France: A Good Year for White Burgundy at a Good Price
France: A Good Year for White Burgundy at a Good Price
Apr 13, 2012 6
(WSJ) - Every time a great vintage is declared, it's always a mixture of good and bad news. Bad because the best wines can be scarce and the prices often high. Good because even the "lesser" wines are likely improved—and also well-priced. This column actually contains only good news: It's about the great inexpensive 2010 white Burgundies now arriving in stores.
The 2010 vintage in Burgundy came right after another successful vintage in the region, albeit of an altogether different sort. In 2009, the weather was good, the harvest was large and the wines were uniformly supple, generous and ripe. The 2009 wines are also remarkably approachable while young. Aubert de Villaine, director of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, the famed Burgundy, compared the 2009 vintage to 1959, one of the best vintages of modern times.
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