Pale yellow. An attractive floral style with an exuberant fruit aspect underneath, a solid rich full white fruit on the palate, juicy and quite sensual, just the right acidity, stylish and long. Drink from 2026-2031. Tasted Nov 2023.

Pale lemon colour, crunchy, stony chiselled and only faintly herbal. The little strawberry touch comes out again behind, with a depth of fruit and adequate acidity behind. Long aftertaste, a step above the Charmes. Drink from 2026-2030. Tasted Nov 2023.

Pale in colour, again with the soft and rather red fruit aromatics. Then a line of citrus acidity running through. Quite an attractive wine but I don’t really find Charmes typicity. Medium plus length. Drink from 2026-2030. Tasted Nov 2023.

Mid lemon yellow. A minor oak note, white fruit with a little bit of plum behind. Then opens out into a fresher style behind, of white fruit. A sweetish finish with a raspberry note. Drink from 2025-2029. Tasted Nov 2023.

Pale colour, with a pretty bouquet that has good density. Ripe citrus and fresh plum, quite exciting. A very good blend between the fruit and the acidity, with a saline finish. Lemony aftertaste. Drink from 2024-2026. Tasted Nov 2023.

A glowing flamboyant ruby. This is exquisite on the nose too. Little alpine strawberries and raspberries. Easily enough fruit concentration, for the vintage this is a grander wine than most, if less dramatic than certain richer riper years. Peppery at the finish, very much a hallmark of 2021. Drink from 2029-2036. Tasted Nov 2023.

A lighter mid purple. The bouquet has a mix of soft red fruits, on the palate slightly held in check at the moment by the oak, giving a light youthful bitterness. A mix of cherry and strawberry. Fair length. Drink from 2028-2034. Tasted Nov 2023.

An attractive pink to ruby colour. Quite a delicate and classy bouquet, indeed the class sails through on the palate too, followed by some wood. This wants to be, and I believe will become when it grows up, an ethereal wine. The persistence is very admirable. Drink from 2029-2036. Tasted Nov 2023.

Bright and fresh crimson in colour. The bouquet is a little more direct than the Clos de Bèze but I suspect a little less fine. The structure is less balanced with the oak standing out and a little bitterness. Still good fruit, but not quite the magic. A little raw at the moment. Drink from 2029-2036. Tasted Nov 2023.

An attractive mid crimson to ruby. There is quite some density of fruit here, more strawberry than other red fruits, but giving a sense of authority. Firm in structure but not on the raw side. Darker fruit now, with fine acidity, a very complete and delicious Clos de Bèze. The fruit seems to take over all the rest as the wine grows in the glass. Drink from 2029-2036. Tasted Nov 2023.

No more than medium deep crimson. Savoury strawberry notes, a little bit of liquorice behind, does not quite fill the mouth as well as the Mazis, but still an agreeable fruit at the end. Does not quite kick on all the way through. Drink from 2027-2034. Tasted Nov 2023.

One barrel. A rich pink crimson, with rather a lovely full raspberry fruit. Very spicy behind, with white pepper. Proper intensity here, racy and crunchy with some fine ripe fruit behind. Long enough, this has all the charm of the best of the vintage. Drink from 2028-2036. Tasted Nov 2023.

Three plots, one in Mazoyères. Quite full crimson purple colour. The bouquet is quite restrained, suggesting fruit beneath but not quite ready to deliver. Pepper again, and a savoury take on cherry. The fruit has enough volume to cover its acidity and wood tannins though. Drink from 2027-2035. Tasted Nov 2023.

Three plots from three different lieux-dits. Mid pink purple. A very elegant nose, floral, roses in full bloom, showing the leaner side of the year much less. A medium ripe cherry fruit on the palate with the savoury peppers. Quite nuanced, not quite the persistence of a great vintage. Drink from 2027-2034. Tasted Nov 2023.

From 10 different plots, covering most of the Clos. A sound and fairly deep crimson colour. The bouquet offers a relatively dense fresh red fruit, ripe enough to stand up to the structure of the wine. The acidity plays as big a part as the tannins. The fruit stays attractive throughout. Will need time. Drink from 2028-2035. Tasted Nov 2023.

Bright crimson to ruby. There is an attractive perfume of riper fruit here, dark strawberry, a touch of liquorice, the right side of savoury. Some firmer tannins behind but in proportion to the fruit. Good persistence. Drink from 2026-2032. Tasted Nov 2023.

A pinkish ruby colour. The bouquet has an attractive depth, on the savoury side, yet with strawberry notes beneath. The acidity is nicely spaced out across the palate, while the body of fruit is easily adequate to cover the bone structure. The strawberry and fresh cherry notes return behind. Drink from 2026-2032. Tasted Nov 2023.

Mid crimson colour, with a lean and savoury nose, strawberry with a more herbaceous edge, attractive in this less ripe style, with good persistence. I like it but does not quite fulfil the Charmes function. Drink from 2026-2031. Tasted Nov 2023.

A blend of eight different vineyards. A fuller pinkish purple. The bouquet is gorgeous, rounded after the more linear Vosne Romanée. There is a thread of acidity through the middle, but the fruit has ripened very nicely and the length is there. Drink from 2025-2030. Tasted Nov 2023.

Quite a pale pink to purple. Fresh cherry notes on the nose, obviously less opulent than some examples, or years. The pepper shows quite strongly here and a firm acidity impacts the finish. There are the basic skills of the appellation here, and fair length. Drink from 2025-2029. Tasted Nov 2023.

A bright ruby red with more definition than the Gevrey-Chambertin. The bouquet is on the slimmer side for Chambolle though still with some floral notes, while the wine in the mouth has an excellent fruit acid balance, just a little pepper, and fine persistence. Racy and charming. Drink from 2025-2029. Tasted Nov 2023.

Paler in colour and less vigorous seeming than the Cuvée des Peupliers. Cherry and fresh raspberry, slightly raw, with quite high acidity. An attractive 2021 for the medium term. Drink from 2025-2028. Tasted Nov 2023.

Made up from 12 different plots. Pretty cherry pink with a really lovely perfume, also bringing out the idea of cherries. Fresh, vigorous, touch of sandalwood, and a bit peppery. But quite long and definitely fine. Drink from 2025-2027. Tasted Nov 2023.