Bourgogne Rouge Grandes Terres - Jean-Marc Pillot100% Pinot Noir from Burgundy, France. Organic. Despite Burgundys popularity, in the 1990s & early 2000s the wine community went through an uneven period where many of their red wines were made with too much new oak & extraction. In the last decade things have really turned around with producers getting recommitted & upping their game. Jean Marc Pillot is at the top of the list! Jean Marc is blessed with some of the finest plots in the Chassagne

This wild ale is partially inoculated with strains from the orchard in which the apples are harvested

This wonderfully concentrated red wine is a blend of Maratheftiko and Ntopio Mavro grapes

Black cherry and peppery spice on the palate

From the distributor:

the Negro family has been cultivating vineyards in the hills of Roero – realizing the potential for this outlier region in the Piedmont

Aroma of fresh grapefruit

Sweet red berries

simple risotto with fresh herbs

The tannins in this wine are central to the mouth feel

with balance and restrained sweetness

ending in a refreshing

and a touch of tobacco