2019 Maison Lou Dumont Bourgogne

My husband is in his winter experimental cooking mode and recently he was dabbling with pork chops. He made a delicious stuffed pork and wild rice. The friends we invited to partake in his experiment brought the perfect simple green salad with a balsamic, olive oil and honey dressing. The dessert was a seasonal apple galette.
Pinot Noir is what you want to pair with a white meat like pork so we paired the meal with this 2019 Maison Lou Dumont Bourgogne. I wasn't paying much attention to the aroma and the flavors of the wine as I enjoyed the stuffed pork, fortunately we have a bit more of this Bourgogne to taste and I might append notes to this blog.

However, I did learn that the wine is made by Koji Nakada and his wife Jae Hwa Park. Koji Nakada was a Japanese Sommelier who left Japan in 1996 and moved to Beaune to study enology. His French teacher was Jae Hwa Park whom he married. They make their home in Gevrey-Chambertin and began their negotiant business in 2000. The name of their business, Maison Lou Dumont comes from his goddaughter's name "Lou" and from the French word for mountains. If you look closely on the label, you can also see the Japanese kanji for sky, earth, and man.

Koji Nakada makes his wines with minimal intervention. He strives for aromatic complexity and fine tannins and above all expressiveness of fruit. I am looking forward to tasting this wine again with more attention to the aromas and flavors.
References:
1. Vineyard Gate Selections, An Afternoon at Maison Lou Dumont, June 14, 2014.