Three red Burgundies that prove wines from the French region don’t have to be expensive

Burgundy’s 29,067 hectares under vine represents a mere 3.7 per cent of all the vineyards in France. Despite its relatively small size, the market is highly fragmented. Of the region’s 3,901 wineries only 1,089 sell more than 10,000 bottles a year. The remaining estates are made up of 16 coop­erative cellars and 288 wine merchants. Burgundies can be breathtakingly expen­sive but here are three that offer value for money. Château de la Maltroye, Chassagne-Montrachet (...