(2025) This is a Bourgogne Chardonnay, fruit sourced from across the Côte d’Or and Mâconnais, one-third barrel-fermented while that and a portion of the stainless steel ferment is also barrel-aged. That gives the wine creaminess and nuttiness, rather than overt 'oakiness', with a succulent peachy fruit cut by a bit of green apple strictness. It's really rather stylish this, the palate treading a similar line between juicy and ripe stone fruits and a rather more linear acid tension. The barrels give just a little rounding nut husk sense of savoury dryness in a rather nice overall package. Note that Noble Rot Fine Wines has this at £16.95 currently. Most other retailers are around £20, including Morrisons supermarket. Watch the video for more information.

(2024) A Chardonnay dominated blend along with Gamay and tiny amounts of Aligoté and Pinot Noir, this drinks well in a slightly more crowd-pleasing, soft and approachable style where the sweetness of the dosage is slightly too high for my palate, which tends towards drier sparkling wines. It's a simple but well-made wine with good fruit and freshness in the finish.

(2024) Ageing in 500-litre oak barrels for this Chardonnay from d'Etroyes' clay and limestone soils gives plenty of vanilla and honey on the nose, but the fruit beneath is cool and lemony. In the mouth really nice punch of lime and tart Seville orange fruit and acid, smoothed by the oatmeal touch of barrel, but really nice balance, and length, with the finish showing a light spiciness and plenty of acidic verve. No UK retail stockist listed at time of review.

(2024) Another very nicely judged Chardonnay, matured in barrels for about 11 months, on the lees. Quite a golden colour, but again the oak adds just a shimmer of buttery toast and almond. There's some delicate spice and quite nutty peach and apple. Fine juiciness, mouthwatering citrus and a fine, delicate line of spice and toast, savoury yet sweet and refined, a very nice balance into a long finish.

(2024) From a plot with very deep clay soils, this is a big-scaled and plush Pinot, slicked with vanilla and deep mulberry fruit. In the mouth that sense of plushness continues, a ripe and relatively solid style, creamy tannins and a bit of spice, but balanced and juicy, perhaps a touch of alcohol heat in the finish. No UK retail stockists listed at time of review.

(2024) From various linestone-rich terroirs of the Mâconnais, this is made without the addition of sulphur at any stage. It has a natural wine feel, stony, creamy and lightly earthy and spicy aromas, rather than anything overtly fruity. The palate too is dry, like apple cores rather than sweet flesh, yet there is juiciness here too. The texture is quite creamy and rich and the finish clean and fresh. An interesting wine, unlike most conventional Mâcon Chardonnay, but intriguing and food-friendly. I'd be thinking chicken with tarragon or morels perhaps.

(2024) Vérizet is a brand from Cave de Viré, a co-operative of around 200 growers in the Mâcon region. This Chardonnay comes from chalky clay-limestone soils and though unoaked, a certain richness comes from up to 24 months ageing on fine lees. There's an almond and lightly honeyed sheen to ripe yellow apple fruit. In the mouth that little bit of breadth to the texture gives a chewy richness, though the fat lemony core of fruit and acidity propels the wine. Hints of nuttiness again into the gastronomic, well-balanced finish.

(2024) From a fifth-generation family vineyard on limestone and iron-rich clay soils, this is pure and unoaked Chardonnay. What a delightful wine it is, with enough of a mealy, almondy sheen from time on the lees (I presume), and a creaminess to the texture. The palate walks a lovely liberty between richness and freshness. It's clean and crisp, but that sense of roundness - a bit of fat on its bones - is lovely.

(2023) Old vines here, up to 60 years old, planted on clay and limestone. Fermentation and ageing in tank. A crisp and elegantly and gently spicy lemon character, very little barrel influence apparent, it has a straightforward but ripe citrus character finishing with a pithy lemon freshness.

(2023) Made mostly in big, older barrels. Nice pale colour, from a family domaine, all about subtle red fruit and gentle tobacco spices. It is a 'quiet' Pinot Noir, some might think a little shy on fruit perhaps, but it makes up for that with its spices and subtle intensity. I do think this could take a little more 'oomph', even allowing for it being a delicate and spicy style of Burgundy that I enjoy.