White Wine

“At the heart of the vineyard, the Domaine Patrick Javillier is located in Meursault, capital of the great white wines of Burgundy. This family domain covers 11 hectares of the Côte de Beaune, in Regional appellations, with the brand new Bourgogne Côte d’Or, but also AOC Village, Premier Cru and Grand Cru. We produce mainly white wines from the Chardonnay grape, in parcels located in the villages of Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet, Savigny-les-Beaune and Aloxe-Corton. Our range also includes wines made from the Pinot Noir grape, from the Savigny-les-Beaune, Aloxe-Corton and Pernand-Vergelesses appellation areas. Our winemaking methods allow wines to express the diversity of these terroirs.” Patrick has been making this 60-40 blend of two lieux-dits, Les Clous (0.35 hectares beside Les Tillets) and Les Crotots (0.25 hectares below Poruzots), for years. Les Clous is clay-rich and the resulting wine is lush, but still with good energy. The palate is creamy and sunny, while the palate offers texture and freshness.

Monthelie is a sleepy appellation just outside Meursault, famed for good value wines. This example accords to the Prunier-Bonheur style of silky/creamy texture and nuanced savouriness. Delicate, evolved, charming, hints of nutmeg and orange peel. No need to decant or aerate, a ready-to-drink treat. Organic.

"The Carillon family has been established in Puligny-Montrachet for sixteen generations, the first mention of a Carillon winemaker in the village dating back to the 16th century." ""White flowers on the nose, taut and chiselled, leading into a wonderfully saline,

Limited release from a few small first-rate plots. Macon ripeness (think apricots, peach and custard) plus Puligny-like mineral and toast. Quite a triumph from the god-like Leflaive estate, and under 1/10th the price of their Meursault! What a find.

Outstanding Santenay Blanc from the growers with the oldest vines in the appellation. "Caramelised citrus, toast, and savoury notes. Rich, but saline. Savoury length." AA, Feb 2021

Perfect example of lesser-known Burgundy massively over-delivering. Not far from Meursault both in style and geographically!

Charming full-bore rich Burgundy from a sunny premier Cru. In the buttery Pouilly-Fuisse style. Leflaive hits the spot once again, at a great price.

"Light notes of lemon, green apple, stones. Taut, relatively light in the middle but all in balance." (JH) 16/20, jancisrobinson.com

Leflaive of course famed for Greats, does a superb job with lesser-known appellations. Pernand-Vergelesses, though in the shadow if its neighbour Corton, offers classic flavours and White Burgundy style at a cheeky price.

Roasted nuts (almond, hazelnut) on the nose, in the mouth it is soft, full, round and fleshy, powerful. Expresses richness and fullness without the slightest heaviness. Serve with fish, white meat, goat's cheese.

Solutré is one of the best villages in the Mâconnais, much of its wine going into expensive Pouilly Fuissé bottlings.

"Aromas of spiced pear, white flowers and honeycomb preface the 2018 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Macherelles, a medium to full-bodied, bright and lively wine that's one of the more introverted in the range, revealing promising depth at the core and concluding with a chalky finish." William Kelley,Wine Advocate, January 2021. 91 pts Jean-Claude Bachelet used to sell the majority of his crop to négociants, but nowadays the estate bottles virtually all of its wines and is considered one of the most conscientious wine producers in St Aubin. After moving to superb new cellars in the hamlet of Gamay, next to St Aubin, Benoît and Jean-Baptiste Bachelet have taken over from their father Jean-Claude (who died in 2019). The basic principle of a long, slow barrel-ageing for almost two years remains in force, while the state-of-the-art winery has improved consistency. In the vineyard, the brothers have been experimenting with biodynamic viticulture and have plans to extend this across their holdings in St Aubin, Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet. The Bachelet wines are exceptionally well balanced, with understated character and good medium-term ageing

Outstanding Santenay Blanc from the growers with the oldest vines in the appellation. Wonderful to have aged white Burgundy on our shelves.

"Toasty, broad, and fleshy as is the style. Rather sumptuous, oak and toast but great mineral undertow throughout. Long and polished. Some tropical, even a slight green mango on the finish. Good." AA, Feb 2021

The only vines that go into the father and son team Vincent & Francois Jouard estate bottlings are old vines (over 50 years). The Vieilles Vignes wines are aged using 1/3 new oak from the best barrel-makers.

