Chorey-lès-Beaune, Domaine Tollot-Beaut 2020 vs Mercurey Rouge Premier Cru 'Les Vasées', Domaine François Raquillet 2022
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Chorey-lès-Beaune, Domaine Tollot-Beaut 2020 currently starts £0.10 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £35.10 | £35.20 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Domaine Tollot-Beaut | Domaine François Raquillet |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Pinot Noir | Pinot Noir |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
Chorey-lès-Beaune, Domaine Tollot-Beaut 2020
Domaine Tollot-Beaut, located in Chorey-lès-Beaune, also boasts vineyards in Aloxe-Corton, Savigny, and Corton itself, along with the excellent Premier Cru Beaune 'Greves,' one of our favourite hidden gems. Known for producing wines with elegant and charming red fruit profiles, the recent warm vintages have enhanced the character of the appellations near the Corton foothills, traditionally recognised for their more rustic styles. These wines now offer greater richness and depth, with more refined, structured tannins. They continue to be both highly appealing and competitively priced.
Mercurey Rouge Premier Cru 'Les Vasées', 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 Chalonnais 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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