Burgundy

This Bourgogne Blanc from La Soeur Cadette is made with Maconnais Chardonnay gapes sourced from the communes of Uchizy and Peronne.

The wine is directly pressed and the juice is transferred to large steel tanks where it remains until ready to bottle (usually about 8 to 10 months). The whites from Cadette are always clean, clear, sharp, energetic and a delight to drink.

Produced in the Maconnais region of Burgundy, Macon-Villages is vinified with no oak contact to retain the elegant aromas and clean, fresh character that this region is prized for. The vineyard soils have a high percentage of chalk and limestone which impart nuanced minerality.

GRAPES:
100% Chardonnay

TASTE:
This wine shows floral, apple and citrus aromas with fresh, clean flavours and mineral notes.

PAIRING:
Perfect as an aperitif or with shellfish, crab cakes or goat cheese.

DISTINCTION:
Clean and vibrant unoaked Chardonnay.

100% Chardonnay from 25 to 30 year old vines grown organically and planted on shallow clay-loam soils in the small town of Saint-P?re, facing South-East / South-West. Manual harvesting, sorting in the vineyard and pneumatic pressing of the whole bunches. Natural settling by gravity. Aged on the lees for 10 months. Bottled after a light filtration, just a micro-dose of sulphur.

Pear, honey, brioche, candied citrus fruits on the nose leading to a palate where beautiful minerality perfectly balances the richness of the grape variety. A long saline finish wraps things up nicely.

This lovely creamy Chablis village wine is a perfect introduction to the minerality of  the Chablis AOC, the northernmost outpost of the Burgundy region in north east France. In its youth, this wine is generous and lively, with notes of lemon, oyster shell and flint. After 10 years or more, the aromas become far more powerful, with notes of gun-flint and undergrowth. In the great vintages, it can be kept for more than 20 years.

It's a great food match with cheese puff pastries and any type of seafood.

This is one of the most sought after, cult Beaujolais and available on allocation only. Earthy, complex and limited - our allocation is 12 bottles only and that's it for 2024. 

Brother and sister, Mathieu and Camille Lapierre, are doing a tremendous job of keeping their fathers? vision alive. Again, volumes aren?t huge and it?s a juggling act to share the different cuvees around, but these are cracking Beaujolais.

Perhaps nobody has embodied the allure of Burgundy as well as Michel Lafarge, whose family estate in Volnay makes wines that Burgundy lovers prize for their deep, soulful beauty. The Lafarge’s have been winemakers in Volnay since the 18th century. They started bottling in the early 1900’s, a rarity for a small estate.

Today, Michel Lafarge’ son, Fréderic, runs the around 10 hectares of vines and own some of the very best sites in Volnay. The domaine is run very much by instinct and respect for the terroir, with no sense of imposition and with biodynamic techniques. The wines are allowed to speak for themselves and are wonderfully fragrant, complex and harmonious – the essence of great Volnay.

JancisRobinson.com 
"Vines located between the RN74 and Volnay vineyards – an especially good strip for Bourgogne, says Frédéric Lafarge. Gently sweet red fruit on the nose, pretty red cherry, so succulent and sweet-fruited and with great freshness. A lovely balanced burgundy. Very fine tannins. Succulent, generous, lively, complete."

89-90 points - Neal Martin - Vinous
"The 2018 Bourgogne Pinot Noir offers black cherries, raspberry and light floral notes on the nose, which is quite pure in style and finely delineated. The harmonious palate is underpinned by fine tannins and vivid red fruit on a finish so approachable that you could drink it directly from any one of its used barrels."

89 points - William Kelley -The Wine Advocate
"Bursting with notes of plums, sweet berry fruit and flowers, the 2018 Bourgogne Pinot Noir is medium to full-bodied, succulent and lively, with fine tannins, a fleshy core and an attractively sapid finish. This is dependably one of the region’s best generic Bourgognes, and the 2018 rendition is no exception. Drink 2020 - 2035

87-89 points - Allen Meadow - Burghound 
"From 40+ year old vines in Petit Pré which was once classified as Volnay villages. Once again there is an appealing freshness to the cool essence of red pinot fruit and softly spicy aromas. The sleeker and equally vibrant flavours possess a slightly finer mouthfeel while delivering lovely persistence on the refreshing finale. This too is impressive for what it is and while it could be aged to good effect, it should also be enjoyable young."

From the hills just outside the AOC of Chablis and south of Auxerre there are two AOC’s: Saint-Bris, for Sauvignon and Bourgogne Côtes d’Auxerre for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The soils here are extremely rocky and rich in the same types of limestone found in nearby Chablis. 

This wine has a richer body and texture than most Chablis. The nose is fresh and intense, leading to a ripe and concentrated palate. Notes of grapefruit, spice, and stone fruit are complemented by the wine's generous length.

A beautiful expression of Burgundian Pinot Noir which is now six years young and has further aging potential on its side. The vineyards included in this wine are in Volnay and Pommard and the wine comes from a warm vintage, known for the full bodied style of wines produced in 2015. 

Flavours here are complex mushroomy, truffles, savoury but fresh, earthy but clean. A superb wine from the traditional classic home of Pinot Noir. 

If you're looking for a top wine for a special occasion, here it is.
This drinks beautifully now and can hold for a couple of years but we love it right now so why wait?

The Joseph Drouhin Morgon offers a deep colour in the glass and opens with aromas of black fruits such as blackberry and dark cherry, eveolving into liquorice and spice. The palate follows suit with real richness and density resulting in a wine that will age for five or six years plus from the vintage.

The Seguinot family has been in Chablis since at least 1590 and this estate is now managed by Daniel Seguinot and his daughters, Emilie and Laurence. It covers 20 hectares on a south west facing slope in this most northern region in Burgundy. 

Thee family makes four different wine styles from Chablis, ranging from Petit Chablis and  Chablis to the two Premier Cru, Fourchaume, and Homme Mort.

This wine offers very good value for money and highlights this classic traditional home of the much loved Chardonnay grape.