AOC Irancy
Map Category Communal/Village appellation since 26/02/1999. Irancy village profile Prior to 1999 the wine was labelled Bourgogne-Irancy Commune(s) of production Yonne > Auxerrois > Cravant, Irancy, Vincelottes. – There are no premier cru climats. Villages ‘Lieux-Dits’ allowed on labels Adroit de… Read More
AOC Fixin
Map Category Communal/Village appellation since 08/12/1936. Fixin village profile Wines from this appellation can also claim the apellations (labels) of Côte de Nuits Villages, Bourgogne Côte d’Or & Bourgogne. The Fixin AOC has premier cru climats; the list shown below Commune(s) of… Read More
AOC Nuits Saint Georges
Map Category Communal/Village appellation since 11/09/1936 and the latest update was 05/11/1972 for the Premier Crus. Wines from this appellation can also claim the appellation of Bourgogne Côte d’Or or Bourgogne. This appellation includes the premier cru climats shown below: Commune(s) of production Côte d’Or >… Read More
AOC Santenay
Map Category Communal/Village appellation since 08/12/1936 and 21/05/1970 for the Premier Crus. Wines from this appellation can also claim the appellation of Bourgogne Côte d’Or or Bourgogne. This appellation includes the premier cru climats shown below: Commune(s) of production Côte d’Or > Santenay – for… Read More
AOC Vosne-Romanée
Map(s) Category Communal/Village appellation since 11/09/1936. This appellation includes the premier cru climats shown below: Commune(s) of production Côte d’Or: Vosne-Romanée & Flagey-Echézeaux – for premier cru climats this appellation may be followed either by the words Premier Cru, or by the name of the… Read More
AOC Côte de Nuits-Villages
Map Here Category Communal/Village appellation since 20/08/1964 Replacing the earlier appellation (04/03/1937) of Vins fins de la Côte de Nuits. Blending different village wines from the communes below is possible… Commune(s) of production 5 communes at the southern and northern extremities of the Côte de Nuits: i.e. around… Read More
AOC Chambolle-Musigny
Map Category Communal/Village appellation since 11/09/1936.Wines from this appellation can also claim the apellation of Bourgogne Côte d’Or or Bourgogne. This appellation includes the premier cru climats shown below: Commune(s) of production Côte d’Or: Chambolle-Musigny For premier cru climats this appellation may be followed either… Read More
Potel’s 2002 Aloxe 1er Boutières…
There was a different type of value proposition when I was ‘peak buying.’ Following my tasting of Nicky’s 2002s in Nuits St.Georges (with his business manager Xavier) I ordered (from memory) 12 Aloxe Boutières, 6 Vosne 1er Suchots, 6 Vosne 1er Malconsorts, 6 Vosne… Read More
Profile: Jean-Claude Lapalu
Tasted with Jean-Claude Lapalu in Saint-Etienne la Varenne, 20 February 2020. Domaine Jean-Claude Lapalu Les Quatre Croix, 69460 Saint-Etienne la Varenne Tel: +33 4 74 03 50 57 Jean-Claude laughs when I ask him if it’s an old family domaine – “No, it’s creation that began almost… Read More