Villages: Terroir Appellations

Village appellations full of character: Burgundy, Rhône, Beaujolais… Typical vintages of their terroir, to be discovered without fail.
Pouilly-Fuissé Les Birbettes blanc 2022 - Château des Rontets

Pouilly-Fuissé Les Birbettes white 2022 - Château des Rontets

  • 13 % vol
  • AOC Pouilly-Fuissé
  • 0.75 L

68,00 €

Marsannay Le Chapitre rouge Bio 2021 - Domaine Jean Fournier

Marsannay Le Chapitre organic red 2021 - Domaine Jean Fournier

  • AOP Marsannay

39,00 €

Fixin Les Petits Crais rouge Bio 2021 - Domaine Jean Fournier

Fixin Les Petits Crais organic red 2021 - Domaine Jean Fournier

  • AOC Fixin
  • 0.75 L

43,00 €

L'Ô de Jo, Gin - Clos Saint Joseph

L'Ô de Jo, Gin - Clos Saint Joseph

  • 40 % vol
  • 0.5 L

45,00 €

Savigny-lès-Beaune blanc 2020 - Domaine Philippe Girard

Savigny-lès-Beaune white 2020 - Domaine Philippe Girard

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

32,00 €

Mercurey Vieilles Vignes blanc 2022 - Domaine Francois Raquillet

Mercurey Vieilles Vignes white 2022 - Domaine Francois Raquillet

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

30,00 €

Pommard La Levrière rouge 2017 - Domaine Dugat-Py

Pommard La Levrière red 2017 - Domaine Dugat-Py

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Pommard
  • 0.75 L

150,00 €

Nuits-Saint-Georges, Les Fleurières-Les Plantes au Baron Cuvée des Sœurs Hospitalières rouge 2021 - Hospices de Nuits-Saint-Georges

Nuits-Saint-Georges, Les Fleurières-Les Plantes au Baron Cuvée des Sœurs Hospitalières red 2021 - Hospices de Nuits-Saint-Georges

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

130,00 €

Meursault Cuvée Loppin Blanc 2022 - Hospices de Beaune

Meursault Cuvée Loppin white 2022 - Hospices de Beaune

  • 13 % vol
  • AOC Meursault
  • 0.75 L

278,00 €

Nuits-Saint-Georges Vieilles Vignes rouge 2018 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

Nuits-Saint-Georges Vieilles Vignes red 2018 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

  • 14 % vol
  • Nuits-Saint-Georges PDO
  • 0.75 L

59,00 €

Morey-Saint-Denis rouge 2020 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

Morey-Saint-Denis red 2020 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

  • 14 % vol
  • Morey-Saint-Denis PDO
  • 0.75 L

69,00 €

Chablis blanc 2023 - Domaine du Colombier

Chablis white 2023 - Domaine du Colombier

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

20,00 €

Mâcon Milly-Lamartine "Clos du Four" blanc 2022 - Domaine Christophe Cordier

Mâcon Milly-Lamartine "Clos du Four" white 2022 - Domaine Christophe Cordier

  • 12,5 % vol
  • AOP Mâcon Milly-Lamartine
  • 0.75 L

24,00 €

Fixin rouge 2020 - Domaine Huguenot

Fixin red 2020 - Domaine Huguenot

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Fixin
  • 0.75 L

34,00 €

Chassagne-Montrachet village blanc 2021 - Domaine Bruno Colin

Chassagne-Montrachet village white 2021 - Domaine Bruno Colin

  • 12,5 % vol
  • Chassagne-Montrachet AOP
  • 0.75 L

85,00 €

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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.