Domaine Michel Sarrazin, Bourgogne Pinot Noir, Vieilles Vignes

As should be evident to anyone who’s subscribed to SommSelect for a while, we’re crazy about Burgundy here. This isn’t to say we don’t have a few quibbles, the biggest one being the price of entry. Most people who buy and drink Burgundy, especially red Burgundy, have been conditioned to accept that the baseline prices for “entry level” wines are well above those of just about any other wine region on earth. And, quite frankly, you can spend a lot for a little in Burgundy very easily.Our mission, of course, is to never let that happen, and when a wine like this 2015 Bourgogne Pinot Noir from Sarrazin comes along, it’s imperative that we hype it, loudly. Artisanal, old-vine red Burgundy rarely exists at this price—when it does, we buy all we can. The warm and ripe 2015 vintage created rich, layered Pinot Noirs that are objectively delicious, and this is a perfect example. Those of you who drink Burgundy regularly know what an anomaly this wine is, and I can say with complete confidence t