Community Tasting Notes 13

• jlm wrote:

  September 13, 2022 - Definitely some raisin notes on the nose and palate, pointing to advanced development. The palate has moments where the components come together in a crunchy, firm way that's quite appealing. But there are also moments when the alcohol seems to dominate and the tannins feel disjointed from the rest. Drink up.

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• vino vidi vici wrote:

  August 24, 2022 - I had the same experience as Forceberry - faded and oxidized :(

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• forceberry wrote: flawed

  June 4, 2022 - The fruit is sourced from old, +50 yo vineyards. All fruit is destemmed, fermented spontaneously, macerated with the skins for three weeks in concrete tanks and aged for 6 months in same concrete tanks. Bottled with a minimal dose of SO2. 12,5% alcohol.
  
  Moderately evolved and somewhat translucent dried blood-red color with a quite maroon hue. The nose feels surprisingly developed and even slightly oxidative with aromas of wizened dark berries, some soy sauce, a little bit of raisiny dark fruit, light plummy or pruney tones and a hint of meat stew. The wine is textural, savory and quite tertiary on the palate with a medium body and dry flavors of wizened dark fruits, some raisiny tones, a little bit of meat consommé, light earthy nuances, a hint of peppery spice and an oxidative touch of rancio. The wine is high in acidity with firm medium tannins. The finish is dry, slightly grippy and moderately tertiary with flavors of ripe dark berries, some oxidative notes of meat stew and soy sauce, a little bit of raisiny dark fruit, light pruney tones and a hint of earthy spice.
  
  I've had some very bad luck with this particular label and vintage. I love Brun's wines, but this was now the second disappointing 2016 Côte de Brouilly by J. P. Brun - the first one was corked, this was prematurely oxidized. Having drunk many Brun's Crus Beaujolaises with more age, it's obvious that this wine should've been just fine at just under 6 years. I have no idea whether the wine was cooked at some point or if the cork was compromised, but it's obvious this was another defective bottle. A shame!

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• forceberry wrote: flawed

  August 7, 2021 - Tasted blind.
  
  Luminous, dark yet moderately translucent ruby red color. Ripe, sweet-toned and red-fruited nose with a somewhat dull streak of cardboard and mildew. The wine is dull, dry and medium-bodied on the palate with a rather thin taste of cardboard and something vaguely metallic. High in acidity with gently grippy light tannins. Short, thin and slightly metallic aftertaste.
  
  Corked.

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• jlm wrote:

  August 7, 2020 - Dark ruby. Strawberry, plum, mineral aromas on the nose. The palate is juicy but medium-light and has a focused snap of acidity and grip to the mid-palate. Uncomplicated and delicious. Will certainly hold for a while.

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• Vintage 2016
• Type Red
• Producer Domaine des Terres Dorées (Jean-Paul Brun)
• Varietal Gamay
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Burgundy
• SubRegion Beaujolais
• Appellation Côte de Brouilly

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