It was tasty, well-priced red Bordeaux last week and it’s tasty, well-priced white Burgundy this week. Don’t say we don’t love you. All we crave is your happiness and we work hard to attain that.
By which I mean that I drink as much as I can on your behalf. Team player, that’s me. Mrs Ray tries to stick her oar in too, of course, and it’s a full-time job trying to save her from herself. It’s not that she’s not helpful. It’s just that the singing and dancing on the tables does grate after a while…
Burgundy is darn pricy these days, but if you look hard enough and trust your source – in this instance, the astute Mr Wheeler – then toothsome bargains can be found. Get stuck in, I say. Add some to the bottles you bought last week, and you’ll have bloody Christmas pretty much sorted.
The 2023 Mâcon-Uchizy, Domaine M&B Talmard (1) was a staple of Wrightson & Co’s portfolio when Mr Wheeler took over the business in 2016, and they’ve never managed to beat it in terms of value for money. With an understated elegance and a creamy, buttery texture and lemony freshness, it’s pure, clean and expressive. No surprise that it’s Mr Wheeler’s bestselling wine. £16.50 down from £17.95.
Fewer than 350 cases of the 2020 Mâcon-Azé ‘Vieilles Vignes’, Les Reflets d’Ambre (2) were made and Mr Wheeler took the lot, as they have done every vintage for over ten years. Referred to by those in the know as a ‘mini-Meursault’, it’s made from old-vine fruit and is in peak condition with a beautifully supple texture and hints of dried, stewed and candied quince, pear and apple, and a dry to off-dry finish. It wears its high alcohol extremely lightly and is stylishly knit. £17.50 down from £18.95.
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