Red and White Burgundy that are Anything but Entry Level
1/6/2025
I'm excited today to offer a wide range of "entry" level Burgundy from top producers that punch well above their classification weight.
I truly believe that Burgundy from a classification standpoint is fairly user friendly. It all begins with regional wines, Bourgogne Blancs and Rouges. These wines can often be an eye into a producer’s style of winemaking and seen as “baby” versions of their most sought-after wines. From there we move up into village wines; quite simply wines made from vines within a given village and the name of the village appears on the bottle: Meursault, Gevrey-Chambertin, and so on and so forth. From there we jump to Premier Cru (often written as 1er Cru) which are wines from specific vineyards within villages that are deemed a step above their village counterparts. From there the fourth and final classification is Grand Cru, the vineyards that are the best in Burgundy. These are considered to be some of the best vineyards and wines in the world, and commonly come at a hefty price point. All of this to say today we are looking past the prestige and flash of Village, Premier Cru, and Grand Cru and focus solely on regional wines.
[A sneak peek of some wines available today]
A Bourgogne Blanc or Rouge is often looked at as an “entry level” wine, but featured here today are wines that defy that label. These wines are anything but entry level proving that there is fantastic burgundy at all levels (and price points too). Although by definition, the Bourgogne title refers to those wines produced in areas not covered by more location-specific appellations, many producers choose to declassify their wines or have found vineyards that border some incredible sites. As you look through the wines on offer today there are Bourgogne Blancs from Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet, Saint-Romain and more and Bourgogne Rouges from Pommard, Gevrey-Chambertin, and just outside Nuits-Saint-Georges. Showcasing how winemakers treat their regional wines with the same care, attention, and respect as they do their Grand Crus.
With Burgundy, and many other regions, it is common that we sell current release wines that need time to age and while a few of the wines on offer today have that capability, I would argue that every single wine here today is ready to drink now if you so choose.
-Hanna Krilov
