Camille Giroud

94 An even mid red, with the first signs of orange at the edge. The Camille Giroud 2013 Charmes-Chambertin is beautifully perfumed. The barrel sh...

**** 91-92 100% whole bunch. 2.5 barrels of ancient vines. Fine mid purple. A wealth of dense very dark raspberry fruit, exciting purple, evident...

*** 89-91 15% whole bunch, 6.5 barrels made. Fine medium deep red purple. The nose has an immediately attractive perfume. An extra dimension of c...

95 - Clear lemon yellow colour. The bouquet shows a stony character with some energy. This is very incisive with purity, ripe apple intensity, and ...

88-89 6 or 7 plots from all over. Good brisk red. Firm wine with plenty of bright red fruit, then the Pommard tannins reappear. Middleweight, inc...

*** 88-90 Slightly fuller colour and a riper nose, very small grapes here, even a chocolate note to the nose. Spicy, dark fruit, even a bit gamey. ...

97 Still a very fresh purple with a bouquet that is almost as fine as the first wine. In fact, it is the purer of the two. A superb and refined sen...

88-90 No whole bunch for Pommard. This comes from the lower part. Attractively perfumed, the ripeness defuses the sturdiness of the appellation, ...

89-92 Low slope, south facing, old vines. 100% whole bunch which gives a really fresh cherry and strawberry aromatic. Spicy smoky notes too bu...

88-90 10% whole bunch. Lively fresh purple with an excellent bouquet, dark raspberries sweet red cherries, terrific elegance. Very good mouth-fil...

96 Deep dark magenta. The bouquet suggests immense power, combined with some well-chosen oak. Ravishingly charming if clearly very ripe aromatics...

92-95 From two suppliers in different parts of the Clos. Rich plump purple, some reduction, plenty of genuine energy though too. The oak is showi...

96 Deep dark magenta. The bouquet suggests immense power, combined with some well-chosen oak. Ravishingly charming if clearly very ripe aromatics...

2019, Chambertin Grand Cru, Maison Camille Giroud 94-96 Rich dense solid middle, this has an element of the necessary majesty. 50% whole bunc...

 87-90 From the excellent Hautés and Macabrée vineyards as always. Attractive mid lemon colour. The bouquet is very stylish, with a perfect degree ...

5 Star Wine 2020, Beaune Aux Cras 1er Cru, 92-94 Rich dense purple, the nose is more alluring than the Avaux at this stage. 100% whole bunch may ex...

5 Star Wine 2020, Beaune Aux Cras 1er Cru, 92-94 Rich dense purple, the nose is more alluring than the Avaux at this stage. 100% whole bunch may ex...

2020, Beaune Les Avaux 1er Cru, 89-92 Rich vivid imperial purple, there is massive concentration to this wine but the nose is hiding. Carel Voorhui...

2020, Beaune Les Avaux 1er Cru, 89-92 Rich vivid imperial purple, there is massive concentration to this wine but the nose is hiding. Carel Voorhui...

2020, Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune Au Crétot, 85-87 Palish pink purple, less immediate nose than the Bourgogne. Almost shrill acidity, fresh re...

2020, Chambertin Grand Cru, 93-96 3 barrels made, with 50% whole bunches. Very dense and dark colour, the power rather hiding the fruit at the mome...

2020, Chambolle-Musigny Borniques 1er Cru, 92-95 40% whole bunch but much less evident than for example the Godelles. More crimson than purple, wit...

92-95 40% whole bunch but much less evident than for example the Godelles. More crimson than purple, with quite a lot of weight here. A spectacular...

2020, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru, 93-96 This cuvée arrived in grape form and has been vinified with two thirds whole bunches. Huge ripe rich purp...

2020, Chassagne-Montrachet Clos St-Jean 1er Cru, 90-93 Pale lemon colour. The nose is very lightly reductive, with a definite tang of clean ripe fr...

2020, Chassagne-Montrachet Vergers 1er Cru, 91-94 Clear pale lemon yellow. There is an attractive weight of white fruit, still with a chiselled not...

2020, Chassagne-Montrachet Tonton Marcel 1er Cru, 92-94 Mid lemon yellow. Notably more character here, positively interesting. Some less ripe notes...

2020, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru, 92-96 Blended from two suppliers. Black and purple, with a powerful bouquet which shows the wood a little, though thi...