"Jean-Paul Brun is one of Beaujolais’ finest wine producers, so I feel that his pinot noir is often overlooked because of the consistent brilliance of his Beaujolais bottlings. His 2019 Bourgogne Pinot Noir is an excellent wine in the making, offering up a young and vibrant bouquet of cherries, pomegranate, beetroot, a complex base of soil tones, woodsmoke and a lovely floral topnote redolent of peonies. On the palate the wine is bright, full-bodied, focused and youthful, with a fine core of fruit, excellent transparency and grip, moderate tannins, still some youthful stem tones and a long, tangy finish. This needs a few years in the cellar to blossom, but it will be excellent when it is ready to drink. 2025-2045. "