Burgundy

The wine region of Burgundy, France can be a very difficult region to fully understand and a huge expense also. Here at Vintage Wine Specialists we only offer the best, although the range is limited it represents the finest wines. Red Burgundy wines are usually made using the Pinot Noir grape, and White Burgundy wines are usually made with Chardonnay grapes, as dictated by the AOC rules. By offering the finest wines from the best cellar's we limit the time and expense that must be made to better appreciate the wines of Burgundy.

Please click here to explore our Burgundy selection or click on a vintage below.

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Please click on a vintage highlighted in white below.

Available Vintages
All	N.V.	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000
1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992	1991	1990
1989	1988	1987	1986	1985	1984	1983	1982	1981	1980
1979	1978	1977	1976	1975	1974	1973	1972	1971	1970
1969	1968	1967	1966	1965	1964	1963	1962	1961	1960
1959	1958	1957	1956	1955	1954	1953	1952	1951	1950

All wines are offered subject to remaining unsold.

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The wine region starts just south of Dijon at Marsannay-la-Côte and runs southward to just short of the city of Lyon. The area of Chablis stands on its own to the northwest of Dijon, about as close to Paris as it is to the heart of Burgundy. The main wine regions in Burgundy proper (those that are entitled to the AOC Bourgogne designation) are the Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune (collectively known as the Côte d'Or or "golden slope") and further south the Côte Chalonnaise. The Route des Grands Crus (which loosely translates as the "road of great vineyards") traverses the Burgundy wine region.

The area is made up tiny villages surrounded by flat and sloped vineyards. The sloped vineyards have the most exposure to sunshine and the greatest drainage. The best wines (Grand Cru) from this region are usually grown from the middle part of the slopes while the "Premier Cru" come from a little less favourably exposed slopes. The relatively ordinary "Village" wines are produced from the flat territory nearer the villages.

Beaujolais, Chablis[1], and Mâcon are also viticulturally part of Burgundy.

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