2010 BOURGOGNE Pinot Noir Domaine François Raquillet
| Grapes: Pinot Noir | Origin: France, Burgundy |
Lea & Sandeman review
Juicy and yet more than just that, a gliding, rounded weight too. Brilliant value drinker from this spring and over the next couple of years.Other reviews and comments
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Domaine François Raquillet
Mixed Cases
2010 Burgundy
Few wine lovers can fail to have noticed the furore surrounding the 2010 Burgundy vintage - it's a well-worn epithet but 2010 was an excellent vintage and one that will find a space in most well-stocked cellars. Whilst most of the attention was lavished on wines for keeping, there are a few little gems that you can tuck into, more or less, straight away. Here's a fine selection to give you a feel for the vintage and, maybe, tempt you into squirreling some away for the future.
simply BOURGOGNE
Simple "Bourgogne" Blanc or Rouge is, theoretically at least, the most basic of Burgundy's hierarchy of appellations, but that's not to say it should be overlooked. Whilst the words "Premier Cru" and "Grand Cru" may stir the imagination, and villages like Gevrey Chambertin, Vosne-Romanée and Puligny Montrachet may look familiar and inviting, they don't come cheap and may prove too extravagent for more than occasional drinking. A simple Bourgogne allows you to dip into a cheeky little Burgundy without breaking the bank. Any vigneron worth investigating will put in as much care with his "basic" wine as he will with his grandest Grand Cru. You can see the House style in a Bourgogne Rouge or Blanc, you can see clues as to how the more expensive "special occasion" wines are going to taste. It's a wonderful world, so often overlooked by those in search of familiar names. And, whilst no Burgundy can be said to be cheap these days, it's a wonderful world that is still open to those of us of less inflated means.
The WINE GANG Pinot Noir case
A selection of fabulous drinking Pinot Noirs as selected by the Wine Gang in their March report. "The Pinot Noirs, all young vintages, were from Burgundy, New Zealand and Argentina and the standard was high. We like the way Lea & Sandeman chooses producers and wines that express their vineyards and regions so clearly," they said, and we couldn't agree more! Taste your way through the selection and see what they mean...
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Côte Chalonnaise Burgundy France
"François' old vines cuvée is, as usual, fully ripe, an atttactive sweet edge on the wine with enough body and plenty of juicy, fleshy fruit."
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Waipara South Island New Zealand
"Back in stock after a momentary hiatus. From now on the Crater Rim 'Canterbury' Pinot is sourced from basalt soils on the peninsula formed by one side of the 'crater rim' itself of the huge volcano in Waipara. A slightly broader, denser style than the 2009, it is full and long on the finish."