Burgundy Wine
Burgundy centres around a long row of hillside vineyards called the Cote d’Or, with the Chablis region to the north and the Maconnais and Chalonnaise regions to the south. The Cote d’Or itself can be divided into a northern and southern half spread roughly either side of the small, pretty town of Beaune: the Cote de Nuits to the north and the Cote de Beaune surrounding the town and spreading into the south. Burgundy’s cool and stable climate, when combined with the complex, primarily limestone-based soils (with more chalk in Chablis), makes it ideal for the cultivation of early-ripening grapes and the region is focused almost exclusively on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grape varieties. Arguably it makes the finest and most sought-after expressions of these grapes found anywhere in the world.
The Cote d’Or is the centre of excellence for Burgundy and the vineyards are divided both into communes, named primarily after the villages that the vines surround, and into single, named vineyards; these are classified into three levels, with the best being Grand Cru, then Premier Cru, then Villages. Unlike in many other wine growing regions or countries, vineyards rarely have one single owner. Thanks to historic French law, which demands equal inheritance for every family member, many vineyards have been divided several times over through the generations and often producers will own less than a single row of vines!
The most famous sub regions or appellations in Burgundy include Corton-Charlemagne, Vosne-Romanee, Gevrey-Chambertin and Morey-Saint-Denis in the Cote de Nuits, and Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet in the Cote de Beaune. The most famous vineyards include the Grand Crus of La Tache, Richebourg and Musigny (for red wines) and Montrachet, Chevalier-Montrachet and Batard-Montrachet (for whites).
Chablis is quite distinct from the Cote d’Or both geographically and stylistically. It is around 100km north of Beaune, cooler, and with a different soil construct. It also focuses almost exclusively on white wines made from Chardonnay. As with the rest of Burgundy there are three levels of vineyard classification; however there are only 7 Grand Crus spread across one single set of undulating hillsides. The wines here have a distinctive marine mineral character and the best have the capacity to age for decades. Leading producers include Dauvissat, Raveneau, William Fevre and Christian Moreau.
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2023 Jerome Galeyrand, Nuits Saint Georges
2023 Jerome Galeyrand, Nuits Saint Georges
2022 Bachelet-Monnot, Maranges Premier Cru, La Fussiere Rouge
2022 Bachelet-Monnot, Maranges Premier Cru, La Fussiere Rouge
2022 Bachelet-Monnot, Pommard
2022 Bachelet-Monnot, Pommard
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils, Beaune Premier Cru, Les Teurons
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils, Beaune Premier Cru, Les Teurons
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils, Corton Grand Cru
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils, Corton Grand Cru
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils, Chambertin-Clos de Beze Grand Cru
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils, Chambertin-Clos de Beze Grand Cru
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils, Beaune Premier Cru, Les Greves L'Enfant Jesus
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils, Beaune Premier Cru, Les Greves L'Enfant Jesus
2022 Domaine Sylvain Cathiard, Bourgogne, Hautes Cotes de Nuits Aux Chaumes
2022 Domaine Sylvain Cathiard, Bourgogne, Hautes Cotes de Nuits Aux Chaumes
2022 Domaine Sylvain Cathiard, Bourgogne, Hautes Cotes de Nuits Les Dames Huguette
2022 Domaine Sylvain Cathiard, Bourgogne, Hautes Cotes de Nuits Les Dames Huguette
2022 Chantereves, Beaune Premier Cru, Blanches Fleurs
2022 Chantereves, Beaune Premier Cru, Blanches Fleurs
2022 Chantereves, Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru, Aux Chaignots
2022 Chantereves, Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru, Aux Chaignots
2022 Dominique Lafon, Beaune Premier Cru, Les Epenottes
2022 Dominique Lafon, Beaune Premier Cru, Les Epenottes
2022 Joseph Drouhin, Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru
2022 Joseph Drouhin, Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru
2022 Joseph Drouhin, Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru
2022 Joseph Drouhin, Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru
2022 Joseph Drouhin, Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru, Les Cazetiers
2022 Joseph Drouhin, Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru, Les Cazetiers
2022 Joseph Drouhin, Vosne-Romanee
2022 Joseph Drouhin, Vosne-Romanee
2022 Jerome Galeyrand, Gevrey-Chambertin, Billard
2022 Jerome Galeyrand, Gevrey-Chambertin, Billard
2022 Domaine Henri Gouges, Nuits-Saint-Georges
2022 Domaine Henri Gouges, Nuits-Saint-Georges
2022 Domaine Jean Grivot, Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru, Les Pruliers
2022 Domaine Jean Grivot, Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru, Les Pruliers
2022 Domaine Henri Boillot, Volnay Premier Cru, Les Caillerets
2022 Domaine Henri Boillot, Volnay Premier Cru, Les Caillerets
2022 Domaine des Heritiers Louis Jadot, Beaune Premier Cru, Clos des Ursules
2022 Domaine des Heritiers Louis Jadot, Beaune Premier Cru, Clos des Ursules
2022 Domaine Louis Jadot, Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru
2022 Domaine Louis Jadot, Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru
2022 Domaine Louis Jadot, Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru, Les Feusselottes
2022 Domaine Louis Jadot, Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru, Les Feusselottes
2022 Maison Louis Jadot, Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru
2022 Maison Louis Jadot, Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru
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