Working with very old vines in Cote d’Or’s northern reaches, Philippe Collotte is one of Burgundy’s best-kept secrets. Collotte’s Cuvee de Noble Souche – from vines planted in 1947 on Marsannay’s stony “cailloux” soils – gleams with a deep ruby robe and fresh aromas of macerated cherries, black raspberries, and sandalwood. Fleshy and ample on the palate, Collotte’s Bourgogne offers glorious northern Burgundy expressions of cherry skin, game, tangerine peel, and white pepper. Plentiful ultrafine tannins frame the wine’s generous red-fruited core and segue the Noble Souche to its long, lithe finish featuring notes of rhubarb, sappy herbs, rose petals, and dusty, stony soil. This is a fabulous and stunningly affordable Cote d’Or red Burgundy that drinks well now with a bit of aeration and will reward patience with five to seven years’ positive evolution in your cool cellar. Pair with fresh chevres, roast chicken, turkey, duck, chanterelle mushroom preparations, and light salmon dishes.
Sustainably farmed.
