Along with the Bourgogne seminar I attended, there was also a Trade tasting featuring 19 Domaines, Maisons and Caves Coopératives. Like the seminar, this Trade tasting featured village wines that too often go unnoticed. They reflect the terroirs that shaped them and offer an unbeatable quality-price ratio, not to mention wonderful tasting pleasure. Here are my favourite wines from this walk-around Trade tasting. I placed an “*” next to the wines that have an importer.
Tasting Notes of My Favourite Bourgogne Wines
Domaine PIGUET-GIRARDIN Auxey-Duresses, 2022 – Pale colour. A quite fruity nose. Dry, light body with a lean mouthfeel. Apples and sweet spices on the palate. Lightly flavoured. Elegant. 
PROSPER MAUFOUX Saint-Aubin Premier Cru, Clos du Chateau, 2019 * – Medium-plus intensity lemon colour in the glass. Medium intensity aromas of toast, pineapple and crème brûlée. Dry, medium-plus body with a smooth, thicker texture. Sweet spices, butterscotch and ripe, bruised apple flavours. Very good quality.
Maison SIMONNET-FEBVRE Chablis, Premier Cru, Montmains 2023 * – This wine has a medium lemon colour. Very ripe stone fruit aromas. Dry, fuller body, roundish but with an acid backbone. Dried stone fruits, citrus rind and a touch of honey flavours. Some oak and pepperiness as well.
Vignerons des TERRES SECRÈTES Macon Milly-Lamartine, 2022 – This wine has a deeper lemon colour. Light intensity, ripe stone fruit nose. Dry, medium-plus body with a round, thicker mouthfeel. Oxidized apples and stone fruits. Lighter acidity. Medium length. 
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Domaine FOURREY Chablis Premier Cru, Côte de Lechet, 2023 – A deeper lemon colour. Medium intensity, ripe, rich, sweet stone fruit nose with more on the palate. Plus a touch of honey on the palate. Medium-plus body, slightly off-dry. Light acidity.
Domaine Franck LAMARGUE Santenay, Les Hotes, 2022 – A deeper, clear to the core, translucent garnet colour. Ripe sweet cherries and raspberry nose with more on the palate. Medium body with a soft, smooth mouthfeel. Light candied cherries and pepperiness on the palate. Medium acidity and tannins. A nice ripe Pinot Noir.
Domaine PIGUET-GIRARDIN Santenay Premier Cru, La Comme, 2022 – A medium intensity, translucent garnet colour. Nice, lighter intensity ripe red cherry nose with more on the palate. Floral, light oak, vanilla and candied cherry flavours as well. Medium tannins and acidity. Medium length.
Domaine Jean FÉRY Gevrey-Chambertin 2022 – Medium intensity translucent garnet colour. Medium intensity aromas of red fruits and nutmeg, with more on the palate. Medium-plus intensity of flavours. It is dry, medium body with firmer tannins to give this wine structure. Medium acidity. Light pepperiness.
Château de LABORDE Santenay “En Boichot”, 2023 – A medium intensity, translucent to the core, garnet colour. Pretty colour. Red cherries and cranberries aromas. Off-dry, medium-plus body with a round, thicker mouthfeel. Lower acidity and soft tannins. Sweet red fruits and cinnamon flavours. A little peppery on the finish. Delicious and easy to drink now.
Catherine & Claude MARÉCHAL Savigny-lès-Beaune, Vieilles Vignes, 2022 * – Medium intensity translucent garnet colour. Light, fresh red fruit and nutmeg aromas. Medium body, medium acidity and firmer tannins. Raspberries, cherries and nutmeg flavours, plus a hint of violet. Medium-plus length. – 
In case you didn’t notice, I selected several wines from the Santenay region as being favourites. You may want to try Santenay wines if you come across any in your local wine shop.
