Best value red Burgundy 2017 en primeur to buy
Tim Atkin MW highlights the red Burgundies he sees as offering the best value in the 2017 vintage...
‘The 2017 vintage has potential for finding some great value red wines, particularly the generic Bourgognes as well as a select few from Mercurey, Savigny-lès-Beaune and Fixin’, says Tim Atkin MW in his recent Burgundy 2017 en primeur report. Below, Tim has listed his best value red Burgundy 2017 wines to buy.
He rates two Mercureys the highest, and being a relatively unknown appellation prices tend to be reasonable in comparison to the most popular appellations. Bourgogne also features, and as this is the entry-level wine for many producers, it’s a great place to start.
Tim’s value red Burgundy 2017 picks:
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Domaine François Raquillet, Vieilles Vignes, Mercurey, Burgundy, France, 2017
François Raquillet uses fruit from three different sectors of Mercurey to make this superb old vine cuvée from parcels that are all over 60 years...
2017
Domaine François RaquilletMercurey
Domaine Tupinier-Bautista, Mercurey, 1er Cru En Sazenay, Burgundy, France, 2017
The red bottling from this south-east facing premier cru comes from 50-year-old vines and shows considerable freshness and lightness of touch in 2017. It's balanced...
2017
Domaine Tupinier-BautistaMercurey
Domaine Duroché, Bourgogne, Burgundy, France, 2017
Bottled in November 2018 to preserve its youthful, supple, appealingly aromatic fruit, this lightly wooded Pinot from Gevrey is bright and well balanced, with the...
2017
Domaine DurochéBourgogne
Domaine de Bellene, Vieilles Vignes, Savigny-lès-Beaune, Burgundy, France, 2017
Nicolas Potel has done an impressive job with his domaine reds and whites in 2017, balancing the bouncy fruit sweetness of the vintage with freshness...
2017
Domaine de BelleneSavigny-lès-Beaune
Domaine Faiveley, La Framboisière, Mercurey, Burgundy, France, 2017
This is a textbook Mercurey red from this much-improved Nuits-St-Georges-based négociant, and it's usually widely available. Sourced from a 10ha monopole, it's fermented with 20%...
2017
Domaine FaiveleyMercurey
Domaine François Lamarche, Bourgogne, Hautes Côtes de Nuits, Burgundy, France, 2017
The style of this Pinot, light in body and colour, is always very delicate and refined. It's showing subtle reduction, considerable freshness and red cherry...
2017
Domaine François LamarcheBourgogne
Domaine Francois Lumpp, La Paulée, Bourgogne, Burgundy, France, 2017
This generic Bourgogne from François Lumpp comes from the Jambles side of Givry and is made from comparatively young vines planted on clay and limestone...
2017
Domaine Francois LumppBourgogne
Domaine Lafarge, L'Exception, Bourgogne, Passetoutgrains, Burgundy, France, 2017
Frédéric Lafarge's Passetoutgrains comes from a co-planted 89-year-old parcel of equal parts Gamay and Pinot Noir, close to Meursault on gravel soils. It's elegant, sappy...
2017
Domaine LafargeBourgogne
Domaine Jean Tardy, La Place, Fixin, Burgundy, France, 2017
Guillaume Tardy acquired this 0.41ha lieu-dit in 2006, which was a smart move given how land prices have increased since then. The 45-year-old vines have...
2017
Domaine Jean TardyFixin
