Tasting notes:

Like Gerard Bertrand, Bijou is proving that the Languedoc can yield fine,barrel-influenced Pinot Noir, and in this case, at an impressively good price.For a little more than £15, this smartly-packaged Pinot Noir delivers a rangeof appealing flavours, from ripe cherry to blackberry, wild strawberry, juicyblood orange and then toast and cedar, along with a touch of vanilla. Thetannins are slightly chunky for Pinot, but the generous fruit profile provides asuitable foil for the dry, grippy finish. (Patrick Schmitt MW)