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Domaine Gaston & Pierre Ravaut, Bourgogne Blanc

Burgundy / Côte de Beaune, France 2017 (750mL)
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Domaine Gaston & Pierre Ravaut, Bourgogne Blanc

Are you kidding me, Ravaut? Where was this wine when I was a restaurant sommelier—better yet, where has it been all my life? As a white Burgundy fanatic, I always have a nice bottle within reach at my house and instantly flip to this section of the wine list when dining out. That said, there’s an overwhelmingly large chance you’ll have to shell out a pretty penny for a fully immersive, genuinely classic white Burgundy experience, which brings me back to the beginning: Where has this bottle been all my life?!
Put simply, Ravaut’s appellation-defying Bourgogne has completely stunned our team: It drinks far beyond its price tag and would draw everyone’s attention at a white-tie event filled with elite bottles. From a handful of Côte de Beaune Premier Crus to even a young Corton-Charlemagne lookalike, this $25 stunner was called just about everything in our blind tasting, except for what it truly was—a Bourgogne Blanc. But hey, when your family has spent generations farming on and around the Grand Cru hill of Corton, and you’ve long mastered sustainability and traditional winemaking, it makes sense that your “starter-pack” emulates world-famous sites. This extraordinarily affordable gem was brought over to you directly from the cellars of Ravaut and we’re proud to offer up to 12 bottles per person. Enjoy now or in the decade to come—this is it!
Up until several years ago, Vincent and his brother, Pierre, represented the sixth generation of Domaine Gaston & Pierre Ravaut, a long-admired estate that reached new levels of success in the latter half of the 20th century. But, as is ever-so-common in Burgundy, the brothers went their separate ways, with Pierre leaving to open up his own domaine and Vincent staying put at G&P Ravaut. Off a fresh visit to the latter, we were thrilled to walk through rows of barrels and taste the quality that’s coming out of this small-scale estate. 

Ravaut’s parcels in Ladoix-Serrigny—a quaint town that neighbors the northeast side of Corton—are farmed sustainably and hand-picked. In the winery, it’s all about adhering to tradition: an undisturbed, indigenous-yeast fermentation and 12 months of aging on lees in mostly neutral French barrels. This precious batch arrived at our temperature-controlled warehouse several months ago—prior to that, its entire life had been confined to Ravaut’s small cellar. 

In the glass, the wine pours a brilliant straw-yellow with vibrant green and silver hues reflecting throughout. After 15 minutes of opening up in the glass, it beings revealing textbook white Burgundy aromatics: a swell of Meyer lemon and yellow apple stride out in leisurely fashion, followed by lapping waves of crushed oyster shell, pineapple core, citrus blossoms, wet limestone, tangerine oil, white peach, and nuanced baking spices. There’s a great deal of energy and livewire acidity balled up in this wine, so my best advice is to enjoy it slowly, over many hours, just as you would a Premier or Grand Cru. The palate is filled with mouthwatering tension and layers of just-ripe citrus and tree fruits that serve to electrify your tastebuds. It’s a damn classy Bourgogne that debunks the notion that elite white Burgundy needs to start at $50. I’m downright thrilled with the results here and will do my best to import the blockbuster ‘18 vintage when it is bottled, but annual production at Ravaut typically maxes out around a few hundred cases, so that’s far from guaranteed. In the meantime, enjoy this sensational Burgundy—it’s among the greatest values we can offer you. Cheers!
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Country
France
Region
Burgundy / Côte de Beaune
Sub-Region
FranceLadoix-Serrigny
Soil
Limestone & Clay
Farming
Sustainable
Blend
Chardonnay 100%
Alcohol
13.0
OAK
Mostly Neutral French
TEMP.
55
Glassware
Large Burgundy Stem
Drinking
Now-2025
Decanting
15-30 Minutes
Pairing
Citrus- & Herb-Roasted Chicken

France

Bourgogne

Beaujolais

Enjoying the greatest wines of Beaujolais starts, as it usually does, with the lay of the land. In Beaujolais, 10 localities have been given their own AOC (Appellation of Controlled Origin) designation. They are: Saint Amour; Juliénas; Chénas; Moulin-à Vent; Fleurie; Chiroubles; Morgon; Régnié; Côte de Brouilly; and Brouilly.

Southwestern France

Bordeaux

Bordeaux surrounds two rivers, the Dordogne and Garonne, which intersect north of the city of Bordeaux to form the Gironde Estuary, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The region is at the 45th parallel (California’s Napa Valley is at the38th), with a mild, Atlantic-influenced climate enabling the maturation of late-ripening varieties.

Central France

Loire Valley

The Loire is France’s longest river (634 miles), originating in the southerly Cévennes Mountains, flowing north towards Paris, then curving westward and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantes. The Loire and its tributaries cover a huge swath of central France, with most of the wine appellations on an east-west stretch at47 degrees north (the same latitude as Burgundy).

Northeastern France

Alsace

Alsace, in Northeastern France, is one of the most geologically diverse wine regions in the world, with vineyards running from the foothills of theVosges Mountains down to the Rhine River Valley below.

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