It’s not every evening I get to taste ten white Burgundies with a decade or so of age. So I delighted to have the chance to taste through several bottles at a collector’s house recently to assess the risk and reward of white Burgundy. What’s your assessment of the risk and reward of white Burgundy? follows after the jump. MORE >>

There was everything from Grand Cru Burgundy to Barolo to Sancerre ros é. 2004 Produttori del Barbaresco. The Burgundies were not so impressive, on the whole. Maybe mature Burgundy doesn't show as well when surrounded by bigger, more obvious wines. The more I learn about wine, the more I realize that I don't know. MORE >>

It is a new release called La Bout du Clos, a wine made entirely from that same vineyard in Ambonnay, from the 2004 vintage. Sigalas Gutierrez Colosía La Guita Marie-Noëlle Ledru Sherry Domaine Leroy Champagne Burgundy Santorini Benoît Lahaye SelosseWell, of the last few months anyway. And La Carbona is by not even a steakhouse. MORE >>

2004 Éric Texier Côtes du Rhône-Brézème Domaine de Pergault , $29, Louis/Dressner Selections. 2004 Domaine du Closel Savennières Clos du Papillon , $26, Louis/Dressner Selections. Paul Pernot Rhône Valley Eric Texier Closel Beaujolais Marcel Lapierre Savennières BurgundyThe results have not been terribly impressive so far. MORE >>

That's real money, but it's pretty cheap as far as Burgundy goes. wanted to drink several examples of the best bottles to see if they are undervalued within the pantheon of Burgundy terroir, or if they are simply more of that overpriced but merely decent wine from Burgundy. Why Savigny-lès-Beaune? These can be rich, dense wines. MORE >>