The Hong Kong Team Recommends
As we kick off 2025, here are our recommendations for these very welcome cooler months.
Our house Champagne, Paul Goerg Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs, is simply outstanding, flying under the radar. 100% Chardonnay sourced from premier cru vineyards Vertus in the Côte des Blancs is a step up in refinement and complexity and shows off the Goerg group’s skill in the cellar. London based critic Matthew Jukes waxes poetic about it with these notes: “Superbly classy and ravishingly adroit, if you are a fan of rapier-sharp Chardonnay dressed in exquisite citrus and floral finery, this wine is for you.” It is modestly priced, offering length, breadth and complexity.
It’s a big year for Red Bordeaux, the 2005s are turning 20, and the 2015s ten. These two vintages have been crowd favourites since they were released in bottle and can definitely be cracked into now!
We have a duo from Bordeaux’s great forgotten 2015 vintage, Ch Batailley from Pauillac and Segla, the second wine from Margaux’s increasingly excellent Ch Rauzan Segla. Batailley is always one of the great buys in Pauillac, this is bright cherry purple and scented with precise cassis fruit. Neal Martin rated gave it a 94 point score with these notes “It has a lively fresh blackberry, red cherry and violet-scented bouquet that might coerce you into thinking it was from Margaux!”. Segla by Rauzan Segla also has Neal Martin exclaiming : “On a budget? Thinking of a second wine? Look no further,” and we couldn’t agree more!
And from the elder statesmen, the 2005 Domaine de Chevalier and Chateau Canon are both in perfect drinking windows, offering so much pleasure. Critic, Jeb Dunnuck, re-rated both wines in 2024 with great notes, pointing to both having an overall balance, with ripe integrated tannins and lots of opulence and oomph.
Our tasting team were busy last year, discovering new producers for us from Burgundy’s Cote de Beaune and Cote Chalonnaise, and we have brought three of them down to HK for you to get a taste for yourselves!
Domaine Lamy-Pillot, founded by the brother of Hubert Lamy, brings us a Saint Aubin with great energy and parcel identity in their 1er Cru Le Charmois, sitting on the border of Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Le Chaume. Think white stone fruits and jasmine intertwined with herbal mint and thyme characters, inviting? I think so!
From the Cote Chalonnaise, we have Domaine Jacques Dury, this was a tip off from one of our star Mercurey producres, Vincent Charton. Remi Dury won the highly prestigious Côte Chalonnaise Young Winemaker of the Year award in 2023, and with his Rully 1er Cru Meix Cadot, it’s easy to understand why! The nearly 80 year old vines give this Rully its concentrated and complex style : ripe apricots, lemon curd and pie crust. An appellational gem.
Lastly, based int eh heart of the village of Fuissé, we have Chateau de Fuissé. Their 1er Cru Les Clos has been a walled in monopole since the 15th century and the vines are an average of 40-90 years old. This comes across a little serious at first, but with good reason: powerful, with retained elegance and balancing a creamy texture with delicate minerality and mouth-watering freshness.
Also in town is the full range of Domaine Pinson’s 2022 Chablis – these we will arrange a sit down tasting for a bit later in the year. Stay tuned.
On the red Burgundy side : Are you a fan of Paul Pillot’s tremendous whites? Have you had the opportunity to try his reds? We have brought in a few cases of the 2020 Santenay and Chassagne Montrachet Vieilles Vignes – they are a very fresh style of Pinot with lots of dried herbs and well balanced tannins. Well worth a look!
Also back is the new vintage of our favorite producer from South Africa for their whites, Oldenburg’s Chenin and Chardonnay in the 2023 vintage. These are steely and right up there with their European counterparts.
Should you have a craving for a gorgeous Provençal rosé, look no further than our house rosé Ch Saint Baillon, which never disappoints and continues to shine year in and year out. We couldn’t envisage a sunny day without a chilled glass of it by our side! At HK$125 a bottle it is a steal, and we are offering a special deal that any order of 12 bottles or more, it is $95 a bottle.
Looking to Italy, their red wines really come into their own with food due to their higher acidity profile. The 2020 Rosso di Montalcino from Canalicchio di Sopra is a terrific choice for drinking now. Finesse and elegance are its signatures. Not too heavy or rich, but elegant and undeniably attractive.
To summarise:
Champagne Paul Goerg Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs NV | HK$315 per bottle
Rully Blanc 1er Cru Meix Cadot Domaine Jacques Dury 2022 | HK$235 per bottle
Saint Aubin 1er Cru Le Charmois Domaine Lamy-Pillot 2022 | HK$450 per bottle
Pouilly Fuissé 1er Cru Le Clos Ch de Fuissé 2022 | HK$485 per bottle
Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu Pinson Frères 2022 | HK$335 per bottle
Chablis 1er Cru La Forêt Pinson Frères 2022 | HK$335 per bottle
Chablis 1er Cru Montmain Pinson Frères 2022 | HK$340 per bottle
Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos Pinson Frères 2022 | HK$620 per bottle
Ch St Baillon Côtes de Provence Rosé 2021 | HK$125 per bottle
Ségla de Rauzan Ségla Margaux 2015 | HK$325 per bottle
Ch Batailley 5ème Cru Pauillac 2015 | HK$515 per bottle
Santenay Vieilles Vignes Rouge Paul Pillot 2022 | HK$375 per bottle
Chassagne Montrachet Rouge Vieilles Vignes Paul Pillot 2022 | HK$395 per bottle
Rosso di Montalcino Canalicchio di Sopra 2020 | HK$210 per bottle
Oldenburg Vineyards Chenin Blanc 2023 | HK$215.00
Oldenburg Vineyards Chardonnay 2023 | HK$215.00
PRACTICALITIES
Minimum purchase per wine is 4 bottles while the total minimum order is 12 bottles. Delivery is free (to one address) for orders over HK$2400.00 in the Hong Kong/Kowloon area. Otherwise the cost is HK$150.00. Deliveries elsewhere will be priced on request.
All the wines are immediately available for delivery. If you have any queries, do not hesitate to contact us directly. The entire Goedhuis stock and broking list is also available for quarterly shipping out of the UK.
Goedhuis & Co Hong Kong Team
Tel no: +852 2801 5999
Email: hksales@goedhuis.com