Reviews

". This is also wonderfully fresh with a restrained and airy nose of red pinot fruit. There is lovely detail to the energetic, crisp and well-detailed flavors that possess plenty of personality as well as fine length. This isn't overly complex but it's refreshing and satisfying in its fashion.

Outstanding Top Value. Vincent indicated that this contains about 40% declassified villages level Beaune. An exceptionally fresh, cool and admirably pure red berry fruit nose with earth nuances introduces delicious and relatively refined flavors that offer good length. The supporting tannins display only mild rusticity and this is really quite good for its level as the presence of the upper level juice is apparent.

Pure, ripe, layered notes of fig, honeydew melon and pear are elegant and delicate, gaining on the finish. Drink now through 2017.

A distinctly earthy, brooding and very serious nose features mostly dark berry fruit and sauvage hints. There is very good volume and mid-palate fat to the solidly rich flavors where the supporting tannins are clearly ripe before terminating in a balanced and attractively persistent finish. This delivers fine quality for its level and while it's not a wine of refinement, there is ample character.

This is noticeably riper with a layered combination of red berry fruit liqueur scents and warm earth nuances. There is fine richness and volume to the supple, round and sappy medium-bodied flavors that possess good mid-palate fat, all wrapped in an ever-so-mildly austere finish. Very solid quality here.

Dark purple. Expressive aromas of black raspberry and candied cherry. Lush and open-knit, with good depth and a touch of warmth to its dark fruit compote flavors. The cherry note recurs on the finish, which features supple tannins and lingering spiciness.

This is a classic Gevrey with its wonderfully fresh and exuberant nose of airy and mineral-inflected dark berry fruit aromas that are cut with notes of underbrush and earth. There is better than average detail on the attractively textured medium weight flavors where the supporting tannins carry only a trace of rusticity. This refreshing and moderately firm effort does display a touch of wood on the long finish but it's not enough to affect the texture.

Opaque purple. Jammy dark fruits on the nose and palate, with a floral nuance adding complexity. A fresh, juicy midweight that shows good energy but lacks a bit of concentration. The dark fruit note repeats on the clean, focused finish.

Aged all in stainless steel and a blend of Grenache and Syrah, the 2010 Louis Bernard Gigondas is a solid looking Gigondas. Displaying upfront and exuberant aromas of red and black fruits, violets, flowers, and dusty spice, this medium to full-bodied, supple Gigondas packs loads of fruit, has plenty of texture, and just enough tannin to give the finish a focused, crisp feel. It should drink beautifully on release, and last for 5-8 years.

The 2009 Cotes de Beaune Les Pierres Blanches shows good intensity in its dark fruit, smoke and incense. The warm, radiant fruit flows through nicely on the finish in this graceful, mid-weight red. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2019.