2007 BONNEAU DU MARTRAY

The wines of Bonneau Du Martray have a somewhat fanatical following amongst Burgundy lovers, year in and year out seemingly regardless of vintage. You may speculate that this is due to its relatively small but exclusively grand cru production (only two wines are made), and as it is the only Domaine in Burgundy with this claim to fame, it is somewhat of a collectors’ item. In the case of its Corton Charlemagne, perhaps it is the curiosity value of such a great white wine born from a predominately red area. Or you may also suggest the pursuit of these majestic, skillfully crafted rarities stems from their unfailing consistency (from as far back as the 1980s) in quality and age-ability each vintage – we’ll leave it for you to decide.

 

 

GROS F&S 2007

Bernard Gros’ winemaking is geared towards age worthy wines that are deeply coloured, very concentrated and never filtered. He produces plush, ripe, seductive, opulent reds that always over-deliver in quality. RANDALL POLARD

 

 

JASMIN COTE-ROTIE 2007

“This Cote Rotie of great purity and elegance, the kind of wines which remind drinkers just how stylistically close Burgundy and the Northern Rhone are.”
ANDREW JEFFORD, The New France

“One of the lucky few to have such well-balanced exposure between the granite and the schist. The wines are set to remain largely faithful to the deft enjoyable elegance of their previous decades. A top flight family domaine.”JOHN LIVINGSTONE-LEARMONTH, The wines of the Northern Rhone

By reading the quotes in these pages one may be forgiven for thinking that Jasmin’s wine is light and soft. This is far from the truth. Although they are elegant, perfumed and distinctly ‘cool-climate’, they still show the essence of ripe shiraz with satisfying body, opulence and length. They are high-quality, ‘complete’ wines made with care, attention-todetail and skill by Patrick Jasmin from his own 5.5 hectare estate.

 

 

Domaine Etienne Grivot 2007

“One of the All-Time Top 10 Burgundy Domaines”.CLIVE COTES

Without doubt one of the undisputed stars of Burgundy, Etienne Grivot has quietly gone about his business over the past couple of decades, slowly but steadily nuancing his wines gently and gradually so that today, he is universally admired as in the very top echelon of Burgundian producers.

The Grivot wines from 2007 are a ‘blinding light’,showing the style change that Etienne Grivot has accomplished since the late 1990s. In his own words, “Previously the style was introverted and closed, now my wines show more purity and freshness, but they also age. My obsession is harmony and purity”

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