2020 Domaine Talmard Macon-Uchizy Burgundy 750 ml

It’s a memory that pops up in our white-wine daydreams: We're sitting at a beloved San Francisco brasserie, our table piled high with an ice-mounded plate of oysters, spiced and fried chickpeas, and an array of country pâtés and charcuterie. Swirling in our glasses was one of the few wines that could tie it all together: the exquisite Gérald Talmard Mâcon-Uchizy. 

Fragrant notes of lemon peel, Golden Delicious apple, and acacia, plus a mouthwatering, mineral palate went toe to toe with the oysters and sliced right through the richness of the pâté. Freshness and structure like this from Burgundy typically costs three times as much—in fact, at that brasserie you’ll pay $14 per glass for a wine eerily similar to this stunning Burgundy. 

That makes our price a no-brainer for savvy wine lovers in general and Burgundy connoisseurs in particular. It’s downright astounding for a white Burgundy that compares beautifully with wines from far more famous—and expensive—appellations.

The cru of Uchizy is located in the northern portion of the Mâconnais, and the best vineyards in Uchizy are some of the great hidden secrets of Burgundy, yielding wines with ripe fruit and striking minerality. Gérald Talmard, the fifth generation of the Talmard family to farm this land, allows that minerality to shine through and amplifies the wine’s freshness by picking a bit earlier than his neighbors. 

The result is a alluringly fragrant and taut wine that resembles its pricey Côte de Beaune cousins more than other wines at this price point. It’s one to stack by the case.