C'est La Vie! Pinot Noir Syrah
⏳ Drinking Window
Designed for immediate enjoyment and to showcase its vibrant fruit profile, this wine is best consumed within 1 to 3 years of its vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Assorted charcuterie and mild cheeses, grilled pork chops or chicken skewers, and classic tomato-based pasta dishes.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the historic Burgundian house of Albert Bichot, established in Beaune in 1831, 'C'est La Vie!' represents a playful and unconventional departure from traditional winemaking. This unique blend marries the elegant, red-fruit-forward Pinot Noir—the signature grape of Bichot's home region—with the robust, spicy, and deeply colored Syrah of the sun-drenched Languedoc. Sourced from the Pays d'Oc IGP, where Mediterranean breezes and diverse clay-limestone soils allow both varietals to thrive, this wine is vinified primarily in stainless steel to preserve its bright, fruit-driven purity. The name itself, meaning 'That's life!', captures the relaxed, joyful spirit of southern French living, offering an approachable, crowd-pleasing style that bridges Burgundian finesse with Mediterranean warmth.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1831 by Bernard Bichot in Monthélie and relocated to Beaune in 1912, Maison Albert Bichot represents six generations of Burgundian wine merchant and domaine prestige. Under the leadership of Albéric Bichot, the family has developed a mosaic of six autonomous domaines spanning over 100 hectares from Chablis to Beaujolais: Domaine Long-Depaquit, Domaine du Clos Frantin, Château-Gris, Domaine du Pavillon, Domaine Adélie, and Domaine de Rochegrès. The estate vineyards in the Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune, and Côte Chalonnaise hold Ecocert organic certification, farmed with meticulous soil preservation and site-specific viticulture. Vinification emphasizes non-interventionist principles, gravity-fed cellar handling, ambient yeast fermentations, and delicate oak maturation tailored to each terroir's character. The house is celebrated for benchmark expressions including its iconic Chablis Grand Cru monopole La Moutonne, Grand Cru bottlings from Chambertin and Clos de Vougeot, and a legacy as one of the premier buyers at the Hospices de Beaune auctions.