Tasting notes, 2/15/25; Burgundy

                    Burgundy

2021 Charles Audoin Aligote
On Sale for $34.99
Marsannay / Côte de Nuits / France100% AligoteSourced from a vineyard planted in 1923, this lithe, steely Aligote was aged for 12 months in large barrels prior to bottling. The village of Marsannay is the northernmost reach of the Côte de Nuits.
2022 Bachey Legros Saint Martin
On Sale for $34.99
Côte de Beaune / France
100% Chardonnay
Bachey Legros’s Saint Martin bottling is a full scale Chardonnay packed with citrus and spice aromas and flavors. The vines employed here are located nearby the village of Meursault and produce rich, ripe fruit which is rounded into shape by barrel aging.
2022 Boussey Les Meurgers
On Sale for $55.99
Meursault / Côte de Beaune / France
100% Chardonnay
Sourced from a single, two acre vineyard which features 50 year-old vines, Meurgers is a particularly mineral-driven Meursault. The wine was raised for 12 months in French oak barrels of which 20% were first use.
2022 Taupenot-Merme Passetoutgrains
On Sale for $27.99
Morey St Denis / Côte de Nuits / France
50% Pinot Noir, 50% Gamay
The vines employed for Taupenot-Merme’s Passetoutgrains were planted in 1986 to 50% Pinot Noir and 50% Gamay. The resulting wine is fresh and bright with a bit more fruit and texture than a traditional Bourgogne Rouge owing to the wine’s Gamay component.
2020 David Moreau Côte de Beaune Villages
On Sale for $35.99
Côtes de Beaune / France
100% Pinot Noir
From a total of 1.5  acres of holdings spread over three single parcels. David Moreau’s Côte de Beaune Villages is fermented using native yeasts and aged for 12 months in French oak barrels of which 15% are first use.
2014 Marchand Tawse Villages
On Sale for $59.99
Chambolle Musigny / Côte de Nuits / France
100% Pinot Noir
Broken chalk soils are the home to the vines which produce this elegant, complex Chambolle. The wine was aged for 17 months in French oak barrels of which 20% were first use. This is a great example of a fully mature red burgundy.