2022 Santenay Rouge Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Borgeot

• Style: Medium-bodied, bright and food-friendly
• Taste: Ripe cherry, black raspberry, white pepper, silky tannins
• Food: Roast dinners, game, beef, mushroom dishes, braised stews
• Occasion: Sunday lunch, date night, weeknight suppers
• Serve: 16–18°C, decant 20 mins or serve cool

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

Ruby-bright Pinot Noir built on old-vine concentration and restraint. Ripe cherry and black raspberry lead, followed by white pepper and a whisper of toast from 11 months in older barrels. The palate is medium-bodied and alive — bright acidity, silky tannins, and the kind of food-friendly structure that defines northern Burgundy at its best.

The Winery — Domaine Borgeot

Working their vineyards since 1903, now in its fourth generation under brothers Laurent and Pascal Borgeot. Their 23 hectares span Santenay, Chassagne-Montrachet, and Puligny-Montrachet. Pascal brings calm control; Laurent brings restless energy — a balance that shows itself in every bottle. The 2022 vintage captured abundant ripeness on clay-limestone soils after three lean years. Vines range from 65 to nearly 90 years old, their deep roots yielding concentrated fruit at low yields. Hand-harvested, cooled before fermentation, then aged in open vats for up to 18 days with daily pump-overs, the wine carries the fingerprints of both brothers' philosophy: measured restraint married to liveliness.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

This is Burgundy made for the table. Roasted chicken, braised duck, game and venison, mushroom and truffle dishes, beef and steak, aged goat cheese, charcuterie boards — it sits comfortably alongside our broader Pinot Noir selection and punches well above its price. The 2022 growing season was hot and dry; June rain saved the vintage, ripening grapes to excellent flavour while retaining the acidity that keeps Beaune Pinot Noir so food-friendly. Serve cool at 16–18°C, decant for 20 minutes if you prefer, and pour for Sunday lunch or date night. If you're exploring France beyond the obvious, this is a starting point worth revisiting.