Best value 2018 white Burgundy en primeur to buy
Tim Atkin MW highlights the white Burgundies he sees as offering the best value from the 2018 vintage...
The 2018 vintage for white wines is ‘good to very good’ says Tim Atkin MW with the ‘majority of Burgundy’s leading white wines produced in the Côte de Beaune, as they often are, with Meursault, Puligny- and Chassagne-Montrachet all performing well and cooler sites in Ladoix, St-Romain, St-Aubin and Santenay coming into their own.’
Scroll down for Tim Atkin MW’s top 10 value white Burgundy 2018 wines
He praises the Mâconnais whites in particular, commenting that ‘this is a good to very good vintage for the region’s whites, especially those from cooler sites in Vergisson and Milly-Lamartine, which retained natural acidity’ and highlights that there is ‘value for money to be found here’.
In the Côte Chalonnaise, white wine yields were the highest since 2009, with many producers reporting crops of 60hl/ha or more. Overall, the region made 22.5% more white wine in 2018 than 2017 which Tim says has ‘some very good whites, especially in Rully, where the premiers crus are often impressive.’
He added; ‘This is also an enjoyable year for often overlooked villages and where value is to be found in such places as Santenay, St-Véran, Viré-Clessé, Auxey-Duresses and Monthélie.
Introduction copy by Georgie Hindle.
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Domaine Barraud, En France, Mâconnais, Pouilly-Fuissé, Burgundy, France, 2018
En France sits between the two striking rocks of Vergisson and Solutré and the Barrauds have a 40-year-old parcel that faces south west. Stylishly wooded...
2018
Domaine BarraudMâconnais
Christophe Cordier, En Faux, Mâconnais, St-Véran, Burgundy, France, 2018
<p>En Faux is a lieu-dit of 1.55ha on south-facing red clay and iron oxide soils. Barrel-fermented in used 350 litre oak, this has a slightly...
2018
Christophe CordierMâconnais
Jacques Saumaize, Les Creuzettes, Mâconnais, Pouilly-Fuissé, Burgundy, France, 2018
The best 2018 white from Jacques and Anthony Saumaize comes from 2 parcels of 50-year-old vines on a sunny plateau in Solutré. Stone and passion...
2018
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Domaine Paul & Marie Jacquesson, Rully, 1er Cru La Pucelle, Burgundy, France, 2018
<p>Rully is pretty close to the southern end of the Côte de Beaune - although its wine are generally quite a bit cheaper - and...
2018
Domaine Paul & Marie JacquessonRully
Domaine Sainte Barbe, Clos du Buc, Mâconnais, Viré-Clessé, Burgundy, France, 2018
The Clos du Buc is new to the Sainte Barbe range in 2018 and comes from a high-altitude parcel that includes vines that over 100...
2018
Domaine Sainte BarbeMâconnais
Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon, En Chatenay, Mâconnais, Pouilly-Fuissé, Burgundy, France, 2018
North-facing at 300 metres in Vergisson, which makes the vineyard pretty fresh for Pouilly-Fuissé this is one of the two best examples of the appellation...
2018
Les Héritiers du Comte LafonMâconnais
Olivier Leflaive, La Macabrée, Auxey-Duresses, Burgundy, France, 2018
Three north-facing parcels close to Meursault, aged between 12 and 60 years, supply the fruit for this over-delivering Auxey-Duresses made with purchased fruit. Fermented and...
2018
Olivier LeflaiveAuxey-Duresses
Domaine Frantz Chagnoleau, Les Raspillères, Mâconnais, Pouilly-Fuissé, Burgundy, France, 2018
<p>Les Raspillères is a single parcel on limestone soils that has been turned into something special in the hands of the gifted Frantz Chagnoleau. Aged...
2018
Domaine Frantz ChagnoleauMâconnais
Domaine de Bellene, Savigny-lès-Beaune, Burgundy, France, 2018
Nicolas Potel calls this the 'flagship' white of his domaine operation with some justification, as year in year out, it's one of his best value...
2018
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Domaine Pierre Vessigaud, Vers Asnières, Mâconnais, Pouilly-Fuissé, Burgundy, France, 2018
Vers Asnières generally makes one of Pierre Vessigaud's best wines and that's certainly the case in 2018. It's a medium-weight white from a mid-slope parcel...
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