Recent Offers — Burgundy White
Joseph Drouhin 1er Cru from 2017, An Outstanding Vintage of Burgundy Whites
Founded in 1880, Joseph Drouhin was originally from the Chablis region and settled in Beaune to set up his wine company. But it was in 1957, when Robert Drouhin, Joseph Drouhin's grandson, took over that the domaine started to gain its present dimension with its acquisition of many vineyards, and that they began doing away with pesticides and other chemicals and built a laboratory of enology run by Laurence Jobard, the very first woman enologist in Burgundy. They then built a reputation for making wines that primarily reflect the individual terroir and vintage as they apply a balance of traditional and modern techniques and carefully monitor...
Tasted and Recommended: Lucien Le Moine Pernand Vergelesses Sous Fretille 1er Cru
Only established a little over two decades ago in 1999, Lucien Le Moine is a relatively new negociant house in Burgundy but has made its mark quickly with the amazing work by owners Mounir and Rotem Saouma. Mounir worked in the monastery vineyards in the Middle East in the late 1980s and was where he first learned to make wine. He subsequently studied Viticulture and Oenology in Montpellier, followed by six years of working in Burgundy, other areas of France, and also in California, USA. His wife, Rotem, on the other hand, comes from a cheese-making family and studied agriculture in Dijon and eventually...
Dauvissat-Camus Updates, Starting from HK$620 per Bt
For those who are looking for top-quality Burgundy white without breaking the bank, they should have a look at the top producers in Chablis, one of which is Vincent Dauvissat that creates incredible wines and superb value. They produce the finest Chardonnay in Chablis, and many of these have very long cellaring potential and get better with age.Please find below our latest update at this famous producer in Chablis, starting from only HK$620 per bottle, these are an affordable luxury to experience top quality from the unique soil and terroir from the north of Burgundy - Dauvissat-Camus Petit Chablis 2019HK$620 per bottle, 6 available,...
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Now in Stock! 94pts, Bouchard Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2012, "Genuinely stunning"
Thanks to their strong financial arm, Bouchard Pere et Fils is one of the top Maisons in Burgundy that produces sublime wines at very reasonable prices. Their whites are known to be concentrated and dense and refined with oak that allows a big wine to age for a long time. We have recently successfully purchased a case of Bouchard Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2012 and think it is the best deal of the week. Compared with the best names such as Coche-Dury and Bonneau du Martray, Bouchard Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2012 offers a fantastic price-and-quality ratio. Burghound’s Allen Meadows is one of the admirers of the...
A Young Talent in Loire who worked in Bizot: Nicolas Barbou
We are delighted to offer a young and talented winemaker today and an up-and-coming name in France – Nicolas Bardou. Nicolas Bardou started his working experience in New Zealand and also worked in two respected domaines in Burgundy, Domaine Boisson Vadot and Jean-Yves Bizot in which he learned and have his own philosophy in winemaking. Then he decided to move back to his home Loire Valley and started with Sauvignon Blanc at the beginning, he is eager to produce very high-quality Sauvignon Blanc which is compatible with the Grand Cru in Côte-d'Or. Nowadays, Nicolas Bardou produces two Sauvignon Blanc, the Utopie Créative Touraine Oisly and...