2022, Poggio Alle Gazze Dell'Ornellaia, TOSCANA IGT, BiancoBlend: Sauvignon Blanc, Vermentino, Viognier, Verdicchio, Smillon. Made mostly with 53% Sauvignon Blanc, 37% Vermentino, 6% Viognier, 2% Verdicchio and 2% Semillon, the 2022 Poggio alle Gazze dell'Ornellaia is fragrant and fresh with aromas of lemongrass, sweet sage, honey and green apple that hover high in the glass. Pretty mineral notes of flint and crushed stone round it off. This is a tart, easy drinking white wine that would pair with the

Give bottles 5-7 years in the cellar

deep and vibrant

The 2022 Vosne-Romané Aux Brûlées 1er Cru has a lilting bouquet with transparent redcurrant

Lifted and fresh but this also has the deep core and tight centre

although only the youngest vines suffered blockages

as do the chewy tannins

The 2014 Bélair-Monange has an open

but it largely compensates for that with its energy and focus

The 2022 Gevrey-Chambertin Village bursts with aromas of red berries

Made with 80% new oak

making it a bit stricter and less suave

Think mango