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Theatre of Wine Pinot Noir Tasting
Theatre of Wine, Tufnell Park
Tasted April 9, 2014 by davestenton with 340 views
Flight 1 (9 notes)
Red
2009 Paul et Marie Jacqueson Mercurey Les Vaux
Nose offers lots of ripe cherry. Lots of sweet fruit on the palate which carries through to the finish; I'd prefer it fractionally drier. There are some roasted coffee notes too. Blind I think I’d be guessing New Zealand. It’s not obviously burgundian but perhaps that will emerge with time.
Red
2010 Weingut Ökonomierat Rebholz Spätburgunder Spätlese trocken "S" Tradition
Floral-edged strawberry fruit with some creamy background notes. Sweet attack then good depth through the mid-palate before a reassuringly dry - and fresh - finish. Very good.
Red
2012 Vignoble Guillaume Pinot Noir Vin de Pays de Franche-Comté
Black cherries but also a slightly yeasty (reductive?) note. Palate is quite dense with a good acid structure. Dry with mineral notes and nicely textured. Good value.
Red
2011 Vignoble Guillaume Pinot Noir Vin de Pays de Franche-Comté Vieilles Vignes
The fruit aromas have some oak polish this time but the yeasty notes are still there. Less dense than the entry level Pinot but much more transparent. Real energy; dances across the palate. Chambolle-like but at half the price.
Red
2008 Vignoble Guillaume Pinot Noir Vin de Pays de Franche-Comté Collection Réservée
That yeasty character again but also more mineral background notes this time. Dry and savoury with distinct limestone character and refreshing ’08 acidity. Beautifully pure strawberry fruit. Very assured.
Red
2011 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin Vieille Vigne
Real transparency on the nose and not a hint of the herbal/pyrazine character others reference. Cherry fruit palate with good depth and a deceptive amount of power. Seems so effortless. Undoubtedly lots more to come for those that can resist its early charms.
Red
2011 Dog Point Vineyard Pinot Noir
Herbal-edged cherry fruit and just a hint of alcohol on the nose. Very ripe (after the Fourrier) with a cola cube note but finishes dry. Better than previous Dog Point Pinots I’ve tasted; a little more transparent. Touch of heat at the back of the palate but still quite more-ish.
Red
2009 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Santa Maria Valley
There’s a slightly caustic aroma - VA maybe? - alongside the strawberry fruit. Palate is very ripe with much purer fruit than the nose suggests. Slightly syrupy finish though. And, again, slight alcohol burn.
Red
2008 By Farr Pinot Noir Tout Près
Lovely, lifted nose with red fruit, cinnamon and a leafy fringe. Palate starts out quite rich and ripe but the lingering finish is beautifully fresh with subtle herbal notes. Pretty captivating and certainly 1er Cru quality but then it is nearly £70.