Cyril is the 5th generation of Audoins to work the family land in the village of Marsannay (at the northern tip of Côte de Nuits). There are now 34 acres that extend over parcels Champs-Salomon, Les Crais, Herbues, La Pucine,... Read More
Was 2021 the best vintage in Burgundy? No. It's the kind of year we call challenging in the wine trade, but it's also an opportunity for savvy buyers like us to find some lovely, overlooked, well-priced gems. Philippe... Read More
Jean-Marc Burgaud crafts this Morgon with fruit from the prized hillside vineyard Côte du Py, composed of soils containing schist flakes and stones. Fuller medium-bodied with fleshy red and black cherries, baking spice,... Read More
From Chablis to Cote Chalonnaise, the Faiveley family has been crafting wine all over Burgundy since 1825. This wine goes by the humble classification of Bourgogne Rouge, but you can expect to indulge in a ripe, ruby red Pinot... Read More
Patrick Piuze currently makes a whopping 23 wines. That number is easier to achieve because Piuze does not grow Chardonnay and instead purchases hand-picked fruit from the best climats across Chablis. Whether Grand Cru, Premier... Read More
With a cool climate, limestone soils, and elevage in steel and neutral wood, the Chablis region yields more austere, acidic, and mineral-driven Chardonnay than other parts of Burgundy. But Savary Vieilles Vignes (old vines) integrates... Read More
The north end of Burgundy gets all the praise, but between Beaujolais and Beaune are Côte Chalonnaise and the Mâconnais. The latter two areas are hotbeds of value-driven Pinot Noir and Chardonnay with big flavors at... Read More