
LUCA - Chardonnay - 2017
- - 94 points-
James Suckling
April 2018A dense and layered chardonnay with lots of sliced cooked apples and pears. Some smoke and toasted...
Detailed press reviewA dense and layered chardonnay with lots of sliced cooked apples and pears. Some smoke and toasted...
Detailed press reviewLurid violet color. Assertive blackberry, licorice pastille, smoky bacon and potpourri scents are...
Detailed press reviewBrambleberries, violet extract, baking spices, earth and vanilla. Full-bodied and very juicy on the...
Detailed press reviewLuminous straw. Penetrating nuances of lime and guava join the lemon verbena, jasmine, mineral and...
Detailed press reviewVivid straw-green. Rich aromas of soft citrus fruits, honey and minerals. Dense, juicy and tactile...
Detailed press reviewThe complex violet, clove and savory nose doesn’t leave you in any doubt. The deep and...
Detailed press reviewNotes of briary plum, blackcurrant, dried herbs, graphite and rich soil introduce an elegant,...
Detailed press reviewA soft and silky red with strawberry, plum and chocolate character. Some stone, too. Medium body,...
Detailed press reviewAn attractive nose of freshly-picked blackcurrants, ivy and herbs. Medium body, racy acidity, fine...
Detailed press reviewThe pick of the Faiveley reds for me in 2016, this is everything that a great Latricières should...
Detailed press reviewUntouched by the frost in 2016, this comes from an east-facing, 2.77-hectare parcel above Ladoix is...
Detailed press reviewFive parcels of Mazis make up the Faiveleys' 1.6 hectares of this Grand Cru. It's another very...
Detailed press reviewThe Faiveleys' three parcels of Clos de Vougeot - one in the middle and two in the lower part of...
Detailed press reviewThe Grivot plantings may be in the less fancied bottom half of the Clos, but there's nothing...
Detailed press reviewIt's always interesting to compare this with the similarly named Clos des Epeneaux from Domaine...
Detailed press reviewOne of the most concentrated wines in Yves Confuron's cellar - and that's saying quite a bit - this...
Detailed press reviewYields were very low at Confuron-Cotetidot in 2016, and especially in the domaine's 0.4-hectare...
Detailed press reviewThis was going through a late malolactic when I tasted it in Burgundy so a little tricky to get a...
Detailed press reviewOne of the few Grand Cru bottlings that carries the name of its climat on the label, this was hit...
Detailed press reviewAn acquisition that came with the Dupont-Tisserandot purchase in 2012, this hails from three...
Detailed press reviewFrost-affected in 2016, in common with the rest of the Premier Cru, the Faiveley holdings were...
Detailed press reviewLocated next to Ruchottes-Chambertin in the corner of the Combe de Lavaux, this is one of those...
Detailed press reviewThe old vine concentration is appealingly evident on this intensely coloured Premier Cru from the...
Detailed press reviewWith 50% whole bunches and only new wood used on this wine, it's unsurprisingly intense. The oak is...
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