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This 17-hectare vineyard, located in the extension of Troplong-Mondot, forms a magnificent south-facing amphitheater. Under the guidance of Hélène Garcin (Poésia, Clos l'Église) and her husband Patrice Lévêque, Barde-Haut offers vintage after vintage intense, rich and opulent wines, without ever falling into the trap of over-ripeness.
Bettane & Desseauve : 92/100 « La finale saline et fraîche met en valeur un corps élégant qui offre des garanties de profondeur. Potentiel évident. »
Quarin : 93/100 « Beau rouge sombre. Nez aromatique, au fruité mûr et crémeux. Velouté dès le départ en bouche, avec une texture minutieuse, le vin se développe sur un corps droit. Après le milieu de bouche, il devient de plus en plus puissant tout en élevant sa complexité aromatique autour des fruits et des épices. Tannicité enrobée. »
Galloni : 92-94/100 « The 2023 Barde-Haut is a powerful, dense wine from Saint-Émilion's Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes sector. Ample and resonant, the 2023 wraps the palate in blue/purplish berry fruit, mocha, spice and new leather. There's terrific breadth here. »
Martin : 91-93/100 « This has an intense, attention-grabbing bouquet with layers of black plum and wild strawberry fruit, cohering with aeration after five minutes. The palate is medium-bodied with quite plush tannins, plenty of grip in the mouth. A finish with layers of blackcurrant and blueberry fruit with a liberal sprinkling of black pepper complete a fine and quite Rubenesque Saint-Émilion. »
An oenologist by training, Ms. Papon-Nouvel owns two tiny properties at the bottom of Saint-Émilion near Canon-La Gaffelière: Petit Gravet Aîné (2.4 ha) and Clos Saint-Julien (1.3 ha), where the vines are mainly old cabernets francs. From the vine to the cellar, she manages all the stages in the production of her wines on her own and, whatever the vintage, her talent as an instinctive winemaker gives wines of natural elegance and exemplary sweetness.
Bettane & Desseauve : 90-91/100 « Nez poivré et floral marqué par ses cabernets francs. On retrouve cette aromatique dans une bouche énergique bien tramée. Grande réussite. »
Quarin : 88/100 « Nez très aromatique, fin, fruité, sentant bon la mûre. Délicat en entrée de bouche et de suite élancé, le vin caresse le palais. Il évolue longiforme et séveux, avec un brin d'austérité en finale. Longueur normale. »
Galloni : 94-96/100 « The 2023 Petit Gravet Aîné is a stunner. Inky, silky and exceptionally polished, the 2023 dazzles from start to finish. Raspberry jam, blood orange, spice, mint and violet caress the palate. More than anything else, I am so impressed with the wine's soft texture and refined personality. »
The amateur looking for fine and easily digestible classified great wines should be interested in Fonroque. In organic cultivation since 2006 and biodynamic cultivation since 2008, Fonroque offers an original vision of the terroir of the Saint-Émilion plateau, made up of freshness, elegance and controlled, melting power. A “wine of emotion”, as Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve describe it.
Alain Moueix, its director (and former owner), is clearly showing the way forward for the future of Bordeaux's great wines, on all shores.
Revue du Vin de France : 91-93/100 « Ce 2023 ne tente pas de surjouer. On sent au contraire un vin mené avec tact pour révéler une aromatique fraîche franche, plus florale, réglissée et végétale que fruitée. Une concentration modérée, un cœur souple, plein d’entrain. Plus océanique que continental. »
Bettane & Desseauve : 92-93/100 ♥ Coup de cœur « Vin expressif par son velouté, sa bonne longueur et sa finale souple et fraîche, bien dans le ton de ce que l’on attend des vins du domaine. »
Le Point : 16.5/20 « Nez épicé, mûre, quetsche, bouche droite, élégante, épicée, poivrée, délicat. »
Quarin : 93/100 « Nez intense, au fruité mûr et subtil. Minutieux en entrée de bouche, avec de suite un corps charnu, le vin évolue sur une texture caressante. Saveurs de fruits rouges, pointe d'orange confite. Il s'achève gras, sur une très bonne couverture tannique. C'est long, savoureux et très bon. »
Martin : 90-92/100 « The 2023 Fonroque has a tad more opulence on the nose compared to some of its peers, though it might have shaved away some of its definition in the process. The palate is medium-bodied with a little chewiness on the entry. Crisp toward the finish, with mainly red fruit laced with graphite and crushed stone, this Saint-Émilion improves as it goes on. I will give it the benefit of the doubt and hope that the aromatics gain a little more clarity. »
From 2005, La Dominique, prestigious terroir adjacent to Cheval Blanc, L'Évangile and La Conseillante, returns in great shape. His velvety and sensual style places him halfway between Saint-Émilion and Pomerol : “the tannin texture is very Pomerol-like, then the silky, floral, firm follow-through continues with the class of the great Saint-Emilions” (Bettane & Desseauve).
