Located at the northern section of En Charlemagne. A clear pale fresh colour, a very light reduction – cauliflower suggests François. Not extrovert, and in a sector where later picking is not a bad idea. Fresh citrus is quite prominent, with good tension. This Corton-Charlemagne could use more middle palate weight, but a sound example with good persistence. Drink from 2026-2032. Tasted Feb 2024.

Fine mid lemon yellow. An attractive reduction, gives the impression of stones with the clay. Decent weight, with energy and depth of fruit, a few yellow plums but not exaggerated ripeness. The Abbaye de Morgeot shows a good fruit-acid balance to finish. Drink from 2026-2031. Tasted Feb 2024.

Pale lemon yellow. Here the nose shows a fresher touch alongside the ripeness. Enough fruit to start filling the mouth but ends on a flabby caramel note that again suggests the grapes were picked a little alter than the ideal. Tasted Feb 2024.

The vines, purchased in 2016, are suffering from virus at the moment. Mid lemon yellow. The nose shows the heat too much. Plumper fruit behind shows the nobility of the terroir, but it could still use a little more breadth and a little more energy. Drink from 2025-2028. Tasted Feb 2024.

This cuvée has been made since 1993. Mid lemon yellow. Ripe pears on the nose. Just a little warmth, maybe these grapes were picked a bit too late. Then quite firm acidity. Not really hanging together. Tasted Feb 2024.

The plot was acquired in 2016. A clean lemon colour, with some energy to the nose, white fruit, with the usual fresh apples of Rully, plenty of oak behind, currently showing a little forcefully, but the fruit will emerge. Drink from 2025-2027. Tasted Feb 2024.

Made in 600 litre barrels, just racked. Clear mid lemon., a touch of wood with a little reduction. There is a bit of Pernand steel behind. More fruit character further back on the palate, good acidity, a light bitterness as this has not yet been cleaned up for bottling. Good long aftertaste. Promising. Drink from 2025-2028. Tasted Feb 2024.

Aimande is old French for Amandier, an almond tree. The 2022 combines grapes from Planchots, coming from Jean-Michel Jacob, and the Féry holding of Ez Connardises. A light green touch to the colour, quite fresh but with a suggestion of depth as well. I like what happens on the second half of the palate before a slight oatmeal touch and a little drier at the finish. Drink from 2025-2027. Tasted Feb 2024.

Pale fresh colour, and immediately the nose is racier than Les Monatines, with just a light honourable reduction. Fresh apple, light citrus, definitely more character here with good length. Drink from 2024-2026. Tasted Feb 2024.

From an excellent vineyard below Meursault. Pale lemon yellow, a little waxy on the nose with some apple. Quite good weight, perhaps just a little additional vivacity is missing. Drink from 2024-2026. Tasted Feb 2024.

Quite full crimson purple. There is a generosity of deep red fruit here, less elegant than En Orveaux, but attractive. Fills the mouth very well, with enough fruit to swamp the tannins. Quite complex to finish but not as persistent. Drink from 2027-2034. Tasted Feb 2024.

Paler purple in colour. The bouquet currently shows a very light reduction, but that is not important before bottling. There is class in the fruit here, medium intensity for a 1er cru, but a fine persistence. This lingers and catches the attention. Drink from 2028-2035. Tasted Feb 2024.

Mid crimson purple. Not yet showing a lot of detail on the nose. The tannins are perhaps a little too firm for the fruit. Sound but the firmer feel slightly impedes the potential magic of this site. Drink from 2027-2033. Tasted Feb 2024.

A mix of 1er cru and village classifications, half and half. An even mid crimson. The nose is stylish, not suffering from the recent bottling, with some plums mixed in to the red berry fruit. Good acidity here, a certain end of palate intensity, overall an interesting and successful Nuits-St-Georges meets Vosne-Romanée sort of wine. Drink from 2026-2032. Tasted Feb 2024.

