I know this seems a little shallow…but I actually take the label into consideration when buying Burgundies! Don’t get me wrong though, I know its all about the producer/vineyard/vintage…but I really like the classic looking labels…and kind of shun the modern, artsy ones???
Here…these are killer classics:
These suck imo:
Just some off the top of my head…Does anyone else take the label into consideration? And what other examples of the good, the bad, and the UGLY!!
I am in complete agreement. What is in the bottle is the most important, however, I am totaly drawn to the “classic” labels and dislike the “modern” ones.
Your taste in graphic design and typefaces is unimpeachable. I’m hard-pressed to think of any uglier labels than Pacalet, which looks like the signage for a 1980s hair salon, and Gambal, which looks a disturbed teenager went wild after finding a public domain “Jack the Ripper” font on the Internet, although Francois Mikulski comes close with their teachers-union-propaganda-bumper-sticker-style label.
I suppose if the wine were good enough I could overlook it (and do, in the case of Pacalet), but it definitely takes more to get me to buy a wine with an ugly label than a pretty one.
Add Hudelot-Noellat to the list of perfect, classic label design, though.
I thought this was going to be a thread about the condition of the label, and not the style. FWIW, a torn or stained label doesn’t bother me at all, and may get me the wine for less. and by the way, I much prefer the traditional labels as well–the wines taste better.
I see the label, there are some labels I like more than others (Truchot-Martin is my all-time favorite), but I’d never make a yes or no buying decision based on the label.
Not to change the subject, Buzz, but does that last label photo mean you’ve had some Camus recently? I saw some locally at decent pricing and have been wonder about their quality, which doesn’t have the greatest reputation, as far as I can tell.
Which is the chicken and which is the egg here? Do we like these labels because of the positive experiences with what’s in the bottle or are they just simply using inherently (to us) aesthetic designs?
To add to the list of traditionalists, Francois Gay’s labels are aligned with those already shown.
As for the question, I’m sure that my eye is drawn to the classic label style…although I’m not sure about the cause.
I love the Lafarge labels, and it’s hard to beat Rousseau’s labels IMO. I also love Raveneau and Dauvissat. I particularly dislike Bouchard’s labels and Faiveley’s new labels.