France
The vast and diverse wine regions of France, each with its own unique terroirs, grape varieties, and winemaking techniques, are a treasure trove.
In Bordeaux, the birthplace of some of the world's most iconic wines, esteemed vineyards such as Château Lafite Rothschild, Château Margaux, Château Latour, and Château Haut-Brion produce exceptional red wines, showcasing the art of blending Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Malbec. The region is also renowned for its exquisite white wines, with vineyards like Château d'Yquem and Domaine de Chevalier producing legendary sweet wines.
Moving to Burgundy, the vineyards of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Domaine Leroy, and Domaine Armand Rousseau capture the essence of the region's revered terroir, crafting exquisite red wines from the Pinot Noir grape. Meanwhile, Domaine Leflaive and Domaine Coche-Dury are celebrated for their world-class white wines, predominantly made from Chardonnay.
The Champagne region, known for its sparkling wines, boasts illustrious houses such as Krug, Dom Pérignon, and Moët & Chandon, as well as grower-producers like Pierre Péters and Jacques Selosse. These vineyards create exceptional sparkling wines using the traditional method, offering a symphony of delicate bubbles, elegant flavors, and vibrant acidity.
In the Rhône Valley, iconic vineyards like Chapoutier, E. Guigal, and Château de Beaucastel produce remarkable red wines in the northern appellations of Hermitage, Côte-Rôtie, and Cornas, showcasing the elegance and power of Syrah. Further south, Châteauneuf-du-Pape is celebrated for its rich and full-bodied red blends, with Château Rayas and Clos des Papes leading the way.
In Alsace, vineyards such as Domaine Zind-Humbrecht and omaine Trimbach craft exquisite white wines, including Riesling, Gewürztraminer, and Pinot Gris, expressing the region's unique terroir and varietal character.
These are just a few highlights among the diverse array of wines that France offers. From the Loire Valley's crisp whites and elegant reds to the Languedoc-Roussillon's bold and robust wines, each region presents its own vinous treasures.
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(6x75cl) 2018Vinous (85-87)
The 2018 Bourgogne Pinot Noir, which is completely de-stemmed, offers pretty blueberry and raspberry fruit on the refined nose – pretty and playful. The palate is medium-bodied with light tannins. There is a sharpness here, and a citric finish. Fine.HK$16,040.00 -
Vinous (86-88)
The 2019 Bourgogne Pinot Noir, totally destemmed, has a very pure bouquet of blackberry and bilberry scents, harmonious and delineated. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy black currant fruit, almost pastille-like in purity. Quite saline on the finish. This is a perfect and hopefully affordable introduction to Christophe Roumier’s winemaking skills.HK$2,355.00 -
Vinous (84-86)
The 2021 Bourgogne Pinot Noir is the only cuvée to be de-stemmed this year. It has a light and airy nose, fleeting red berry fruit with crushed stone scents. The palate is in a similar style, light and airy, though it attenuates slightly towards the finish. An early-drinking Bourgogne Rouge from Roumier.HK$2,290.00 -
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(3x75cl) 2006Vinous (88)
Medium red. Very ripe nose shows an almost candied character to the red berry notes. Suppler and sweeter than the village Chambolle but with less grip and vivacity. Ultimately a bit jammy and lacking in energy. Finishes with firm, slightly dry tannins.HK$27,880.00 -
(1x75cl) 2011Vinous (91)
Savory herbs, mint, dried flowers and sweet red berries are all woven together in the 2011 Chambolle-Musigny Les Combottes. The combination of expressive fruit and the more savory notes typical of the vintage are highly intriguing. In that sense, the Combottes is a representative 2011.HK$9,885.00 -
(1x75cl) 2012Vinous (92-94)
Roumier's 2012 Chambolle-Musigny Combottes Les Combottes is pure silk on the palate. Rose petals, sweet red berries and cinnamon all flesh out in a supple, drop-dead gorgeous Chambolle. Here the flavors are all woven together in a fabric of exceptional elegance and pure polish. What a gorgeous, aromatically lifted Burgundy this is.HK$9,885.00 -
(1x75cl) 2013Vinous (90+)
Black cherry aroma accented by pepper and spices. Supple and rich in the mouth, with a sappy peppery element leavening the wine's flesh. A distinctly rich style of Combottes, finishing with ripe, building tannins and excellent length. Roumier normally finds this cuvée less mineral than normal for Chambolle, and sometimes even heavy. But the vines clearly did well in the cool 2013 growing season.HK$7,280.00 -
(1x75cl) 2014Vinous (90+)
