Great white burgundies! With this mixed case we are pleased to bring you some of our very favorite “drinking” wines – meaning you don’t have to save them but can enjoy them now for their freshness. They are “ready-to-drink” wines that you can drink now or within the next 3 years.

Bourgogne blanc 2001 Domaine Trapet: This winery is located in Gevrey Chambertin and is one of the village’s stars for their excellent village, premier cru and grand cru pinot noirs. But we have found this great value Bourgogne blanc which beautifully represents what a Bourgogne blanc should be! Not only is it a great value, but shows excellent fruit and a lively taste that makes it a wonderful example of quality chardonnay at an accessible price level. It is a wine you don’t need an excuse to drink – celebrate any day of the week and enjoy!

We have tricked many of our wine-making friends by slipping this wine as a “pirate bottle” into blind tastings and they always guess village to premier cru quality from some top villages of the Côte de Beaune.

Auxey Duresses Veilles vignes 2001 Domaine Pascal Prunier Bonheur: Auxey Duresses is one of the best « diamond in the rough » villages of Burgundy. It is located right next to Meursault, arguably one of the most reputed white wine producing villages in the world. But Auxey produces reds and white wines, which always takes a little something away from the reputation of one or the other. Auxey is also located in the valley where temperatures are lower. The resulting wines are more mineral then Meursault but marry well with shellfish and seafood or simply a pleasant cocktail. Auxey’s produces up-front, user-friendly wines that have maintained the village’s solid and discreet reputation over the centuries. Burgundians drink and love Auxey because this is a wonderful example of a village producing great value for money.

Domaine Pascal Prunier Bonheur is run by Pascal Prunier and his wife. Pascal is from Auxey Duresses where his family has been the prominent vineyard family for generations.

Meursault 1er Cru Les Poruzots 2000 Domaine Buisson Batthault : With this selection we would like to mark the passing of the flame onto the next generation. In early November of last year, Mr. Buisson Batthault senior passed away. His son, François, has been running the daily operations for a number of years, but, in reality, they worked hand-in-hand since his father never really managed to retire. He needed to the contact with the vines, the cellars and with the wines produced each year. François has always tried to make wines like his father – that will stand the test of time – and he told us about wines they shared with friends during the late-November Paulée de Meursault where producers celebrate the end of the Hospices de Beaune auction with a great “BYO” celebration. François’ heart was not with the fête, but it was one of his father’s favorite events so he decided to go in his honor and he took some bottles of Meursault 1er cru from the 1960s and 1970s. The were appreciated as some of the best older vintage whites of the banquet.

Saint Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly 2002 Marc Colin : In one word, this wine is rich. The nose smells of white flowers, honeysuckle, lightly buttery with a touch of caramel. Very pleasant aromas. The flavors are round, smooth, full-bodied with a lively finish that leaves you thirsty for more. Overall, this wine has great balance. It can be drunk now or kept for the future, the next 2 or 3 years or so. It would be great with a cocktail dinner, or perhaps scallops, lobster or fish with a clear butter sauce.