Helmed by the legendary Nadine Gublin, the first woman to win the coveted Winemaker of the Year title from La Revue du Vin de France, theyve turned out a string of incredible red Burgundy values that have thrilled our membersand have a fleet of four- and five-star reviews to back it up.

But this 2021 Bourgogne Chardonnay might be the most impressive of their bottles weve offered. Electric and bright, our Master Sommelier Sur Lucero called it a stellar Chablisienne-style Bourgogne Blanc with focus and vibrancy," and well take that one step further: In an age of rapidly escalating Burgundy prices, this is one of the best values weve tasted in years.

Weve been conducting the Maufoux hype-train ever since, but this 2021 Bourgogne Chardonnay is something else. Prosper Maufoux was founded in 1860 in the white-wine haven of St.-Aubin, and the intervening generations have allowed them to develop connections to some of the bestand most under-the-radarChardonnay terroirs in Burgundy.

For this bottling, they head south of the Cte dOr to the Cte Chalonnaise and the Mconnaistwo of our favorite spots to look for value in the entire region. Wines from those locales tend to be more delicious and approachable young than some of their cousins from closer to Beaune, and that drink-now charm is on full display here.

The 2021 vintage was a classic throwback, producing the sort of vibrant, minerally wines that caused us to fall in love with Burgundy in the first place. Winemaker Nadine Gublin took the hand-harvested grapes and pressed them as whole bunches for maximally pure flavors, before fermentation and aging entirely in stainless steel tanks. Its an absolute winnerthe kind of under-$25 wine that youll be happy to pour with a spruced up Saturday meal but can afford to pop on a Tuesday.