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.
Burgundy
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Vinous (95)
The 2018 Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru has a delightful, well-defined bouquet with pure dark berry fruit, just a touch of reduction, yet you can tell the caliber behind it. The palate is medium-bodied with a harmonious, creamy-textured opening, well judged acidity, very good Clos-de-Bèze spine with a sapid finish. Superb. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2018 red tasting.Inc. GSTSG$1,666.02 -
Vinous (93-95)
The 2019 Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru was reduced on the nose, making it difficult to read at the moment, though the palate is certainly well balanced, featuring crunchy black fruit laced with red currant and a generous sprinkling of cracked black pepper toward the finish. Intuition tells me this is a great Mazis-Chambertin; it will just need time.Inc. GSTSG$1,733.58 -
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. GSTSG$357.42 -
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. GSTSG$2,134.72 -
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. GSTSG$1,353.49 -
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. GSTSG$1,840.42 -
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. GSTSG$2,734.22 -
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (95-97)
This is more serious, along with the Cazetiers, the Mazis-Chambertin has the hoped for density. An attractive raspberry fruit lifts the bouquet, and is both sensual and sinewy on the palate. While it has not fully eaten its oak yet, this Mazis is surely heading in the right direction. A fine result. Drink from 2032-2043. Tasted Nov 2024.Inc. GSTSG$528.54 -
Decanter (92)
Faiveley's exemplary Mercurey Premier Cru comes from a substantial six-hectare parcel that faces east on a very gentle slope. Just a little more concentrated than its La Framboisière cuvée - which is also worth buying - this is rich, sunny and full of red berry and bramble fruit with good underlying zip, fine tannins and suave 30% new wood.Inc. GSTSG$497.69 -
(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. GSTSG$581.47 -
Inc. GSTSG$376.49 -
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. GSTSG$508.44 -
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. GSTSG$408.10 -
Inc. GSTSG$1,775.39 -
Wine Advocate (93)
Aromas of plums, spices, incense and soil tones, framed by a touch of toasty new oak, introduce the 2019 Mercurey 1er Cru Clos du Roy, a medium to full-bodied, layered and velvety wine that's fleshy and concentrated, with fine, powdery tannins and lively acids. This is an enveloping, gourmand wine from a 2.6-hectare parcel.Inc. GSTSG$474.63 -
Inc. GSTSG$364.54 -
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. GSTSG$432.14 -
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. GSTSG$456.12 -
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. GSTSG$608.74 -
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. GSTSG$535.69 -
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. GSTSG$492.07 -
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. GSTSG$550.91 -
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(1x75cl) 2014Inc. GSTSG$177.56 -
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Vinous (95)
The 2018 Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru has a delightful, well-defined bouquet with pure dark berry fruit, just a touch of reduction, yet you can tell the caliber behind it. The palate is medium-bodied with a harmonious, creamy-textured opening, well judged acidity, very good Clos-de-Bèze spine with a sapid finish. Superb. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2018 red tasting.In BondSG$1,475.00 -
Vinous (93-95)
The 2019 Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru was reduced on the nose, making it difficult to read at the moment, though the palate is certainly well balanced, featuring crunchy black fruit laced with red currant and a generous sprinkling of cracked black pepper toward the finish. Intuition tells me this is a great Mazis-Chambertin; it will just need time.In BondSG$1,535.00 -
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 BondSG$319.00 -
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 BondSG$1,905.00 -
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 BondSG$1,215.00 -
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 BondSG$1,635.00 -
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 BondSG$2,455.00 -
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (95-97)
This is more serious, along with the Cazetiers, the Mazis-Chambertin has the hoped for density. An attractive raspberry fruit lifts the bouquet, and is both sensual and sinewy on the palate. While it has not fully eaten its oak yet, this Mazis is surely heading in the right direction. A fine result. Drink from 2032-2043. Tasted Nov 2024.In BondSG$475.00 -
Decanter (92)
Faiveley's exemplary Mercurey Premier Cru comes from a substantial six-hectare parcel that faces east on a very gentle slope. Just a little more concentrated than its La Framboisière cuvée - which is also worth buying - this is rich, sunny and full of red berry and bramble fruit with good underlying zip, fine tannins and suave 30% new wood.In BondSG$403.14 -
(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.In BondSG$480.00 -
In BondSG$286.00 -
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 BondSG$413.00 -
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 BondSG$315.00 -
In BondSG$1,510.00 -
Wine Advocate (93)
Aromas of plums, spices, incense and soil tones, framed by a touch of toasty new oak, introduce the 2019 Mercurey 1er Cru Clos du Roy, a medium to full-bodied, layered and velvety wine that's fleshy and concentrated, with fine, powdery tannins and lively acids. This is an enveloping, gourmand wine from a 2.6-hectare parcel.In BondSG$380.00 -
In BondSG$279.00 -
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 BondSG$343.00 -
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 BondSG$365.00 -
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 BondSG$507.00 -
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 BondSG$438.00 -
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 BondSG$396.00 -
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 BondSG$448.00 -
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