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2010 Vintage

Domaine François Carillon, although recently founded, can trace its ancestry back to the 16th Century, with François himself the sixteenth generation of farmers. The Domaine is borne of Domaine Louis Carillon, Louis being François’ father, now retired. François and his brother Louis took over the family Domaine on their father’s retirement, and in 2010 they elected amicably to split the estate holdings and thus Domaine François Carillon was established. We are delighted now to represent the Domaine exclusively in the United Kingdom. 2010 is an exceptional vintage - superb wines and a brilliant début for François.

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2010 Vintage

2009 was what the French call a millésime très médiatique (very high profile), due to near perfect climatic conditions across the growing season and through to harvest. 2010, as we will see, was much more challenging. There are however increasingly vocal dissenters regarding 2009, citing that it is atypical and rather exotic. For those who hold that view, 2010 marks a return to more usual Burgundian freshness and purity. This collection has been assembled after successive tastings with wines chosen on the basis of their quality from producers with whom we have been fortunate to enjoy strong, long-term relationships.

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2010 Vintage

There is perhaps nothing as intellectually satisfying as revisionist opinion. So it is with 2010 where a clinical study of the growing season contrasted, often painfully, with the voluptuous, lazy style of the hedonistic 2009’s. Despite a severely reduced crop, it is clear that this was a vintage of quite startling quality. This is worth emphasizing because that quality would simply not have been possible without the significant human reduction of the crop. It would not have ripened, it would not have stood a chance of homogeneity, nor finally would it have achieved the silken intensity that is the hallmark of the greatest 2010’s.

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2010 Vintage

It is this dauntingly ancient tradition of stewardship that has rested so lightly on Jean-Charles le Bault de la Morinière since he took over the running of the Domaine in 1994. Under his direction and profound belief in continuity, Domaine Bonneau du Martray has achieved a fundamental and even majestic quality that is now acknowledged throughout the winemaking world. This is today one of Burgundy’s greatest wines.

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2008 Vintage

“The weather conditions in 2008 allowed the creation of very elegant wines. The characteristics are exactly those that made the wines from Alta Maremma famous around the world with wine lovers and collectors; at a young stage the tannins give the impression that 2008 will have a longer ageing capacity if compared to the warmer 2007 vintage. 2008, along with 2001, are the greatest vintages of the decade.”
Marchese Lodovico Antinori, October 2011

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A mix of vintages - the Barberas are released younger (2009 vintage) than the Barolo (2007 vintage), due to the additional length of time needed to age the latter. A prime ambassador for Barolo - super-traditional, powerful and extremely age-worthy - these wines offer great value as well as an amazing sense of place. If you’re new to the range and enjoy full fruited Rhône wines then try the Barberas…

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2009 & 2010 Vintages

Benjamin’s wines are so individual yet they are faithful to their origins, with that all-important sense of place. These are in fact supreme examples of Rioja which, in true Benjamin fashion, do not conform to the more usual labelling conventions.

“Both vintages, 2009 and 2010 are the closest we have come to perfection to date – the best expression we have had of the individual varieties – fine and elegant.”
Benjamin Romeo, August 2011

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2009 & 2010 Vintages

Over the past few years, Achaval Ferrer has developed something of a cult status internationally, winning a plethora of awards – richly deserved. Their ambitions have been refined over the years as other, rather polished, modern wines have entered the market. Pursuit of excellence is just one element but undeniably is also a primary goal. There are now five wines in total, each with very individual personalities. They transcend what we would ordinarily expect of Argentinean wines, offering a wonderful balance of opulence, accessibility and classicism..

“These are a force to be reckoned with in any arena – truly outstanding.”
Alison Buchanan, September 2011

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2010 En Primeur Release

These are world class wines which deserve their international acclaim. 2010, even in its infancy, was a revelation. A low yielding vintage with naturally low yielding vines has definitely presented a challenge - but the limited nature of the crop was in fact advantageous. The patient vignerons were able to wait for optimal, phenolic maturity. What fruit there was, ultimately, was essentially perfect with an impeccable balance between intensity and fresh acidity.

“The 2010 vintage is an excellent year for laying down. The quality of the wines has lived up to our expectations – offering some compensation for the yields being extremely low.”
Michel Tardieu, May 2011

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En Primeur Release

Last year we launched a highly prized new exclusivity, Hyde de Villaine; a beautiful estate located in relatively cool Carneros, in California’s Napa Valley. Hyde de Villaine is a project borne of a meeting of two great talents, supported by a gifted and enthusiastic team. We at Corney & Barrow are extremely proud to be part of this exciting venture. The resulting wines are extraordinary. They combine a degree of the finesse, elegance and refinement, which most of us would associate with European wines, with a balance of richness and vitality afforded by the relatively cool, windy climate of the Carneros region.

“The hallmark of all four of the Hyde de Villaine's wines is their inimitable minerality and a very obvious freshness - thanks to both natural terroir and fastidious vineyard management.”
Alison Buchanan, July 2011

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2009 Vintage Release

2009, as a vintage declaration, arrived, true to form, just as we were all gearing up for the start of the Bordeaux en primeur campaign. We were initially a little surprised as although weather conditions, in many cases, more than warranted a full declaration, it is still rather unusual to have four fully attested vintages from the main houses, within a decade. The vintage has not been announced across the board – but what we tasted was so good that the decision to come out was made by the wines themselves. Of the two main dynasties, The Fladgate Partnership declared all of their wines whilst the Symingtons confined themselves to their habitual single Quintas – Vesuvio and Dow’s Senhora da Ribeira, plus a very small quantity of a special Warre bottling, see full details in the link below. In addition, we are offering two extremely fine examples from our good friends Cristiano Van Zellar, Sandra Tavares and Jorge Serodio Borges, Vale Dona Maria and Pintas respectively.

