Burgundy Red Wine
The perfumed, light, berry-fruited red wines of Burgundy are invariably made from 100% pinot noir. For centuries, here is where the vinifying world has been taught to cultivate what many in it consider to be the noblest of all red varietals. This is because over these same centuries, Burgundy's tightly knit patchwork of vineyards has been home to the grape's most diverse expressions and indeed to the most sublime, exclusive and coveted cuvées on earth. No-one has worked pinot vine as have the Burgundians. As a tribute to this history and dazzling diversity, here we have selected from a handful of appellations to bring you a delicious cross-section of premium and affordable pinot-drinking pleasure.
A true "Vin de France" - a blend of Pinot Noirs from the Languedoc (80%), Burgundy (10%) and the Loire (10%). A lively, >
Exuberant red fruit with classic pinot perfume. Plush, polished and supple on the palate - so ripe, and very easy to drink. >
Restrained at first, then gradually a plethora of aromas. Perfumed with plump, ripe cherry and redcurrant fruit; highly >
A rare red from master Chassagne producer Jean-Marc Pillot. Pinot packed with loads of ripe, crunchy, cherry-scented fruit >
£11.70
per case
Beautifully fragrant, with hints of cherry, raspberry and blackcurrant driving this pinot forward. Superb balance, with >
£10.50
per case
Dark blackberry and black cherry fruit abound in this cuvée from old vines close to Gevrey-Chambertin. Pronounced acidity, >
Elegantly perfumed with lovely sweet fruit, nice weightiness and crunchiness. Plush in texture, very pretty and primary, >
"...It has an intense nose of black cherries, blueberry and light violet aromas, plus just a faint marine note in the background. >
"...Lively bright purple with a very classy nose. Rich fruit in perfect balance, filling the mouth with a coherence superior >
"Excellent mid crimson. A wealth of ripe fruit leaps out of the glass. Perfumed heady cherries but retaining some tension. >
Jaffelin, housed in the impressive cellars of the Collegiale Notre Dame in Beaune, is the 'smallest of the great Burgundy >
Modern, elegant and pure, yet retaining an impressive structural core. The palate is bright, offering lush, crystalline >
Assertive, with a core of black fruit as background to stunning, lifted floral aromatics, violets and periwinkle. Such great >
2021 Savigny-lès-Beaune Rouge, Domaine Jean-Jacques Girard
Full of opulent, candied redcurrant fruit on the nose with a soaring, elegant bouquet of crushed strawberry and violets. >
"...Jaffelin Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune, from the smallest of the great Burgundy négociants, is a complete delight. >
An expressive, polished style of pinot with pronounced, crunchy red berry fruit and just a hint of oak. Powerful, yet supple >
2014 Gevrey-Chambertin, Domaine Drouhin-Laroze (magnum)
A juicy, crunchy, red fruit core with silky texture, all wrapped in raspy, finely grained tannins, while a streak of refreshing >
Now fully mature and displaying a lovely balance of fresh berry fruit, with a complex finish tinted with winter spice and >
Lifted, fresh, showing opened aromatics thanks to a hint of whole-bunch, this follows with a deliciously soft and juicy >
True drinking pleasure: pretty, aromatic, lively, purely expressed pinot showing juicy, crunchy red fruit freshness and >
Here, a terrific depth of flavour and richness in fruit clearly reflects sourcing from 65-year-old vines. The nose is opened, >
The most accessible 1er Cru from the Domaine is the generous and almost opulent Fourneaux. The 2018 does not disappoint, >
