Cote Chalonnaise
South of the main Côte d'Or, the vineyards are interspersed with other forms of agriculture, with just the more favoured slopes being dedicated to vineyards. Few wines from the Côte Chalonnaise are designed for long ageing, but there are many attractive red and white wines at affordable prices, and one unique appellation, Bouzeron, whose 53 hectares are dedicated to growing the Aligoté grape alone.
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South of the main Côte d'Or, the vineyards are interspersed with other forms of agriculture, with just the more favoured slopes being dedicated to vineyards. Few wines from the Côte Chalonnaise are designed for long ageing, but there are many attractive red and white wines at affordable prices, and one unique appellation, Bouzeron, which is made using the Aligoté grape alone.
- 53 hectares of AC Bouzeron (for Aligoté)
- 330 hectares of AC Rully (65 percent white). Finest vineyards include Clos St Jacques, Gresigny, La Pucelle, Rabourcé.
- 257 hectares of AC Givry (85 percent red). Premier Crus include Clos Salomon, Clos Jus.
- 645 hectares of AC Mercurey (85 percent red). Best Premier Crus include Clos du Roy, Clos l'Eveque, Les Naugues.
- 291 hectares of AC Montagny (all white). Premier Crus include Les Coères, Les Jardins.
- Recommended Producers: de Vilaine (Bouzeron), Jacqueson, Devevey (Rully), Lumpp, Ragot (Givry), Juillot, Lorenzon, Raquillet (Mercurey), Aladame (Montagny).
Prices:
Bottle
£19.95
Despite the ravages of hail over the last few vintages, Jean-Yves has successfully converted his vineyards to organic, and is certified from the 2014 vintage. Though Meursault, Beaune and Volnay suffered once again from the weather, Rully saw a respectable harvest. Jean-Yves reports healthy fruit, with not especially high sugar levels. The reds remind him of 2010, while there is more flesh to the 2014 whites than popular vintages such as 2004 or 2007.
Bottle
£21.00
Bottle 12 x 75cl 18cs
Bottle
£24.50
Bottle 12 x 75cl 11cs
Jasper Morris MW, Wine buyer
Between the hail of 2012, ‘13 and ‘14 and the frost in 2016 the fabulous vintage of 2015 represents an oasis for Jean-Yves, who began to pick on 7th September. He thinks these are the best red wines of his career, and they feature a majority of whole-bunch vinification for the first time, while the whites have been progressing very well in barrel. Yields are still very low all round, but the wines are correspondingly concentrated.
Bottle
£25.00
Bottle 12 x 75cl 4cs
Despite the ravages of hail over the last few vintages, Jean-Yves has successfully converted his vineyards to organic, and is certified from the 2014 vintage. Though Meursault, Beaune and Volnay suffered once again from the weather, Rully saw a respectable harvest. Jean-Yves reports healthy fruit, with not especially high sugar levels. The reds remind him of 2010, while there is more flesh to the 2014 whites than popular vintages such as 2004 or 2007.
Bottle
£25.00
Bottle 12 x 75cl 26cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Wine Director
The domaine is now in organic conversion, which Jean-Yves says has reduced the amount of disease in the vineyard. Rully and Beaune were spared the worst of the hail, but his Volnay and Hautes Côtes vineyards were the worst hit, and he was not able to source his usual Chassagne-Montrachet grapes. So, there are short rations, but as it turns out, excellent quality. During vinification the reds developed wonderful colours without any need for extraction and the two Rullys are absolutely delicious this year.