Unexpectedly simple and pure delights

I AM sure most of us know the delight that a little child feels when experiencing something which completely charms him or her - a toy, a cookie, etc? I find that the simple pure delight from a least expected wine is similar, especially when it costs pennies compared to the thousands of pounds for a Montrachet or a Chateau Latour. I came across a simple wine, Hautes-Cotes de Nuits Blanc 2004, Michel Gros, last week while looking for a simple white for dinner, had not drunk one for years. Now at 10 years old, it was time to be drunk up.

Bourgogne Hautes-Cotes de Nuits Blanc 2004, Michel Gros

A gleaming light golden yellow, a fresh attractive light citric and floral aroma. Palate medium-bodied, nothing very complex, just a simple wine, with flavours of tangerines and assorted nuts on the palate, clean medium length finish leaving the palate delightfully refreshed. Beautiful. Quite unbelievable for a simple village white burgundy. I was expecting a simple but quite enjoyable wine, only to find pure delight. I was reminded of the Spanish explorer on seeing in the distance the Atlantic Ocean "stout Cortez, . . . Silent upon a peak in Darien".