Buy the Vineyard, Not the Label: $250 Burgundy for $69.98

Bouchard Pere et Fils Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Les Cailles 2018 Link to Purchase Wine: https://www.winex.com/bouchard-pere-et-fils-nuits-saint-georges-1er-cru-les-cailles-2018.html This is one of those rare Burgundy deals where the story may be every bit as compelling as the wine. Following the 2022 acquisition of Bouchard Père & Fils by Artemis Domaines, the group behind names including Château Latour and Domaine d’Eugénie, Bouchard’s enormous collection of vineyard holdings is being reorganized. Among the parcels slated to move into the prestigious Domaine d’Eugénie portfolio is Bouchard’s Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru Les Cailles, a superb site directly bordering the celebrated Les Saint-Georges vineyard. Before that transition is complete, however, we landed library stock of the 2018 Bouchard Les Cailles, aged under ideal conditions in Bouchard’s historic cellars in Beaune. Bouchard At eight years of age, this is classic Nuits-Saint-Georges beginning to hit a beautiful stage, with ripe red cherry moving toward darker fruit and cassis, stony and mineral notes, florals, and the firm underlying structure that gives great Nuits its longevity. Originally retailing around $160 to $170, we have it today for $69.98. And that is what makes this opportunity so unusual: the vineyard isn’t changing, but its place within one of Burgundy’s most prestigious portfolios is. Once fruit from these vines appears under its new banner, Kyle expects the price to be dramatically higher. For Burgundy lovers, this is a chance to buy the dirt, the vintage and the pedigree before the label catches up. Bouchard