Bottles of wine await visitors at the cellar door entrance( photo by Carol Fletcher)
we have lighter and fruitier wines. There are some amazing value wines from this area of Burgundy( see Burgundy: Off the Beaten Track).
Price is not always a deciding factor for Burgundy. Grand Cru wines can command a very high price due to their scarcity, but most of the time, value wines are found from lesser Appellations( Villages or Premier Cru).
When first discovering Burgundy, begin at the bottom and work your way up. Start with basic Bourgogne to get a sense of the region and what Pinot Noir and
Chardonnay can offer from this area. Moving up to Villages wines, levels of flavours will be apparent, and the wine will be more concentrated. Remember, Pinot Noir is not a variety built to be powerful, but delicate and complex. The Chardonnays can range from steely and crisp, to rich and unctuous. These are wines that beg your attention and will reward you with ageing.
People have been trying to sum up Burgundy for the last 1,000 years, and it cannot be done. The wines, like people, each offer a different gift with every new encounter. The beauty of experiencing Burgundy’ s wines is that they are an adventure that can easily turn into an obsession. �
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