Villages: Terroir Appellations

Village appellations full of character: Burgundy, Rhône, Beaujolais… Typical vintages of their terroir, to be discovered without fail.
Saint-Aubin blanc 2023 - Domaine Gérard Thomas

Saint-Aubin white 2023 - Domaine Gérard Thomas

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Saint-Aubin
  • 0.75 L

37,00 €

Le Ratafia - Clos Saint Joseph

Le Ratafia - Clos Saint Joseph

  • 17,5 % vol
  • 0.5 L

35,00 €

Saint-Romain blanc 2023 - Christophe Buisson

Saint-Romain white 2023 - Christophe Buisson

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Saint-Romain
  • 0.75 L

38,00 €

Mercurey Vieilles Vignes rouge 2022 - Domaine Charton

Mercurey Vieilles Vignes red 2022 - Domaine Charton

  • 13,5 % vol
  • AOP Mercurey
  • 0.75 L

29,50 €

Rully La Chaume blanc 2020 - Domaine Jacques Dury

Rully La Chaume white 2020 - Domaine Jacques Dury

  • 13 % vol
  • Rully PDO
  • 0.75 L

25,00 €

Nuits-Saint-Georges Vieilles Vignes rouge 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

Nuits-Saint-Georges Vieilles Vignes red 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

  • 13 % vol
  • Nuits-Saint-Georges PDO
  • 0.75 L

64,00 €

Santenay Les Champs Claudes blanc 2022 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

Santenay Les Champs Claudes white 2022 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

  • 12,5 % vol
  • Santenay AOC
  • 0.75 L

55,00 €

Mâcon Vinzelles Au Corlier blanc 2021 - Domaine Marcel Couturier

Mâcon Vinzelles Au Corlier white 2021 - Domaine Marcel Couturier

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Mâcon Vinzelles
  • 0.75 L

18,20 €

Chorey-lès-Beaune Les Beaumonts rouge 2023 - Domaine Machard De Gramont

Chorey-lès-Beaune Les Beaumonts red 2023 - Domaine Machard De Gramont

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Chorey-lès-Beaune
  • 0.75 L

25,00 €

Aloxe-Corton rouge 2022 - Domaine Larue

Aloxe-Corton red 2022 - Domaine Larue

  • 13 % vol
  • Aloxe-Corton PDO
  • 0.75 L

45,00 €

Chassagne-Montrachet "Margot" blanc 2021 - Domaine Marc Colin

Chassagne-Montrachet "Margot" white 2021 - Domaine Marc Colin

  • 13 % vol
  • Chassagne-Montrachet AOP
  • 0.75 L

62,00 €

Aloxe-Corton village rouge 2022 - Domaine Dubreuil Fontaine

Aloxe-Corton village red 2022 - Domaine Dubreuil Fontaine

  • 13,5 % vol
  • Aloxe-Corton AOC
  • 0.75 L

44,00 €

Mercurey Clos du Chapitre rouge 2023 - Domaine Charton

Mercurey Clos du Chapitre rouge 2023 - Domaine Charton

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Mercurey
  • 0.75 L

33,00 €

Puligny-Montrachet Les Enseignères blanc 2023 - Domaine Philippe Girard

Puligny-Montrachet Les Enseignères white 2023 - Domaine Philippe Girard

  • 14 % vol
  • AOP Puligny-Montrachet Les Enseignères
  • 0.75 L

69,00 €

Mercurey Vieilles Vignes rouge 2022 - Domaine Francois Raquillet

Mercurey Vieilles Vignes red 2022 - Domaine Francois Raquillet

  • 13,5 % vol
  • Mercurey PDO
  • 0.75 L

32,00 €

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Village appellations: the heart of Burgundy's terroir

In the Burgundy hierarchy, village appellations hold a strategic position. Above the regional Bourgogne wines, which are produced across the whole region, village appellations delimit a precise commune area, often a few hundred hectares, whose reputation has been built over several centuries. Nuits-Saint-Georges, Meursault, Saint-Aubin, Givry, Viré-Clessé, Saint-Véran, Marsannay, Puligny-Montrachet: each of these names carries a recognisable taste identity, a style of its own that the grower expresses through work in the vineyard and in the cellar.

White Burgundy: the richness of the southern villages and the Côte

White Burgundy villages are the heart of our selection. In the Côte de Beaune, a Meursault village from Michel Bouzereau or Edouard Delaunay offers the buttery, slightly nutty and mineral profile that earned the appellation its worldwide reputation, at a price level well below that of the Premiers Crus. A Saint-Aubin blanc from Domaine Gérard Thomas or a Puligny-Montrachet from the same estate represents the most elegant way into the Côte de Beaune. In the Mâconnais, the Viré-Clessé from Domaine Le Virolys, the Saint-Véran from Domaine Thibert or Christophe Cordier and the Mâcon-Loché from Clos des Rocs embody the generosity of southern Chardonnay: fresh, floral and approachable.

Red Burgundy and the Côte Chalonnaise: finesse of terroir

The red villages of the Côte de Nuits offer their best value for money here. A Nuits-Saint-Georges village from Domaine Machard de Gramont (Les Damodes or Creux Fraîche Eau) expresses the restrained power and ferrous minerality typical of the appellation, without the outlay of a Premier Cru. A Marsannay or a Pernand-Vergelesses from Edouard Delaunay offers the elegance of the Côte at prices that are still affordable. In the Côte Chalonnaise, Givry with Laurent Mouton and Montagny with Domaine Berthenet deliver terroir wines of remarkable precision and typicity, often more affordable than their Côte d'Or equivalents.

When and how to drink them?

Most white villages are best enjoyed within 3 to 6 years of the harvest: young enough to keep their freshness, developed enough to reveal their complexity. Côte de Nuits red villages reward 4 to 7 years of patience, giving their tannins time to soften and their fruit time to take on tertiary notes. Serve the whites at 12 to 14 °C in large Burgundy glasses, and the reds at 15 to 17 °C after a short aeration of one hour.