Julien Bouchard Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits 'Les Dames Huguettes' 2022

From a notable plateau overlooking Burgundy’s esteemed Nuits-Saint-Georges area, Julien Bouchard Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits 'Les Dames Huguettes' is a refined medium-bodied take on Pinot Noir. It offers sleek yet generous strawberry, red currant and cherry flavors hemmed in by drying tannins. And because it comes from Julien Bouchard, it also offers incredible value.

For 50 years, Julien Bouchard dedicated himself to making some of the finest wines in Burgundy. In 1955, without anyone to leave his winery and vineyards to, he selected the team at Albert Bichot—a legendary, family-run estate that supplements its own fruit with purchased grapes, freshly crushed juice and unfinished wine from a network of small growers—to become stewards of his legacy.

That means wines within the Julian Bouchard range can be made with superb, high-quality fruit grown throughout Burgundy and are produced by an extremely talented team, but are sold at more attractive prices than those bottled by individual producers.

Fermented in steel and aged primarily in tank (though some wine did spend time in barrel), this Pinot offers a more streamlined and structural taste of Burgundy than the other reds in Julien Bouchard’s range. Opening with attractive red fruit and floral aromas, it delivers a palate of perfectly balanced, juicy fruit tones that absolutely sing beneath a veil of tannins. It deserves to be decanted and consumed imediately, but will age wonderfully for years to come.