"Fine perfume and white flowers on the nose, with a delicate crushed rock aspect. The palate has an adroit, linear build, with a crunchiness of fruit and a rigorous backbone of acidity. This is mineral-driven, with a lovely saline precision. Only eight barrels were made, two of which were new. " Domaine Jacques Prieur, owned by the Labruyère family, has perhaps the most exceptional holdings of any domaine in Burgundy. Organic, Biodynamic.

Fresh and clean. No oak. Lemon and grapefruit characters. Accessible

Jancis of the 13 "Relatively dense and sweet. Lots to get your teeth into here. Lots of charm. Definitely Côte d’Or and really Very Good Value" All the classic notes of nut oil, vanilla, dry honey. Very classy. Famed organic Meursault grower. Monthelie is just yards from Meursault.

This Meursault comes from one of the best-located plots in the village, surrounded by the premier crus Les Charmes and Les Genevrières. The terrain is gently sloping, a mix of clay, silt and limestone slabs. From an excellent vintage known for its classic white Burgundy characteristics this wine is now fully ready to drink.

St Aubin has got to be one of the best value wines in Burgundy. This is a full-bodied, generous and precise wine. Easily accessible, it is the perfect accompaniment for aperitifs or a simple cooked meat (charcuterie), poultry or fish dishes.

"Saline, restrained aromas. Lightly toasty, a little floral, then apricots and peaches. Long, mineral, and toasty. Great persistent acidity throughout. Yum." AA, Feb 2021

"Riper and more lemony than the straight Chablis. That stony/chalky texture again, light on flavour but refined. Lacks some depth for a premier cru but has a surprisingly long stony finish." (JH) 16/20, jancisrobinson.com

Classic Chablis. Pebble dry, floral and vibrant. Great seafood wine, particulalry oysters.

Classic Chablis. Pebble dry, floral and vibrant. Great seafood wine, particulalry oysters.

This is a wonderfully positioned vineyard for a simple village wine, nestling under the Grand Cru Bâtard-Montrachet. The Bachelets’ parcel also touches Chassagne’s Les Encegnières. The fruit is rich and luscious, around a very mineral and compact core. A very fine example at this level. Drink 2022-2025. Jean-Claude Bachelet used to sell the majority of his crop to négociants, but nowadays the estate bottles virtually all of its wines and is considered one of the most conscientious wine producers in St Aubin. After moving to superb new cellars in the hamlet of Gamay, next to St Aubin, Benoît and Jean-Baptiste Bachelet have taken over from their father Jean-Claude (who died in 2019). The basic principle of a long, slow barrel-ageing for almost two years remains in force, while the state-of-the-art winery has improved consistency. In the vineyard, the brothers have been experimenting with biodynamic viticulture and have plans to extend this across their holdings in St Aubin, Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet. The Bachelet wines are exceptionally well balanced, with understated character and good medium-term ageing

Good intensity on the nose. Step up from village wine. Spicy oak. Melon, pineapple, blossom, honeysuckle. Juicy fruit. Mineral structure. Good acidity, weigh, and freshness. 60% new oak apparently, but only a very light toast on the barrels.

Les Fourneaux is a Premier Cru vineyard site on the eastern edge of Chablis. The vineyard is named for its warm microclimate (fourneaux means "furnace" in French), and the Chablis wines produced here have ripe, tropical flavours alongside their intense minerality.

The Rollins have 1.5 hectares in Les Cloux, a particularly well-sited vineyard located to the north of the hill of Corton, facing southeast and high on a steep slope. This sees around 20% new oak, with a third in larger barrels and the rest in standard 228-litre. The attack is generous and ripe, and there is a pleasing spice to accompany the stone-fruit. More opulent than the regular bottling, but still with the same saline, sizzling finish that is the hallmark of Pernand.

Lemony, bright fruit, with steely acidity. Pure and balanced.

Complex nose, with nuts, tree fruit, some wax and honey too. Broad, creamy nose, yellow pear, peach, citrus. Very fine acidity. Quite full bodied and fleshy. Rich and persistent, very fine palate with lots of intensity and length. Sublime!