Rully – High Class White Burgundy on a Budget
The Côte Chalonnaise continues as a regular chain of hills along the same lines as the Côte d’Or to its north. But the countryside is much less uniform and turns into a jumble of limestone slopes on which vineyards appear…
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Posted on 2016.08.24 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Burgundy | Read more...
Domaine Françoise & Denis Clair: Pure and Seductive Chardonnay from Burgundy’s Côtes de Beaune
Domaine Françoise & Denis Clair was created in 1986 when Denis set out to bottle his own wine – The Clair family had owned parcels in the Santenay area for generations but sold most of their production…
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Posted on 2016.08.12 in Saturday Sips Wines, France, Burgundy | Read more...
Ideal Summer Drinking – Fleshy Wines of Burgundy’s Mâconnais
The Mâconnais region of southern Burgundy is white wine country. Chardonnay production accounts for close to 90% of all its wine. 2014 was a superb vintage for white Burgundy and all of this week’s featured wines are drinking beautifully right…
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Posted on 2016.07.13 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Burgundy | Read more...
Rapet’s Superb 2014 Red & White from Pernand-Vergelesses Premier Crus
$55 Pernand-Vergelesses “Ile de Vergelesses” (Premier Cru 2014) Red $50 Pernand-Vergelesses “Sous Frétille” (Premier Cru 2014) White One of the many highlights of the Burgundy tasting we held a couple weeks ago were the wines of Vincent…
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Posted on 2016.06.22 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Burgundy | Read more...
Sweeping Red & White 2014 Burgundy Tasting this Saturday
We are making a serious commitment to the 2014 vintage of Burgundy and our spring shipment has just arrived. Stop by the shop this Saturday anytime between 12 and 5 to taste over a dozen wines from some of the…
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Posted on 2016.06.06 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Burgundy | Read more...
Harmonious Village Volnay from Declassified Premier Cru Parcels
Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot (Volnay, 2012) Special Price: ~$49/bottle It’s common belief among Burgundy enthusiasts that the red wines of the Côte de Beaune with the most finesse are grown in Volnay. Because of distinct soil similarities, it’s a…
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Posted on 2016.05.12 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Burgundy | Read more...
A Rare Great Value Northern Red Burgundy from the Excellent 2014 Vintage
Régis Bouvier “Les Longeroies Vieilles Vignes” (Marsannay, 2014) ~$28/bottle SOLD OUT Only a few producers in the Côte d’Or’s northernmost zone of Marsannay have gained international attention for the quality, specificity, and ambitiousness of their wines.Régis Bouvier is regularly…
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Posted on 2016.04.20 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Burgundy | Read more...
Last of the 2012 Vintage, Pure Chambolle-Musigny to Drink or Hold
Domaine Bertagna Chambolle-Musigny “Le Village” 2012 $80/bottle Domaine Bertagna Chambolle-Musigny “Le Village” is from a one acre parcel of 87 year old vines that overlooks houses in the village of Chambolle-Musigny, just above several Premier Cru sites. The…
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Posted on 2016.04.06 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Burgundy | Read more...
Rich & Concentrated Grand Cru Pinot Noir of Côte de Beaune
Domaine Follin-Arbelet Corton Bressandes (Grand Cru, 2011) $99/bottle Franck Follin-Arbelet is a “terroirist.” He aims to allow specificity of place be evident in the wines from his vineyards of the Côte de Beaune. Eric Pfanner said it well in his - - - Domaine Demougeot “Les Vignots” (Pommard, 2013) Red $318/6-pack (~$53/bottle) Rodolphe Demougeot’s star is on the rise. Based out of Meursault, since 1992 he has assembled nearly 20 acres of vines, many in distinguished Premier Cru vineyards of Côte de Beaune…. - - -
Posted on 2016.01.29 in Saturday Sips Wines, France, Burgundy | Read more...The Quintessence of Côte de Beaune
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