($18, Louis Latour, USA):  I’ve been buying and drinking this Mâcon-Lugny from Latour regularly since the 1979 vintage.  It never disappoints and surprisingly, for a rather down-market appellation, actually develops beautifully with several years of bottle age.  With the price of Côte d’Or white Burgundy through the roof, wines, such as this one, from the Mâconnais are the way to go for Burgundy lovers. … Read more

($43):  This is another stunning example of Eleni and Edouard Vocoret’s talents.  Like their Chablis Le Bas de Chapelot, their Les Pargues hits above its weight class, though with a slightly different profile.  Flinty and stony, there’s a saline-like character in the finish. … Read more

($43):  Eleni and Edouard Vocoret are new kids on the Chablis block.  Chablis-lovers would be wise to remember their names.  Their domaine, not even a decade old, is spread over about a dozen acres in Chablis.  Traditionally, producers in Chablis have not focused on its lieux-dits (named sites) that are under the village umbrella compared to say, Meursault, for example. … Read more

($100, Louis Latour, USA):  Louis Latour, one of Burgundy’s leading négociants, hit a home run with their 2019 reds.  From the array I’ve tasted, you could almost pick with your eyes closed and get a terrific wine.  This Volnay 1er is especially attractive because of its seductive perfume, silky texture, and refinement. … Read more

($190, Louis Latour, USA):  Louis Latour is King of the Hill of Corton because of the quality of the wines that emanate from their extensive holdings there.  Corton Grancey, a blend from five distinct Grand Cru climats of Corton — Bressandes, Perrières, Clos du Roi, Grèves, and Chaumes — is their top red wine from the Côte de Beaune. … Read more

($62, vintus):  Like Lucien Le Moine’s Bourgogne Rouge, the white punches far above its weight class.  It delivers better concentration and depth than you would reasonably expect from this lowly appellation, especially since it weighs in at a modest 13 percent stated-alcohol. … Read more

($100, Vintus):  The wines from Santenay, an often-overlooked village of the Côte de Beaune, often display a touch of rusticity, charming in good hands, less charming in others.  Clos Rousseau sits at the southern end of Santenay on the border with Maranges. … Read more

($62, Vintus):  Lucien Le Moine, a tiny “boutique” négociant, bottles only about 100 barrels of premier and grand cru red and white Burgundies annually (about 2,500 12-bottle cases).  They are of uniformly high-quality, in short supply, and expensive.  He also produces a Bourgogne Rouge and Bourgogne Blanc that are more readily available and punch far above their weight class. … Read more