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.
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Tim Atkin MW (97)
Exotic, dark and turbo-charged, this wine is wound up with sweet black plums and blackberries, anise and forest floor. It's definitely a wine for those that like bolder, chunkier Pinots, whether you drink it soon or wait a few decades. Speaking of which, J r me feels strongly that it is best to wait ten years before trying this wine. For the less patient, I implore you to wait at least six or seven years! 2026-42Inc. VAT£1,350.72 -
Vinous - Neal Martin (93)
The 2021 Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru has an open-knit bouquet with attractive red berry fruit, undergrowth and light floral aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with finely spun tannins and exquisite balance, poised and refined with a tender finish. All this without feeling you are being shortchanged in terms of fruit. Superb. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.Inc. VAT£1,159.92 -
Vinous - Neal Martin (94-96)
The 2022 Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru is missing the same cohesion and presence as the Latricières at the moment, though it has an attractive rose bush/potpourri scent that emerges with time. The medium-bodied palate has a tad more angularity than the Latricières and fine mineralité, edgy and linear with a strict, tensile, lightly spiced finish. What you might term a "grower", aloof, but the sapidity draws you back. Excellent.Inc. VAT£1,733.52 -
(6x75cl) 2019Wine Advocate (92)
Faiveley's 2019 Mercurey 1er Cru Clos des Myglands has turned out beautifully, wafting from the glass with aromas of cherries and raspberries mingled with woodsmoke, loamy soil and warm spices. Medium to full-bodied, lively and charming, it's velvety and succulent, with fine depth at the core and a suave, elegant profile.Inc. VAT£364.32 -
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James Suckling (93-94)
Enticing nose of black raspberries and sour cherries. Wonderful freshness and vitality. Silky tannins for this appellation. Long, clean and bright finish.Inc. VAT£310.32 -
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (90)
Just bottled. A robust and refreshing purple colour. A little burnt rubber reduction straight after bottling. Plenty of fruit here on the palate, raspberry seedless, plenty of energy, and a very good fruit acid balance. Drink from 2026-2029. Tasted Nov 2024.Inc. VAT£244.40 -
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Jancis Robinson (16.5)
Already bottled. Aromatic. Good round fruit followed by orange-zest acidity and light bitterness. Rather appetising because of that bitterness! Terry’s Chocolate Orange in a glass?!Inc. VAT£261.12 -
Decanter (93)
TOP VALUE This wine has a ripe, plummy fruit aroma and earthy complexity that develop on the palate. Straight and a little strict, it will still drink on release but will be better in three to five years. The grapes come from a 2.54ha holding planted in 1971 and 1982, on limestone soils exposed to the south, making this an exceptional site.Inc. VAT£279.12 -
Wine Advocate (93+)
From vines planted in 1982 in the sloping, southeast-facing part of Faiveley's parcel in the Clos du Roy, the 2017 Mercurey 1er Cru Clos du Roy La Favorite offers up a more overtly oak-inflected bouquet of dark berry fruit, spices, incense and vanilla pod. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and muscular, with ripe acids and an ample chassis of powdery tannin framing a nicely concentrated core of fruit. This shows definite promise, but it will demand some patience.Inc. VAT£377.89 -
Wine Advocate (93+)
Faiveley's 2018 Mercurey 1er Cru Clos du Roy La Favorite has turned out brilliantly, mingling aromas of blackberries and cassis with nuances of licorice, violets and coniferous forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and concentrated, it's seamless and layered, with fine depth at the core, succulent acids and a long, expansive finish. This would embarrass plenty of wines from the Côte de Nuits in a blind tasting.Inc. VAT£330.72 -
Wine Advocate (94)
A small cuvée of some 900 bottles, derived from the most steeply sloping part of Faiveley's holdings in this climat where the vines produce small, shot berries, the 2019 Mercurey 1er Cru Clos du Roy La Favorite unwinds in the glass with notes of sweet berries, cherries, spices, orange rind and petals. Medium to full-bodied, velvety and supple, it's layered and multidimensional, with fine depth at the core and a long, sapid finish.Inc. VAT£299.15 -
Wine Advocate (93+)
