Domaine Chevillon, Pinot Noir, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Chaignots, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France 2021

This Nuits-Saint-Georges from masters Denis and Bertrand Chevillon is a big, ripe, mouth-filling Pinot Noir, far from the delicate featherweight breed of red Burgundy they teach about in wine school.

It’s as if the pebbly white soils of the premier cru Les Chaignots reflected abundant sunshine directly back at the grapes all summer, allowing them to grow plump and saturated with intense flavors.

For all its density and weight, an earthy suggestion of Burgundian terroir still hides within — one that is likely to gain a stronger foothold over the course of a few years in your cellar.