Originally Posted by
number_6
Last time I was in Burgundy (2009) the restaurant I dined in (fabulous meal though heavy in the Burgundian style) sold cleanskin Corton from their own vineyard for circa EUR 50 a bottle. Great quality, no doubt in my mind that it was genuine Corton, but not labeled and "sold out the back of a truck"
. My impression was that this was typical, and how they keep the locals supplied with wine for a fraction of the world price, without compromising the export market prices.
more likely from one of the growers and custom labeled for the restaurant. although there are many tiny plots in burgundy, most restauranteurs do not have the time to also maintain a vineyard. a number of the growers do also have B&B's i do not know of any who have a grand cru vineyard burgundy and a michelin * restaurant.