"It’s still perfectly possible to buy grand red burgundy under £8, and this delicious, elegant, smoky, mouthfull with lots of fine, meaty, juicy fruit on the finish gets my vote. With just one third matured in oak barrels and the remainder in stainless steel, this fruit-filled yet gamey pinot noir will appeal to contemporary and traditional drinkers. Part of the Antonin Rodet stable, Domaine de Mercey owns more than 120 acres of vineyards in the Hautes Côtes, at the southern end of the Côte de Beaune, and farther south still in the Côte Chalonnaise."