Bourgogne Chardonnay, Domaine Ballot-Millot 2022 vs Mercurey Blanc 'La Brigadière', Domaine François Raquillet 2022
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Mercurey Blanc 'La Brigadière', Domaine François Raquillet 2022 currently starts £0.60 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £30.80 | £30.20 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Domaine Ballot Millot | Domaine François Raquillet |
| Style | White | White |
| Grape | Chardonnay | Chardonnay |
| Region | Bourgogne | — |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
Bourgogne Chardonnay, Domaine Ballot-Millot 2022
Domaine Ballot-Millot, now under the skilled stewardship of the 17th-generation vintner Charles Ballot, remains one of Meursault’s leading estates. Charles farms the vineyards organically, whilst in the cellar, he follows the lunar cycle, allowing nature's rhythms to guide his winemaking. His guiding principle is let the terroir do the talking, and the wines are always beautifully expressive and elegant.
Mercurey Blanc 'La Brigadière', Domaine François Raquillet 2022
Who is the greatest, under-the-radar producer in Burgundy? There are a handful of growers in the Côte-d'Or who might deserve that title, but looking further south to Mercurey, one Domaine that is crafting incredible, thought-provoking wines is Francois Raquillet. With scores that rank alongside a top producer's Côte-d'Or 1er Crus, these are wines that merit a place in any serious Burgundy lover's cellar. Features as one of the Top 10 Côte Chalonnaise Producers in Tim Atkin's Burgundy 2022 Special Report. Widely considered the best producer of the village (and among the leaders of the region), Francois has been harvesting his 12ha (8 planted to red and 4 to white) of increasingly old vines, some 70 years+, at the end of August for the last six years so is far less concerned by climate change than many Côte d’Or growers to the north. In fact the Chalonnaise has been a beneficiary of the hotter, drier weather as it has helped reduce yields, and increase concentration and ripeness in the grapes, ultimately leading to richer, more gourmand, and frankly much better wines.
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