Revue du Vin de France : 90-92/100 « Une prise de bois un peu forte à ce stade. La bouche se montre plus en forme. Une matière enveloppée par une agréable suavité, une structure tannique douce donnant du liant à cette finale dotée d’une belle acidité. Un vin bien façonné pour séduire le plus grand nombre. C’est une qualité! »
Bettane & Desseauve : 94/100 ♥ Coup de cœur « Nez salivant, dans son registre frais et intense. Tannin enrobé, bouche équilibrée, mettant bien en perspective la belle maturité du fruit. Un millésime mûr et frais, avec beaucoup de personnalité. »
Le Point : 17/20 « Fruits noirs, épices, poivre, bouche élégante, fraîche, tendue, droite, tanins toniques. Long et fin. »
Quarin : 91/100 « Jolie entrée en bouche minutieuse, se développant savoureuse au milieu, avec un toucher fin. Le vin glisse, caresse et s'achève sur une longueur normale, sans marquer le tannin. »
Galloni : 92-94/100 « The 2023 La Dominique is powerful, rich and deep, but without sacrificing aromatic presence. Hints of black cherry, spice, new leather and licorice unfurl in the glass, lending plenty of striking, even exotic, beauty. A successful vintage for this venerable Saint-Émilion. »
Martin : 92-94/100 « The 2023 La Dominique has a well-defined bouquet: a mixture of red and black fruit, undergrowth and wilted rose petals. This is a much more refined example from the estate. The palate is medium-bodied with mocha-tinged fruit and moderate depth, quite old school in style with a touch of leather on the finish. It's fine, but I would like just a tad more vivacity by the time of bottling. A second bottle toward the end of my tastings showed better than the first. »
Mrs Papon-Nouvel's other grand cru (with Petit Gravet Aîné). Same organic culture, same sensitivity, same style, with extra flesh and depth. Great wine! Great wine, logically promoted to grand cru classé in 2022.
Bettane & Desseauve : 91-92/100 « Tannin élégant, soyeux et dynamique. Dans ce millésime, c’est une belle réussite pour la propriété. »
Le Point : 15.5/20 « Baies sauvages, feuillage, fruits noirs, gelée de mûre, bouche fraîche, tanins denses, bien en place, finale épicée. »
Quarin : 92/100 « Nez très aromatique, fin, pur, fruité et subtil. Nuances truffées. Délicat en entrée de bouche, savoureux au milieu, raffiné au toucher, le vin caresse le palais avant de gagner de la saveur entre le milieu et la finale. Longueur normale. »
Galloni : 95-97/100 « The 2023 Clos Saint-Julien is an exciting, visceral Saint-Émilion. Deep, plush and beautifully layered, the 2023 saturates the palate with inky dark fruit. Hints of lavender, mocha, licorice and spice develop with some air, adding layers of dimension. What a beautifully complete and riveting wine this is. »
Dazzling success since 2015 of this great terroir just below Ausone: aromatic precision, superlative but harmonious depth, a big congratulations to Mr. Mallet (owner) and Mr. Derenoncourt (consultant). Since 2010, La Gaffelière is undoubtedly flying from success to success!
"We are here at the heart of what is most sensual and singular in Saint-Emilion", according to the Revue du Vin de France.
Revue du Vin de France : 95-97/100 « Ce millésime épouse le style élégant, sans extravagance de La Gaffelière. Une grande nuance aromatique s’exprime. La chair fruitée se livre doucement, avec beaucoup de sensualité et un toucher tannique satiné. Très gracieux et raffiné, le vin ne manque toutefois pas de volupté. »
Bettane & Desseauve : 96/100 ♥ Coup de cœur « Raffiné et équilibré, précis dans sa définition aromatique, avec de délicieuses notes fraîches et une belle assise tannique qui gagnera en subtilité. »
Le Point : 18/20 « Nez racé, élégant, floral, pivoine, baies sauvages, beaucoup de fraîcheur, bouche ample, tanins fins, raffinés, finale vive, crayeuse. »
Quarin : 96/100 « Toute la magie du toucher de ce cru est là. Le vin se développe minutieux, délicatement charnu et très savoureux. Il avance fondant, juteux, subtil et noble vers une finale profonde et incrachable dominée par la saveur du fruit noir et des tannins minutieux et fins. Un grand succès. »
Galloni : 93-96/100 « The 2023 La Gaffelière is a dense, powerful wine. [...] Usually, the aromatics are quite lifted, but this wine is rather dense. Nothing in particular stands out, as all the elements are impeccably balanced. This will need time to be at its best, but it shows promise. »
Martin : 94-96/100 « The 2023 La Gaffelière is very pure and floral on the nose, with black cherries intermingling with violet and iris flower scents. [...] The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins and layers of lightly spiced black fruit. Cedar and graphite furnish the poised but persistent finish. This is another in a succession of impressive wines from this estate that just oozes sensuality. Superb. »
Owned by Mr. Neipperg (Clos de l'Oratoire, La Mondotte, d'Aiguilhe) at the foot of the hill Ausone.
