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Burgundy, North to South
Burgundy, North to South
by Jane Berg by Jane Berg
6-Bottle Sampler 6-Bottle Sampler
Burgundy, North to South
Burgundy, North to South
Looking through the vines at Marsannay
France | Burgundy
Normally $304.00 SPECIAL SAMPLER PRICE $259.00 (a 15% discount) |
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One of our producers recently sent me a photo he snapped of the Roche de Solutré, the magnificent limestone cliff west of Mâcon that stands tall and proud above a sea of Chardonnay. “Regarde comme c’est beau la Bourgogne!” he said: Look how beautiful Burgundy is! How funny, I thought. Born and raised only a couple hundred kilometers to the north in the Yonne Valley, he was enjoying a quick vacation to le sud (as he called it), leaving him awestruck by the change in scenery. It got me thinking: if a local vigneron bourguignon could revel in the variety of his native region, why couldn’t I? With a mini-excursion in mind, our March sampler offers a tour of Burgundy from north to south—an opportunity to compare and contrast the patchwork of soils, climate, and terroir expressions from the top of the region in Chablis down to the Mâconnais. Sometimes the most enriching journeys are right under our nose.
2019 Chablis “Vieilles Vignes” • Savary $36.00
Stony and slightly opulent, with a touch of beeswax and caramelized citrus.
2019 Vézelay Blanc “Galerne” • Montanet-Thoden $35.00
This gently honeyed Vézelay is texturally chalky and primed for the main course.
2017 Morey Saint Denis “En la Rue de Vergy” Régis Bouvier $69.00
Charming and fragrant, seeping with morello cherry and spices like pepper and clove.
2019 Saint-Aubin Rouge “Les Eduens” • Domaine Larue $40.00
Transparent and mouthwatering, a pristine rouge with racy acidity.
2019 Givry Rouge 1er Cru “A Vigne Rouge” • Domaine François Lumpp $64.00
The wine of the pack for me. Expect to be wowed.
2017 Pouilly-Fuissé “La Croix Vieilles Vignes” • Domaine Robert-Denogent $60.00
An ample and stately white Burgundy that’s both chiseled and generous.
Looking through the vines at Marsannay
Normally $304.00 SPECIAL SAMPLER PRICE $259.00 (a 15% discount) |
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About The Region
Burgundy
In eastern central France, Burgundy is nestled between the wine regions of Champagne to the north, the Jura to the east, the Loire to the west, and the Rhône to the south. This is the terroir par excellence for producing world-class Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
The southeast-facing hillside between Dijon in the north and Maranges in the south is known as the Côte d’Or or “golden slope.” The Côte d’Or comprises two main sections, both composed of limestone and clay soils: the Côte de Nuits in the northern sector, and the Côte de Beaune in the south. Both areas produce magnificent whites and reds, although the Côte de Beaune produces more white wine and the Côte de Nuits more red.
Chablis is Burgundy’s northern outpost, known for its flinty and age-worthy Chardonnays planted in Kimmeridgian limestone on an ancient seabed. Vézelay is a smaller area south of Chablis with similar qualities, although the limestone there is not Kimmeridgian.
To the south of the Côte de Beaune, the Côte Chalonnaise extends from Chagny on its northern end, down past Chalon-sur-Saône and encompasses the appellations of Bouzeron in the north, followed by Rully, Mercurey, Givry, and Montagny.
Directly south of the Chalonnaise begins the Côte Mâconnais, which extends south past Mâcon to the hamlets of Fuissé, Vinzelles, Chaintré, and Saint-Véran. The Mâconnais is prime Chardonnay country and contains an incredible diversity of soils.
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Where the newsletter started
Where the newsletter started
Every three or four months I would send my clients a cheaply made list of my inventory, but it began to dawn on me that business did not pick up afterwards. It occurred to me that my clientele might not know what Château Grillet is, either. One month in 1974 I had an especially esoteric collection of wines arriving, so I decided to put a short explanation about each wine into my price list, to try and let my clients know what to expect when they uncorked a bottle. The day after I mailed that brochure, people showed up at the shop, and that is how these little propaganda pieces for fine wine were born.—Kermit Lynch