Inside Burgundy

  • Vosne-Romanée
    January 1st, 2017
    Including Flagey-Echezeaux.
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  • Nuits-St-Georges
    January 1st, 2017
    Three appellations in one.
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  • Morey-St-Denis
    January 1st, 2017
    Too often described as intermediary between the structure of Gevrey and the grace of Chambolle, Morey deserves more recognition in its own right.
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  • Chambolle-Musigny
    January 1st, 2017
    There is more limestone than clay in the soil, giving wines of exceptional grace as well as depth of flavour.
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  • Marsannay
    January 1st, 2017
    Promoted to village status (for all three colours) in 1988, Marsannay is discussing adding some 1ers crus.
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  • Gevrey-Chambertin
    January 1st, 2017
    There is something of everything in Gevrey-Chambertin.
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  • Fixin
    January 1st, 2017
    Fixin and Marsannay used to sell most of their wine to customers in Dijon, and ran their businesses accordingly.
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  • Volnay
    January 1st, 2017
    The hallmark is elegance.
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  • Savigny-lès-Beaune
    January 1st, 2017
    Sitting a little back from the main Côte, the vineyards of Savigny are unnecessarily under the radar.
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  • Santenay
    January 1st, 2017
    From the southern end of the Côte, these vineyards were more famous in the past and could become so again.
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  • St-Romain
    January 1st, 2017
    Situated at higher altitude than the other villages and tucked away behind the main line of the Côte d’Or, St-Romain produces fresh...
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  • St-Aubin
    January 1st, 2017
    Since the millennium, St-Aubin has come to be considered as the fourth major white wine village of the Côte d’Or, not just the best of the...
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  • Puligny-Montrachet
    January 1st, 2017
    Great wines but few producers.
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  • Pommard
    January 1st, 2017
    Volnay’s gruff neighbour with little in common.
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  • Monthelie
    January 1st, 2017
    Located behind Volnay and Meursault, a red Monthelie is similar to a mini-Volnay but a little bit more rustic, mostly for drinking in the first ten...
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  • Chorey-lès-Beaune
    January 1st, 2017
    Beaune’s neighbour on flat land mostly below the main road.
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  • Meursault
    January 1st, 2017
    Fine 1ers crus, but also the best source of single vineyard village level white Burgundy.
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  • Maranges
    January 1st, 2017
    The end of the line as the Côte turns from east-facing to the south.
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  • Chassagne-Montrachet
    January 1st, 2017
    A handful of often intermarried families furnish many quality growers, each with a raft of 1ers crus which range in style depending on location-...
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  • Ladoix
    January 1st, 2017
    The least known of the Corton villages but they have had the sense to specify one colour only for some of their newer 1ers crus.
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  • Blagny
    January 1st, 2017
    A hamlet between Puligny and Meursault, using its own name for reds (mostly 1er cru) in an austere but pleasing style, or sold as Meursault-Blagny...
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  • Auxey-Duresses
    January 1st, 2017
    This side valley may be benefitting from global warming as the wines become less austere, eschewing the hard edge which Duresses might imply.
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  • Beaune
    January 1st, 2017
    The capital of the region, undervalued for its own vineyards and wines.
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  • Aloxe-Corton
    January 1st, 2017
    Best known for its grands crus Corton & Corton-Charlemagne.
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