Domaine Clotilde Davenne 2011 Bourgogne Rouge Cotes d'Auxerre 750ml

A seductive red Burgundy, Clotilde’s straight Bourgogne Rouge Côtes d’Auxerre has a light colour and rather peppery fruit character with a hint of grapefruit reminiscent of Ruchottes-Chambertain. It comes from 50 year old vines grown in the ‘lieu-dit’ of Les Rosiers, a south facing slope parallel to Irancy itself. Red grapes are in a small minority in this northern outpost of Burgundy, but can be fascinating. The Côtes d'Auxerre vineyards lie on either side of the river Yonne in Burgundy and tend to have notes of cherry, raspberry and black fruits all over a good and subtle minerality.