Les Tuvilains is the most recent acquisition, a small plot with 85-year-old vines. very charming wine.

I have been following this estate for years and am very impressed by the particular finesse and purity David Croix manages to bring to his wines. After all, he is also the man who managed to bring the wines of Camille Giroud back to top level, and at Roulot, too, his input was invaluable. From now on, all his attention will be exclusively on his own estate. Is he the man to give the superb yet somewhat misunderstood terroirs of Beaune back the renommée they deserve? By the looks of it, he is doing plenty of that! Beaune was hardly touched by the spring frost and here, the 2021s are absolutely stunning!

Jasper Morris MW: “I thought the vinification might be all whole bunch and no sulphur, but it is not. What’s with the white pepper bouquet, then? It was very reductive in the fermentation vat and had to be aired repeatedly, but has cleaned up wonderfully over the last two months, thinks David. It is really quite smart, coming from a vineyard which does not often tickle my fancy.” ***