Bourgogne Côte d’Or AOC, Domaine Pascal Prunier-Bonheur 2023

A wine that overdelivers in a region where value is increasingly rare, this Bourgogne Côte d’Or from Domaine Pascal Prunier-Bonheur is crafted from Pinot Noir sourced from the lieu-dit En la Taupe in Pommard, a parcel planted in the 1970s with southern exposure on stony, shallow clay soil . Pascal Prunier, the fifth generation of his family to tend vines, launched his own domaine in 1983 and now farms eight hectares across the Côte de Beaune, earning a reputation for wines that “punch so far above their appellations” .

The wine is made with minimal intervention: grapes are 100% destemmed, fermented with ambient yeasts, and aged for 15 to 18 months in barrel with just 10% new oak . The result, according to critics, is a wine of “extraordinary zen-like calm and great purity” with a soft, fruity attack revealing serious structure on the back palate . Previously labeled as Bourgogne Rouge, the name changed to Bourgogne Côte d’Or in 2021 to reflect the quality of this Pommard-sourced cuvée . Pair with roasted poultry, duck breast, or aged Comté—a wine that critics agree is “absolutely spectacular” and a genuine discovery for Burgundy lovers .