A few weeks ago (seems like ages now!) we offered one of our perennial best selling red Burgundies: Sarrazin’s Bourgogne Rouge. It’s a best seller for good reason, but if you like that wine–and it seems that a lot of you do–you will absolutely love today’s feature. You see, the Sarrazin clan are based in Givry and that is their specialty, and one of their most important and historic parcels is called “Clos de la Roche.” Does that sound familiar to you? Yes, the same as the famous Grand Cru less than 40 miles to the north in Morey-Saint-Denis. Indeed, this vineyard produces wines of depth, richness, and complexity that far surpasses the humble “Givry” AOC. And of course the price is many, many times less than those bottles up the road. Pure Burgundy pedigree for a plebian price–don’t miss out, it’s very limited!

The Sarrazin name is an important one to know in the Côte Chalonnaise, the region just to the south of the Côte de Beaune that includes Maranges (which is just a click south from Santenay), Mercurey, and Givry. Headquartered in the tiny hamlet of Jamblès, within the Givry AOC, the domaine includes about 35 hectares of vineyards across a number of appellations (Givry, Rully, Mercurey, Maranges), all farmed according to lutte raisonnée (“reasoned struggle”) principles; this means that herbicides, pesticides, and any other non-organic inputs are prohibited except in serious emergencies. Brothers Guy and Jean-Yves Sarrazin have run the domaine since the mid-1990s, and in that time, they have raised their own profile along with those of the lesser-known villages they showcase. We have come to rely on Sarrazin for red (and white) Burgundies