Sleek, crisp, light, and luminous, with a steely, saline finish.

Old vines in Santenay produced this classy red that can be enjoyed now or cellared for three to five years for additional complexity.

From a single-vineyard parcel on one of the family’s most primely positioned slopes, this bottling has more depth, concentration, and brambly tannic punch.

Climate, a clay-and-limestone soil, and stainless-steel vinification are the pillars of Valentin’s Galerne blanc, a divine rendition of pure, chiseled Chardonnay.

The tiny village of Farges-lès-Mâcon is a wonderful terroir for textbook, perfectly opulent, floral Mâconnais.

A beautiful Cadette rouge with a bit more structure and plenty of pleasure.

With a delectable combination of fresh fruit and oyster-shell aromatics, this remains Lavantureux’s benchmark for value and typicity.

Lots of herbs and lemon curd precede its dry, racy finish. It’s a mouthwatering, drink-me-now white Burgundy.

This single-vineyard Pinot Noir is what drinking great Burgundy is all about.

Classic Gevrey, with an emphasis on forward fruit and pleasure, great structure as well.

Evoking fresh orchard fruit, white flowers, and chalk, Les Margotés is remarkably pure and will continue to age beautifully over 10-15 years.

I find the Clos du Roy blanc to be quite versatile at my house in Meursault, especially with fowl, pork, and veal.

With aromas of apple blossom and marzipan, this Chardonnay is hard to resist on its own, but would be the perfect accompaniment to a semi-hard cheese like comté or baked steelhead trout.

Filled with notes of gorgeous red fruit and an irresistible stoniness that gives it structure

Aligoté may actually be an even more precise conduit for Burgundian terroir than Chardonnay.

The Follin family’s reds are some of the most delicious I have tasted, none more so than their incredibly vibrant and pure Aloxe-Corton.

July Club Rouge ~ First, it is impeccable. Second, it does not exceed its appellation; it is not a substitute Romanée Conti; it is a perfect Côte de Nuits-Villages.

Entry-level access to one of the masters of the Côte de Beaune.

Limited to vintages where the weather hinders production of individual bottlings, Climat renders all the chart-topping qualities of the Robert family’s Pouilly Fuissé holdings.

Displaying both the oyster shell quality we love about Chablis and the sunny orchard fruit notes that make Bourgogne blancs so delicious.

This bottle reminds me of being young and the delights of discovering something new and delicious. Lush and aromatic, it leaves you smiling like after a special treat.

August Club Bianco ~ A bright, chalky personality full of energy and thirst-quenching savor.

Classy, pure, and precise Chardonnay, evoking freshly crushed apples, crushed stones, and citrus zest.

Larue’s home turf is Saint-Aubin, but with this Chassagne-Montrachet, the family shows how well it can steward neighboring terroirs too.

The Lumpp style is on full display with this beauty: open-knit, fruit-forward, silky, and seductive Pinot Noir beckons.

Vercots is a wine that you can begin enjoying at age three and hold for up to fifteen years.

Of all Boillot’s cuvées, the ones from Gevrey-Chambertin are the most brooding, the most earthbound.

Bursting with energy and joy, this wine is bound to bring out the best of your inner bon vivant.

A sneakily serious Pinot Noir.

It is easy to forget that it isn’t a premier cru

Dense layers of sea salt and stone are tightly coiled around a small drop of lemon.

A wine of striking finesse that shows off the crunchy red fruit, floral notes, and peppery spice typical of Pinot Noir from Burgundy’s far north.

From an exceptional parcel, an ideal spot for making colored, complex, deep Pinots.

Full-bodied style, golden, old-school Chardonnay with a chalky base.

Devouring a fresh crab and pairing it with this pure, elegant, chalky, earthy (wet stone), and stunning finish is the perfect combo.

The wine is firmly structured and robust, with dark, plump fruit that tastes fresh and utterly drinkable.

A longtime personal favorite for the weeknight go-to blanc, citrusy fresh with just the right hint of salted butter to round it out.

The fruit quality is dark and earthbound, like eating blackberries in the shade.

If you look closely in cellars throughout Burgundy, you’ll notice many of the greatest domaines continue to uphold this tradition.

La Châtelaine highlights what may be the best terroir of Vézelay and why this little appellation is on the map in the first place.

A crystal-clear translation of the Kimmeridgian limestone of Chablis—Chardonnay the way it can only taste from these soils.