So, it was about 11pm at Jean-Pierre Charlot’s house (Domaine Voillot) on the Tuesday night of our week in Burgundy, tasting the excellent 2009s, when the front door bell rang and our cab driver, Pierre , arrived to take us back to the hotel. But before we had a chance to grab our coats Jean-Pierre had invited Pierre in, given him a glass and poured a generous serving of Volnay 1er Cru Champans Domaine Voillot 1964, about which Pierre had much knowledge.
Only in La Belle France…