Jean-Claude Boisset Hautes Cotes de Nuits Blanc AC

100% Pinot Noir and once in the winery it is barrel-aged for 12 months using a relatively low proportion of new oak . Finally, the wine, which is neither filtered nor fined, is bottled using gravity. Deep red coloured wine showing a very expressive nose with notes of red and black fruit. In the mouth there is plenty of freshness and elegance that combine well with the very fine tannins through to the finish. (12 x 75 cl)

This wine is produced from selected old Pinot Noir vines with highly precise characteristics. During the growing season, restricted yields are produced through drastic debudding and cluster thinning if necessary; while the soil has little or no fertiliser, and vine protection techniques are adopted that are friendly to the environment and other plant life. This has produced a dark, sparkling ruby coloured wine with a very expressive nose showing blackcurrant and dark berries. In the mouth it is solid and intense, with structure against a very clean, fruity background. (6 x 75 cl)

100% Pinot Noir that has spent between 16 (12 x 75 cl)

The colour is intense, with aromas of red fruits, pickled fruits with a slight hint of animal. It is solid in the mouth accompanied with good level of acidity and tannic acid (6 x 75 cl)

An excellent negociant house, the company was founded in 1849 and, although it now benefits from the technical expertise as part of the Boisset group, members of the family are still involved in the running of the winery. The style of the wines strikes a nice balance between modern and traditional Burgundian winemaking. This Hautes Cotes de Nuits wine has a rich dark red colour with red fruit aromas that will evolve more complexity with age. Full bodied with a firm structure, it has a good tannic presence and long finish. (6 x 75 cl)

A very deep and brilliant red coloured wine it is showing elegant black fruits on the nose. Moncentrated and round in the mouth this well made red combines elegance with high quality. The grapes are harvested in small ventilated cases, and then carefully sorted on a table by 10 people. Next they are de-stemmed 100%, but not crushed , and put into vats using gravity. The maceration lasts about 3 weeks with more-or-less frequent cap punching 'by foot'. No oenological products such as yeasts, enzymes or tannins are added, to ensure respect for such a precious terroir. Next, the wine is matured for 16 to 18 months in wood, with a fairly low proportion of new oak , finally, before being put into bottle it undergoes a very light filtration. (12 x 75 cl)

Jean-Claude Boisset Monthelie Blanc AC from France, Burgundy, Monthelie by Jean Claude Boisset Nuits St Georges (6 x 75 cl)

100% Chardonnay showing a sparkling, straw-yellow colour and very refined nose that is fresh, with notes of flowers and white fruits. In the mouth it is very dense while lemony characteristics are to the fore, supported by good acidity through to the finish. The grapes are harvested when ripe and collected in small ventilated crates and once in the winery 50% of the wine is barrel-aged with regular stirring of the lees, while the two fermentations – alcoholic and malolactic – take place. The other half of the wine is vat-aged, to retain the natural freshness of Macon wines. This process takes place over a 12 month period, with very light filtration prior to bottling to ensure that nothing is taken away from the wine’s intrinsic qualities. Available in 37.5 cl Half Bottles. (12 x 37.5 cl)

Domaine Lamarche Hautes Cotes de Nuits AC from France, Burgundy, Hautes Cotes De Nuits by Domaine Francois Lamarche Soft & Supple Reds (12 x 75 cl)