The 7 Best White Burgundies to Drink Right Now
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Burgundy is the widely accepted as the birthplace of Chardonnay and as much as we love Chardonnay made in other parts of the world there’s a special place in our hearts for those grown and produced in Burgundy. When we’re blind tasting by ourselves or with other wine lovers there’s always someone that sticks their nose in the glass and quickly proclaims “Burgundy!” There’s a typical bouquet of gun flint, wet river rock, crushed oyster shells, and perhaps a pleasant note of petrol that hits you before you go deeper to determine the fruit aromas. When you finally get down to the fruit characteristics, you’ll be enticed by aromas and flavors of lemon zest, white stone fruits, peach, apricot, and lemon curd.
White Burgundies are our go to wines for late spring or early summer meals and casual entertaining; just because it’s hot out doesn’t mean you have to throw steaks and burgers on the grill. There are plenty of lighter dishes like lobster, scallops, veal chops, and pasta with light cream sauces that pair perfectly with white Burgundies. Premier Cru and Grand Cru wines generally have a judicious use of oak and the right balance of texture, freshness, and complexity to pair with your favorite dishes, but for more saline driven seafood dishes don’t be afraid to open an appellation village wine.
In all honesty, it’s hard to pick our favorite white Burgundy. There are so many to choose from including appellation village, Premier Cru, Grand Cru, Côtes du Beaune, Meursault, Chablis, Puligny-Montrachet, and Chassagne Montrachet to name just a few, but we tried. We hope you find our seven picks below to be as exciting as we did, and we’re betting that you will.
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