Red Wines for sharing

These two completely unpretentious wines are simple but delightful and afford a great deal of pleasure at informal get-togethers. A true reflection of their terroir, they epitomize the finest attributes of Pinot Noir: aromas of raspberry, blackcurrant, and cherry, occasionally accompanied by musky overtones that become more pronounced with age.

Clos Bortier

This Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune from La Roche Pot has fresh hints of blackcurrant and prune. It is quite delicious on the palate with silky tannin.

Enjoyable as soon as it is bottled, Clos Bortier nevertheless has enough structure to age for a few years in the cellar.

Cuvée L'Estimée

Red Chassagne-Montrachet always has a very charming bouquet. Even before it reaches the palate, the intense aromas of ripe red fruit delight the taste buds.

The art of the winemaker is to retain a wine's fresh, fruity characteristics, and roundness. However, Pinot Noir is a delicate grape variety, especially in the Chassagne-Montrachet village appellation, and we do our best to make sure that its rustic terroir does not make the wine unbalanced or dry it out during fermentation and barrel ageing.

This wine is best enjoyed young (5 years), but can also be aged further by consumers looking for secondary aromas of liquorice and spice.