Good dark red. Slightly high-toned aromas of red licorice, menthol and spices, showing more red than black fruits. Much more reserved on the palate than the Clos de la Bussière, conveying strong spice character and less easy sweetness. This youthfully medicinal, fairly tannic wine finishes with excellent saline persistence.HK$7,685.00 -
Wine Advocate (93)
The 2015 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Combottes contains around 40% whole bunch this year. It has a very refined bouquet with dark, almost broody black fruit, a touch of cold granite and graphite, austere and yet blessed with exquisite delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with sorbet-like freshness on the entry, here more blue fruit than the Clos de la Bussière with an elegant, poised finish. The word that sprung to mind? Balletic.HK$90,640.00 -
(1x75cl) 2017Vinous (90-92)
The 2017 Chambolle-Musigny Les Combottes 1er Cru has a very pure, floral bouquet of mainly dark berry fruit tinctured with subtle hints of pressed iris and incense. Undergrowth scents emerge with time. The palate is medium-bodied with a crunchy blackberry and raspberry opening, very natural and refined. Not a powerful Les Combottes, but focused on the finish. I would just like a bit more oomph once in bottle.HK$7,685.00 -
(3x75cl) 2017Vinous (90-92)
The 2017 Chambolle-Musigny Les Combottes 1er Cru has a very pure, floral bouquet of mainly dark berry fruit tinctured with subtle hints of pressed iris and incense. Undergrowth scents emerge with time. The palate is medium-bodied with a crunchy blackberry and raspberry opening, very natural and refined. Not a powerful Les Combottes, but focused on the finish. I would just like a bit more oomph once in bottle.HK$16,205.00 -
(3x75cl) 2020Vinous (94-96)
The 2020 Chambolle-Musigny Les Combottes 1er Cru was a little more closed on the nose compared to the other cuvées, gradually unfolding with dark berry fruit, crushed stone, briary and a touch of graphite. The palate is beautifully defined with fine-grain, pliant tannins, quite tensile from start to finish with a perfectly proportioned finish. Wonderful.HK$34,150.00 -
Vinous (94-96)
The 2020 Chambolle-Musigny Les Combottes 1er Cru was a little more closed on the nose compared to the other cuvées, gradually unfolding with dark berry fruit, crushed stone, briary and a touch of graphite. The palate is beautifully defined with fine-grain, pliant tannins, quite tensile from start to finish with a perfectly proportioned finish. Wonderful.HK$69,740.00 -
Vinous (91-93)
The 2021 Chambolle-Musigny Les Combottes 1er Cru has a taut and delineated bouquet, not a million miles away from the Chambolle Village but with more fruit intensity. The palate is quite strict at first, loosening with aeration; a fine thread of acidity binds together the vibrant red fruit. Airy and fine-boned towards the finish that displays just a slight attenuation. Enjoy this over the next 15-20 years.HK$35,820.00 -
Burghound (93)
(from a .27 ha parcel). An attractively fresh mix of red and dark currant is laced with ample floral and soft spice nuances. The supple and more refined middle weight flavors possess a bit more energy that carries over to the relatively powerful and lingering, and decidedly firm, finish where the only reproach is a touch of warmth. Like the Bussières, this is the best vintage for the Combottes that I’ve seen in sometime. I would add that Combottes is normally a relatively forward Chambolle 1er but that’s not the case in 2022.HK$35,820.00 -
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Vinous (93)
Bright red color. Deeply pitched, nuanced red fruit and floral aromas. Firm entry, then silky and lacy, with lovely inner-mouth perfume. Sweet, tangy, utterly compelling raspberry flavor. Finishes spicy, firm and quite long. Lovely wine.HK$42,245.00 -
Vintage Tastings (95+)
was tasted. More similar stylistically to the Groffier than the Mugnier, the Roumier took the intensity and class up a couple notches form the Groffier. Beef, earth, leather, mineral, rust and spine oozed out of its reticent nose. Rich and powerful in the mouth, there were spicy and spiny tannins to complement its boatload of dark and dank fruit. This was serious juiceHK$48,140.00 -
Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (90-93)
(not chaptalized) Good bright deep red. Pure aromas of musky raspberry, strawberry and coffee. Silky, dense and rich, with the lovely silkiness of the cru. Ripe raspberry flavor nicely framed by bright, integrated acidity. Finishes with lovely fine tannins. Very stylish Chambolle.HK$44,745.00 -
Vinous (93)