Revue du Vin de France : 93-94/100 « Plus retenu et timide qu’à son habitude, moins dense, Canon-La-Gaffelière se révèle avec beaucoup de nuances aromatiques (fleurs, fruits noirs frais). [...] Un équilibre svelte plus océanique que continental. Il devrait évoluer avec grâce. »
Bettane & Desseauve : 95/100 ♥ Coup de cœur « L’un des vins les plus raffinés du millésime, avec un toucher vibrant, une bouche soyeuse, étirée par un trame minérale calcaire qui construit la fin de bouche. Vin d’émotion qui évoluera parfaitement. »
Le Point : 18.5/20 ♥ Coup de cœur « Nez racé, floral, fruité pur, bouche en finesse, tanins bien en place, fine astringence. Long, salivant, persistant, très délicat. »
Quarin : 90/100 « Nez moyennement aromatique, fruité et suave. Laquelle suavité se retrouve en bouche, où le vin se développe gourmand et soyeux, sur un corps délicat et savoureux dans la persistance. Longueur normale. »
Galloni : 94-97/100 « The 2023 Canon La Gaffelière is a powerful, dense wine. In recent years Canon La Gaffelière has been on the more perfumed side, but the 2023 moves in a direction of textural intensity. On the other hand, its balance is compelling. Dark red-toned fruit, pomegranate, spice, blood orange, mint and dried herbs open, but only with great reluctance. Tannins are present but also buried by the fruit. »
Martin : 92-94/100 « The 2023 Canon La Gaffelière sports an unashamedly floral bouquet with pressed iris and violet flowers that are integrated with the black fruit-incredibly precise. The palate is very well balanced with slightly chalky tannins. It fans out gently on the finish, yet it maintains a sense of verticality that you don't usually see in this Saint-Émilion. This is excellent, but a bit more Left Bank in style this year. »
Immediate neighbour of Pavia, Larcis-Ducasse was logically promoted to 1st Grand Cru Classé in 2012 due to its full south-facing hillside exposure and the brilliant work of the Thienpont-Derenoncourt tandem.
Revue du Vin de France : 94-95/100 « Fidèle à son style retenu, en retrait aromatique, Larcis Ducasse promet une évolution avec panache. Son cœur de bouche s’affirme avec une grande élégance de toucher, un beau délié de texture. La signature racée et savoureuse d’un saint-émilion. »
Bettane & Desseauve : 96-97/100 ♥ Coup de cœur « À ce stade, sa réussite se joue plus en bouche qu’au nez. Le toucher de tannin donne beaucoup de charme à la matière enveloppante et la finale se met en place. »
Le Point : 17.5/20 « Nez discret, aérien, fruité pur, pivoine, bois de réglisse, milieu de bouche solide, bien bâti, en place, savoureux, épices, tanins crayeux. »
Quarin : 93/100 « Beau rouge sombre. Nez intense, au fruité très mûr. Ample à l'attaque, fruité en milieu de bouche, avec du corps et une texture un brin agrippante, le vin évolue savoureux et un peu simple dans la persistance. Longueur normale. »
Galloni : 94-96/100 « The 2023 Larcis Ducasse is elegant, powerful and wonderfully expressive. In other words, classic Larcis. Plum, blood orange, spice, menthol, mocha and gravel infuse the 2023 with layers of dimension that only grow with time in the glass. This will need some time to shed its considerable baby fat. Superb. Tasted four times. »
Martin : 93-95/100 « The nose is quite open with brambly red fruit, briar and subtle incense aromas. It's not as intense as the previous vintage, though I appreciate the definition and charm. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins on the entry that frame the layered black fruit, struck through with light flinty elements. Blind, I might have said there is Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend thanks to the graphite finish. »
Revue du Vin de France : 95-96/100 « Il illustre parfaitement un saint-émilion solaire, sombre, dominé par un merlot bien mûr, au bouquet baroque, virevoltant. Son ampleur en bouche lui confère un confort, une suavité, une envergure inimitables. Un panache souligné par une finale énergique. »
Le Point : 15/20 « Fruité pur, boisé fin, bonne tension, tanins denses, finale crayeuse, vive, poivrée. »
