2011 Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru, Comte Armand

[Price is under-bond UK - Minimum Order 12x75cl] Auxey-Duresses (pronounced " Aussey ") stands at the entrance to a valley which runs from the Côte de Beaune into the Hautes Côtes, looking

2011 Auxey-Duresses, Comte Armand

[Price is under-bond UK - Minimum Order 12x75cl] Again, very good – plenty of fruit, whole bunch red berries dominate at the moment.  Ripe tannins, good acidity.  Excellent value.

2011 Bandol Rose, Dom. de la Bastide Blanche

Blended from 60% Mourvèdre, 20% each Cinsault and Grenache. Beautiful deep, onion skin colour really catches the eye. Youthful nose, minerally, red and plummy fruits, spice - floral notes. Medi

2011 Bourgogne Chardonnay, Dom. Alain Chavy

One of the region’s bargains. Made with young Puligny vine fruit, some oak ageing to add a little creaminess and structure. This is an honest Bourgogne, full of verve and delightful minerality.

2011 Clos Saint Andre, Jeremie Mourat

With many Chenin Blanc based vineyards in the Loire performing so dismally (often thanks to over-cropping) it is exhilarating to find one which, quite clearly, is in a different league of quality. The

2011 Cotes de Provence Organic Rose, Ch. de Roquefort

2011 Cotes du Rhone 'Les Sablieres', Dom. Escaravailles

Two thirds Grenache (40 y.o. vines), plus Syrah and Carignan. This is so far above standard Côtes-du-Rhône in quality terms that the price almost seems like a misprint; old vine fruit grow

2011 Cuvee Ines Blanc, Moulin des Nonnes

The Moulin des Nonnes Blanc is a blend of 50% Roussanne and 40% Grenache Blanc with 10% Muscat Blanc-à-Petits-Grains, with a proportion of each variety vinified separately in oak. The result is

2011 Fleurie, Manoir du Carra

Frederic Sambardier recently acquired a tiny 1.5 hectare patch in Fleurie - luck for us, as this silky, perfumed wine is just what you would hope for for this prettiest of Beaujolais villages.

2011 Pernand-Vergelesses 'Les Pins', Dom. Alain Chavy

This did not disappoint my considerable expectations. The nose is pure Pernand; chalky minerality with notes of lime, pear, apple - obviously youthful, full of verve and vitality; racy. The palate is