White Wines

Wine:                         

Domain Bernard Delagrange (13% abv)

Country of Origin:

Meursault a commune in Côte de Beaune in the southern section of the Côte d’Or, Burgundy, France

Our thoughts: 

This delicious white Burgundy is made from 100% Chardonnay grapes. 

Burgundy, particularly the Côte d’Or, produces some world class red and white wines achieving phenomenal prices but the region can be a real challenge. Combine the classification system, which is geographically focused (Bordeaux is producer/Château orientated) and the French ‘equal’ Inheritance laws, a relic from the Napoleonic times, it has resulted in the vineyards being divided and sub-divided into small plots.  Each plot is often ‘farmed’ by a different grower who may make and bottle their own wine with different ideas and capabilities or sell the grapes to a négociant and there are négociants who have their own vineyard holdings and so it goes on.  

Result?  A premier cru or even grand cru wine will be more expensive but not necessarily be better!  What’s the key?  You need to get to know the better producers.

Price:

£225 per case (£28 per bottle) (70cl bottle price) although if you have the opportunity as we did you can buy this at Cave shop for €22.00!!

Stockist:                        

Fine and Rare Wine Merchants