Château d’Etroyes – Les Ormeaux 2018 – Mercurey Premier Cru

Château d’Etroyes – Les Ormeaux 2018 – Mercurey Premier Cru

The nose is aromatic, racy, well-built and offers a small power, a beautiful grain, a beautiful precision. It reveals notes of lychee, fleshy/ripe brugnon, small notes of pear associated with fine touches of juicy small fruits, hints of kumquat as well as very fine hints of mandarine flowers, rose, discreet hints of sweet spices and…

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Château d’Etroyes – Le Clos L’Evêque 2018 – Mercurey Premier Cru

Château d’Etroyes – Le Clos L’Evêque 2018 – Mercurey Premier Cru

The nose is racy and offers a small richness, a fine grain as well as a very fine power/intensity. It reveals notes of crushed peach, crushed pear, small notes of lychee associated with touches of white flowers, vanilla flowers, rose as well as hints of lemon and discreet hints of toasted/almond flowers. The palate is…

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Château d’Etroyes – Les Champs Martin 2018 – Mercurey Premier Cru

Château d’Etroyes – Les Champs Martin 2018 – Mercurey Premier Cru

The nose is fruity, racy and offers a controlled power, a very fine intensity, a beautiful finesse of the grain and a fine bewitching side. It reveals notes of kumquat, buttercup, small notes of lychee core associated with fine touches of racy minerality, a small fleshy fruit as well as a hint of grapefruit zests,…

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Albert Bichot, Domaine Adélie – Les Champs-Michaux 2018 – Mercurey

Albert Bichot, Domaine Adélie – Les Champs-Michaux 2018 – Mercurey

The nose is fruity and offers a good definition, freshness, a fine intensity and a very fine concentration (in elegance) as well as a fine racy power. It reveals notes of quince, Mirabelle, small notes of mandarine associated with fine touches of crushed pear, crushed brugnon, lychee as well as fine hints of vanilla, toasted…

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Domaine Louis Max – Les Caudroyes 2018 – Mercurey

Domaine Louis Max – Les Caudroyes 2018 – Mercurey

The nose is fruity and offers elegance as well as a fine gourmandize. It reveals notes of juicy/fleshy kumquat, small notes of nectarine, sugared pink grapefruit associated with fine touches of passion fruit as well as a subtle hint of racy minerality, sugared mandarine, rose, mandarine flowers. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a…

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Domaine Louis Max – Les Rochelles 2018 – Mercurey

Domaine Louis Max – Les Rochelles 2018 – Mercurey

The nose is fruity, finely tight and offers a small richness as well as a fine intensity. It reveals notes of rose, quenette, small notes of mandarine flowers associated with small touches of citrus, grapefruit flowers as well as a fine touch of small crunchy/juicy fruit and an imperceptible hint of toasted. The palate is…

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Camille Giroud – 2018 Clos Voyens – Mercurey 1er Cru

Camille Giroud – 2018 Clos Voyens – Mercurey 1er Cru

The nose is fruity, racy and offers a fine racy power. It reveals notes of ripe red berries, blackberry and small notes of cherry associated with small touches of violet, small black fruits as well as very fine hints of Cuben pepper and liquorice. The palate is fruity, juicy, fresh and offers a good definition…

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Domaine Louis Max – Les Rochelles 2017 – Mercurey

Domaine Louis Max – Les Rochelles 2017 – Mercurey

The nose is fruity and offers a fine and slightly tight grain. It reveals notes of lime, crunchy quince and small notes of small crunchy yellow fruits associated with touches of honeysuckle as well as very fine hints of lime (in the background) and flint. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a juicy/acidulous frame,…

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Domaine de Suremain – Clos L’Evèque 2017 – Mercurey 1er Cru

Domaine de Suremain – Clos L’Evèque 2017 – Mercurey 1er Cru

The nose is fruity, flowery, structured and very finely tight. It reveals notes of cherry, blackberry and small notes of ripe raspberry associated with fine touches of violet, cornflower as well as hints of chocolate, Cuben pepper and nutmeg. The palate is fruity, juicy and offers a small freshness, minerality as well as a fine…

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Domaine de Suremain – La Bondue 2017 – Mercurey 1er Cru

Domaine de Suremain – La Bondue 2017 – Mercurey 1er Cru

The nose is fruity and offers concentration, intensity and a fine/racy grain. It reveals notes of blackberry, violet and small notes of cherry associated with small touches of plum, graphite/camphor as well as very fine hints of rose, pepper and spices. The palate is fruity, juicy, well-balanced and offers an acidulous frame, tension, freshness as…

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