2009 Marcassin Pinot Noir Marcassin Vineyard

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Monday, December 16, 2013 - Right off the truck this had a bunch of undissolved sulfur and was spritzy. Shook it three times and it popped three times. A mess in the glass. Day two there was nothing fruit wise and I thought it was shot. Day three finally shows the Marcassin I know and love. Great nose of coffee grounds cinnamon and plums. The palate is oh so smooth and balanced. That's right, balanced. Hints of pomegranate cherries and a touch of coffee. Great acid on this makes it clean and mouth watering. I really like these wines.

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Comment posted by edwilley3:

1/7/2014 9:38:00 AM - Do you think it was a bottle problem? The 2009 I tried showed no sulfur. I've also read the Allen Meadows comments about these wines and am a little confused about some of the remarks about them.
Comment posted by Uglypinga:

1/7/2014 9:53:00 AM - Yeah I thought it was secondary fermentation at first but the wine was fine after a while. They did get super cold on the way so maybe that had something to do with it? Who knows. All was fine in the end. Meadows hates and always has hated Marcassin.
Comment posted by jazzwineman:

2/3/2014 6:08:00 PM - I am not sure about sulfur and spritz. Had zero problem with such and decanted for about 11 hours. Had it when first opened and it was not as evolved, but clearly no sulfur or spritz in the slightest. There are some that claim that is not a Burgundy, as if the only Pinot Noir that can be good has to come from the weedy growth and poor growing seasons of France. As to the Allen meadow's fans- I would pay to have you describe the burnt rubber that is claimed in these wines. Sound to me like someone got a burnt ego and made a conflation. And guess what- I seem to find myself disliking Meadows!!

Here is an interesting piece of reading by Ms. Turley- I think the points make the section III are more than just opinion and speculation.

http://www.drvino.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Marcassin.pdf
Comment posted by Uglypinga:

2/3/2014 6:41:00 PM - Meh I don't like or dislike Meadows. He is entitled to his opinion. I think that these wines are far more balanced than they get credit for. In fact, that is why I like them so much. I'm glad not everyone loves them. It's hard enough to get them and they are expensive enough.
As for the spritz who knows. They were damned cold when I got them, maybe that had something to do with it. Either way the wine was awesome after a few days.
Comment posted by jazzwineman:

2/3/2014 7:07:00 PM - Well, we come to the same conclusion about the wine in the end and hat is super. Few people have had wines of this quality ( since they are not the easiest to get)and we are lucky, even at a high price to find and enjoy and share. My point about meadows, is that, while he can have an opinion, he seems more bent on an agenda (perhaps he wants to be on Fox news) or almost a vendetta about Helen and group and his descriptions of wines like this are so far off, one wonders his real issues other than the pure taste of the wine. It is one of the reason why I always pour blind- I want people to taste wine, not labels. So thumbs up to your enjoyment of the wine!
Comment posted by edwilley3:

2/3/2014 9:11:00 PM - One of the great joys is being able to taste a wide variety and, when the bottle is not flawed, tasting an awesome wine that other people might have passed over. I try not to smirk when someone tells me that "X" big brand wine is great, when I've recently had it against a range of comparable wines and "X' really wasn't all that great in comparison to some other wine I had personally never tried that was much better, lesser known, and cost the same or less.
Comment posted by jazzwineman:

2/3/2014 9:25:00 PM - Sounds like Mr. Ed is talking about FKS (False Knowledge Syndrome).

Just for the knowledge of other wine drinkers-we have a neat wine place with some very knowledge and people that have taste buds and certifications and last year they had Marcassin vs. their great french counter-parts. Interesting read.

http://graileys.com/marcassin-vs-burgundy/