Auxey-Duresses Collection 2016, 2018

Provenance

Private Client

Critics Ratings

Comte Armand 1er Cru Auxey-Duresses 2016
"Open, light and grainy on the nose. Rather loose and unstructured with some oak influence on the sample I'm trying." - Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 16++/20 (Jan 2018)

"The 2016 Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru was reduced to eight barrels this year with one of those new, and the fruit this year including 10% whole bunch. It has a clean and fresh black plum and red cherry-scented bouquet that is nicely defined. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy red fruit, cranberry and raspberry preserve, with a light tang of soy toward the vivacious finish and a pinch of black pepper on the aftertaste. There is not much of it, but what there is, is delightful." - Neal Martin, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Dec 2017)

Comte Armand 1er Cru Auxey-Duresses 2018
"Pale blueish crimson. Lively and racy with real lift, though a tad rawer than the Clos des Epeneaux. A very serious Côte de Beaune by any measure." - Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17/20 (Jan 2020)

"The 2018 Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru is a blend of two parcels, Les Bréterins (limestone soils) and, further down in the village, Les Duresses (deep clayey soils). This has a very cohesive bouquet of raspberry preserve, cranberry and pressed rose petal aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-boned tannins, a superb line of acidity and impressive structure on the finish. This is clearly a step up from the 2017 Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru and comes recommended." - Neal Martin, Vinous (Nov 2019)

Comte Armand, Auxey-Duresses 2018
“Bright crimson. Racy and mouth-filling. This tastes as though it was made from pretty happy, possibly old, vines. Quite emphatic fruit and tannin. No hurry whatsoever to drink this!” - Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com, 16.5+/20 (Jan 2020)

“The 2018 Auxey-Duresses Village has a pure, floral bouquet with perhaps a little more precision than the 2019. The palate is well balanced with very good depth for an Auxey-Villages, traces of liquorice infusing the red fruit with very good persistency. Excellent.” - Neal Martin, Vinous (Oct 2020)

“An exceptionally fresh nose combines notes of essence of red berries with those of earth and a whiff of humus. The sleek, intense and well-detailed middle weight flavors possess a relatively refined mouthfeel for an Auxey villages, all wrapped in a sneaky long finish where a hint of bitter fruit character surfaces.” - Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (Apr 2020)