Villages: Terroir Appellations

Village appellations full of character: Burgundy, Rhône, Beaujolais… Typical vintages of their terroir, to be discovered without fail.
Santenay Vieilles Vignes rouge 2024 - Domaine Marc Colin

Santenay Vieilles Vignes rouge 2024 - Domaine Marc Colin

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Santenay
  • 0.75 L

39,90 €

Meursault Les Grands Charrons blanc 2024 - Domaine Michel Bouzereau

Meursault Les Grands Charrons blanc 2024 - Domaine Michel Bouzereau

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Meursault
  • 0.75 L

79,00 €

Rully Les Chaponnières rouge 2023 - Domaine Paul et Marie Jacqueson

Rully Les Chaponnières rouge 2023 - Domaine Paul et Marie Jacqueson

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Rully
  • 0.75 L

28,90 €

Chablis blanc 2023 - Domaine Defaix Bernard

Chablis blanc 2023 - Domaine Defaix Bernard

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

24,90 €

Pernand-Vergelesses Clos Berthet rouge 2024 - Domaine Dubreuil Fontaine

Pernand-Vergelesses Clos Berthet rouge 2024 - Domaine Dubreuil Fontaine

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

36,00 €

Rully blanc 2023 - Domaine Philippe Girard

Rully blanc 2023 - Domaine Philippe Girard

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Rully
  • 0.75 L

29,00 €

Bouzeron Les Cordères blanc 2023 - Domaine Paul et Marie Jacqueson

Bouzeron Les Cordères blanc 2023 - Domaine Paul et Marie Jacqueson

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

24,00 €

Petit Chablis blanc 2023 - Domaine Defaix Bernard

Petit Chablis blanc 2023 - Domaine Defaix Bernard

  • 12,5 % vol
  • AOP Petit Chablis
  • 0.75 L

20,00 €

Meursault Clos du Murger blanc 2024 - Domaine Albert Grivault

Meursault Clos du Murger blanc 2024 - Domaine Albert Grivault

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Meursault
  • 0.75 L

79,00 €

Côte de Nuits-Villages rouge 2023 - Domaine David Duband

Côte de Nuits-Villages rouge 2023 - Domaine David Duband

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Côte de Nuits-Villages
  • 0.75 L

34,00 €

Chambolle-Musigny rouge 2023 - Domaine David Duband

Chambolle-Musigny rouge 2023 - Domaine David Duband

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Chambolle-Musigny
  • 0.75 L

79,00 €

Chablis blanc 2024 - Domaine Baudouin Millet

Chablis blanc 2024 - Domaine Baudouin Millet

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Chablis
  • 0.75 L

20,00 €

Petit Chablis blanc 2021 - Domaine Baudouin Millet

Petit Chablis blanc 2021 - Domaine Baudouin Millet

  • 12,5 % vol
  • AOP Petit Chablis
  • 0.75 L

15,00 €

Mâcon Fuissé blanc 2020 - Domaine Thibert Père et Fils

Mâcon Fuissé white 2020 - Domaine Thibert Père et Fils

  • AOP Mâcon Fuissé
  • 0.75 L

29,00 €

Saint-Véran Champ Rond blanc 2019 - Domaine Thibert Père et Fils

Saint-Véran Champ Rond white 2019 - Domaine Thibert Père et Fils

  • AOP Saint-Véran

33,00 €

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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.