Burgundy's éminence grise

When you think of the great personalities of Burgundy, many names spring to mind: names etched in the aspirations of vinous aesthetes, passionate collectors and slick brokers around the globe. You know them all – Christophe Roumier, Dominique Lafon and the late Anne-Claude Leflaive and Henri Jayer to name but four of the most obvious, past and present. 

Kyriakos Kynigopoulos does not immediately roll off the tongue, but for those in the know, he is one of the most influential éminences grises of...