Burgundy 2010 En Primeur - Armit

Maison Roche de Bellène
An irrepressibly energetic and enthusiastic character, Nicolas’ excitement for the
2010s was plain to see
Nicolas Potel has continued to invest heavily in his new venture and has now
completed his impressive cellars in Beaune. An irrepressibly energetic and enthusiastic
character, Nicolas’ excitement for the 2010s was plain to see even though production
was down by as much as 50% in some vineyards. The wines we tasted were certainly
impressive for their purity of fruit and freshness, a style he described as a cross
between the 1991 vintage, with its excellent depth, and the 2002s with their wonderful
definition and purity of fruit. The 2010s also showed great fluidity and energy,
expressing the qualities of each individual terroir with detailed clarity.
White price per case in bond
Puligny Montrachet £250.00
A vibrant and energetic Puligny with attractive stone fruit flavours and a refreshing citrus
character on the finish with a delicate mineral note. This is a refreshing and easy to drink style
which will be delicious to drink from release.
Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 6 bottles £395.00
This showed very well when we tasted with Nicolas with lovely, pure grapefruit and citrus notes
on the nose, followed by silky smooth stone fruits on the palate with a hint of exotic spice. This
is very pure, elegant wine which will become more complex with time in bottle. Drink from 2015.
Criots Bâtard Montrachet Grand Cru 6 bottles £695.00
Very pure and refined aromas with stone fruit and citrus characters mingling with white flowers.
The palate is incredibly silky and smooth textured with a soft stone fruit flavours, balanced by a
refreshing citric note on the finish. Drink from 2015.
Le Montrachet Grand Cru 6 bottles £1,450.00
A wine which impresses with its magnificent purity of ripe, stone fruits on the nose with complex
floral and spicy notes opening up in the glass. The palate bursts with green apples, minerals,
citrus fruits and exotic, delicate spice notes but there is clearly much more to come from this
very young wine. Drink 2017.
Red price per case in bond
Volnay Vieilles Vignes £180.00
An attractive and refreshing wine with fine tannins and smooth, ripe, red fruit. There is a hint of
spicy wood on the finish which draws the wine together. Harmonious and supple, this wine will
be delicious to drink from release.
Maison Roche de Bellène
Red price per case in bond
Gevrey Chambertin £195.00
Simple and direct with supple, red berry fruit and integrated, soft tannins and some attractive,
refreshing acidity. This will be perfect to drink young with game or turkey. Drink from release.
Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Cazetiers £395.00
A wine which combines bright cassis and red berry fruit characters with a lively acidity and a smooth,
almost creamy texture. The fine tannins and refreshing acidity are perfectly balanced. Drink 2014.
Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux St Jacques £395.00
From a cool site in a combe just behind the village, this is an attractive, almost delicate wine
with lovely sweet berry fruit on the nose and a hint of vanilla and spice. The palate is bursting
with succulent forest fruit notes which blend harmoniously with a wonderful and refreshing
acidity. Drink from 2015.
Vosne Romanée 1er Cru Malconsorts 6 bottles £350.00
A very rich and deeply flavoured Vosne 1er Cru with a sturdy, ripe structure which gives the wine
an impressive frame. The fruit on the mid palate is dark and brooding with an exotic sandalwood,
spicy quality on the finish with notes of minerals. Drink 2014.
Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 6 bottles £395.00
A wine with impressive power and depth on the nose. Sweet, redcurrant and cassis notes give
way to richer, exotic fruit characters on the palate balanced by firm, ripe tannins. This is an
exotic, almost hedonistic wine, with layers of deep fruit. Drink 2016.
Bonnes Mares Grand Cru 6 bottles £675.00
An intense, finely balanced wine with beautiful perfumes of violets and sweet berry fruits
with just a hint of sage and lavender. The palate has firm, beautifully integrated tannins which
frame the intense, pure cassis and strawberry fruit characters. There is a refined mineral note
which carries right though to the finish which is both complex and persistent. This wine has the
potential to age very but will be approachable in three or four years time. Drink from 2016.
Grands Echézeaux Grand Cru 6 bottles £750.00
A very complex wine with great depth and balance and superb definition and clarity. The aromas
are restrained at first, more complex cassis and mint notes opening up in the glass. On the
palate, cool red berry fruit notes, fine tannins and refreshing acidity combine in perfect harmony.
This is a very impressive, fluid and elegant wine. Drink from 2015.
Le Chambertin Grand Cru 6 bottles £795.00
This is always an impressive wine and Nicolas has one again crafted a masterpiece which
manages to combine great depth on the palate with a vivacious energy and freshness which
just keeps going. Nothing is out of place, all seemingly coming together as one, the grandeur of
the terroir clearly expressing itself with perfect clarity in this great wine. Drink from 2016.
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