Quarin : 95/100 « Nez très aromatique, fin, fruité, subtil et noble. Il se développe très pur à l'agitation du verre avec un fond de framboises et de truffe. Minutieux en entrée de bouche, particulièrement savoureux au milieu, le vin se développe lentement dans un déroulé parfaitement équilibré et un toucher raffiné. Il s'achève long et ascendant dans ses saveurs. C'est superbe ! »
Galloni : 92-94/100 « The 2023 La Clotte is a very serious wine. La Clotte is 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, but the Franc feels especially prominent at this stage. Saline notes run through core of plum, blood orange, white flowers, crushed rocks and white pepper. A shy, introspective wine, this will need a number of years to be at its best, but it is immensely promising. »
Martin : 93-95/100 « This has a little more precision and mineralité on the nose compared to the Moulin Saint-Georges, quite vibrant with shucked oyster shell in the background. The palate is medium-bodied, with svelte tannins that lend a satin-like texture. It’s very harmonious though not deep, and maybe it misses a bit of grip. That said, more extraction probably would have thrown off the balance here. Very seductive. »
Rocheyron is the result of a friendly and professional partnership between Sylvio Denz (Faugères and Lafaurie-Peyraguey) and Peter Sisseck (Pingus). Since 2010, they have been investing in this small 8-hectare vineyard, located entirely on the asteriated limestone plateau characteristic of Saint-Émilion: tilling the soil, conversion to organic farming (certified in 2020), gentle vinification at low temperatures... Rocheyron is constantly progressing, and each year offers wines with an unequalled tannic softness.
Bettane & Desseauve : 92/100 « Belle expression du terroir calcaire de Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes avec un grain crayeux qui étire une texture veloutée et bien corsetée. »
In 2012, Haut-Brion bought and combined two grands crus classés (Tertre-Dauguay and L'Arrosée) on the slopes of Saint-Émilion (Côte Ausone), and put a foot in the right bank, called Quintus because it is their fifth property (after Haut-Brion, La Mission HB, Laville HB and Latour HB).
Their first objective is to make fine, long wines, focusing on freshness and delicacy rather than power or density, more typical of the left bank than the right bank.
Second objective: to shine in the next Saint-Emilion classifications (its immediate neighbours are Ausone, Belair-Monange, Angélus and Canon, all 1st classified grands crus).
Revue du Vin de France : 90-91/100 « Une prise de bois, une note grillée insistent au nez. En bouche, une recherche d’onctuosité. Une constitution plutôt classique de Saint-Émilion. Un vin sérieux, un peu mat, bien façonné, sans pour autant nous procurer une émotion particulière. »
Bettane & Desseauve : 94-95/100 « On sent sur ce millésime une évolution vers plus de précision dans l’allonge et la délicatesse du tannin, avec un cœur de bouche plus étoffé. La finale bien étirée par le cabernet franc a de la classe. »
Le Point : 16.5/20 « Floral, violette, bouche serrée, pimentée, milieu de bouche délicat, plus en finesse que dans les millésimes précédents. »
Quarin : 95/100 « Couleur sombre, intense et pourpre. Nez très aromatique, fin, pur, fruité, subtil. Nuance de vanille. Ample à l'attaque, charnu en milieu de bouche, avec un superbe toucher, le vin se développe ascendant, puissant, tout bordé d'arômes scintillants. C'est long, complet et délicieux. »
Galloni: 94-96/100 « The 2023 Quintus is a rich, racy Grand Vin. Ample and resonant, the 2023 offers up copious dark-toned fruit, cedar, mint, tobacco, incense and French oak. There's tons of power and breadth but also more freshness than the early vintages, even if the oak is a touch present today. »
Advised by Mr. Derenoncourt, Clos Fourtet regularly and unobtrusively demonstrates that the upper part of the Saint-Émilion plateau can produce wines as great as the Ausone or Pavie hillsides. Sobriety, depth, finesse and intensity are exemplary.
