($48, AP Imports): This wine exemplifies the confusion surrounding Burgundy.  The vineyard, Blanchot, is divided into two parts, Blanchot Dessus (dessus means “upper”) and Blanchot Dessous (dessous means lower).  Blanchot Dessus is a classified as a Premier Cru, while the lower part, is just a village wine.  (Both parts of the vineyard abut Grand Cru vineyards.)  Though “just” a village wine, in hands of Domaine Bouzereau-Gruère, it tastes like a Premier Cru.  Happily, for the consumer, it’s priced as a village wine.  Creamy and stony with lively acidity that keeps it fresh — and you coming back for more — it’s a wine that Burgundy lovers should snap up.  
92 Michael ApsteinFeb 12, 2019