Originally Posted by
DJGMaster1
Depends upon what you consider decent. I would wager that you're not getting Grand Crus from top producers in the Cote de Nuits for under $50 a bottle even right out of the domaines. Probably not too many for under $100 a bottle either. If you really know what you're doing, you can get yourself some of the best 1er Cru wines, from vineyards that abut the best Grand Crus, from top producers, for that $50-100 range (Stuff like a Gevery Chambertin Combe aux Moins, Cazetiers, or Lavaux St, Jacques from either of the LeClerc brothers), or some of the Vosne Romanee Vineyards that abut Richebourg or La Tache, like Suchots
Now $100 a bottle right out of the domain for a Grand Cru Burgundy from a top producer is a more than decent price, relative to what folks pay elsewhere for them. But for the vast majority of people, that's still an extremely high price for a bottle of wine.
Well if you are using $'s, then everything from Europe is ridiculously expensive. But I don't consider €30-ish for a Grand Cru to be expensive at all. And yes, that's what I would and have paid for a good Gevrey C. On the other hand, I generally stick closer to Beaune as it is a much shorter drive for me. There are a few "rock star" wines like Romanee-Conti that are ridiculously overpriced. I obviously stay clear of those. But a Romanee St. Vivant can be had at a good price.
And you know there are Grand Cru white's right? Burgundy has the best white wines in the world. While I usually pay relatively little for those, there is one white I once paid about €100 for.
Lastly there is the Hospice de Beaune auction each year, where you can get the VERY best of Burgundy for around €30 or so a bottle. The only problem is you have to wait over a year to get the wine, then 5 more years minimum to open the bottle.