Feb 2026: 2019 Vince Bouzereau Meursault, 2019 Bernard Moreau Chassagne Maltroie

2019 Domaine Vincent Bouzereau Meursault. Popped and poured with Vic and LF, 02 Feb 2026. Displaying light golden hues, this wine offers a lovely lift of icing, pomelo and racy citrus, boasting a rounded fullness with cool glacial tones and subdued acidity that blended well with its crystalline chalkiness, developing a hint of nutmeg over time. Drinking very well.

2019 Domaine Bernard Moreau Chassagne-Montrachet 1er La Maltroie. Popped and poured at Imperial Treasure Great World, 07 Feb 2026. Pale yellowish, imbued with refined pomelo citrus and nutmeg seemingly laced with crème de la crème that impart wonderfully sleek and ultra-smooth textures with a bit of teasing intensity, eventually developing the classic white tones of Chassagne with a certain restraint, tapering to a lengthy finish.

2017 Domaine Bruno Clair Chambolle-Musigny Les Veroilles. Popped and poured with Vic and LF, 09 Feb 2026. This village is drinking beautifully now, rounded with imperceptible tannins and understated acidity whilst early secondary characters of cedar and licorice are beginning to emerge from the ripe plummy fruit with a fine delicate balance.

2024 Elena Walch Pinot Grigio Alto Adige by the glass at Otto Ristorante, 19 Feb 2026. Light golden. Distinct pinot grigio character of morning dew, green fruits and mint on the nose and medium palate. Very clean and well-delineated with fine clarity and a slightly incisive acidity with a bit of stony undertow. Good length.

2022 Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay. Popped and poured at Eastern House of Seafood, 28 Feb 2026. Pale. This wine opens promisingly with warm floral hues, pears and orchard fruit on the nose whilst an incisive intensity and sleek acidity dominate on the medium-weight palate. The fruit and acidity, rather surprisingly, receded quite quickly, leaving behind a hollowness filled with austere minerals.