Nathalie Richez Maranges Rouge Les Regains 2024

This red Burgundy comes from Maranges, the southernmost village of the Côte de Beaune. Nathalie Richez wasn’t born into a winemaking family. She left a career in engineering, trained at the wine school in Beaune, and founded her domaine in Chagny in 2011. She built it up plot by plot in less famous appellations, and her daughter Laura now works alongside her.

The wine is Pinot Noir from a small 0.4-hectare parcel in Cheilly-lès-Maranges, close to the Santenay border. It ages for 18 months in barrel, 20% of it new oak. Expect dark black fruit with an iron-tinged minerality and a firm, muscular frame, lifted by real energy and freshness.

It’s a great value red Burgundy for roast duck, beef bourguignon or mushroom dishes.