Collection: Burgundy Chardonnay

The Bourgogne appellation is Burgundy's broad gateway, and it is here you will find the white wines made from Chardonnay. The appellation is a steady geographical anchor in Bourgogne, France, and it is precisely this rootedness in one place that makes it so instructive to explore. Where the more specialised appellations call for a little prior knowledge, Bourgogne lets you meet Chardonnay in its most straightforward form.

The appellation itself covers generic wines in red, white and rosé alike. The reds are made from Pinot Noir or regionally permitted grapes such as Pinot Gris, Pinot Liébault and Gamay, and the lighter ones of the bunch may be sold under the designation Bourgogne Clairet. The whites rest on Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc, and it is those you will find here.

Chardonnay is a rewarding grape that lets the producer's hand shine through. Depending on whether the wine is fermented and aged in steel tank or in wooden barrels, the style ranges from fresh and straightforward to fuller and rounder. That makes Bourgogne Chardonnay a good place to get to know the grape's many faces before you perhaps move on to the narrower appellations of the region.

The white wines typically have an ageing potential of around one to four years, so they are first and foremost meant to be enjoyed relatively young, while the freshness is still intact. If you want to taste the very earliest harvest, selected wines may be sold as primeur or nouveau from the third Thursday of November after the harvest.

A Bourgogne Chardonnay is a calm and reliable choice, whether it is to stand alone on a quiet evening or to accompany lighter dishes at the table. If you want to explore more widely, you can delve into our other wines from Bourgogne or take a closer look at the grape across the world under Chardonnay.