Revue de France : 95-97/100 ♥ Coup de cœur « Comme ses aînés, ce millésime entretient un lien très nuancé avec son fruit. Des subtilités aromatiques, une approche en douceur de bout en bout. Une magnifique allonge : gracieuse, sans à-coup, portée par une acidité, une sensation crayeuse. Une grande sensualité se dégage déjà de ce vin paré pour évolution sereine. »
Bettane & Desseauve : 94-95/100 ♥ Coup de cœur « Libre et épanoui dans sa palette aromatique sur un fruité plein de peps, dimension minérale en bouche, finale saline encore un peu compact. Il faudra l’attendre mais la promesse sera au rendez-vous. »
Le Point : 18/20 « Nez complexe, fruité pur, cerise, bouche en finesse, tanins fins, très élégants. Très calcaire, pivoine, ronce, déjà bien en place. »
Quarin : 96/100 « En bouche, la minutie tactile de Clos Fourtet est à l'oeuvre, avec beaucoup de goût et un corps élancé. Tout fond entre le milieu et la finale, avant de s'étirer sans angle tannique, tramé et crémeux à la fois. Belle longueur. »
Galloni : 94-96/100 « The 2023 Clos Fourtet is pure class. Elegant and soaring, the 2023 offers up an exciting mélange of dark-toned fruit, leather, incense, dried herbs, pencil shavings and crushed rocks. [...] The long, enduring finish is a thing of beauty. Clos Fourtet remains a benchmark example of wines from Saint-Émilion's famed limestone plateau. »
Martin : 92-94/100 « The nose is very attractive and quite sensual in style with red cherries, crushed strawberries and incense. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, fresh, focused, pure and quite linear on the finish. [...] Superb. »
Purchased in 1996 by the Chanel group (also in Rauzan-Ségla), Canon required a complete restoration, both of the vines and the cellar/vat room tool. Since 2008, Canon has fully justified its status as a 1er grand cru classé, with brilliant, distinguished wines that draw their energy from the Cabernets francs at the top of the limestone plateau.
Revue du Vin de France : 95-96/100 « Brillante expression de Canon en 2023. Ténu à l’ouverture, il lui faut quelques minutes pour s’ouvrir. Le parfum, le floral, la sensation calcaire jaillissent tout en nuances. La bouche se dessine avec une grande élégance. [...] Un élan calcaire, crayeux ravissant, de grande distinction. »
Bettane & Desseauve : 96/100 ♥ Coup de cœur « Corps d’une grande précision, avec ce surcroît de délicatesse de texture présent depuis le millésime 2019. Tannin électrique et sanguin, finale émouvante bien assise et en dentelle. »
Le Point : 18.5/20 ♥ Coup de cœur « Nez frais, fruits rouges, cerise, myrtille, bouche dense, droite, beaucoup de fraîcheur, très sapide, juteux, finale calcaire. »
Quarin : 97/100 « Couleur sombre, pourpre et vive. Nez intense, fin, pur, fruité, subtil et noble. Minutieux en entrée de bouche, puis de suite délicatement gras, avec de la classe dans le toucher et un fond de saveurs complexes, tout à la fois minutieux, distingué et profond, le vin file lentement en finale, constant dans son déroulé, pur et noble. C'est superbe. C'est Canon ! »
Galloni : 94-96/100 « A wine of classicism and reserve, the 2023 Canon is less overtly expressive than most recent vintages, keeping much of its personality in reserve. Nevertheless, I watched it grow considerably over the two weeks I spent in Bordeaux. Bright red-toned fruit, blood orange, mint and spice are some of the many notes that open in the glass. It is a wine that marries generous fruit with classical rigor. I won't be surprised if it shows even better with time. »
Martin : 94-96/100 « The 2023 Canon has a perfumed bouquet with pure black cherries and touches of cassis and violet. The oak is beautifully integrated. Perhaps if I have to quibble, it is not quite as complex as the very best recent vintages, but that's a high bar nowadays. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black cherry fruit laced with iodine, and veins of blue fruit. There is a sorbet-like freshness embroidered throughout this Canon, and it delivers a lovely cracked black pepper note on the finish. Excellent. Again. »
Bought out in 2017 by the reinsurer SCOR, a page is turned in Troplong-Mondot, a formidable terroir in Saint-Emilion. Up to and including 2016, these are the richest in extract and most generous wines of the appellation, made by Christine Valette and her husband, under the aegis of Michel Rolland.
Radical break in style from the 2017 vintage, with less dense but oh so precise, elegant and racy wines, confirmed in 2018 by Mr. Galloni (vinous) "The 2018 is regal, refined and absolutely exquisite", rated 97/100.
