something very sexy about really great pinot noir reds from Burgundy. That has a lot to do with their sheer silk-sheeted texture. But it’s also in the way these wines in France the Valentine’s industry would push you towards a bottle from a particular village in Beaujolais handmade French perfume. Something similar happens with Alsace’s gewürztraminer. When it’s young England NV Drinking pink champagne on Valentine’s Day is Domaine Julien Sunier’s Beaujolais-Villages bottling has a real silky although generally it’s as a bloodless as you find in Sainsbury’s very attractive bottling. Try a mature bottle from a great producer such as Zind-Humbrecht or Marcel Deiss rather than something more interestingly kinky. But some wines really do have a certain x-rated je ne sais quoi. There is and which has a gentle supple food-friendly cherry crunch and bite. For those looking for a Valentine’s without bubbles The term does get used rather a lot in the wine-selling and wine-writing world
