Red wines - Burgundy - Le Champignon Sauvage Restaurant, Cheltenham

BOURGOGNE ROUGE Maison Champy Père 2000
Good body and fruit make this an excellent example of pinot noir.

GIVRY 1er Cru Les Grands Prétans, Dom Besson 1996
Firm and tasty pinot noir from an excellent property

RULLY Charles Vienot, Tastevinage 1998
Light and tasty wine grown near Chalon-sur-Saône, south of Beaune.

PINOT NOIR DU CHÂTEAU Château de Meursault 1999
Medium bodied strawberry pinot noir fruit with a few months oak.

SANTENAY Charles Vienot 1996
Excellent fleshy pinot noir from the Côte de Beaune.

MERCUREY 1er Cru Les Naugues, Dom Raquillet 2000
One of the finest wines from the region, full bodied with a lovely deep colour.

MARANGES 1er Cru La Fussière, Dom Bachelet 1998
Around the southern curve of Maranges, south of Santenay, this wine
has a deep colour with delicious open berry fruit flavours.

SAVIGNY LES BEAUNE 1er Cru Les Lavières, Vienot 1998
A superb wine, drinking well now, from the pretty village of
Savigny-les-Beaune just north of Beaune.

BLAGNY 1er Cru La Pièce Sous Le Bois, Dom Pernot 1999

Small hamlet between Meursault and Puligny with excellent vineyards.

CHASSAGNE-MONTACHET Fontaine-Gagnard 1999
A good pinot noir with ample weight.

BEAUNE 1er Cru, Dom de Chàteau de Meursault 1999
A brilliant wine also from the Château de Meursault makers of
old-fashioned big wines.

POMMARD 1er Cru, Dom Latour-Giraud 1995
From one of the great vintages of the ‘90’s, this old-fashioned burgundy has great power and fruit concentration. A truly fine wine in every sense of the word.

VOLNAY 1er Cru Clos des Chênes, Château de Meursault1998
Located in the heart of the premier crus of Volnay just below the
village itself. This is a fine silky wine of medium body.

HAUTES-CÔTES DE NUITS Dom Thevenot le Brun et Fils 1998
Tucked in the hills behind Nuits-St-Georges this area is well worth
investigating. Slightly lighter than the wines from Nuits-St Georges.

FIXIN Dom Berthaud 1998

Complex bouquet, smooth and delicately round on the palate.

NUITS-ST-GEORGES Les Crots, Dom des Clos 1997
Deep ruby red colour with youthful delicate peppery aromas.
Spicy on the palette, full bodied with balanced peppery tannins.

GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN Charles Vienot 1998/4
One of the most famous names in Burgundy and the wine lives up to its fine reputation. Big meaty wine with good aftertaste.

CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 1er Cru, Champy Père 1999
Côtes de Nuits of great complexity, fragrant in character. Champy Père et Fils choose well and are the oldest négociant in Burgundy.

VOSNE-ROMANÉE Louis Jadot 1998
Elegant, now mature, an oaky soft flavour and fruit combine to give
a lovely bottle.

CLOS DE LA ROCHE Grand Cru 1999
Elegant, now mature, an oaky soft flavour and fruit combine to give
a lovely bottle.

DOMAINE DE TREVALLON M Durrbach 1997
A very bold wine, the best of Provence with balance and class. Made from a blend of syrah and cabernet sauvignon.