Located just northwest of Beaune and usually overshadowed by neighboring appellations of Aloxe Corton and Beaune, Savigny-Les Beaune represents extraordinary value in Burgundy. The vineyard Les Goudelettes is located adjacent... Read More
Domain Claude Dugat is a tiny domaine in Burgundy with cult status, and the quality to match. These are unusually rich, concentrated wines, without any feel of over extraction. Though there is a sumptuous outer layer which makes... Read More
A long celebrated and beloved family in Gevrey-Chambertin, with roots dating back to the 19th century in Gevrey. Since 2013 they have been farming with an emphasis on organic procedures as well as incorporating some biodynamic... Read More
A powerful yet elegant wine with generous cherry, blackcurrant and raspberry notes. This wine is structured and fresh, and the finish is graceful and faithful to the terroir with chalky, supple tannins and creamy textures.... Read More
From a small parcel at the bottom of the slope near the village. Beautiful, perfumed aromas of red cherry, strawberry, and raspberry with violet overtones. This wine is medium-bodied with a pure and juicy texture and ripe, soft... Read More
Clos Saint Denis is located in the celebrated village of Morey, in the heart of the Côte de Nuits. A wide range of aromas drift from the glass: floral, fruity, spicy and mineral. Floral and mineral flavors develop further... Read More
As readers will know, the 2017 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru consists entirely of declassified young vine Musigny, and the wine naturally bears a certain resemblance to its big brother, unfurling in the glass with aromas of ripe cherries,... Read More
Super-ripe blackberry and plum fruit touched with leather, spice and smoke. The texture is impressively dense and concentrated, yet the wine never loses its silky elegance which lingers invitingly on the long finish. This is a... Read More
The combination of old vines, low yields and organic farming at the vineyard in Givry creates incredible aromatic complexity and a lush texture generally found only in wines with much greater price tags.
This site typically produces one of the more powerful, structured wines in the appellation, and the 2016 Mercurey 1er Cru Les Veleys from Domaine du Meix Foulot is no exception. Notes of ripe cherries, raw cocoa, espresso roast... Read More
Domaine Morey-Coffinet Bourgogne Rouge comes from the village of Chassagne, both Santenay and Puligny sides. One of the parcels has very deep and compact clay soil while the other near Puligny has finer, 20% limestone soil. The... Read More
A fine glowing crimson purple with an elegant and quite forceful fruit, red berries from cherry to raspberry. All destemmed. Charm on the palate right from the start with a balanced structure to finish. Drink from 2025-2028. -... Read More
Cornu’s Ladoix “Vieille Vigne” hails from two parcels, one planted in 1926 and the other in 1960 at the foot of the hillside of Corton. In typical Ladoix fashion, its fruit is blacker and more Côte-de-Nuits-like,... Read More
The domaine owns two hectares of 40-year-old vines in this lieu-dit situated at the southern edge of Chorey-lès-Beaune, with a gravel-infused mix of clay and limestone. A mere 10% new oak allows its appellation-typical... Read More
This family-run domaine is one of Burgundy's most reliable high-quality producers. With just under 10 acres of vineyards, their releases are tiny - which makes finding beautiful wines like the '21 Gevrey-Chambertin a real... Read More
This is one of the finest Bourgogne Rouges of Burgundy, from a single parcel just across the road in Chambolle Musigny. Composed, refined bouquet of dark berry fruit mixed with a touch of woodland. Refined structure. The palate... Read More
The 2017 Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Vieilles Vignes is superb, wafting from the glass with a complex bouquet of warm spices, raspberries, cherries, dark chocolate and candied peel. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied,... Read More
The Ligniers own just under half a hectare of 50-year-old vines in this great premier cru, which sits just above Clos-Saint-Denis on the slope. This vineyard yields a wine of brooding tension, black of fruit and stern, with a... Read More
Domaine Jean Grivot is among the great names in Burgundian wine. Étienne Grivot and his wife Marielle took over from Étienne’s father Jean Grivot in 1987. The vineyards are densely planted and farmed organically... Read More
While Saint-Aubin is best known for its Chardonnay, longtime vignerons at Fornerot have insisted that some plots – like this rocky hillside – are born for elegant and expressive Pinot Noir. Perfumed with aromas of... Read More
Drouhin's Bourgogne Rouge is full of charm with delicious layers of red fruits like raspberry, red currants and wild strawberry. Medium-full bodied and energetic with smooth tannins and Drouhin's signature elegance.... Read More
This wine pays tribute to the Maison Champy's founder, Edme Champy. It's is made up of a mixed selection of 80 barrels of Pinot Noir, 40 of which come from Domaine Champy's vines (in the villages of Volnay and Ladoix)... Read More