ALLOCATION ALERT 🧨

Hello you lovely lot,

Will try and keep this short and sweet. We’ve had a little allocation roll through the doors that included both Bornard and Boyer. These need no introduction. Quantities are tiny and demand is understandably high. I do apologies if any of you miss out. If it makes you feel a touch better because we’re just so egalitarian around here not even little old me is taking any of them home. That’s how much we love you. First come, first served but also pls save one for me… pls.

I love seeing that cute ‘lil orange fox and red wax in the deliveries pile. Bornard’s wild style is something that I just adore. The whites in particular in recent years have impressed with their clarity, Gaudrettes being a personal fav. This is ‘Ouille’ but after a long elevage there is an oxidative whisper. All most mealy in texture and full of powerful, fleshy stone fruit. There is also a bottle of the Generations from 2021 too. I hoped we wouldn’t see this range again. This line only results from dreadful vintages which are sadly becoming all the more common here in the Jura. Not that there is much of a silver lining when most of your fruit is lost to matters out of your own hands but the wines are always on point. Finally, a savoury saline Savagnin that is an assault of raw nuts and spice.

Batting for the red team we have a pair of Ploussard’s. Chamade is the more serious and structured of the two. The fruit here is big and brooding whilst Point Barre leans lighter and flows effortlessly like only good Ploussard can. L’aide Memoire also returns to a more lithe style in 2021 and has the hallmark wild and vibrant fruit that make these so alluring. We’ve also stashed four magnums, yes FOUR, over at Dan’s for those of you who are suitably thirsty.

Oh and a Vin Jaune that’s had 8 years in barrel…  

Want more? I’ve got ya. It’s long overdue since we’ve had any Boyer on the shelves. Based out of the prestigious Meursault, Renaud is one of the very few to make zero-sulphur botttlings in the village. Whites are made simply here; aged on the lees or in vats for long periods of time without battonage. The resulting wines are anything but simple. Perhaps not as big and brash as some white Burgundies you might find but these bottles always move me. These are truly emotive wines, perhaps shy at first but given time they slowly unfurl. They have become painfully hard to track down and we’ve just got a single of each…

The Aligote rivals the regions very best. We also have a nice pair of Riaux bottles that are laughably considered his ‘entry level’ offerings. The ‘22 will get you acquainted to the house style whilst the ‘19 has a nice bit of age for the impatient among us. The Saint Romain Blanc is from older vines on white marls and is suitably lavish. The Puligny Mont is my pick of the bunch, also the most expensive… What can I say? I’ve got good taste. Tightly wound texture that given time will reveal layers and layers of unadulterated deliciousness. Unicorns for good reason.

One last silly allocated bottle before I leave you to it. We got some Bruyere-Houillon in. These go for silly amount on the secondary market and demand is ridiculous. Therefore it seems only fair to put this into a pack for your pleasure. Alongside the BH, you’ll get some producers who don’t carry the same hype but deserve just as much love.

Fionn xoxo