A few months ago, Ray Walker started a village level thread, which is accumulating some good content. However, there are more than a few mentions of bourgognes there though. Perhaps we should post on those in a separate thread?
Emma and I like to drink wine during the week, but even straight village burgundies has gotten pricey for weekday wines. So, I am on an ongoing quest to find high quality, but relatively inexpensive everyday burgs to enjoy young. Many of these are bourgognes, but others are other regional wines or even “lesser” villages. Is anyone else doing the same?
For this category, I’d suggest targeting burgs costing less than $30. Anyway if others are interested, I can rename this thread something like, “Wine Berserker Regional / Bourgogne Thread”, or should it be, “Wine Berserker Inexpensive Burgundy Thread”?
To get it started, here’s what I’ve tried so far this year (all less than $25, and three sub $20, btw):
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2009 Domaine Matrot Bourgogne - France, Burgundy, Bourgogne (2/2/2012)
Good, clean mixed-berry nose, with a slight mineral note. Medium bodied. First sip was okay, but successive sips came across with minimal intensity. Short finish. Funny, I am used to wines having serious body also having fruit intensity. Not this time by any stretch. Given the body, I bet it will come around. Hope so, anyway. Hold. B- -
2008 Domaine Bachelet-Monnot Bourgogne - France, Burgundy, Bourgogne (1/26/2012)
Relatively dark appearance. Savory nose with mixed fruit. Quite noticable acidity. Reasonably complex, refreshing, and delicious. Not your typical Bourgogne. Great weekday wine and excellent QPR. B+ -
2009 Domaine Fourrier Bourgogne - France, Burgundy, Bourgogne (1/25/2012)
I took shipment of these wines and the labels were quite stained. I was worried about seepage and temperature abuse, but my trustworthy merchant explained that his warehouse broke a bottle creating the stains. I chose to try the worst stained first to test the batch. Decanted for an hour. Explosive nose dominated by crisp cranberry and red-fruit, with a slight savory element. Medium bodied, with notable acidity for the vintage. Palate matches the nose. I wouldn’t say its hugely complicated, but it is very attractive, inviting you to finish your sip, finish your glass, finish your bottle, and open another. Reminiscent of his village-level wines. Great weekday wine and good QPR. B+ -
2007 Camille Giroud Santenay - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Santenay (1/21/2012)
Popped and Poured. A quiet dark-fruit and mineral nose. Not very giving on the palate, tannins and acidity overpowering the other elements. Okay. Next time, decant to see if that wakes it up. B- -
2005 Domaine Georges Mugneret/Mugneret-Gibourg Bourgogne - France, Burgundy, Bourgogne (1/5/2012)
Decanted for an hour because the initial pour was hard. We wanted a nice bottle to celebrate Emma’s good day at work, but didn’t want something too grand/subtle because she was cooking Sichuan food. We had only two bottles of this, so it fit the bill due to scarcity. Darkish red, with a terrific nose containg more dark notes and savory notes than expected. Medium bodied, well balanced, with a long finish. Each glass was better than the previous. Good to drink now, but will definitely improve. Forget Bourgogne, this blows away most villages. If I still gave points it would rate north of 90, but I guess I’m fortunate I don’t, because that seems verboten with bourgognes here.A-
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