fruit and structure. Drink from 2025-2030.
2021 Gevrey Chambertin Louis Boillot
£270.00 In Bond £343.24 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
This is a fine cuvée made from eight different parcels of Gevrey Chambertin that the domaine owns in the village. Characters of hedgerow and wild forest fruits. A bright and energetic style, a little less bold than some years, with more suave Chambolle typicity. Tremendously appealing, with a long, refined finish.
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Neal Martin, November 2022, Score: 86-88
The 2021 Gevrey-Chambertin Village has a light nose with crushed stone and airy red fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins that frame smoothly textured blueberry and dark cherries, though there is little grip on the finish. That said, it will provide pleasurable early drinking for several years. Drink 2024-2029
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Burghound, January 2023, Score: 89-91
There is an overtly sauvage element to the ultra-fresh aromas of wild red cherry, raspberry and forest floor character. The rich, vibrant and detailed medium weight flavors possess just a bit more overall depth on the youthfully austere, balanced and sneaky long finish. This understated and very pretty effort should develop more richness with a few years of keeping. Drink 2028+
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Jancis Robinson, January 2023, Score: 16.5+
Cask sample. Juicy and easy – much more transparent than most. Long and fun. Drink 2025 – 2038
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Jasper Morris MW, November 2022, Score: 88-91
Greater depth of colour here, with a more reductive nose – nothing ugly or firmly entrenched. Vibrant vigorous red fruit, a little spicy and saline finish, stays lively and the fruit finishes by taking a more floral aspect. Quite good persistence. Drink from 2025-2029.
2021 Chambolle Musigny Vieilles Vignes Maison Roche de Bellene
£273.00 In Bond £340.42 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
An abundance of succulent berry fruits, this is silky and rich, flavours of sloes and huckleberry. Voluptuous generosity, such a distinctive character of the wines of Chambolle, there is an easy richness and ample finish.
2021 Vosne Romanée Vieilles Vignes Maison Roche de Bellene
£273.00 In Bond £340.42 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
Smoky sous-bois autumnal aromatics. A direct style, with great clarity of red fruits, the tannins are tightly entwined, semi-coiled spring-like. Brilliantly fresh, direct and mineral ahead of the sweet juicy berry flavours on the finish.
2021 Gevrey Chambertin Christian Sérafin
£275.00 In Bond £349.24 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
Bright red currant colour, characters of mocha, loganberry and vanilla pod. The benefit of careful chaptalisation during the vinification, gives a roundness and sweet Pinot fruit edge. The tannins give a sense of structure and fullness on the finish.
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Jasper Morris MW, December 2022, Score: 88-90
Not quite as deep as the Bourgogne in colour, with savoury red fruit on the nose. A little bit of reduction in fact. Strawberry and fresh cherry, enough fruit to cover the wood tannins as it is sufficiently concentrated. Drink from 2027-2032.
2021 Volnay Origines Nicolas Rossignol
£275.00 In Bond £349.24 Inc VAT-
Goedhuis, December 2022
This blend of four different plots - Les Buttes, Les Grand Champs, Les Famines and Les Lurets - from vineyards aged between 10-60 years old, produces a very complete example of the appellation. Brilliant purple colour, very expressive with blueberry and huckleberry flavours. A sweet purity of fruit, with fine powder-like tannins and a stylish finish.
2021 Volnay Antoine Jobard
£275.00 In Bond £349.24 Inc VAT-
Neal Martin, January 2023, Score: 86
The 2021 Volnay Village has a pretty dark plum and blackcurrant scented bouquet. The palate has a slightly herbaceous entry, moderate weight with a Pommard-like, austere finish.
