André Goichot, La Maladière2020 – Santenay 1er Cru

André Goichot, La Maladière2020 – Santenay 1er Cru

The wine has a pale ruby color. The nose is tasty, with a pronounced warm spiciness. It expresses notes of ground cumin, ground black pepper, licorice (or even star anise), crushed coriander seeds, cloves as well as a hint of vanilla in the background. We also find notes of violet, cornflower and dried rose petals,…

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Domaine Roger Belland – Commes 2021 – Santenay, Premier Cru

Domaine Roger Belland – Commes 2021 – Santenay, Premier Cru

Nice racy nose and offers intensity in finesse as well as a peppery notes. It reveals notes of fresh cherry, wild berries, and more slightly – pepper associated with touches of blackberry, lily as well as slight hints of small blue fruits and spices. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, minerality, nice acidity and…

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Domaine Roger Belland – Gravières 2020 – Santenay, Premier Cru

Domaine Roger Belland – Gravières 2020 – Santenay, Premier Cru

The nose is fresh, racy, precise and offers tension, a nice gourmandise, finesse in its intensity as well as a nice racy, fine and powerful grain. It reveals notes of bright boysenberry, bright wild strawberry, and more slightly – hints of licorice associated with touches of crushed berries as well as hints of pepper, racy…

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Domaine Roger Belland – Beauregard 2020 – Santenay, Premier Cru

Domaine Roger Belland – Beauregard 2020 – Santenay, Premier Cru

The nose is aromatic, spicy, with a note of liquorice. It reveals notes of bright blueberry, bright blackcurrant, and more slightly – notes of small fleshy/juicy red fruits associated with touches of cornflower, liquorice as well as a very discreet hint almost fresh nutmeg and fresh vanilla. The mouth is fruity, bright, gourmand and offers…

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Domaine Roger Belland – Charmes 2021 – Santenay

Domaine Roger Belland – Charmes 2021 – Santenay

The nose is fruity and offers power, a certain gourmandize as well as a fine and relatively powerful grain. It reveals notes of fleshy cherry, ripe wild strawberry, and more slightly – notes of luscious blackcurrant associated with fine touches of violet, pear and a discreet hint of mocha. The palate is fruity and offers…

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Philippe le Hardi – La Comme 2020 – Santenay 1er Cru

Philippe le Hardi – La Comme 2020 – Santenay 1er Cru

The nose is spicy and offers some power as well as some intensity. It reveals notes of clove, pulpy/juicy blackcurrant, plum, and more slightly – spices associated with touches of fresh blond tobacco and a discreet hint of pepper. The palate is nicely fresh, mineral, and balanced and offers a mineral frame, juiciness and acidity….

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Domaine du Château Philippe le Hardi – Les Prarons Dessus 2020 – Santenay

Domaine du Château Philippe le Hardi – Les Prarons Dessus 2020 – Santenay

The nose is spicy and offers a certain freshness as well as some fruitiness. It reveals notes of fresh clove, fresh cherry, and more slightly – notes of pulpy plum associated with fine hints of vanilla. The palate is nicely fresh and offers minerality, acidity, and a slight crunch. On the palate, this wine expresses…

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Henri de Villamont – La Plice 2019 – Santenay

Henri de Villamont – La Plice 2019 – Santenay

The nose is fruity and offers a certain aromatic power. It reveals notes of pulpy cherry, pulpy wild strawberry, and more slightly slight hints of fresh iris associated with touches of star anise, violet, and slight hints of clove. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, freshness, as well as certain brightness. On the palate,…

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Domaine du Château Philippe le Hardi – Les Hâtes 2020 – Santenay

Domaine du Château Philippe le Hardi – Les Hâtes 2020 – Santenay

The nose is mineral, and fruity, and offers hints of cloves and spices. It reveals notes of pulpy cherry, violet, and more slightly – clove associated with fine hints of spices as well as a discreet hint of fresh leather and a very discreet hint of pepper. The mouth is juicy, and tangy and offers…

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Domaine Guy & Yvan Dufouleur – Clos Genets 2020 – Santenay

Domaine Guy & Yvan Dufouleur – Clos Genets 2020 – Santenay

The nose is fresh, fruity, and offers precision as well as a nice power in delicacy and accuracy. It reveals notes of fresh cherry, wild blackberry, and more slightly notes of fresh berries associated with a fine touch of blueberry, chocolate, and racy minerality as well as discreet hints of vanilla and an imperceptible hint…

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