Top Pommard and Volnay 2021 en primeur wines

This classic Pommard has deep plum and cassis fruit aromas scented with tobacco, cedar, and spice. The texture is massive, with abundant extract, firm tannins,...

This classic Pommard has dark, briary fruit with hints of smoke, leather, and cigar leaf. The texture is firm but not hard or astringent, and...

The Santenots du Milieu from Lafon is marvelous wine and among my favourites among the Volnay premier crus, with its perfumed red and black fruit...

An almost tragic cuvée – Lafarge did not produce enough wine to make any of his premier cru wines from Volnay as a stand-alone appellation,...

The 2021 vintage it delivered a deeply-coloured wine with ripe blackberry fruit and floral notes from this early-ripening parcel. The texture is supple and surprisingly...

<p>Impressive wine, showing dense plummy fruit with notes of earth, spice and mineral on the initial attack. There is a robust, structured feel on the...

The vines for the Rugiens from Violot-Guillemard are in Rugiens-Haut along the border with Rugiens-Bas. This wine is an appealing compromise between classic, almost tough,...

This delicious Rugiens encompasses all of Pommard's firm, tannic appeal, but there is a silky, velvety side as well. The plummy fruit is very forward...

The expressive fruit character of this wine displays notes of ripe cherry and rose petals, and a texture on the palate that is mineral and...

The Volnay Brouillards from Parigot is a surprisingly deep garnet hue, and notes of earth, mineral, and clove charmingly accent the ripe black plum fruit...

The village-level Pommard from Morot is made with grapes from the lieu-dit La Rue aux Porcs on the Meursault side of the village, where the...

Bright, high-toned cherry and pomegranate aromas feature prominently on the initial attack here, fleshed out with floral notes and a salty minerality. The texture is...

The Pommard Fremiers from the Domaine de Courcel is a bit reserved initially, but flavours of red cherry fruit and notes of earth, smoke, and...

The Rugiens-Bas has always been among the flagships of the de Montille estate since the time of Hubert. The 2021 vintage has delivered a wine...

The Champans seemed to me a significant step up in quality among the reds in Lafon’s cellar. There is a lovely, ripe black plum fruit...

The 2021 Brouillards is a pale ruby hue and less forward initially but opens with time. There is a bit of reduction at first, but...

Oak is evident, alongside notes of strawberry and vanilla on the nose. Fragrant, fresh and floral, with density and plushness on the palate. Some spice...

This deeply-coloured wine displays pleasantly ripe cherry fruit aromas with a bit of nuance and depth. The texture is plump but silky, with structure and...

Exotic aromas of cassis and pomegranate accented with peony, smoke, wild herbs, and an almost animal savoury note mark the initial attack of the Rugiens...

This distinctive village-level parcel is now bottled on its own to showcase its unique character. Bouley farms a half-hectare in the northern part of the...

Bouley farms a quarter-hectare of mature vines in a prime mid-slope location of lieu-dit Champans, providing one of the most impressive wines in the cellar....

From south-facing vines at mid-slope, Violot-Guillemard’s Platière boasts a lovely dark ruby colour, rich, plummy fruit aromas with notes of smoke and earth, and a...

This delicious Santenots has a forward, engageing fruit aroma of black plums and spice with notes of earth and a savoury edge. The ripe fruit...

This delicious Pommard premier cru has a very expressive forward wild strawberry with floral notes and a firm mineral underpinning. The texture is supple and...

Comte Armand’s Clos des Epeneaux is a blend of Grands Epenots and Petits Epenots; the blend shows deep colour, pleasantly ripe plum aromas with notes...

Comte Armand’s 0.40-hectare parcel of Fremiets was first planted eighty years ago. In 2021, this was the only vineyard protected with candles, which did help...

Valmaurient is a lieu-dit at the top of the slope in white marl soils; the 1.44-hectare holding of the domaine is located at 380 m...

The flavours of de Montille's Pommard Les Cras begin to develop with bright, high-toned pomegranate and cranberry fruit; there is a bit of reduction initially...

This wine’s ripe red and black fruit aromas accented with earth, mineral, and smoke are immediately appealing. Although there is some reduction on the nose,...

The Taillepieds from de Montille has long been one of the iconic wines of the domaine and in 2021 it did not disappoint. The wine...