Burgundy
When it comes to the world of fine wines, Burgundy stands tall as one of the most revered and sought-after regions. Renowned for its exceptional terroir and commitment to quality, Burgundy has long captivated enthusiasts with its exquisite and highly prized wines. Today, let us delve into the realm of the best and most expensive wines that Burgundy has to offer, a realm where true wine aficionados can indulge in the pinnacle of winemaking excellence.
At the heart of Burgundy's prestige lie its renowned vineyards, which have garnered global acclaim for their exceptional wines. The names that resonate in the world of Burgundy are Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Domaine Leroy, Domaine Armand Rousseau, and Domaine Georges Roumier. These vineyards have become synonymous with greatness, crafting wines that define elegance, complexity, and longevity.
Burgundy's most esteemed wines are crafted from two noble grape varieties: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The region's red wines, made predominantly from Pinot Noir, display a finesse and purity of fruit that are unmatched. Vineyards such as Romanée-Conti, La Tâche, and Richebourg produce red wines that command astronomical prices due to their exceptional quality and limited production.
For white wine enthusiasts, Burgundy's Chardonnay-based wines are a true revelation. Vineyards like Montrachet, Corton-Charlemagne, and Meursault showcase the full potential of this noble grape, producing wines of unparalleled richness, depth, and complexity. These whites epitomize the artistry of winemaking, with each sip revealing layers of flavors and a harmonious balance between fruit, minerality, and oak.
In the world of fine wines, Burgundy stands as an epitome of elegance, complexity, and refined craftsmanship. Its best and most expensive wines are a testament to the region's unwavering commitment to excellence, terroir-driven winemaking, and the artistry of the winemakers.
Burgundy
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Burgundy | 1 | 95 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£397.73 |
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Vinous (95)Good medium red. Headspinning, expressive nose combines candied red fruits, chocolate, minerals, pepper, smoked meat, five-spice powder, underbrush and flowers; this incorporates all the Chambertin food groups. Hugely thick, sappy and sweet, with outstanding volume and breadth. Wonderfully dense flavors of raspberry, menthol, five-spice powder and underbrush. Finishes with broad, noble tannins and unflagging persistence. This captures the essence of the 2003 vintage, and is showing spectacularly today. A no-brainer for those lucky enough to find a bottle: I thought I was drinking an old-style Burgundy from the '40s. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 91-94 (VN) |
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£1,430.00 |
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Vinous (91-94)Good dark red. Sweet, complex aromas of raspberry, minerals, spices and faded rose. Sexy and fine-grained in the mouth, with sweet flavors of kirsch, violet and minerals. Sappy, expressive wine with terrific intensity and lovely length. This has real finesse. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 91-94 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£258.53 |
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Vinous (91-94)Deep red. Wild, complex nose melds raspberry, leather and game. Silky and round but with lively mineral pungency giving definition and grip to the flavors of raspberry and gibier Finishes with substantial tannic power, a subtle saline character and superb length. This is all real Charmes, notes Potel, who told me that he made 100 barrels of grand cru red wine in 2006. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 92-94 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£297.72 |
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Vinous (92-94)Saturated ruby-red. Aromas of blackberry, black cherry, licorice, bitter chocolate and pungent spices. Offers a penetrating, sappy kirsch flavor on the palate, in a rather dense, powerful style. This is powerful without coming across as heavy. Finishes very long and spicy, with terrific freshness. |
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Burgundy | 2 | 91-94 (VN) |
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£304.80 |
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Vinous (91-94)Medium red. Perfumed, slightly high-toned aromas of black raspberry, black cherry and minerals. The flavors of small wild red fruits display an almost confectionery sweetness along with superb intensity and sappiness. Very stylish and showy, with terrific floral cut adding to the wine's early appeal. Quite high-toned, and sure to be accessible early. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
Inc. VAT
£437.33 |
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Burgundy | 1 | 87-89 (VN) |
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£1,343.21 |
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Vinous (87-89)Good red-ruby. Cooler aromas of wild black fruits and menthol. Sweet, fat and round, but with harmonious acidity and attractive spice giving firmness to the lingering finish. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
Inc. VAT
£132.53 |
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Burgundy | 1 | 91 (VN) |
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£155.05 |
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Vinous (91)Medium red. Enticing bouquet of black raspberry, minerals, smoke, fresh herbs and incense. The palate offers lovely intensity and sweetness without weight, with a sappy edge of acidity framing and lifting the black fruit and spice flavors. This really shows the dark fruit side of the vintage. Finishes with lush tannins and excellent persistence. |
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Burgundy | 2 | - |
Inc. VAT
£552.41 |
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Burgundy | 3 | 91-93 (WA) |
Inc. VAT
£581.21 |
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Wine Advocate (91-93)The 2019 Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Les Fichots reveals aromas of sweet red berries, plums, raw cocoa and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, layered and velvety, with beautifully refined tannins and a long, penetrating finish, this is another of the most charming wines in the Rossignol range this year. |
