There is a great deal happening on the palate
facing south with classic Kimmeridgian limestone soil
Cellar Master Cyril Brun calls 2007 a ‘dangerous champagne
Surveying the magisterial Rhône from 200 metres up the hill of Hermitage
whilst having a great consistency and body
2018 Chablis, Montmains, 1er Cru, Domaine Gérard Duplessis, Burgundy barolo There is a great dealAs well as being his biggest vineyard holding, Lilian Duplessis regards his Montmains as his top Premier Cru wine. Somewhat unusually, he shows it after Monte de Tonnerre and Fourchaume in the tasting line up, but the wine always more than holds its own. The 2018 vintage was warm and sunny, but the long levage practised in this cellar has refined the wine, bringing more tension and minerality. The nose offers plenty of floral notes and a hint of dairy