THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR Les Charmes , Bourgogne Blanc

Charmes-Chambertin is a gentle slope, undulating toward the valley floor. Its wines are often similarly gentle: red fruited, svelte and broachable, even at a young age. Thibault Liger-Belair, however, puts a different spin on it. His incantation of holistic farming, reductive handling and bespoke whole-bunch usage, results in wines that are more brooding and muscular, with Charmes’ typically smooth edges.

DOMAINE DE LA POUSSE D'OR Les Charmes 1er , Chambolle-Musigny

DOMAINE LUCIEN LE MOINE Charmes 1er Cru, Meursault Lucien Le Moine is a unique négociant–haute couture is often how they are described. Husband and wife, Mounir and Rotem Saouma source small parcels of wine from many producers. Their contribution to the wine is in the elevage, esoteric regime which changes each vintage relying on Mounir’s sensory talents forged in a Trappist monastery in Lebanon and honed in their vaulted cellars in the Cote d’Or. Working with the best (Jupilles, FRA), fine-grained new oak, the Saoumas produce a staggering number of Grands and 1er Crus cuvees.

LAURENT PONSOT 1er Cru Les Charmes Cuvée du Tilleul, Chambolle-Musigny

CHAMBERS ROSEWOOD WINERY Rare Muscadelle, Rutherglen

DOMAINE DE CHATEAU DE MEURSAULT 1er Cru Charmes Dessus , Meursault