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Burgundy | 3 | - |
Inc. VAT
£1,283.21 |
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Burgundy | 4 | - |
Inc. VAT
£1,103.21 |
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Burgundy | 1 | 91-93 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£868.40 |
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Vinous (91-93)(100% destemmed): Good deep red. Aromas of black raspberry and bitter chocolate are accented by menthol and fresh herbs; more peppery than the Fremiers. Then juicy and dense but youthfully imploded on the palate. Shows a seamless, weightless, rather refined texture but comes across as less open and chewy than the Fremiers today. Finishes with suave tannins and a light touch. Rossignol eschews vinifying this wine with stems as it's naturally taut and he's afraid of hardening it. |
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Burgundy | 3 | - |
Inc. VAT
£624.41 |
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Burgundy | 3 | - |
Inc. VAT
£692.81 |
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Burgundy | 3 | 92-94 (WA) |
Inc. VAT
£750.24 |
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Wine Advocate (92-94)The 2019 Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Lavières opens in the glass with pretty aromas of peonies, rose petals, sweet wild berries, orange rind, raw cocoa and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, supple and perfumed, it's sumptuous and melting, with lively acids and a charming, enveloping profile. This is one of the most seductive wines in the range. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 92-94 (WA) |
Inc. VAT
£354.72 |
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Wine Advocate (92-94)The 2019 Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Lavières opens in the glass with pretty aromas of peonies, rose petals, sweet wild berries, orange rind, raw cocoa and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, supple and perfumed, it's sumptuous and melting, with lively acids and a charming, enveloping profile. This is one of the most seductive wines in the range. |
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Burgundy | 5 | 90 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£469.09 |
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Vinous (90)The 2017 Volnay Clos des Angles 1er Cru was the only Premier Cru that Rossignol had bottled in August 2018. It has an open, expressive crushed strawberry and raspberry bouquet, not the most complex on the block. The palate is medium-bodied with a supple opening, the 50% whole cluster fruit beautifully assimilated, leading to a poised and quite sustained finish. Worth seeking out. Drink over the next decade. |
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Burgundy | 2 | - |
Inc. VAT
£922.01 |
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Burgundy | 5 | 92-94 (WA) |
Inc. VAT
£559.09 |
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Wine Advocate (92-94)The 2017 Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets is one of the purest, most fragrant wines in the cellar, unfurling in the glass with aromas of rose petals and potpourri that mingles with sweet fruit tones of cherry and raspberry. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, satiny and supple, with a lovely line of acidity, a fine-grained chassis of tannin and a beautifully defined finish. |
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Burgundy | 4 | - |
Inc. VAT
£782.81 |
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Burgundy | 3 | - |
Inc. VAT
£1,242.41 |
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Burgundy | 3 | - |
Inc. VAT
£1,255.61 |
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Burgundy | 2 | - |
Inc. VAT
£1,033.61 |
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Burgundy | 2 | 93-95 (BH) |
Inc. VAT
£579.12 |
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Burghound (93-95)Very ripe aromas of cassis, black berry liqueur, violet and anise precede the equally broad-shouldered flavors that also coat the palate with dry extract on the powerful, hugely long and very serious finish that is shaped by a markedly firm tannic spine. This is a buy and forget you own it wine as I would suggest not touching a bottle for at least 10 years. With that said, this is most impressive. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 95 (VN) |
In Bond
£328.00 |
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Vinous (95)Good medium red. Headspinning, expressive nose combines candied red fruits, chocolate, minerals, pepper, smoked meat, five-spice powder, underbrush and flowers; this incorporates all the Chambertin food groups. Hugely thick, sappy and sweet, with outstanding volume and breadth. Wonderfully dense flavors of raspberry, menthol, five-spice powder and underbrush. Finishes with broad, noble tannins and unflagging persistence. This captures the essence of the 2003 vintage, and is showing spectacularly today. A no-brainer for those lucky enough to find a bottle: I thought I was drinking an old-style Burgundy from the '40s. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 91-94 (VN) |
In Bond
£1,171.00 |
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Vinous (91-94)Good dark red. Sweet, complex aromas of raspberry, minerals, spices and faded rose. Sexy and fine-grained in the mouth, with sweet flavors of kirsch, violet and minerals. Sappy, expressive wine with terrific intensity and lovely length. This has real finesse. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 91-94 (VN) |
In Bond
£212.00 |
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Vinous (91-94)Deep red. Wild, complex nose melds raspberry, leather and game. Silky and round but with lively mineral pungency giving definition and grip to the flavors of raspberry and gibier Finishes with substantial tannic power, a subtle saline character and superb length. This is all real Charmes, notes Potel, who told me that he made 100 barrels of grand cru red wine in 2006. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 92-94 (VN) |
In Bond
£245.00 |
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Vinous (92-94)Saturated ruby-red. Aromas of blackberry, black cherry, licorice, bitter chocolate and pungent spices. Offers a penetrating, sappy kirsch flavor on the palate, in a rather dense, powerful style. This is powerful without coming across as heavy. Finishes very long and spicy, with terrific freshness. |
