But what if you want to express something more specific, a wine from the heart of Bourgogne, but one that falls outside of the strictures of Village-level Bourgogne appellations? It might come from the great vineyards of the Côte de Beaune or Côte de Nuits, but how would the consumer know this if it was labelled as Bourgogne Pinot Noir or Chardonnay?
And the new name allows producers to supply a rising demand for high-quality Bourgogne at more affordable prices. In other words, the new classification is filling a price gap in wines from Bourgogne, while employing bourgogne rött vin recognised term, and celebrating a specific terroir.
In the mouth, the wine has a touch of oily richness, and flavours of beeswax, apple and lemon, then a long, fresh, finish, with a hint of hazelnut. The palate is gently oily, smooth, mouthfilling and complete, with some pear, a hint of grapefruit and a touch of hazelnut and freshly-struck match.
The palate is quite full, with lots of honey and ripe pear, a touch of peach too, then comes flavours of lemon and hazelnut. The finish is long and quite intensely citric — it is almost piercing after an oily mid palate, making it mouth-watering.
The palate is lovely, with intense fresh ripe lemon fruit, piercing, with a background nutty oak influence, and a lasting zesty, chalky finish. Fine, youthful, with potential. It is quite taut now; the fruit is pure and intense.
The palate is delicious, oily in texture, with some beeswax, honey, ripe pear and fresh grapefruit, then a long toasty finish, and freshness, but this is a soft acidity. Long and layered. Hard not to drink. The palate also has a note of struck match, and toast, then a long finish, with grapefruit, chalk and a lingering hazelnut character and fine chalky texture too.
This is very good, and complex, and while quite light and fresh in style, it is intensely flavoured. It really lingers. It is youthful, with the potential to age and develop, but the intense fruit and nuttiness leaves a powerful and lasting impression.
The palate is light and fresh, with some gentle grip on finish. Flavours include tomato stalk, dried herbs, bay leaf, and a hint of vanilla, redcurrant and crab-apple. A light and layered gently herbal red. Palate shows some ripe fleshy strawberry, although this is a light red with an apple and herbal lift, a touch of tomato stalk, and some slightly grainy tannins on the finish, with touch of toast evident too.
The palate is more open with some ripe, soft fleshy strawberry, then some fine grained grippy tannin, a touch of vanilla, and a hint of ripe stem. A good, light but ripe red. In the mouth, it is gently peppery, with a touch of ripe stems, herbal notes, some leafiness, then pure fleshy red fruit.
This is a light, layered red, with lots of personality. While it is quite leafy in style, it also has pure intense red fruit at core.