character:

The vast majority of red Burgundy is masculine in character—forward, powerful, stubborn—but there are still a few Grande Dames along the Cote d’Or, and perhaps none grander than Chambolle-Musigny, the Ella Fitzgerald of Burgundy reds. In her emmense talent we find the balance, the depth, the same perfect pitch of all great Burgundian artists; but to all this she adds something more—a fragrant, nearly ethereal femininity. It is that note in particular, that note of irrepressible loveliness, upon which her ability to charm us is based, and with it the ease in which she sends us for another bottle and another turn on the record again and again. Which is perhaps why to many her version of the familiar Burgundian tune will forever be (nevermind the boys) the Standard.

tastes like:

“Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love)” by Ella Fitzgerald.

pairs nicely with:

A penchant for laughing out loud, an involuntrary habit of singing selections from the Great American Songbook in public, and a fundamental inability to think about much less sing the blues; Salade Saint-Lazare; the look of gently used album covers, the sound of jazz standards on vinyl, and anything at all written by Cole Porter and sung by Ella Fitzgerald; Raie au Beurre Noisette et Câpres; impeccable dictation, pitch-perfect tone, and the kind of woman who can make impeccable diction and pitch-perfect tone seem sexy; Chateaubriand Grillé Sauce Béarnaise; most MGM movies between 1929 and 1941, particularly those in which the words ‘Greta,’ ‘Garbo,’ or ‘Gowns by Adrian’ appear in the opening credits; Epoisses, Fromagerie Gaugry, Bouton de Culotte, and being able to smell someone’s perfume on your clothes long, long after you’ve said goodnight.