Advice accepted, visiting Baudry and Burgundy this spring

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Tristan Welles

Tristan Welles
I plan on trying to visit Baudry (the one, not the other) this spring and would welcome any tips.

Additionally, what are the best cellar-door deals in Burgundy? I'll be bouncing around, here and there, for three months, so I'll be picking up bottles.

Thanks!
 
Sounds like a great trip, I'm sure you will have fun. But based on my limited knowledge the question is not so much 'what are the best cellar-door deals in Burgundy', but rather 'what are the best deals YOU will be able to access?' The secret's out and these folks have a lot of demand.

And to be clear, I say this as a regular ole consumer.
 
Beaune is a delightful city with lots of history that is largely untarnished.

If you're also interested in dining spots, Ma Cuisine in Beaune has an extraordinary wine list and excellent food. Bouchard and Pousse d'Or both very interesting to tour and taste.

. . . . . Pete
 
Maybe "untarnished" is not the best expression. Beaune is a city that reflects its history with current-day appearance/personality/construction/layout/events/etc. much like it surely was so many years ago (of course, I wasn't there at that time). A city with lots of charm!

. . . . . Pete
 
originally posted by Tristan Welles:
Advice accepted, visiting Baudry and Burgundy this springI plan on trying to visit Baudry (the one, not the other) this spring and would welcome any tips.

Additionally, what are the best cellar-door deals in Burgundy? I'll be bouncing around, here and there, for three months, so I'll be picking up bottles.

Thanks!
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I would email Matthieu directly. You can probably do so from the website. He also has a great little wine bar in downtown Chinon.

As for Burgundy, most well known domains don't have much for sale at the cellar door. If you went to some under-the-radar places such as Cornu, Rollin, etc. they may have wine to sell.
 
originally posted by VLM:
originally posted by Tristan Welles:
Advice accepted, visiting Baudry and Burgundy this springI plan on trying to visit Baudry (the one, not the other) this spring and would welcome any tips.

Additionally, what are the best cellar-door deals in Burgundy? I'll be bouncing around, here and there, for three months, so I'll be picking up bottles.

Thanks!
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I would email Matthieu directly. You can probably do so from the website. He also has a great little wine bar in downtown Chinon.

As for Burgundy, most well known domains don't have much for sale at the cellar door. If you went to some under-the-radar places such as Cornu, Rollin, etc. they may have wine to sell.
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Thanks very much. I have already sent emails to Baudry and Huet, pretty much the only domaine visits I have any interest in. My intention here was to ask if anybody had suggestions on common errors to avoid or good spots for lunch (etc) and I should have been more specific.

As for cellar purchases in Burgundy, even if the big names had any stock to sell, they'd still be out of my price range, even at cellar door. But, yes, Cornu would be a good idea.
 
originally posted by Peter Creasey:

Beaune is a delightful city with lots of history that is largely untarnished.

If you're also interested in dining spots, Ma Cuisine in Beaune has an extraordinary wine list and excellent food. Bouchard and Pousse d'Or both very interesting to tour and taste.

. . . . . Pete
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Well, yes, thanks Pete!

I'll be staying in Dijon and driving about. Frankly my main interest is more in the relics of the Valois dukes -- so Chartreuse de Champmol, Puits de Moise, RvdW's Last Judgement, etc, are a little higher on my list of activities than a run through Bouchard's cellar. a side trip for lunch and a visit to Comte-country is of much more interest to me than the usual Beaune degustation.
 
originally posted by Tristan Welles:
a side trip for lunch and a visit to Comte-country is of much more interest to me than the usual Beaune degustation.
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Comte country would be Jura. Prices are better there. (Of course, wine is not Burgundy there but you knew that.)
 
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
originally posted by Tristan Welles:
a side trip for lunch and a visit to Comte-country is of much more interest to me than the usual Beaune degustation.
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Comte country would be Jura. Prices are better there. (Of course, wine is not Burgundy there but you knew that.)
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indeed -- hence side trip. A nice round trip that stretches across the Swiss border and back to Dijon.
 
originally posted by Tristan Welles:
originally posted by Peter Creasey:

Beaune is a delightful city with lots of history that is largely untarnished.

If you're also interested in dining spots, Ma Cuisine in Beaune has an extraordinary wine list and excellent food. Bouchard and Pousse d'Or both very interesting to tour and taste.

. . . . . Pete
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Well, yes, thanks Pete!

I'll be staying in Dijon and driving about. Frankly my main interest is more in the relics of the Valois dukes -- so Chartreuse de Champmol, Puits de Moise, RvdW's Last Judgement, etc, are a little higher on my list of activities than a run through Bouchard's cellar. a side trip for lunch and a visit to Comte-country is of much more interest to me than the usual Beaune degustation.
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If you are in the Dijon area, a trip to Flavigny-sur-Ozerain is well worth taking. A beautiful, astonishingly well-preserved medieval town, it really puts you in the era. An hour's drive north of Dijon. Alise-Sainte-Reine is right next door, if you want to indulge in a bit of Gallo-Roman history too. And Chateau Bussy-Rabutin for a remarkable collection of historical portraits and Louis XIV era gossip, portraits and skulduggery.
 
originally posted by Christian Miller (CMM):
originally posted by Tristan Welles:
originally posted by Peter Creasey:

Beaune is a delightful city with lots of history that is largely untarnished.

If you're also interested in dining spots, Ma Cuisine in Beaune has an extraordinary wine list and excellent food. Bouchard and Pousse d'Or both very interesting to tour and taste.

. . . . . Pete
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Well, yes, thanks Pete!

I'll be staying in Dijon and driving about. Frankly my main interest is more in the relics of the Valois dukes -- so Chartreuse de Champmol, Puits de Moise, RvdW's Last Judgement, etc, are a little higher on my list of activities than a run through Bouchard's cellar. a side trip for lunch and a visit to Comte-country is of much more interest to me than the usual Beaune degustation.
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If you are in the Dijon area, a trip to Flavigny-sur-Ozerain is well worth taking. A beautiful, astonishingly well-preserved medieval town, it really puts you in the era. An hour's drive north of Dijon. Alise-Sainte-Reine is right next door, if you want to indulge in a bit of Gallo-Roman history too. And Chateau Bussy-Rabutin for a remarkable collection of historical portraits and Louis XIV era gossip, portraits and skulduggery.
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Perfect, thanks! I believe I have already picked out my place for lunch in Flavigny-sur-Ozerain.
 
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