Best value red Burgundy 2020 en primeur to buy
After tasting 1,200 wines for his Burgundy 2020 en primeur report, Charles Curtis MW selects his top value red wines from this hot but successful vintage.
Charles Curtis MW tasted over 1,200 wines for his Burgundy 2020 en primeur report and despite it being yet another hot year, he discovered some sublime wines from producers that have managed to tame the concentration of fruit.
‘The results are delicious, but they hardly conform to many wine lovers’ idea of what Burgundy is’, he said, as aromas and flavours in the reds tended more towards black fruit than red.
Burgundy 2020 en primeur: Full report plus top-scoring wines
See further analysis and top-scoring wines of the following areas:
Côte de Beaune | Côte de Nuits | Mâconnais | Côte Chalonnaise
Morey-St-Denis | Meursault | Gevrey-Chambertin | Chambolle-Musigny | Pommard and Volnay | Vosne-Romanée
Cool nights, wind, early harvesting and sorting for sunburn has allowed producers to craft some excellent wines despite such dry conditions.
If money is no object, Charles Curtis MW recommends seeking out reds from Bonnes-Mares, Richebourg, Ruchottes-Chambertin or Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts.
However, Charles has also compiled a list of top value reds, featuring wines from appellations such as Santennay, Marsannay and Chorey-les-Beaune.
’The Côte Chalonnaise is perhaps the best region to hunt for good value reds, an increasingly scarce commodity.
In 2020, these will offer plenty of structure and density, as well as a lush, sensual fruit that should provide both the balance for drinking young and the stuffing for mid-term ageing’, said Charles.
The list below even includes some value premier cru options from Aloxe-Corton and Mercurey.
Find the tasting notes and scores for Charles’ top value red Burgundy 2020 picks below.
Top-value red Burgundy 2020 wines:
- Château de Chamirey, Mercurey, 1er Cru Ruelles, 2020 – £37.50/$50.85
- Domaine Comte Senard, Chorey-lès-Beaune, 2020
- Domaine de la Cras, Bourgogne Montre Cul, 2020
- Domaine Gérard Mugneret, Pourpre, Vin de France, 2020
- Domaine Jessiaume, Clos du Clos Gênet, Santenay, 2020
- Domaine Michel Lafarge, L’Exception, Bourgogne Passtoutgrains, 2020
- Domaine Michel Mallard, Aloxe-Corton, 1er Cru Les Valozières, 2020
- Domaine Rossignol-Trapet, Aux Etalois, Gevrey-Chambertin, 2020
- Domaine Trapet Père & Fils, Marsannay, 2020
Charles Curtis MW’s top 10 value red Burgundy 2020 wines
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Burgundy 2020 en primeur: Full report plus top-scoring wines
Domaine Michel Mallard, Aloxe-Corton, 1er Cru Les Valozières, Burgundy, France, 2020
Plenty of bright, silky red fruit upfront on the nose, with firm tannins, rich density and a sense of beaux amers (a 'beautifully bitter' character)...
2020
Domaine Michel MallardAloxe-Corton
Domaine Rossignol-Trapet, Aux Etalois, Gevrey-Chambertin, Burgundy, France, 2020
Profuse aromas of blackberry and cassis, with a hint of menthol and fresh peonies. The supple texture has an almost fleshy character, but there is...
2020
Domaine Rossignol-TrapetGevrey-Chambertin
Château de Chamirey, Mercurey, 1er Cru Ruelles, Burgundy, France, 2020
This monopole is spread over three distinct parcels in the stony, iron-bearing clay at mid-slope, facing south. The vines average 55 years of age and,...
2020
Château de ChamireyMercurey
Domaine Comte Senard, Chorey-lès-Beaune, Burgundy, France, 2020
Very pleasant raspberry fruit aroma with a hint of violets. The tannins are firm, and significant fresh acidity ensures that there is no heaviness or...
2020
Domaine Comte SenardChorey-lès-Beaune
Domaine de la Cras, Bourgogne Montre Cul, Burgundy, France, 2020
Winemaker Marc Soyard uses the non-interventionist techniques learned from his time with Jean-Yves Bizot to create this impressive wine with its floral-scented plummy fruit, firm...
2020
Domaine de la CrasBourgogne Montre Cul
Domaine Michel Lafarge, L'Exception, Bourgogne, Passetoutgrains, Burgundy, France, 2020
A deeply lovely fruit character, with plenty of forward red berry fruit nicely dressed with floral notes and a silky, fine texture which is set...
2020
Domaine Michel LafargeBourgogne
Domaine Trapet Père & Fils, Marsannay, Burgundy, France, 2020
A fresh, bright wine, with aromas of cherry and pomegranate, plenty of freshness and a firm tannic line. This wine is blended from three parcels:...
2020
Domaine Trapet Père & FilsMarsannay
Domaine Gérard Mugneret, Pourpre, Vin de France, Burgundy, France, 2020
Lively and exuberant, with forward plummy fruit plus a suggestion of wild herbs and earth. The texture is supple and approachable, this is to be...
2020
Domaine Gérard MugneretVin de France
Domaine Jessiaume, Clos du Clos Gênet, Santenay, Burgundy, France, 2020
Shows a ripe plummy fruit character, with a slightly earthy cast. The texture is round, fleshy and enjoyable in its youth. Clos Gênet is a...
2020
Domaine JessiaumeSantenay