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Burgundy Producers

A little list of our favorite Burg producers, organised by home commune:

  • Chablis
    • Domaine François Raveneau
    • Domaine William Fèvre
    • Vincent Dauvissat
    • Domaine Dauvissat-Camus
    • Caves Jean et Sébastien Dauvissat
    • Domaine Louis Michel et Fils
    • Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils
    • Patrick Piuze
    • Laurent Tribut
    • Domaine Long Depaquit, Albert Bichot
  • Marsannay-la-Côte
    • Domaine Bruno Clair
  •  Gevrey-Chambertin
    • Domaine Fourrier
    • Domaine Joseph Roty
    • Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils
    • Domaine Denis Mortet
    • Bernard Dugat-Py
  • Morey-Saint-Denis
    • Domaine Dujac
    • Domaine des Lambrays
    • Domaine Ponsot
    • Domaine Taupenot-Merme
  • Chambolle-Musigny
    • Domaine G. Roumier
    • Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier
    • Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé
    • Alain Hudelot-Noellat
  • Vosne-Romanée
    • Domaine du Comte Ligier-Belair
    • Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
    • Domaine Leroy
    • Domaine François Lamarche
    • Domaine Gros Frère et Soeur
    • Domaine Anne Gros
    • Henri Jayer
    • Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret
    • Domaine René Engel
    • Domaine Méo-Camuzet
  • Flagey-Échézeaux
    • Emmanuel Rouget
  • Nuits-Saint-Georges
    • Nicolas Potel
    • Domaine Henri Gouges
    • Domaine Faiveley
    • Domaine Robert Chevillon
  • Premeaux – Nuits-Saint-Georges
    • Domaine de l’Arlot
  • Beaune
    • Domaine Louis Jadot
    • Joseph Drouhin
    • Louis Latour
    • Bouchard Père et Fils
    • Albert Bichot
  • Chorey-les-Beaune
    • Domaine Tollot-Beaut
  • Pernand-Vergelesses & Aloxe-Corton
    • Bonneau du Martray
  • Auxey-Meursault
    • Maison Leroy
  • Volnay
    • Domaine de Montille
    • Domaine Marquis d’Angerville
    • Domaine Michel Lafarge
    • Domaine La Pousse d’Or, Patrick Landanger
  • Meursault
    • Domaine d’Auvenay
    • J.F. Coche-Dury
    • Domaine des Comtes Lafon
    • Domaine Roulot
    • Vincent Girardin
    • Arnaud Ente
    • Antoine Jobard
  • Puligny-Montrachet
    • Domaine Leflaive
    • Etienne Sauzet
  • Chassagne-Montrachet
    • Domaine Ramonet
    • Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey

Burgundy 1er Crus – 23×2 (linking)

Google MyMaps assists with linking the Villages

In learning the 1er Crus of Burgundy, the first step is to identify the most-relevant examples. This can be done using a statistical model, by examining Delectable.com ratings for each Burgundy Village. The method of identifying a single top-Cru is called 23×1.

A second method is explored, based in geography. As seen in a custom Google map below, the Villages of the Côte d’Or have been indicated from north to south. This map is an intriguing alternative to the off-compass versions commonly seen in book and typical wine maps. Simply put, the crus are visible in a true north-south orientation.

From a total of 460 1er Crus in the Côte d’Or, a succint 46 is represented herein. The focus is on bordering vineyards, which can call “anchors”. These anchors act like reference points, so that any Cru can be found by comparison. Zoom in to see these crus, and use the Google side-bar to toggle various categories.

Burgundy 1er Crus – 23×1 (statistics)

Using statistics to reveal the tip-top examples of Burgundy 1er Crus

The site Delectable is an incredible resource, especially helpful in learning about producers. For a complex region such as Burgundy, with many sub-appellations, one can benefit from a helping hand. Delectable works like an Instagram for wine lovers, who upload photos of their great wines into the public database.

While the individal rating scores of various wines are largely arbitrary, averaging to 9.1 for most decent wines, the rating numbers are telling. Often, a particular appellation will feature a particualr wine from a single producer, which seems to outnumber the rest by a wide margin. For example, in Morey-Saint-Denis, the most-frequently rated 1er Cru is the “Clos de la Bussière” monopole by Georges Roumier, with 383 total ratings. The 2nd place winner is Domaine Dujac “Monts-Luisants”, with 86 ratings. A 445% difference! Indeed, Roumier is one of the essential producers from Morey.

The pattern of disparate appearance rates can be used as an advatage, when studying regional wine producers of prominence. Listed below, from north to south, are the Village Appellations of the Côte d’Or in Burgundy. For each Village, a single wine has been inducated, which is featured in a statically meaningful way on Delectable. When the numbers are close between a few options, favor is given to Crus which are made by multiple producers. Monopole Crus are also highlighted.

220 Burgundy 1er Crus, Côte de Beaune, Producer Focus

Burgundy, Crus by Producer

Villages Appellations in the Côte de Beaune, from north to south, with X number of 1er Crus:

  1. Ladoix – 11x Première Crus
  2. Aloxe-Corton – 14x
  3. Pernand-Vergelelesses, 8x
  4. Savigny-les-Beaune, 22x
  5. Beaune, 42x
  6. Pommard, 28x
  7. Volnay, 29x
  8. Monthélie, 15x
  9. Auxey-Duresses, 9x
  10. Meursault, 19x
  11. Blagny, 7x
  12. Puligny Montrachet, 17x
  13. Saint Aubin, 30x
  14. Chassagne Montrachet, 55x
  15. Santenay, 12x
  16. Maranges, 7x

Total 1er Crus in the Côte de Beaune: 325 (versus 135 in Nuits). Note that this list features repeats of some top Crus, and omits some which are less-prominent.

The table is sorted first by villages, north to south. Second, by cru size, small to large. Click each column header to sort, and use the search function to refine results. Producers were chosen from Delectable prominence, Guild of Sommeliers Compendium mention, and Canlis Restaurant wine list placement.

100 Burgundy 1er Crus, Côte de Nuits, Producer Focus

Burgundy, Crus by Producer

Village Appellations in the Côte de Nuits, from north to south, with X number of 1er Crus:

  1. Fixin – 6x Première Crus
  2. Gevrey-Chambertin – 26x
  3. Morey-Saint-Denis – 20x
  4. Chambolle-Musigny – 24x
  5. Vougeot – 4x
  6. Vosne-Romanée – 14x
  7. Nuits-Saint-Georges – 41x

Total 1er Crus in the Côte de Nuits: 135 (versus 325 in Beaune). Note that this list features repeats of some top Crus, and omits some which are less-prominent.

The table is sorted first by villages, north to south. Second, by cru size, small to large. Click each column header to sort, and use the search function to refine results. Producers were chosen from Delectable prominence, Guild of Sommeliers Compendium mention, and Canlis Restaurant wine list placement.