I encountered this bottle in the wine department of a large store in Japan. Louis Jadot was a familiar enough producer but Coteaux Bourguignons was not a familiar name. As label said, the wine is made from Gamay and Pinot Noir, and so I wondered if this was a new name for Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains, which was produced from those two grapes (with a few others permitted).
As it turned out, that was not the case. It was a new name, not for Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains (which still exists), but for Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire, which it replaced in late 2011. It can be produced from a variety of Burgundy grapes, either as varietals or in blends (both reds and whites). As Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire is hardly seen in Hong Kong, it's no wonder I have not come across Coteaux Bourguignons till now.
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