Roederer Cristal Champagne, 2014The rollercoaster growing season of 2014 is reflected to perfection by the innate tension here; ripe citric fruit and even a touch of exoticism (mango and fig) tempered by a fine shard of acidity and a lifted ethereal character, described paradoxically by chef de caves Jean Baptiste Lecaillon as weightless density. Purity, energy and power make for very happy bedfellows, courtesy the chalky terroir and its organic husbandry. The texture is silky, the

as a core of racy acidity perfectly balances a dense wave of ripe red fruits

Reminiscent of the 1996 vintage

The Caiarossa 2019 Caiarossa is a complex blend featuring Cabernet Franc

with detailed

Drink 2022+ 88-90 Burghound

A serious Pomerol even in the lightest of vintages

The 2021 Volnay Santenots 1er Cru had a decent-sized crop

and shot through with gentle acidities of pomegrante

heady nose filled with milk chocolate

forward and energetic

I expressed strong reservations towards the 2020 Certan de May in barrel

Harvest 7-23 September