Les Champs des Charmes Fixin Pinot Noir

I cooked a boeuf bourguignon for a work colleague who is from Portugal so I found it relevant to pop a red burgundy delight to go along. This cuvée, which is a single vineyard, is dense, concentrated and shows a bit of oak barrel on the nose, along with minerally touches (silex, gun powder). There is bright fruit notes too, dark cherries, raspberries and even blackberries. This is quite intense. The palate is youthful and intense too, less round and sweet than other cuvées I had from this producer which I called modern Burgundy style of winemaking. This is more classic in style, with some acid drive, some dark cherries, some pepper, some spices. Oak tannins pop up in the rear before a rather long, structured finish with dark berries, that oaky, lightly drying layer. There is some vanilla too at the end. It's a really good burgundy fix, in a more traditional style. Certified organic.

I like this wine, it’s a very good burgundian pinot fix. The nose shows cherry juice, raspberry, earthy notes, black tea, a bit of toast and smoke, too. The palate is surpringly broad and thick, with cherry and raspberry notes all along, it's quite ripe and fruity. There is some tannins in the rear and a long and deliciously fruity finish, that goes on for a very long while, with a nice tanginess in the rear that is reminiscent of fresh raspberries. It's not super typical, it's rather modern and ripe but I love it.