Edmond Fallot - Basil Dijon Mustard 7.2oz

Visitors to Beaune can tour the workshop of Edmond Fallot, a mustard house that has been part of the town’s fabric since 1840 and opened a dedicated mustard museum there in 2012. Family owned across generations and still fiercely independent, Fallot produces more than thirty mustards, from classic Dijon to creative flavored blends, and champions Burgundy’s mustard heritage. Its Burgundy mustard, made with locally grown seeds and regional white wine, earned Protected Geographical Indication status.

Dijon mustard takes its name from a method rather than a place, defined by a smooth, sharp paste made from husked mustard seeds. Fallot still crushes its seeds with flint millstones, a slow and cool process that protects the volatile oils responsible for mustard’s signature heat. This herbal variation blends the stone-ground paste with white wine, vinegar, and salt, then folds in a generous measure of basil, which makes up 8 percent of the recipe, for a vivid green color and fresh aroma.

The flavor is bright and herbaceous, with sweet, peppery basil leading the way before the classic nose-tingling warmth of Dijon mustard rises to meet it. White wine adds a crisp, clean acidity, and the texture is smooth and creamy with flecks of green throughout.