Revue du Vin de France : 95-96/100 « Grande fraîcheur que nous retrouvons dans une bouche à la puissance diffuse, formant un octogone. Une finale extrêmement fraîche provoquant une salivation dynamique. »
Bettane & Desseauve : 95-96/100 ♥ Coup de cœur « Dense, pulpeux avec une touche d’épices. La matière présente une charpente très sûre, puissante qui portera dans le temps cette chair ferme et soyeuse. »
Le Point : 18.5/20 « Ronces, baies sauvages, bouche veloutée, amer fin, tanins denses et toniques. Pas lourd, appétant, riche, finale saline, persistante. »
Galloni : 95-98/100 « The 2023 Troplong Mondot is simply stunning. It's one of the best wines yet made under the direction of Aymeric de Gironde. Towering and statuesque, the 2023 explodes out of the glass with tons of vertical energy. Dark red-toned fruit, licorice, spice, lavender, mocha and pencil shavings are some of the many notes that infuse the 2023 with character. The combination of soaring aromatics, chiseled fruit and a limestone-infused finish is nothing less than captivating. What a wine. »
Martin : 95-97/100 « The 2023 has a very well-defined and focused bouquet with pure blackberry, raspberry, ground chalk and light sea cave scents. The palate is medium-bodied with a very crisp and mineral-driven entry. It's chalky in texture and quite tensile in the mouth, with a dash of black pepper on the finish. This is an individualistic Saint-Émilion that will fill out during its élevage. Very long. »
A small estate located near Troplong-Mondot and Valandraud, acquired in 2009 by Jacques Thienpont (already owner of Ch. Le Pin). A wine that is as exceptional as it is confidential (6 hectares)!
Bettane & Desseauve : 95/100 « Vinifié dans la nouvelle cuverie, essentiellement dans les cuves ciment. Matière savoureuse et riche en pulpe, équilibre distingué. La finale florale a de la classe. »
Quarin : 94/100 « Couleur noire, aux reflets vifs. Nez intense, pur, fruité, mûr et subtil. Nuances fraîches d'encre, de fleurs et de fruits noirs à l'agitation du verre. Délicat en entrée de bouche, savoureux au milieu, le vin caresse le palais sur un profil très allongé. Il s'achève séveux, sur une belle finale aromatique fraîche. A cet instant, il m'a manqué un peu de corps, mais c'est très bon. »
Galloni : 94-96/100 « The 2023 L'If is unusually floral and refined for a wine that has, in the past, been darker and more ample in structure. Cedar, tobacco, crushed flowers and mint add lift and aromatic presence. Silky tannins create an impression of finesse. The 2023 represents the first year of vinification in the new cellar outfitted with cement vats. Overall, though, this wine feels like a new chapter for L'If. The vibrancy and energy here are palpable. Tasted two times. »
Martin : 93-95/100 « It has quite an exuberant bouquet with ripe red cherry and wild strawberry fruit, a hint of blood orange and iris flower. It is very focused and beautifully defined, the limestone terroir percolating through. The palate is medium-bodied with the Cabernet Franc shaping the entry-a little peppery in style. The tannins are quite strict at the moment [...], framing the dark berry and graphite-tinged fruit. Linear toward the finish, reflecting the slightly cooler growing season, this is a very fine, cerebral L'If. »
Impossible to resist the unspeakable complexity of its bouquet, floral and fruity, spicy and liquorice, as well as the incredible depth of its fresh and sumptuous finish. Great art, all the glory of Cabernet Franc on a limestone hillside. Alain Vauthier and his children, Pauline and Édouard, manage the 7 hectares of Ausone like a (very) great Burgundy wine. Magistral!
