Savvy wine buys: Domaine Robert Arnoux ‘99 Burgundy

Wednesday, March 20, 2002 | 8:25 a.m.

The one chance for a casual wine drinker to taste red wines from such a celebrated, super-expensive region as Vosne-Romanee, in the heart of Burgundy, is to drink this village wine.

It may lack the depth and richness of its splendid cousins, but it is pressed from the same varietal, the noble Pinot Noir, and exhibits many of the characteristics that make that grape the most prized one in the wine world. This is a fruity, exceptionally drinkable wine that is both light on the palate and soft at the finish. It's a wonderful wine with poultry, but be warned: It may lead to more expensive Burgundies.

Available at Marche Bacchus, $10.99.

-- Max Jacobson

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