Domaine de Bellene Les Grèves Beaune Premier Cru 2022

Beaune's Les Grèves is, alongside Bressandes, the most famous vineyard in town – and Domaine de Bellene owns a sliver of it. This kind of Burgundy pedigree Burgundy usually clears $200, but we have it here for under $90 with free shipping on just two! We can all but promise – with the ravenous numbers of Burghounds out there – this won’t be around for long!

Let's start with the dirt, because in Burgundy it's always about the dirt. "Grèves" actually refers to the small, sandy stones that make up this vineyard's soil – and Les Grèves is the largest of Beaune's 36 Premiers Crus, prized for its sunny hillside exposure. But here's the fun part… Nicolas Potel's parcel is a postage stamp. Just 0.2 hectares, facing east-southeast, with vines that were planted back in 1904 – meaning we're talking about a 120-year-old plot. Over the past decade, he's taken cuttings from those ancient vines to replant the gaps, so the old-vine DNA stays in the family. Everything here is done by hand, chickens and sheep roam the rows instead of tractors, and there are no herbicides or pesticides.

The man behind it has serious Burgundy bloodlines. Although he passed away last summer, Nicolas Potel's family once owned the legendary Domaine de la Pousse d'Or in Volnay, and after his father's death, he set out on his own, eventually founding both Domaine de Bellene (the estate) and Roche de Bellene (the négociant). What makes this particular bottle special is that it was the only wine in Potel's entire 2022 lineup to get any new oak – roughly 30%, and only because it carried enough power and density to stand up to it. It was also fermented with 100% whole clusters, an intentional move to give it serious spice and structure.

And the timing couldn't be better, because 2022 is a year people are genuinely excited about. Wine Spectator called it a great vintage that delivered the best Pinot Noir and Chardonnay the region had seen since 2017, born from a warm, dry summer that still somehow kept its freshness. It's a notably perfumed vintage, with floral, sometimes exotic aromatics from the stony, limestone sites, and Grèves sits right in that sweet spot. Critic Tim Atkin rated this wine 94 points, calling out its exotic perfume and a brawny core of figs and black plums framed by firm tannin and bright acidity – a wine with real cellar potential that's only going to get better. In other words… It's built to age, but you could just as easily dig in this year (and you'll want to).

The good news for you is that the 2022 averages around $200 on the open market, and we've got it at $89.95. That's 55% off a 120-year-vine, single-parcel Premier Cru from one of Burgundy’s most respected names. Grab two and shipping's on us – but our stash is genuinely small, so make your move!

FOOD PAIRINGS: A bold, whole-cluster Beaune begs for something rustic and French – so go full circle with a classic Coq au Vin, chicken braised in red wine with mushrooms, pearl onions, and bacon. Pour a glass into the pot, and then pour the rest for yourself!