A small cuvée of some 900 bottles derived from the most steeply sloping part of Faiveley's holdings in this climat where the vines produce small, shot berries, the 2020 Mercurey 1er Cru Clos du Roy La Favorite unwinds in the glass with scents of cherries, sweet plums, cocoa nib, loamy soil and licorice. Medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, it's more structured and introverted than the regular cuvée, and it will reward a bit of patience.Inc. VAT£335.98 -
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(1x75cl) 2006Vinous (95-98)
(vinified entirely with whole clusters) Deep red-ruby. Pure sap on the nose: raspberry, minerals, crushed stone, caramel and smoky spices. Silky, pure and saline, with the tactility of a solid but no impression of undue weight. This, too, is like an essence of pinot-or, rather, an essence of Musigny. The concentration here verges on painful and the endless finish stains the palate with pure, sappy flavors of the soil. This may well need 15 years in the bottle to reach its apogee.Inc. VAT£3,647.05 -
Burghound (95-98)
A very pungent nose displays plenty of wood and menthol influences on the quite firmly reduced aromas. There is superb richness and intensity to the seductively textured mineral-inflected flavors that are at once powerful yet refined before culminating a very backward, concentrated and stunningly long finish that just goes on and on. This is exceptionally promising and should also live for decades. In a word, brilliant.Inc. VAT£2,493.59 -
Vinous (93-96)
(just a single new 150-liter barrel of this wine, vinified with 50% whole clusters): Bright, dark red. Captivating aromas of raspberry, coffee, mocha and pistachio. Plush, dense and deep, conveying more saline minerality and deep soil tones than primary dark fruits in the early going. But this wine boasts compelling sweetness and finishes with dusty, thoroughly ripe tannins and outstanding length. (Incidentally, Faiveley will actually have two different bottlings of Musigny from the 2015 vintage as they purchased a tiny parcel of vines from the Dufouleur family just after the harvest of 2015. The new wine will be bottled in magnums, which Faiveley plans to open in 2025 as part of the family's 200th-anniversary festivities. Beginning with 2016, there will be a single estate Musigny consisting of about 600 bottles.)Inc. VAT£8,753.64
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Tim Atkin MW (97)
Exotic, dark and turbo-charged, this wine is wound up with sweet black plums and blackberries, anise and forest floor. It's definitely a wine for those that like bolder, chunkier Pinots, whether you drink it soon or wait a few decades. Speaking of which, J r me feels strongly that it is best to wait ten years before trying this wine. For the less patient, I implore you to wait at least six or seven years! 2026-42In Bond£1,107.00 -
Vinous - Neal Martin (93)
The 2021 Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru has an open-knit bouquet with attractive red berry fruit, undergrowth and light floral aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with finely spun tannins and exquisite balance, poised and refined with a tender finish. All this without feeling you are being shortchanged in terms of fruit. Superb. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.In Bond£948.00 -
Vinous - Neal Martin (94-96)
The 2022 Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru is missing the same cohesion and presence as the Latricières at the moment, though it has an attractive rose bush/potpourri scent that emerges with time. The medium-bodied palate has a tad more angularity than the Latricières and fine mineralité, edgy and linear with a strict, tensile, lightly spiced finish. What you might term a "grower", aloof, but the sapidity draws you back. Excellent.In Bond£1,426.00 -
(6x75cl) 2019
Wine Advocate (92)
Faiveley's 2019 Mercurey 1er Cru Clos des Myglands has turned out beautifully, wafting from the glass with aromas of cherries and raspberries mingled with woodsmoke, loamy soil and warm spices. Medium to full-bodied, lively and charming, it's velvety and succulent, with fine depth at the core and a suave, elegant profile.In Bond£285.00 -
In Bond£168.00
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James Suckling (93-94)
Enticing nose of black raspberries and sour cherries. Wonderful freshness and vitality. Silky tannins for this appellation. Long, clean and bright finish.In Bond£240.00 -
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (90)
Just bottled. A robust and refreshing purple colour. A little burnt rubber reduction straight after bottling. Plenty of fruit here on the palate, raspberry seedless, plenty of energy, and a very good fruit acid balance. Drink from 2026-2029. Tasted Nov 2024.In Bond£183.00 -
In Bond£877.00
