Burgundy
When it comes to the world of fine wines, Burgundy stands tall as one of the most revered and sought-after regions. Renowned for its exceptional terroir and commitment to quality, Burgundy has long captivated enthusiasts with its exquisite and highly prized wines. Today, let us delve into the realm of the best and most expensive wines that Burgundy has to offer, a realm where true wine aficionados can indulge in the pinnacle of winemaking excellence.
At the heart of Burgundy's prestige lie its renowned vineyards, which have garnered global acclaim for their exceptional wines. The names that resonate in the world of Burgundy are Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Domaine Leroy, Domaine Armand Rousseau, and Domaine Georges Roumier. These vineyards have become synonymous with greatness, crafting wines that define elegance, complexity, and longevity.
Burgundy's most esteemed wines are crafted from two noble grape varieties: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The region's red wines, made predominantly from Pinot Noir, display a finesse and purity of fruit that are unmatched. Vineyards such as Romanée-Conti, La Tâche, and Richebourg produce red wines that command astronomical prices due to their exceptional quality and limited production.
For white wine enthusiasts, Burgundy's Chardonnay-based wines are a true revelation. Vineyards like Montrachet, Corton-Charlemagne, and Meursault showcase the full potential of this noble grape, producing wines of unparalleled richness, depth, and complexity. These whites epitomize the artistry of winemaking, with each sip revealing layers of flavors and a harmonious balance between fruit, minerality, and oak.
In the world of fine wines, Burgundy stands as an epitome of elegance, complexity, and refined craftsmanship. Its best and most expensive wines are a testament to the region's unwavering commitment to excellence, terroir-driven winemaking, and the artistry of the winemakers.
Burgundy
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Vinous (88-90)
The 2021 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Herbues has a clean, poised bouquet with black plum and light chalky aromas. Orange rind emerges with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy red fruit, fine gripe and is slightly chalky in texture with a briny finish. Loire-like in a good way.HK$3,655.00 -
Discover an extraordinary expression of Burgundian terroir with the Nicolas Faure Nuits-Saint-Georges Herbues 2022. An exciting young talent, Nicolas Faure crafts this phenomenal red from a small patch of vines in the Nuits-Saint-Georges region of eastern France. Influenced by biodynamic practices, Faure works with old vines, ploughs with horses and eschews commercial yeasts, endeavouring to express the unique character of each vintage. The 2022 Herbues offers a complexity beyond its years, revealing layers of ripe dark fruit, damp earth, and aromatic spices. Hand-harvested, fermenting naturally with stems, then matured in oak for 18 months, it is a wine of richness and depth, seamlessly fused with vibrant acidity and supple tannins. The Nicolas Faure Nuits-Saint-Georges Herbues 2022 is a pure, captivating, and ethereal wine that memorably articulates its birthplace's distinctive geography and climate.
HK$48,000.00 -
HK$5,700.00 -
(12x75cl) 2005Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (96)
Bright red-ruby. Wild, briary red berries, mocha and licorice on the nose, accented by heady spices and herbs. Sweet, suave and pungent in the mouth, with a terrific peppery lift to the dense, palate-dusting flavors. Finishes broad and rather airy, with superb lift and perfume.HK$24,690.00 -
(1x300cl) 2005Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (96)
Bright red-ruby. Wild, briary red berries, mocha and licorice on the nose, accented by heady spices and herbs. Sweet, suave and pungent in the mouth, with a terrific peppery lift to the dense, palate-dusting flavors. Finishes broad and rather airy, with superb lift and perfume.HK$8,700.00 -
Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (92-95)
Bright red-ruby. Cool, complex aromas of raspberry and minerals, with intriguing mushroom and underbrush nuances. Seamless, dense, thick and full, but with terrific clarity and class. Pure, tangy and aromatic in the mouth, with lovely verve and lightness of touch. Finishes with noble, very fine tannins and palate-staining persistence. A great showing.HK$4,740.00 -
Vinous (95)
Good medium red. Headspinning, expressive nose combines candied red fruits, chocolate, minerals, pepper, smoked meat, five-spice powder, underbrush and flowers; this incorporates all the Chambertin food groups. Hugely thick, sappy and sweet, with outstanding volume and breadth. Wonderfully dense flavors of raspberry, menthol, five-spice powder and underbrush. Finishes with broad, noble tannins and unflagging persistence. This captures the essence of the 2003 vintage, and is showing spectacularly today. A no-brainer for those lucky enough to find a bottle: I thought I was drinking an old-style Burgundy from the '40s.HK$3,465.00 -
(6x75cl) 2001HK$9,165.00 -
Vinous (91-94)
