2002 Simon Bize & Fils Savigny-les-Beaune ‘Les Bourgeots’

When the weather’s like this it’s tempting to stay in, put some music on, slip a chicken into the oven with some new potatoes and whole garlic cloves, and pop the cork on an easygoing Burgundy like this one from Savigny-les-Beaune producer Simon Bize.

Dark ruby in color, the 2002 “Les Bourgeots” is a very pretty wine, redolent of earth and ripe dark fruit. Tannins are soft and silky, the better to show off that fowl. No waiting on this bottle: Buy it and drink it now.

Your chicken will thank you.

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Quick swirl

Region: Burgundy

Price: About $24

Style: Soft and earthy

Food it goes with:

A classic roast chicken

Where you find it: Hi-Time Wine Cellars in Costa Mesa, (949) 650-8463; Wine Exchange in Orange, (714) 974-1454; Woodland Hills Wine Company in Woodland Hills, (818) 222-1111.

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-- S. Irene Virbila