# The greatest wines of Burgundy

Burgundy's most prestigious grands crus, red and white: there are 33, making up only about 1% of production. Ranked according to wine guides and specialist merchants.

- 17 votes · 13 items
- May 30, 2024 · Sophie Faure
- https://even.best/en/l/411/the-greatest-wines-of-burgundy

## Top 12

1. **Montrachet** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Shared between Puligny and Chassagne, considered the greatest dry white wine in the world.
2. **Romanée-Conti** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1.8 ha monopole of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti in Vosne-Romanée, the most legendary wine in the world.
3. **Chambertin** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The 'king of wines' from Gevrey, Napoleon's favourite, powerful and long-lived.
4. **Clos de Vougeot** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The Cistercian monks' walled vineyard, 50 ha shared by over 80 owners.
5. **Musigny** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Chambolle grand cru with silky tannins, described as lace.
6. **La Tâche** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Another DRC monopole in Vosne-Romanée, spicy and deep.
7. **Richebourg** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Rich, opulent Vosne-Romanée grand cru, ranked first class as early as 1816.
8. **Corton-Charlemagne** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — White grand cru from the hill of Corton, linked to Charlemagne.
9. **Romanée-Saint-Vivant** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Delicate Vosne-Romanée grand cru.
10. **Bonnes-Mares** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Grand cru straddling Chambolle and Morey.
11. **Chevalier-Montrachet** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Montrachet's neighbour, a mineral, racy white.
12. **Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The largest of Chablis' seven grand cru climats.
13. **Clos de Tart** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Morey-Saint-Denis monopole, one of Burgundy's oldest walled vineyards.

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