Burgundy Club: November 2025

Greetings those who understand why Pinot Noir is better than Cabernet! This odd month Burg club release (soon to be the village level club) features a red and white from two iconic villages of the Cote d'Or. 

The white is the same as the even month village level club, so that description is repeated below: 

White Wine: Lucien Muzard Meursault Meix Chavaux 2022 

The producer & the fruit. Domaine Lucien Muzard et Fils is a long-standing Santenay family estate run by brothers who favor precise, vineyard-first wines. Meix Chavaux is a stony, well-drained lieu-dit on the lower slopes north of the village that delivers healthy ripeness without heaviness and a clear, cool stony imprint. In fact, the cru borders Auxey-Duresses where the whites grown across that border can show Meursault like qualities for a better value. 

How it’s made. The fruit is hand-harvested and pressed as whole clusters, then fermented with native yeasts. The wine is aged mainly in 350-liter barrels with some 600-liter tonneaux introduced in recent years; new oak averages about ten to fifteen percent. It typically spends about twelve months in barrel and then rests a further four to six months in tank. Recent vintages have seen minimal stirring of the lees to keep the texture taut and the site’s stony character in clear focus. The style still shows the round, classical side of Meursault—think butter and hazelnut wrapped around ripe orchard fruit—balanced by the definition that Meix Chavaux naturally brings.

Red Wine: Morgan Truchetet Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Topons 2022

I fully admit that Nuits-Saint-Georges had never really grabbed me before. Perhaps the more famous villages to the north just have an easier story: powerful Gevrey, perfumey Chambolle, and silky Vosne. After the level 4 Burgundy class I put on this summer featuring producers and vineyards of Nuits alone, my opinion changed. I have since realized the value hiding in this town and the amazing pedigree of its producers. Very few wines from Nuits cross into four figures. Compare that to its northern neighbor where dozens get into the five figure price point. And for what?!

The producer & the fruit. Siblings Morgan and Julie Truchetet took over from their father in 2019, becoming the fifth generation at Domaine Truchetet. Morgan arrived with vineyard-manager chops from Domaine Lescure; Julie brought a decade of parcel-by-parcel experience at the family estate. They’ve been converting to organic farming and trialing gentle, biodiversity-friendly treatments—plant and seaweed preparations—to restore soil energy and sharpen site expression. Les Topons lies in the southern sector of Nuits-Saint-Georges, where the natural profile leans toward structure, savory nuance, and firmer tannins. The village level vineyard sits across the road from the outstanding 1er cru Monopole of Domaine de l'Arlot, Clos des Forets. In 2022 the wine carries red-fruited drive—cherry, cranberry, a touch of rose—over a subtle mineral and iron line.

How it’s made. The fruit is hand-harvested, rigorously sorted, and vinified with native yeasts. Extraction is kept gentle to preserve perfume and detail, with élevage in French oak where new barrels are used modestly so the vineyard leads rather than the wood. The result is a poised, finely framed Nuits: bright acidity, chalk-edged tannins, and a finish that lengthens with air—true to the south-side backbone but rendered with the Truchetets’ light touch. This is no doubt a producer to watch and add to the cellar before the prices rise.