Maison Roche de Bellene, Cuvée Réserve Chardonnay, Bourgogne, France 2013

Made by Nicolas Potel with 80% contract fruit from Côte d’Or and 20% from Côte Chalonnaise. It may be a generic Burgundy but it offers lots of smoky complexity and a buttery texture with tangy acidity to support it all. There are few of better value.

Alc 13%

Price: UK – £10.95 The Wine Society, US – $17.84 (2011) Saratoga Wine Exchange*

Taster: Christelle Guibert

*US stockist information from Wine-Searcher