2007 Burgundy – Values
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The cellars of Faiveley in Nuits-St-George,
the bins containing wine from vintages past, millions
in total
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Just one of the great things about Burgundy is that
it is now an excellent place to look for a bargain.
When I joined the wine trade x years ago,
Burgundy had the reputation of being a) confusing and
b) a rip-off. Now it’s seen as being merely a)
confusing.
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This sea change has occurred for a couple of easily
understood reasons. Firstly, with a generational
change Burgundy was suddenly full of wine makers and
growers who were happy to look outside their borders
to find out what was going on in the rest of the
world. Indeed, many young bourguignons travelled
to the New World to study, make wine and bring their
new-found knowledge back home.
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Suddenly, to the French philosophical way of making
wine (Gallic shrug; nature does it) was added a
healthy dollop of science. In essence, the wines
became cleaner.
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Secondly (and really part and parcel of
“Firstly”), wine making equipment became
more sophisticated.
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It’s something of an irony that the
“Sideways effect” – the surge in
interest in Pinot Noir experienced in the US
following the release of the film Sideways –
has resulted in an upswing in sales of (cost price)
€5 red burgundy. Well, they’re not going
to find drinkable wine at that price in California or
Oregon.
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Last night, I was drinking the 2003 Santenay 1er Les Maladières of Domaine
Lucien Muzard, a wine
that appeared on a Bowes Wine offering some years
ago. We sold it for £120 a dozen in bond and it
is now absolutely delicious, having some of the
vintage’s atypicality (having a good look at
that word, since I’ve never typed it before;
yup, seems okay), whilst managing not to be at all
hot in any way. This is delicious burgundy for
£13.30 on the table at today’s rates of
duty and VAT; in other words, spectacularly cheap for
what it is.
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Racking red wine in a cellar in Vosne
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So here’s our latest release of the 2007s, an
offer relating to some of the fabulous bargains that
I found during my recent burgundian
journeyings. Running from north
to south, red to (one) white:
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| Vintage |
Wine |
Drink dates |
Case size |
Price
IB |
Notes |
Order |
| 2007 |
Nuits-St-Georges, Jean Chauvenet, Burgundy, France |
2011-2016 |
12x75cl |
£180.00 |
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| 2007 |
Hautes Côtes de Nuits Le Prieuré, Aurelien Verdet, Burgundy, France |
2011-2014 |
12x75cl |
£162.00 |
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| 2007 |
Beaune 1er Cru Domaine de Saux, Château de Chorey-lès-Beaune, Burgundy, France |
2011-2017 |
12x75cl |
£207.00 |
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| 2007 |
Pommard, Rebourgeon-Mure, Burgundy, France |
2012-2017 |
12x75cl |
£171.00 |
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| 2007 |
Pommard 1er Cru Clos des Charmots, Rebourgeon-Mure, Burgundy, France |
2013-2019 |
12x75cl |
£234.00 |
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| 2007 |
Volnay 1er Cru Les Mitans, Rebourgeon-Mure, Burgundy, France |
2013-2018 |
12x75cl |
£186.00 |
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| 2007 |
Bourgogne Passetoutgrains L'Exception, Michel Lafarge, Burgundy, France |
2010-2013 |
12x75cl |
£99.00 |
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| 2007 |
Santenay Clos des Hâtes, Domaine Bachey-Legros, Burgundy, France |
2011-2016 |
12x75cl |
£165.00 |
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| 2007 |
Mercurey Clos de Myglands, Domaine Faiveley, Burgundy, France |
2012-2017 |
12x75cl |
£171.00 |
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| 2007 |
Pernand-Verglesses Blanc 1er Cru Les Combottes Vieilles Vignes, Château de Chorey-lès-Beaune, Burgundy, France |
2011-2016 |
12x75cl |
£156.00 |
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