This plot, in the upper part of Les Crais, on very stony soil, was the first vineyard outside home territory to be purchased, in 1991. It was replanted after the winter frost of 2009/10. Mid crimson. The nose reminds me of early Au Bon Climat pinots, quite perfumed if a little vegetal with some tomato notes, showing the youth of the vines. A little youthful bitterness at the back. There is some length of flavour, so this may yet surprise on the up-side, and I am sure the vineyard will deliver more as the vines age. Drink from 2026-2030. Tasted Feb 2024.

En Champs, En Songes, Seuvrées. A fresh but slightly darker purple, with a welcoming generosity of fruit on the nose, dark raspberry. Here the ripe fruit covers the tannins very well, with a little saline touch behind. Good length, stylish. Drink from 2026-2031. Tasted Feb 2024.

Recently racked to tank. Bright mid crimson. An elegant, stylish fruit, heightened perfume with alpine strawberry and a little raspberry. Very elegant across the palate with the usual; tannins at the back. Drink from 2025-2029. Tasted Feb 2024.

Made from several plots, including Jean-Michel Jacob’s. Still in barrel, which may explain the slight reduction on the nose. Full purple colour, then the nose freshens up to show a little more elegance. Then a mix of oak and tannins at the finish. This may find more harmony before bottling in May. Drink from 2026-2030. Tasted Feb 2024.

This is a new wine, made from Jean-Michel Jacob’s vines, vinified by the latter. Particularly healthy vines, I am told. A glowing crimson purple colour. A bundle of energy here, lifted red fruit, cherry and strawberry. Opulent and accessible. Drink from 2026-2032. Tasted Feb 2024.

Just from Domaine Féry fruit – Jean-Michel Jacob’s holding has gone to Domaine Forey. Quite lifted aromatics, a smoky note on top of soft cherries, a softer texture tin the mouth before some tannins to finish. Drink from 2025-2028. Tasted Feb 2024.

This cuvée, first made in 2016 after the frost damage, covers Ez Connardises, Pimentiers, and Vermots. Bottled in January. Bright mid ruby colour. A little bright red fruit and a slightly spicy touch. Plenty of energy to the fruit, while the oak adds a light vanilla sheen, as well as some wood tannins. Drink from 2026-2030. Tasted Feb 2024.

Bottled late January. A similar deep crimson colour. The nose has a little more density of dark raspberry fruit, still quite backward. On the palate there is a greater generosity of fruit, with a little more oak, a tannin or two but well integrated. Drink from 2026-2030. Tasted Feb 2024.

The blend is made up from the village section of Grands Prétans plus Chanevarie. The Givry wines were purchased in 2019 but for the moment the vines are still worked by the previous owner. Bottled in December. Fine mid crimson. Plenty of dark red fruit energy, this has a solid depth across the palate, good acidity in balance with the tannins, and fine length. Drink from 2025-2028. Tasted Feb 2024.

Made from high-trained vines around the domaine, with those of Jean-Michel Jacob included. A prettier pink ruby with a more graceful bouquet than the Bourgogne Pinot Noir. A lifted fresh cherry and redcurrant fruit, again a little firm at the finish, but the fruit extends behind. Drink from 2025-2027. Tasted Feb 2024.

From Pasquier des Chênes, below Gevrey. with old vines. Mid purple, with quite a firm nose allied to a dark fruit. There is plenty of structure, indeed firm tannins. Not an easy or early drinking Bourgogne but with stuffing. Bottled in October 2023. Drink from 2025-2027. Tasted Feb 2024.

From the upper part of the vineyard, on white marly soil. Just bottled. A pretty pale lemon colour. Perfumed yet with grip, well-judged ripeness. Green apples with a fuller white fruit behind, plenty of drive on a stony base, with excellent length. Drink from 2025-2028. Tasted Feb 2024.

Mid lemon colour. The nose is a little fuller than the Rully but less energetic. Rounder in texture, a little liquorice, enough acidity behind. Good wine without really feeling that this is a white wine terroir. Iron rich terroir. Drink from 2026-2030. Tasted Feb 2024.