OENOFILE / Best Values in White Burgundy
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2025 9:19 am
Winemaker Henri Boillot sources his Burgundy Blanc from vineyards “almost all at village level,” according to his Boston-based importer Robert Hurley, president of Cynthia Hurley French Wines. Burgundy Henri Boillot 2019 ($ 39) comes mainly from the vineyards of Meursault as well as Puligny-Montrachet, Saint-Romain and Auxey-Duresses. It’s a rich and beautifully balanced white with a touch of toasted oak. Another talented young producer, Joseph Colin gets his supplies in Burgundy from a vineyard in Puligny-Montrachet whose vines are almost 50 years old. His formidable Joseph Colin La Combe Bourgogne 2019 (40 $) was therefore very puligny-montrachet: intensely mineral with lively acidity and a saline note on the finish.
Chardonnay ($ 33) was another fine wine from a talented young producer, Charles Ballot, whose incredibly racy white also comes from the vineyards of Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet. The energetic phone number library but supple 2019 Domaine Bzikot Bourgogne Côte d’Or Chardonnay ($ 39) comes mainly from a village vineyard in Puligny-Montrachet “less than five meters” from the vineyard where the famous Domaine Leflaive sources its fruit for its Bourgogne Blanc, according to Bzikot importer Juan Prieto. Mr Prieto added that this Bourgogne Blanc is one of the most sought after wines that it matters. “The price has remained fair and it is excellent value for money,” he said.
At $ 100 a bottle, Domaine Leflaive Bourgogne 2019 was by far the most expensive wine of my tasting. And yet, for the co-owner and general manager of Domaine Leflaive, Brice de La Morandière, it is “the cheapest good wine you can buy”.
Leflaive Bourgogne was a beautiful, lush wine, but a bit dominated at the moment by (new) oak. This wine receives the same attention as the four-figure grands crus of the cellar. “We don’t do anything different in the cellar,” explains Mr. de La Morandière.
Chardonnay ($ 33) was another fine wine from a talented young producer, Charles Ballot, whose incredibly racy white also comes from the vineyards of Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet. The energetic phone number library but supple 2019 Domaine Bzikot Bourgogne Côte d’Or Chardonnay ($ 39) comes mainly from a village vineyard in Puligny-Montrachet “less than five meters” from the vineyard where the famous Domaine Leflaive sources its fruit for its Bourgogne Blanc, according to Bzikot importer Juan Prieto. Mr Prieto added that this Bourgogne Blanc is one of the most sought after wines that it matters. “The price has remained fair and it is excellent value for money,” he said.
At $ 100 a bottle, Domaine Leflaive Bourgogne 2019 was by far the most expensive wine of my tasting. And yet, for the co-owner and general manager of Domaine Leflaive, Brice de La Morandière, it is “the cheapest good wine you can buy”.
Leflaive Bourgogne was a beautiful, lush wine, but a bit dominated at the moment by (new) oak. This wine receives the same attention as the four-figure grands crus of the cellar. “We don’t do anything different in the cellar,” explains Mr. de La Morandière.