Gérard Thomas’s 2024 white Burgundies have arrived and they’re an excellent first look at the vintage. They’re decidedly old-school in texture, ranging from 11.5% to 12% (!) in alcohol, and sporting a refined daintiness that’s impossible to resist. Imagine a bold, buttery, mouthfilling, oaky Pouilly-Fuissé from the 1990s – these are exactly the inverse.
Winemaker Isabelle Humbert (Thomas’s daughter) crafts humble, clean, delicious white Burgundies with remarkable price-to-value ratios. They’re rarely the showiest or most impressive wines in a lineup, but they’re consistently delicious, and blow everyone away on cost. As spring arrives and the weather warms, these are pitch perfect, understated everyday whites to fit the season perfectly.
The Thomas Bourgogne Côte d’Or has been our go-to everyday white Burgundy for nearly two decades, and it continues to shine in its category. The 2024 is pretty and vibrant, with white flowers in the nose, and barely a whisper of oak. The mouth is light and fresh – not lean or harsh, but featherweight and clean. Jancis Robinson’s reviewer found “precision and a linear finish,” concluding “super-clean showing lots of finesse.”
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Thomas Bourgogne Côte d’Or 2024
bottle price: $36