Revue du Vin de France : 96-98/100 « Là où de nombreux vins se livrent avec une certaine évidence et facilité dans ce millésime, Ausone conserve son âme impénétrable. Une fraîcheur mentholée éblouissante, signature des cabernets francs (60 %). Un moelleux de texture inimitable conjugué à une fraîcheur éblouissante. Une densité que nous ne retrouvons nulle part ailleurs. Un vin plein, nourrissant, baroque, empli de saveurs. [...] Intemporel. »
Bettane & Desseauve : 96-97/100 ♥ Coup de cœur « Toucher de tannin brillant, bouche complexe, dense, racée et élancée sur fond de fleurs poivrées qui se mêlent à un fruit d’une grande pureté. On le jugera sur le temps long mais cet ausone s’est montré plus expressif que ses pairs lors des dégustations primeurs. »
Le Point : 18/20 « Fruits noirs, poivre, cassis, bouche élégante, tanins veloutés, beaucoup de délicatesse, finale relevée. »
Quarin : 98/100 « C'est superbe ! Ultra minutieux en entrée de bouche, avec tout à la fois un toucher cristallin et une suavité jamais vue jusqu'alors avec un tel pourcentage de cabernet franc, le vin fond sur le palais. Délicatement gras et puissant, élancé et pour autant charnu, il s'étire long, profond et complexe. »
Galloni : 96-98/100 « The 2023 Ausone is a powerful, heady wine. Dark, layered and explosive, the 2023 possesses tremendous depth and tons of sheer resonance, something that becomes increasingly apparent with time in the glass. [...] The savory, mineral-drenched finish is eternal. All the 2023 needs is time. Readers lucky enough to own it should be thrilled. »
Martin : 96-98/100 « It has a wonderful bouquet that is very floral in style and perfectly controlled, perhaps more refined than the 2022. The palate is medium-bodied with a silky smooth entry, finely tuned with impressive mineralité. It just gently "rolls out" on the languorous finish. This is a more understated Ausone compared to recent vintages, but it exudes sophistication and could easily surpass the Vauthiers' 2022. »
In 2004, Jean-Michel Chartron gave new impetus to the family domaine, blessed with an extraordinary land heritage (Clos des Chevaliers is the best part of Chevalier-Montrachet, itself considered the best climat in Puligny after Montrachet). The estate's 14.5 hectares have been farmed organically (without certification) ever since.
Mineral, nervous, powerful and long, with a crystalline purity, its wines are among Puligny's finest.
Martin : 89/100 "The 2023 Rully Montmorin has another quite bright, fresh and expressive bouquet, with notes of green apple and Conference pear. The palate is well balanced and focused with orange peel on the entry, 10% new oak neatly integrated and a bit of weight on the finish. This is well worth seeking out as it should be of good value."
In 2004, Jean-Michel Chartron gave new impetus to the family domaine, blessed with an extraordinary land heritage (Clos des Chevaliers is the best part of Chevalier-Montrachet, itself considered the best climat in Puligny after Montrachet). The estate's 14.5 hectares have been farmed organically (without certification) ever since.
Mineral, nervous, powerful and long, with a crystalline purity, its wines are among Puligny's finest.
Martin : 88-90/100 "The 2023 Santenay Les Pièrres Sèches, from five barrels of purchased fruit, has a little more mineralité than the 2022, with hints of Clementine and lemon sherbet. The palate is fresh and vibrant. It's citrus-driven and not long in the mouth with fine tension. This already conveys a sense of joie de vivre that should make it irresistible in tis youth."
In 2004, Jean-Michel Chartron gave new impetus to the family domaine, blessed with an extraordinary land heritage (Clos des Chevaliers is the best part of Chevalier-Montrachet, itself considered the best climat in Puligny after Montrachet). The estate's 14.5 hectares have been farmed organically (without certification) ever since.
Mineral, nervous, powerful and long, with a crystalline purity, its wines are among Puligny's finest.
Martin : 88-90/100 "The 2023 Saint-Aubin les Murgers des Dents de Chien 1er Cru has a backward nose that's more malic than the other cuvées, with a touch of petrichor coming through with aeration. The palate has a strictness that renders it quite Puligny-like, with fine salinity, though maybe it just needs more clarity on the finish. It's not bad overall, though."
In 2004, Jean-Michel Chartron gave new impetus to the family domaine, blessed with an extraordinary land heritage (Clos des Chevaliers is the best part of Chevalier-Montrachet, itself considered the best climat in Puligny after Montrachet). The estate's 14.5 hectares have been farmed organically (without certification) ever since.
Mineral, nervous, powerful and long, with a crystalline purity, its wines are among Puligny's finest.
Martin : 89-91/100 "The 2023 Puligny-Montrachet Village is a combination of Chartron's own vineyard plus exchanges with other growers. This has commendable vivacity and focus, with Granny Smith and fresh Anjou pears on the nose. The palate is well defined with orchard fruit tones intermixed with touches of orange rind and spice. This had fine length and admirable precision for its class. It is recommended."
Martin : 89-91/100 "The 2023 Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières 1er Cru has a straighforward bouquet that doesn't have the same degree of mineralité as the Vieilles Vignes this year. I wonder if this has more to give. The palate is taut on the entry, with satisfying weight, yet it needs a little more tension and energy on the finish."
In 2004, Jean-Michel Chartron gave new impetus to the family domaine, blessed with an extraordinary land heritage (Clos des Chevaliers is the best part of Chevalier-Montrachet, itself considered the best climat in Puligny after Montrachet). The estate's 14.5 hectares have been farmed organically (without certification) ever since.