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In Bond£162.00
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Jancis Robinson (16.5)
Already bottled. Aromatic. Good round fruit followed by orange-zest acidity and light bitterness. Rather appetising because of that bitterness! Terry’s Chocolate Orange in a glass?!In Bond£199.00 -
Decanter (93)
TOP VALUE This wine has a ripe, plummy fruit aroma and earthy complexity that develop on the palate. Straight and a little strict, it will still drink on release but will be better in three to five years. The grapes come from a 2.54ha holding planted in 1971 and 1982, on limestone soils exposed to the south, making this an exceptional site.In Bond£214.00 -
Wine Advocate (93+)
From vines planted in 1982 in the sloping, southeast-facing part of Faiveley's parcel in the Clos du Roy, the 2017 Mercurey 1er Cru Clos du Roy La Favorite offers up a more overtly oak-inflected bouquet of dark berry fruit, spices, incense and vanilla pod. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and muscular, with ripe acids and an ample chassis of powdery tannin framing a nicely concentrated core of fruit. This shows definite promise, but it will demand some patience.In Bond£297.00 -
Wine Advocate (93+)
Faiveley's 2018 Mercurey 1er Cru Clos du Roy La Favorite has turned out brilliantly, mingling aromas of blackberries and cassis with nuances of licorice, violets and coniferous forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and concentrated, it's seamless and layered, with fine depth at the core, succulent acids and a long, expansive finish. This would embarrass plenty of wines from the Côte de Nuits in a blind tasting.In Bond£257.00 -
Wine Advocate (94)
A small cuvée of some 900 bottles, derived from the most steeply sloping part of Faiveley's holdings in this climat where the vines produce small, shot berries, the 2019 Mercurey 1er Cru Clos du Roy La Favorite unwinds in the glass with notes of sweet berries, cherries, spices, orange rind and petals. Medium to full-bodied, velvety and supple, it's layered and multidimensional, with fine depth at the core and a long, sapid finish.In Bond£230.00 -
Wine Advocate (93+)
A small cuvée of some 900 bottles derived from the most steeply sloping part of Faiveley's holdings in this climat where the vines produce small, shot berries, the 2020 Mercurey 1er Cru Clos du Roy La Favorite unwinds in the glass with scents of cherries, sweet plums, cocoa nib, loamy soil and licorice. Medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, it's more structured and introverted than the regular cuvée, and it will reward a bit of patience.In Bond£260.00 -
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(1x75cl) 2014In Bond£90.00
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(6x75cl) 2020In Bond£231.96
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(1x75cl) 2006
Vinous (95-98)
(vinified entirely with whole clusters) Deep red-ruby. Pure sap on the nose: raspberry, minerals, crushed stone, caramel and smoky spices. Silky, pure and saline, with the tactility of a solid but no impression of undue weight. This, too, is like an essence of pinot-or, rather, an essence of Musigny. The concentration here verges on painful and the endless finish stains the palate with pure, sappy flavors of the soil. This may well need 15 years in the bottle to reach its apogee.In Bond£3,036.00 -
Burghound (95-98)
A very pungent nose displays plenty of wood and menthol influences on the quite firmly reduced aromas. There is superb richness and intensity to the seductively textured mineral-inflected flavors that are at once powerful yet refined before culminating a very backward, concentrated and stunningly long finish that just goes on and on. This is exceptionally promising and should also live for decades. In a word, brilliant.In Bond£2,075.00 -
Vinous (93-96)
(just a single new 150-liter barrel of this wine, vinified with 50% whole clusters): Bright, dark red. Captivating aromas of raspberry, coffee, mocha and pistachio. Plush, dense and deep, conveying more saline minerality and deep soil tones than primary dark fruits in the early going. But this wine boasts compelling sweetness and finishes with dusty, thoroughly ripe tannins and outstanding length. (Incidentally, Faiveley will actually have two different bottlings of Musigny from the 2015 vintage as they purchased a tiny parcel of vines from the Dufouleur family just after the harvest of 2015. The new wine will be bottled in magnums, which Faiveley plans to open in 2025 as part of the family's 200th-anniversary festivities. Beginning with 2016, there will be a single estate Musigny consisting of about 600 bottles.)In Bond£7,288.50
