2018 Domaine Xavier Monnot - Corton CharlemagneColour : White Producer : Domaine Xavier Monnot Label Name : Corton Charlemagne Country : France Region : Burgundy Sub Region : Cote de Beaune Sub Appellation : Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru Variety : Chardonnay Vintage : 2018 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Tasting Note : Domaine Xavier Monnot is a 42 acre estate based in Meursault, with vineyard holdings stretching from Beaune to Maranges across the full length of the Cte de Beaune. The domaine

Full bodied and silky

Better in 2020

This important Merlot-based wine delivers an immediate quality of fruit

Tasted from an ex-château bottle at the BI Wines & Spirits 10-Year On tasting

Pure cabernet franc

Colour : Red Producer : Chateau Leoville-Las Cases Label Name : Clos du Marquis Country : France Region : Bordeaux Sub Region : St Julien Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 2009 Capacity : 750 ml - Standard Bottle Ratings : Jeb Dunnuck 94 pts

Etienne de Montille

Colour : White Producer : Antoine Jobard Label Name : Meursault 1er Cru Genevrieres Country : France Region : Burgundy Sub Region : Cote de Beaune Variety : Chardonnay Vintage : 2012 Capacity : 3 L - Double Magnum Rating : AG94 - Vinous by Antonio Galloni Tasting Note : (15% new oak): Pale yellow

This is first-rate and absolutely worth considering

mineral finish of considerable Pomerol authority

as was Hobbs’s practice at that time

precise finish