The 2006 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses 1er Cru is a vintage that I have not encountered previously. There is certainly fine intensity on the nose with raspberry and Morello cherry scents, appearing later crushed stone and rose petal notes. That Amoureuses sensuality really comes through. The palate is smooth and velvety with fine tannins. It is not the most complex Les Amoureuses that Christophe Roumier has ever produced, but certainly one of the most drinkable (however banal that reads.) Wonderful, though I would be inclined to drink it in the near future. Tasted at Xmas lunch at Trinity restaurant.HK$37,805.00 -
Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (92-94)
(vinified with almost 50% whole clusters) Good deep red. Captivating, high-pitched aromas of dark berries, blood orange, violet, spices and minerals. Juicy, classic and penetrating, with superb cut and floral perfume in the middle palate. Boasts compelling subtle sweetness and clarity, and finishes with a serious spine of tannins and acids. A very serious young wine, very much in the style of a mini-Musigny. Should be a beauty.HK$37,805.00 -
(1x75cl) 2008Vinous (95)
The 2008 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses is sensual and inviting. Layers of endless, perfumed fruit grace the palate, followed by hints of white flowers, herbs, mint and rose petals. The wine continues to open up in the glass in an extraordinary display of class and elegance. A clean, inviting finish makes it impossible to resist a second taste. The energy, vibrancy and freshness are first-rate.HK$33,110.00 -
(1x75cl) 2009Wine Advocate (96)
The 2009 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses impresses for its intensity, minerality and sheer energy. Everything in the glass is remarkably vivid and nuanced in this captivating, totally seductive wine. Though quite open today, the Amoureuses appears to have more than enough stuffing to age well for many years. Anticipated maturity: 2019-2039.HK$33,210.00 -
Vinous (96)
Good full deep red. Great lift and perfume to the aromas of blueberry, minerals, lilac and white pepper. Silky and utterly seamless, but with terrific sappiness and finesse to the blackberry, floral, mineral and earth flavors. Sweeter today than the Ruchottes-Chambertin; delivers an uncanny combination of gracefulness and power. The extremely long, rising finish leaves the taste buds quivering with piquant soil-driven minerality and high-pitched flowers. A classic 2010 beauty.HK$44,450.00 -
Wine Advocate (97)
The 2015 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses, which contains 60% whole bunch, is blessed with an entrancing bouquet endowed with more darker berries than red; there are hints of sous-bois, truffle, cold limestone and wilted violets. The palate bowls you over, subtle at first à la Mugnier and then there is a wave of blackberry, bilberry and pomegranate fruit infused with wondrous mineralité and a killer, precise finish that is nigh perfection. Without question this is the finest Les Amoureuses in 2015 and it will give the lucky few three or four decades of drinking pleasure. Please invite me if you are even opening a bottle.HK$32,360.00 -
(3x75cl) 2015Wine Advocate (97)
The 2015 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses, which contains 60% whole bunch, is blessed with an entrancing bouquet endowed with more darker berries than red; there are hints of sous-bois, truffle, cold limestone and wilted violets. The palate bowls you over, subtle at first à la Mugnier and then there is a wave of blackberry, bilberry and pomegranate fruit infused with wondrous mineralité and a killer, precise finish that is nigh perfection. Without question this is the finest Les Amoureuses in 2015 and it will give the lucky few three or four decades of drinking pleasure. Please invite me if you are even opening a bottle.HK$101,925.00 -
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (97)
5-Star Wine. A darker purple colour. Some new oak present gives a slightly lactic veneer. Then the fruit takes over – there is a lot of it, with an underlay of discreet whole bunches. My first thought was that the fruit could have been picked a touch earlier, but the development of the wine soon changed my thinking. The bouquet is really growing now. What a wealth of fruit, more red than black. This is becoming extremely good, because here all the weight is at the back of the palate. Drink from 2028.HK$38,500.00 -
(3x75cl) 2018Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (97)
5-Star Wine. A darker purple colour. Some new oak present gives a slightly lactic veneer. Then the fruit takes over – there is a lot of it, with an underlay of discreet whole bunches. My first thought was that the fruit could have been picked a touch earlier, but the development of the wine soon changed my thinking. The bouquet is really growing now. What a wealth of fruit, more red than black. This is becoming extremely good, because here all the weight is at the back of the palate. Drink from 2028.HK$174,055.00