“We have not seen colour intensity and tannic grip like this in over twenty years….the quality of the fruit is impressive and the wines are supported by excellent acidity.”
David Guimaraens, Head Winemaker, The Fladgate Partnership

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2010 Vintage Release

2010 is clearly a very, very fine vintage and importantly varies hugely from its now famous predecessor. We have put a full report on the website but in brief the 2010’s are very classical, richly structured and “grown-up” wines that lovers of Bordeaux should not be without. This quality also extends to the dry and sweet whites, which is not always the case. Much has been written in the press about the pricing of this vintage but what remains a fact is the quality of the wines. This offer focuses on what is, and should always be, our main role, namely selecting wines we feel will offer great value drinking in the years ahead. There are old friends amongst the wines that we have always followed and some new “rising stars”.

“A very great vintage that will match standards of its illustrious predecessor- what luck indeed!.”
François Mitjavile, March 2011

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2010 Vintage Release

Trotanoy produces incredible wines with an extraordinarily rare balance between obvious power, richness, concentration and finesse. Often monolithic and almost impenetrable in youth, age offers opulence and broad, generous flavours, always with a freshness and balance which lifts the power and makes Trotanoy one of the greatest of all wines that you actually want to drink. Please note the 2010 vintage will be sold on allocation.

“A vintage of excess tamed by care and respect.”
Christian Moueix, April 2011

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2010 Vintage Release

The 2010 vintage looks set to be impressive in quality terms, even if there will be little to go around. Low yields and small, concentrated berries have given wines with a sense of fullness, intensity yet finesse. These wines will show their individual terroir markedly, more so than wines from warmer vintages which, while immensely flattering, can seem to lose their precise bone structure as they take on flesh. Olivier Leflaive’s 2010s were picked relatively early, reflecting Franck Grux’s desire to preserve the wines’ fraîcheur and sense of breeding.

“2010 – a vintage of grace, race and verve, concluding a fine trilogy.”
Franck Grux, Technical Director, March 2011

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2009 Vintage Release

2009 is truly exceptional, a vintage which everyone tries to compare with 2005. In fact the vintages have relatively little in common except in producing exceptionally fine wines. At Clos de Tart the quality of the end crop was, in Sylvain’s opinion, at least as good as in 2005, with the difference being the greater work required to achieve that quality in 2009.

“I tasted the six component parts of this wine from barrel, rather than the finished blend, but its potentially amazing, with real structure, perfumed oak and floral finesse.”
Tim Atkin, February 2011

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1999 Vintage Release

We seem to have waited such a long time to launch Salon 1999, a vintage of monumental stature in the history of the champagne region. As such, it seems fitting that this – only the 37th vintage made of this extraordinary champagne and likely to be one of its finest exponents – should mark the end of the 20th century; itself a monumental event.

“As ever finely wrought, Salon 1999 rides the knife-edge of finesse and power with characteristic panache.”
Rebecca Palmer, March 2011

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2009 Vintage Release

The hook on which the seamless, almost casual, confidence of 2009 hangs rested in a cool, north east wind that took the self-satisfied complacency of the growing season onto a more compelling level of potential greatness. It was perhaps this wind that gave the Domaine’s wines, in particular, their quality of freshness and grip alongside the effortlessly seductive and opulent density for which this vintage as a whole will be remembered. The results, as Jean-Luc Pépin rather laconically remarked, “are probably great, yes”.

“Summer 2009 was the kind of summer where you’re having a Sunday lunch outside but unlike a really hot summer, you wished to remain at the table rather than retreating indoors. It was warm but there was an energizing breeze that cooled and refreshed.”
Jean-Luc Pépin, March 2011

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2009 & 2008 Vintages

Never one to obey convention, Andrea Franchetti creates and releases wines when he feels it is right to do so. In 2009, the first time in a while, he created Palazzi - a wine which we first offered in 1998. We loved the wine, as did our customers, but Andrea stopped making it as it was ‘too easy’ - such is the mark of the man. We are very pleased Andrea is releasing it once again. From both his Tuscan and Sicilian estates, Andrea has produced a portfolio of wines which is rich, diverse and exceptional in every sense; from the locations of the vineyards through to the finished wines in the glass. We marvel both at the goals he sets himself and, more importantly, the formidable results he achieves.

“2009 is the second vintage that has passed Trinoro leaving us at with a feeling of the tropics; each of our varietals ripened slowly and the rains let us wait long enough to pick them: that always makes a great vintage… this (the eponomous wine) is one of the best wines ever made at Trinoro.”
Andrea Franchetti, November 2010

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2005 & 2007 Vintages

We are delighted to have been working with Peter Sisseck from the launch of Hacienda Monasterio in 1993. Worldwide acclaim proves just how successful he has been at firstly Hacienda Monasterio and then his personal projects of Dominio de Pingus, Flor de Pingus and, most recently, PSI. All these wines have soared to worldwide acclaim. Hacienda Monasterio is markedly different geologically from Peter’s other projects – more Médoc-like, alluvial with deposits of clay. Like the Médoc, this is raised seabed with crustacean fossils: fascinating terroir from a winemaking perspective, revealing just how complex and varied the ingredients of the region can be.

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