2016 Rully Rouge La Chaume, Claudie Jobard

“Claudie’s wines are always rewarding and I nearly listed her white Rully En Villerange alongside this red, this month, because it is so good. La Chaume is a sensual wine which expertly captures the character of Pinot Noir without loading it with too much extract or grunt. It is perfumed, lithe, silky and also crunchy on the finish and this makes it a red which you can drink at any time of day with any grub you fancy. Drinking now, this wine will age gracefully, too, for a year or two, so dive in and load up. The 2017 vintage is rather pinched so I would go long on this lusty 2016.” – Matthew Jukes