The name Burgundy (Bourgogne in French) comes from the Burundians, an ancient Germanic people originating in Bornholm who settled in the area during the early Middle Ages.
Burgundy’s best red and white wines set the gold standard for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. At the top of their game, Burgundy wines are acknowledged as some of the most aromatically complex, seductive and silky on the globe. This thanks in part to their indescribable melding of fruits, flowers, minerals, and earth, as well as their facility in projecting an authoritative flavor sans excess weight.
Unfortunately, for many, the best Burgundies are only produced in limited numbers. Burgundy wines can spell trouble for the non-connoisseur—there are still many examples of less than stellar, overpriced bottles for sale. This fact is due to the nature of the region’s vineyard ownership. An individual, small premier cru vineyard may be subdivided amongst a dozen or more owners. These owners may produce everything from plonk to exceptional wines—all at the same price—depending on the skills of the producer.
The Côte d'Or, or "golden slope," is the in heart of Burgundy and is home to the region’s most famous, and pricey, wines. This 30-mile-long ribbon of vineyards is where all the Grand Cru vineyards (except for Chablis Grand Cru) are found. The Côte d'Or lies just south of Dijon extending to Chagny. The greater Burgundy region also envelopes Chablis to the northern extreme, while the Côte Chalonnaise and Maconnais regions are located to the south of the Côte d'Or. Beaujolais, at the extreme southern end of the Burgundy region, almost touches the outreaches of Lyon.
Burghound, 93 points: This is more deeply colored and pitched as the aromas are much earthier which adds depth to the black pinot fruit liqueur aromas that are trimmed in a discreet touch of oak. There is excellent verve to the fresh and...
Burghound, 92 points: A pure and unusually high-toned nose of cool and ripe red pinot fruit that is liberally laced with earth and humus scents. There is good volume to the supple and very round flavors that display good verve and excellent...
Burghound, 91 points: Discreet wood frames exceptionally fresh, cool and airy spice and earth-tinged red dark berry fruit aromas that are notably riper than those of the Champeaux. The supple, round and already accessible medium weight flavors...
Burghound, 93 points: (BH90-93 points) Moderate reduction impairs an evaluation of the nose but there is plenty of verve to the silky and attractively fine flavors where once again the impression of finesse is abetted considerably by the...
Burghound, 92 points: A more deeply pitched nose displays some red berry influence but notably more of a plum liqueur and warm earth character trimmed in soft wood. The wood is also evident on the impressively intense and tension-filled...
Burghound, 92 points: Moderate wood influence sets off a ripe combination of plum, violet and spice aromas that introduce mineral-inflected, pure and gorgeously intense medium weight flavors that possess plenty of that beguiling underlying...
Stephen Tanzer's IWC, 91 points: Medium red. Wild, musky aromas of redcurrant, earth and tobacco; smells like a Montecristo #2. At once dense and juicy, offering noteworthy intensity and a light touch to the sweet fruit and soil flavors. Finishes with...
Burghound, 91 points: (88-91) An exotically spiced nose of dark berry fruit with a hint of cassis leads to round, generous and notably rich medium-bodied flavors that possess fine volume on the complex and slightly more firmly structured...
Burghound, 91 points: (88-91) A pretty nose combines notes of white peach, pear and lemon rind before merging into vibrant middle weight flavors that possess reasonably good depth and length. In fact, I would go so far as to say that the solid...
View From The Cellar, 96 points: 96+ The 2010 Romanée-St.-Vivant from Hudelot-Noëllat is properly more reserved than the Malconsorts, but in terms of complexity and purity, these two wines are cut very much from the same cloth in this vintage. The...
Burghound, 92 points: (90-92) This is more elegant still with the same exceptionally pure, airy and cool red pinot fruit nose that is in keeping with the lilting and mineral-infused flavors that are underpinned by firm and dusty tannins, all...
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