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Burgundy | 2 | 91-94 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£304.80 |
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Vinous (91-94)Medium red. Perfumed, slightly high-toned aromas of black raspberry, black cherry and minerals. The flavors of small wild red fruits display an almost confectionery sweetness along with superb intensity and sappiness. Very stylish and showy, with terrific floral cut adding to the wine's early appeal. Quite high-toned, and sure to be accessible early. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
In Bond
£361.00 |
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Burgundy | 1 | 87-89 (VN) |
In Bond
£1,078.00 |
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Vinous (87-89)Good red-ruby. Cooler aromas of wild black fruits and menthol. Sweet, fat and round, but with harmonious acidity and attractive spice giving firmness to the lingering finish. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
In Bond
£107.00 |
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Burgundy | 1 | 91 (VN) |
In Bond
£126.00 |
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Vinous (91)Medium red. Enticing bouquet of black raspberry, minerals, smoke, fresh herbs and incense. The palate offers lovely intensity and sweetness without weight, with a sappy edge of acidity framing and lifting the black fruit and spice flavors. This really shows the dark fruit side of the vintage. Finishes with lush tannins and excellent persistence. |
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Burgundy | 2 | - |
In Bond
£419.00 |
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Burgundy | 3 | 91-93 (WA) |
In Bond
£443.00 |
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Wine Advocate (91-93)The 2019 Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Les Fichots reveals aromas of sweet red berries, plums, raw cocoa and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, layered and velvety, with beautifully refined tannins and a long, penetrating finish, this is another of the most charming wines in the Rossignol range this year. |
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Burgundy | 3 | - |
In Bond
£1,028.00 |
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Burgundy | 4 | - |
In Bond
£878.00 |
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Burgundy | 1 | 91-93 (VN) |
In Bond
£703.00 |
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Vinous (91-93)(100% destemmed): Good deep red. Aromas of black raspberry and bitter chocolate are accented by menthol and fresh herbs; more peppery than the Fremiers. Then juicy and dense but youthfully imploded on the palate. Shows a seamless, weightless, rather refined texture but comes across as less open and chewy than the Fremiers today. Finishes with suave tannins and a light touch. Rossignol eschews vinifying this wine with stems as it's naturally taut and he's afraid of hardening it. |
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Burgundy | 3 | - |
In Bond
£479.00 |
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Burgundy | 3 | - |
In Bond
£536.00 |
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Burgundy | 3 | 92-94 (WA) |
In Bond
£588.00 |
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Wine Advocate (92-94)The 2019 Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Lavières opens in the glass with pretty aromas of peonies, rose petals, sweet wild berries, orange rind, raw cocoa and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, supple and perfumed, it's sumptuous and melting, with lively acids and a charming, enveloping profile. This is one of the most seductive wines in the range. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 92-94 (WA) |
In Bond
£277.00 |
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Wine Advocate (92-94)The 2019 Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Lavières opens in the glass with pretty aromas of peonies, rose petals, sweet wild berries, orange rind, raw cocoa and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, supple and perfumed, it's sumptuous and melting, with lively acids and a charming, enveloping profile. This is one of the most seductive wines in the range. |
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Burgundy | 5 | 90 (VN) |
In Bond
£373.00 |
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Vinous (90)The 2017 Volnay Clos des Angles 1er Cru was the only Premier Cru that Rossignol had bottled in August 2018. It has an open, expressive crushed strawberry and raspberry bouquet, not the most complex on the block. The palate is medium-bodied with a supple opening, the 50% whole cluster fruit beautifully assimilated, leading to a poised and quite sustained finish. Worth seeking out. Drink over the next decade. |
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Burgundy | 2 | - |
In Bond
£727.00 |
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Burgundy | 5 | 92-94 (WA) |
In Bond
£448.00 |
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Wine Advocate (92-94)The 2017 Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets is one of the purest, most fragrant wines in the cellar, unfurling in the glass with aromas of rose petals and potpourri that mingles with sweet fruit tones of cherry and raspberry. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, satiny and supple, with a lovely line of acidity, a fine-grained chassis of tannin and a beautifully defined finish. |
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Burgundy | 4 | - |
In Bond
£611.00 |
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Burgundy | 3 | - |
In Bond
£994.00 |
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Burgundy | 3 | - |
In Bond
£1,005.00 |
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Burgundy | 2 | - |
In Bond
£820.00 |
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Burgundy | 2 | 93-95 (BH) |
In Bond
£464.00 |
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Burghound (93-95)Very ripe aromas of cassis, black berry liqueur, violet and anise precede the equally broad-shouldered flavors that also coat the palate with dry extract on the powerful, hugely long and very serious finish that is shaped by a markedly firm tannic spine. This is a buy and forget you own it wine as I would suggest not touching a bottle for at least 10 years. With that said, this is most impressive. |
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