A succulent raspberry fruit-laden Burgundy with excellent weight and depth. Drink now or by 2020. Xavier Durand has an infectious sense of humour but is also an immensely talented wine-maker and a visit to his labyrinthine cellars cut into the Comblanchien rock (Comblanchien is renowned for its rose-coloured marble as well as its wines!) is always something we look forward to. This is the heartland of the Côte de Nuits Villages appellation (there are only 30-odd growers in the AOC) and the Durands’ villages wines see 15% new oak and are always of Nuits St. Georges quality, combining an open, flamboyant fruitiness with ripe, integrated tannins. Drink Now or Keep Beef, Lamb, Cheese Dry Medium Bodied Dense Red Pinot Noir Cote de Nuits, Burgundy Domaine Durand 2017 Contains Sulphites