Ah! you might ask, why do I have a few Burgundies. Because I am constantly asked for mature Burgundy. I have very good contacts in Burgundy to find good wines with some bottle age.
The sometimes mooted rivalry between Bordeaux and Burgundy is more in the minds and voices of importers and distributors around the world that anything I have experienced in either Burgundy or Bordeaux. From my experience they very much respect each other’s wines and I have been told by many in both regions that there is no rivalry, it is nonsense. A number of ill informed Burgundy importers feel a need to deride Bordeaux but this demonstrates a rather narrow view of the fascinating world of fine wine, as well as somewhat of a tall poppy attitude.
Personally I love the wines of both regions and have no need or interest in selecting one over the other.
This list of Burgundies have been selected from blind tastings. I was not overly familiar with some domaines before I tasted the wine, but I was very interested after tasting the wine. Like my Bordeaux selections they are chosen because they are excellent, in some cases brilliant wines and represent good value. Appellation, tipicity, style etc of course all come into the selection process.
This smart wine has good colour with a nice rich, plummy, earthen, charcuterie nose. On the palate the same rich, plummy, earthen characters with good fruit weight. It is typical Burgundy of some quality.
"A delightful perfume of violets and dried sour cherries with an underlying savoury earthiness. The palate is full flavoured with rich fruits." Peter Bourne TheWineMan
Champonnets is one of a group of Premier crus that lie between the Grand Crus Ruchottes-Chambertin and the famous vineyard of Clos St Jacques. Champonnets are wines of medium weight with rounded, supple red and black fruit supported by significant but ripe tannins.
La Romanee lies upslope from the village of Gevrey on a south-east facing slope. At this mid slope position the soil is only 50cms deep sitting on stone of silica which warms the ground in summer. The wine is seductive, rather richly-textured wines, complemented by fine mineral notes and well-integrated tannins. Elegant and supple.