Mineral, nervous, powerful and long, with a crystalline purity, its wines are among Puligny's finest.
Martin : 91-93/100 "The 2023 Puligny-Monrachet Clos de la Pucelle 1er Cru is the monopole of the domaine. It has a more backward nose than other cuvées, with touches of orange blossoms and Granny Smith apples. The palate is well balanced, taut and fresh with a fine bead of acidity. It is tighlty wound on the saline finish. This is a Puligny that will bide its time in bottle and reward those with the nous to cellar. This is very promising."
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui: 16/20 “Subtle, fresh nose of white flowers with a hint of aniseed. Harmonious, dynamic, pure and floral on the palate, with a concentrated, mineral finish. great potential.”
In 2004, Jean-Michel Chartron gave new impetus to the family domaine, blessed with an extraordinary land heritage (Clos des Chevaliers is the best part of Chevalier-Montrachet, itself considered the best climat in Puligny after Montrachet). The estate's 14.5 hectares have been farmed organically (without certification) ever since.
Mineral, nervous, powerful and long, with a crystalline purity, its wines are among Puligny's finest.
Martin : 93-95/100 "The 2023 Puligny-Montrachet Clos du Cailleret 1er Cru has more precision and mineralité compared to the Clos de la Pucelle at this stage. It's vibrant and poised, with real drive and energy. The palate is concentrated and lightly spiced, with a keen line of acidity and plenty of energy and penetration on the finish. This represents an outstanding contribution to the vintage. I suspect it will land at the top of my banded score."
In 2004, Jean-Michel Chartron gave new impetus to the family domaine, blessed with an extraordinary land heritage (Clos des Chevaliers is the best part of Chevalier-Montrachet, itself considered the best climat in Puligny after Montrachet). The estate's 14.5 hectares have been farmed organically (without certification) ever since.
Mineral, nervous, powerful and long, with a crystalline purity, its wines are among Puligny's finest.
Martin : 95-97/100 "The 2023 Chevalier-Montrachet Clos de Chevaliers Grand Cru is Chartron's best Grand Cru this year. Intense and flattering citrus fruit notes commingle with crushed stone and light undergrowth scents blossoming in the glass. The palate is fresh, vibrant, beautifully balanced and very harmonious with a long and tender finish. Cohesive and multi-layered, très bon vin!"
Cyprien Arlaud has awakened this beautiful family estate of 15 hectares between Gevrey, Morey and Chambolle. Its wines, biodynamic since 2010, complete and delicious, have a frankness, a voluptuousness of texture and a rare aromatic elegance. The most recent vintages attest to remarkable progress, this domain clearly aims for excellence. Rated two stars in the guide of La Revue du Vin de France.
Cyprien Arlaud has awakened this beautiful family estate of 15 hectares between Gevrey, Morey and Chambolle. Its wines, biodynamic since 2010, complete and delicious, have a frankness, a voluptuousness of texture and a rare aromatic elegance. The most recent vintages attest to remarkable progress, this domain clearly aims for excellence. Rated two stars in the guide of La Revue du Vin de France.
Cyprien Arlaud has awakened this beautiful family estate of 15 hectares between Gevrey, Morey and Chambolle. Its wines, biodynamic since 2010, complete and delicious, have a frankness, a voluptuousness of texture and a rare aromatic elegance. The most recent vintages attest to remarkable progress, this domain clearly aims for excellence. Rated two stars in the guide of La Revue du Vin de France.
Cyprien Arlaud has awakened this beautiful family estate of 15 hectares between Gevrey, Morey and Chambolle. Its wines, biodynamic since 2010, complete and delicious, have a frankness, a voluptuousness of texture and a rare aromatic elegance. The most recent vintages attest to remarkable progress, this domain clearly aims for excellence. Rated two stars in the guide of La Revue du Vin de France.
Cyprien Arlaud has awakened this beautiful family estate of 15 hectares between Gevrey, Morey and Chambolle. Its wines, biodynamic since 2010, complete and delicious, have a frankness, a voluptuousness of texture and a rare aromatic elegance. The most recent vintages attest to remarkable progress, this domain clearly aims for excellence. Rated two stars in the guide of La Revue du Vin de France.
Cyprien Arlaud has awakened this beautiful family estate of 15 hectares between Gevrey, Morey and Chambolle. Its wines, biodynamic since 2010, complete and delicious, have a frankness, a voluptuousness of texture and a rare aromatic elegance. The most recent vintages attest to remarkable progress, this domain clearly aims for excellence. Rated two stars in the guide of La Revue du Vin de France.