SPOTLIGHTING SOME OF OUR FAVORITE OFFERINGS FROM LA PAULÉE MONDIALE, POWERED BY ZACHYS
Here the team shares our favorite Producer Wine Packs from La Paulée Mondiale, available through March 31 at Zachys.com
Domaine Bachelet-Monnot, the Next Generation of the Côte de Beaune by Justine Puaud
Brothers and grandchildren of Bernard Bachelet, Marc and Alexandre created their domaine in 2005. They make the Côte de Beaune’s rising generation proud. They farm 20 hectares of vines over the Maranges, Santenay and Puligny-Montrachet communes. They make fantastic red and white wines and adopt a very natural approach to winemaking. I’m personally a huge fan of their whites.
The Producer Pack includes Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly 2018, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières 2018 and Maranges 1er Cru La Fussière 2018.
Regarding the Saint Aubin, the palate is extremely well balanced with a fine acidity that cuts through the green apple and fresh pear notes. The Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières is a remarkable Premier Cru. It is fine, complex, floral and spicy. Its mouthfeel is generous but structured and lengthy, which indicates a long aging potential. I was also quite impressed by the quality of the Maranges. It is deep, dark and direct. This wine is a terrific buy for a red Premier Cru. Check out the pack here
Pierre Meurgey, Meurgey-Croses 4-bottle Producer Pack - Jaime’s suggestion this week
Pierre Meurgey is one of my mentors and I would be remiss not to shine on light on what he is doing now. Pierre offered me my first job in the wine industry. He hired me to join his team at Maison Champy and manage the export sales where I worked alongside him and the winemaker. He spent countless hours with me tasting and developing my palette. He taught me how to taste wines for pleasure and enjoyment, and shared the nuances of the terroirs of Burgundy, with particular attention to the vineyards of Beaune.
Pierre now has his own labels, Pierre Meurgey and Meurgey-Croses. I love that the wines he makes under these labels are the wines that he championed when we worked together - Macon, Beaune 1er Cru and Pernand-Vergelesses. Pierre’s wines offer access to great value in Burgundy, underrated terroirs and delicious wines.
Domaine Chandon de Briailles 3-bottle Producer Pack - Max’s suggestion this week
I was so inspired by Claude de Nicolay’s thoughtful explanations of her family domaine’s practices during last Friday’s seminar on the evolution of viticulture in Burgundy that I immediately went to see whether this pack was still available from Zachys.
Chandon de Briailles started to convert to organics in the 1980’s under the forward-thinking leadership of Claude and her brother François’ mother Nadine de Nicolay. Biodynamic since 2008, the domaine also is notable for its deft use of whole cluster in its fermentation - not always that common in the Côte de Beaune - that gives its reds such an amazingly ethereal perfumed character. The whites are no less impressive, with a lot of energy and character that clearly comes from the well-cared for vines.
Gevrey-Chambertin at its Finest 4-bottle Pack - Edouard’s suggestion this week
it is a really nice opportunity to be able to taste side by side some of the best expressions of Gevrey-Chambertin . I really like the selection offered here as it makes for a great study of the famous village. Gevrey-Chambertin is certainly a model when it comes to red Burgundy and the pinot noir that bares its name is often powerful. However, I find that the 2016 provides a interesting nuance compared to the darker 2018. In addition to that vintage comparison this pack offers, you are also able to taste though the ranking system with a village appellation, two premiers crus and finally the legendary Clos de Beze, one of the oldest clos from the 1st century.
Domaine Roulot 3-bottle pack – Eléonore’s suggestion this week
I’m really excited about the Domaine Roulot pack. With the spring and the sun coming out, it will be nice to enjoy some fresh Chardonnays.
This domaine is one of the greatest of Meursault and was established in the early 1800’s and is now organic.
This 3-bottle pack offers a nice variety of Chardonnay. This pack includes a hidden gem that is the Auxey Duresse village. This wine from Domaine Roulot is not so well known compared to his Meursault village and Premier Crus. However, the pack also offers a nice Meursault Premier Cru Les Bouchères 2018 to keep in your cellar for a few years before enjoying it to its fullest.
