Hate to sound like a broken record…
Hate to sound like a broken record…
Hate to sound like a broken record…
Seriously, an in-depth knowledge of Burgundy is something, it’s fair to say, none of us would even hope to achieve. And why bother, when so many wine writers already tell us what to buy.
InterWined said awhile back that 2004 whites (Chardonnay) in Burgundy and 2005 reds (Pinot Noir) were the way to go… and now that many of the budget wines in this area are on sale now, buy ‘em up. Stick to major producers, Latour, Rodet, Drouhin, etc. even LaRouche.
TIP: When at a dinner party and serving your freshly purchased Burgundy, announce that you have cellared it for six months and when it’s poured take a big smell and then a long, obnoxious slurp and declare, “Now, that’s how the Phoenicians liked it!”
No one will doubt you.
The 2004 Louis Latour Pouilly-Vinzelles ‘En Paradis’ Chardonnay: On sale for just under a tenner, at Nicolas wine shop, this white is exceptionally smooth and tinny, with fresh citrus acidity bursts. Hints of fleshy peach make it tough to pair distinctly with anything but salads and shellfish, but this is best drunk on its own. Decent dry finish balances the sweet hits here and there: 8.9 points.
The 2005 Aegerter Hautes Côtes de Beaune ‘Reserve Personnelle’ (That’s sweet of them, isn’t it?) Pinot Noir. £8.50 at Nicolas. Caramel and Indian spices in the nose, with a soft and fleshy body. Simple and elegant. Good for cooking with and drinking with heavy, blue-veined cheeses. Cinnamon on the finish with also a harmonious ending. Excellent value, and exactly how the Phoenicians like it: 8.9 points.