Good dark red. Sweet, complex aromas of raspberry, minerals, spices and faded rose. Sexy and fine-grained in the mouth, with sweet flavors of kirsch, violet and minerals. Sappy, expressive wine with terrific intensity and lovely length. This has real finesse.HK$12,355.00 -
Vinous (91-94)
Deep red. Wild, complex nose melds raspberry, leather and game. Silky and round but with lively mineral pungency giving definition and grip to the flavors of raspberry and gibier Finishes with substantial tannic power, a subtle saline character and superb length. This is all real Charmes, notes Potel, who told me that he made 100 barrels of grand cru red wine in 2006.HK$2,240.00 -
(12x75cl) 2000Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (92-95)
Potel vinified part of this cuvee Red-ruby. Sauvage, superripe aromas of black raspberry, minerals, roasted pepper and game. Silky and supersweet in the mouth, with great volume and fullness for a 2000. Old-viney texture like liquid velvet. Finishes with sweet tannins that coat the teeth and palate. This is real grand cru Clos Vougeot.HK$16,100.00 -
Vinous (92-94)
Saturated ruby-red. Aromas of blackberry, black cherry, licorice, bitter chocolate and pungent spices. Offers a penetrating, sappy kirsch flavor on the palate, in a rather dense, powerful style. This is powerful without coming across as heavy. Finishes very long and spicy, with terrific freshness.HK$2,585.00 -
Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (90-93)
Good deep red. Slightly reduced aromas of strawberry, smoke, mocha and minerals. Supple and sweet, but with a peppery element and firm tannic spine giving shape to the raspberry and strawberry fruit. Finishes solid, aromatic and long, with tannins that reach the front teeth.HK$2,300.00 -
Vinous (91-94)
Medium red. Perfumed, slightly high-toned aromas of black raspberry, black cherry and minerals. The flavors of small wild red fruits display an almost confectionery sweetness along with superb intensity and sappiness. Very stylish and showy, with terrific floral cut adding to the wine's early appeal. Quite high-toned, and sure to be accessible early.HK$2,680.00 -
HK$3,810.00 -
Vinous (87-89)
Good red-ruby. Cooler aromas of wild black fruits and menthol. Sweet, fat and round, but with harmonious acidity and attractive spice giving firmness to the lingering finish.HK$11,375.00 -
HK$1,130.00 -
Vinous (91)
Medium red. Enticing bouquet of black raspberry, minerals, smoke, fresh herbs and incense. The palate offers lovely intensity and sweetness without weight, with a sappy edge of acidity framing and lifting the black fruit and spice flavors. This really shows the dark fruit side of the vintage. Finishes with lush tannins and excellent persistence.HK$1,330.00 -
(6x75cl) 2005Wine Advocate (93-94)
The Potel 2005 Vosne-Romanee Les Gaudichots offers a nose of cherry, red raspberry and spice box. Cinnamon and white pepper are among those that hitch a ride on the creamy palate, where intensely ripe, sweet red fruits, raw meat, and suggestions of caramelized root vegetables expand to fill all recesses of the mouth. Concentrated and complex manifestations of meat, roasted root vegetables, and mineral along with distilled red fruit suggestions inform the superbly long, multi-registered finish. Amazingly, there are three whole barrels of this.HK$59,130.00 -
(6x75cl) 2007
Jancis Robinson (17.5)
Nicolas Potel's négociant wine. 'No chaptalisation and no filtration therefore the most natural wines we've made for years. Some winemakers make a comparison with 2003 – but there were more than 100 days between flowering and picking in 2007 and 2008. 2007 was less delicate than we thought; I was tempted to bottle in September but found the wines were not ready.' Much more delicate than the Clos St-Denis. Wild strawberry fruit aromas plus delicate spice, and then more marked spice on the palate. All in a restrained and scented style and leading to a lingering finish and very fine tannins.HK$28,790.00 -
HK$4,425.00 -
Wine Advocate (91-93)
The 2019 Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Les Fichots reveals aromas of sweet red berries, plums, raw cocoa and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, layered and velvety, with beautifully refined tannins and a long, penetrating finish, this is another of the most charming wines in the Rossignol range this year.HK$4,675.00 -
HK$10,835.00 -
HK$9,255.00 -
Vinous (91-93)
(100% destemmed): Good deep red. Aromas of black raspberry and bitter chocolate are accented by menthol and fresh herbs; more peppery than the Fremiers. Then juicy and dense but youthfully imploded on the palate. Shows a seamless, weightless, rather refined texture but comes across as less open and chewy than the Fremiers today. Finishes with suave tannins and a light touch. Rossignol eschews vinifying this wine with stems as it's naturally taut and he's afraid of hardening it.HK$7,420.00 -
HK$5,530.00 -
(12x75cl) 2019HK$4,120.00 -
HK$5,035.00 -
HK$5,655.00 -
Wine Advocate (92-94)
The 2019 Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Lavières opens in the glass with pretty aromas of peonies, rose petals, sweet wild berries, orange rind, raw cocoa and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, supple and perfumed, it's sumptuous and melting, with lively acids and a charming, enveloping profile. This is one of the most seductive wines in the range.HK$6,205.00
