Best value 2019 white Burgundy en primeur to buy

The 2019 vintage in Burgundy will be remembered for its ‘intense fruit, firm structure and supple texture’, says Charles Curtis MW who compiled the 2019 en primeur report for Decanter.com.

Curtis commented that the ‘whites are rich but show remarkable balance despite the heat’.

‘Low yields and the heat combined to concentrate both acidity and sugar in the grapes, allowing both reds and whites to maintain a very fine balance of richness and structure.

In the Côte de Beaune, one can find superb wines in both white and red. Generally, the reds from Pommard were more homogeneous than those of Volnay, while in Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet, cooler sites at higher elevations tended to produce the best results.’ he wrote.

Full Burgundy 2019 en primeur report

Individual appellation overviews for:

Côte de Beaune, Côte Chalonnaise, Côte de Nuits & Mâconnais

Individual commune overviews for:

Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-St-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Vosne-Romanée & Nuits-St-Georges, Pommard & Volnay, Meursault, Chassagne-Montrachet & Santenay

As well as selecting his top-scoring wines of the vintage, Curtis also highlights the pockets of value he found while tasting.

Find the run-down and notes for his top 10 value white wines below.

Curtis’ Burgundy 2019 value white wine picks* (tasting notes below)

Héritiers du Comte Lafon, Mâconnais, Mâcon-Milly-Lamartine – £13/$18

Domaine A&P de Villaine, Bouzeron – £15/$21

Domaine Stéphane Aladame, 1er Cru Montagny – £25/$34

Domaine Pierre Labet, Vieilles Vignes, Bourgogne Blanc – £25/$34

Domaine de la Soufrandière, Mâcon-Vinzelles – £24/$33

Henri Boillot, Bourgogne Blanc – £20/$27

Domaine Joseph Drouhin, Mâconnais, Pouilly-Vinzelles – £20/$27

Domaine de Montille, Bourgogne Chardonnay – £16/$22

Domaine Michel Lafarge, Raisins Dorés, Bourgogne Aligoté – £12/$16

Domaine Deux Roches, Mâconnais, St-Véran – £21/$28

*The prices are based on in-bond prices of the 2019 vintage or of previous vintages that are currently available in the market.

See Charles Curtis MW’s top 10 value white wines from 2019

See also

Chablis 2019: Full vintage report and top-scoring wines