The Bichot family has been in the Burgundy area of France since 1350. They got into the wine business in 1831 when Bernard Bichot created a wine trading company. His son, Hippolyte, bought vines in Volnay, and his son, Albert, moved the company business to Beaune in 1912. Today the Bichot family owns six estates in Chablis, Cotes Nuits, Nuits Saint George, Côte de Beaune, Côte Chalonise, and Moulin-a-Vent, which is in Beaujolais. Their estate vineyards are certified organic. They are serious Burgundy vintners who have a sense of adventure. Why else would they make this cheerful, juicy, easy drinking wine made from 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Syrah grown in the Languedoc in southern France? It is affordable and versatile equally at home with a burger or a juicy steak.
Albert Bichot, Pays d’Oc IGT (Languedoc, France) Pinot Noir – Syrah 2020
By Rebecca Murphy