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.
Wine Enthusiast, 95 points: Severe and austere at this stage, this solid, dark wine has all the weight of a wine from Gevrey, concentrated and densely tannic. It's firm, packed with dark plum fruit and perfumed acidity. It's foursquare, demanding...
View From The Cellar, 91 points: 91+ The 2013 Puligny villages is excellent, wafting from the glass in a refined blend of apple, white peach, a lovely base of limestone, orange zest and vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and exudes...
Burghound, 91 points: (BH89-91 points) A slightly riper and more complex nose is composed by essence of pear, white peach and dried flowers. There is more volume as well as mid-palate concentration to the medium-bodied and palate coating...
Burghound, 92 points: (BH89-92 points) A hint of sulfur does not materially detract from the ripe and fresh nose that is comprised by notes of apple, acacia blossom and pear scents. There is a lovely underlying tension to the well-detailed and...
Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 90 points: (AG88-90 points) Clair's Marsannay Les Grasses Têtes impresses for its stoniness and overall vertical sense of structure. Dark red cherry, plums, spice and tobacco notes are beautifully layered in a wine that brings...
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 91 points: (WA89-91 points) The 2013 Chambolle-Musigny Village has a very "Chambolle" nose, that is to say, full of forward mulberry and dark plum fruit tinged with sous-bois, an agreeable sense of roundness. The palate is...
Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 92 points: (ST90-92 points) (Grivot's vines are adjacent to the En Orveaux climat of Echézeaux; a blend of 85-, 45- and 40-year-old vines): Bright medium red. Musky aromas of crushed raspberry and mint are accented by a note of...
Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 92 points: 92+ Bright red. Classy but reticent nose hints at bitter cherry. Densely packed and seriously concentrated, showing superb stony lift to the flavors of black cherry, violet and licorice. Really wonderful 2013 energy and...
View From The Cellar, 95 points: 95+ The 2013 Chambertin from the Rossignol brothers is another absolutely stellar young grand cru in the making, offering up a pure and youthful aromatic constellation of cassis, dark berries, grilled meat, cocoa, a...
View From The Cellar, 90 points: (90+) The 2013 Chassagne villages from the Fontaine family is excellent, wafting from the glass in a complex and vibrant blend of apple, pear, spring flowers, a refined base of chalky soil tones, a touch of vanillin oak...
Wine Spectator, 93 points: Saturated with black currant, blueberry, violet and spice flavors, this red is smooth and concentrated. Shows fine balance and a finish of earth and mineral. Best from 2018 through 2032. — B.S.
Burghound, 93 points: (BH91-93 points) Strong notes of reduction and sulfur render this unreadable at present. Otherwise though there is a lovely sense of both freshness and vibrancy to the saline, stony and refined middle weight...
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: (WA92-94 points) The 2013 Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru is tight-lipped on the nose, but there is plenty of ripe dark cherry and cassis fruit waiting to spring forth. There is fine clarity and focus here. The palate is...
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