Collection: Burgundy Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is the red soul of Bourgogne, and at Copenhagen Wine all our wines in this category come from precisely France and this one region. Few grapes let soil and location speak so clearly, and under the regional appellation Bourgogne you find the grape in its most approachable and relaxed form. It is a good place to start if you want to understand why many people speak of Pinot Noir with a particular respect.

The designation Bourgogne itself covers a great deal. It encompasses red, white and rosé wines from across the region, and the reds are made from Pinot Noir or regionally permitted grapes such as Pinot Gris, Pinot Liébault and Gamay. The whites come from Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc. Lighter red wines may be sold under the designation Bourgogne Clairet, and from the third Thursday of November after the harvest the wines may be bottled as primeur or nouveau. That gives an impression of just how varied a category lies hidden behind the simple word on the label.

The red wines here are typically meant to be enjoyed relatively young. The ageing potential usually lies at two to five years for the reds and one to four years for the whites, so you do not need a cellar and many years of patience to get pleasure from them. That makes Bourgogne an obvious everyday version of the region's famous style, where the grape is allowed to show its light, clear character without demanding much building up.

At Copenhagen Wine we carry exclusively wines from Bourgogne in this category, all of French origin. Whatever bottle you choose, you thereby have a wine with clear roots in one of the world's most significant areas for Pinot Noir. If you want to dig deeper into the region's appellations and sub-areas, you can continue to our overall page about Bourgogne and about France.