Villages: Terroir Appellations

Village appellations full of character: Burgundy, Rhône, Beaujolais… Typical vintages of their terroir, to be discovered without fail.
Mercurey Vieilles Vignes Rouge 2021 - Domaine Tupinier Bautista

Mercurey Vieilles Vignes red 2021 - Domaine Tupinier Bautista

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Mercurey
  • 0.75 L

29,00 €

Chassagne-Montrachet blanc 2020 - Domaine Ramonet

Chassagne-Montrachet white 2020 - Domaine Ramonet

  • 13,5 % vol
  • AOC Chassagne-Montrachet
  • 0.75 L

130,00 €

Givry Excellence blanc 2021 - Domaine Laurent Mouton

Givry Excellence white 2021 - Domaine Laurent Mouton

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

24,00 €

Marsannay Clos du Roy rouge Bio 2021 - Domaine Jean Fournier

Marsannay Clos du Roy organic red 2021 - Domaine Jean Fournier

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

43,00 €

Marsannay "En Combereau" rouge 2022 - Maison Edouard Delaunay
Marsannay "En Combereau" rouge 2022 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

Marsannay "En Combereau" red 2022 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Marsannay
  • 0.75 L

50,00 €

Marsannay Cuvée Saint Urbain rouge Bio 2022 - Domaine Jean Fournier

Marsannay Cuvée Saint Urbain organic red 2022 - Domaine Jean Fournier

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Marsannay
  • 0.75 L

30,00 €

Marsannay Les Crais blanc 2023 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

Marsannay Les Crais white 2023 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

  • 14,5 % vol
  • AOC Marsannay
  • 0.75 L

60,00 €

Savigny-lès-Beaune rouge 2022 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

Savigny-lès-Beaune red 2022 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

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

49,00 €

Pernand-Vergelesses village blanc 2023 - Domaine Dubreuil Fontaine

Pernand-Vergelesses village white 2023 - Domaine Dubreuil Fontaine

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Pernand-Vergelesses
  • 0.75 L

34,00 €

Marsannay Cuvée Saint Urbain blanc Bio 2023 - Domaine Jean Fournier

Marsannay Cuvée Saint Urbain organic white 2023 - Domaine Jean Fournier

  • 12,5 % vol
  • AOP Marsannay
  • 0.75 L

31,00 €

Puligny-Montrachet blanc 2022 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

Puligny-Montrachet white 2022 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

  • 13,5 % vol
  • AOP Puligny-Montrachet
  • 0.75 L

115,00 €

Chassagne-Montrachet village rouge 2023 - Domaine Bouzereau Gruere

Chassagne-Montrachet village red 2023 - Domaine Bouzereau Gruere

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

40,00 €

Pouilly-Vinzelles Les Longeays blanc Bio 2021 -Domaine Mathias

Pouilly-Vinzelles Les Longeays organic white 2021 - Domaine Mathias

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Pouilly-Vinzelles
  • 0.75 L

18,00 €

Mercurey La Brigadière blanc 2023 - Domaine Francois Raquillet

Mercurey La Brigadière white 2023 - Domaine Francois Raquillet

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

33,50 €

Mercurey Vieilles Vignes rouge 2021 - Domaine Charton

Mercurey Vieilles Vignes red 2021 - Domaine Charton

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Mercurey
  • 0.75 L

27,00 €

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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.