2020 Burgundy Wine

Aligoté is often treated as Chardonnay’s simpler, less noteworthy white wine counterpart in Burgundy. But the fact is, some wineries have been making Aligoté for ages, coaxing texture and complexity out of... Read More

This parcel is north of the village of Meursault, but higher on the slope than the neighboring “Les Corbins.” The resulting wine has excellent penetration on the palate and is normally dominated by its firm minerality... Read More

From a single vineyard of Chardonnay planted high on the steep slopes of Saint-Romain, where you find a high percentage of limestone. This is the domaine’s most iconic wine and it is easy to see why. From the cool and somewhat... Read More

This is an estate, and a winemaker, that does everything well, but there’s no denying that Étienne has an especially deft touch with whites. The “Clos du Château” bottling, which Étienne has... 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

‘La Monatine’ is sneaky secret Meursault without the label, as the lieu-dit is located just next to the Château de Meursault, and part of it is classified as Meursault Village. Outstanding for the price. Round... Read More

The negociant project of Chandon de Briailles. The grapes ferment and mature in their Savigny Les Beaune cellar, without pumpover, filtration, or sulfur and are bottled by hand via the “chevre a deux becs” method.... Read More

Chardonnay from forty year old vines planted over clay and limestone near the village of Puligny, pressed directly to concrete eggs for a year of élevage. The attention to detail in the cellar is second to none and Fred... 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

Jean-Philippe Fichet represents the third generation of winemakers in his family. In recent years, he has developed relationships with growers in 'cooler' terroirs in Rully and the Hautes Cotes de Beaune to expand his... Read More

The Moulin-à-Vent “Champs de Coeur” is a new bottling from Louis Boillot, which he describes as being “planted with very, very old vines.” This is more completely black fruity in personality than... Read More