2014 Domaine de l'Ecu Mephisto
Community Tasting Note
forceberry wrote:
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 - Cuvée MMXIV, Vin de France. Biodynamically farmed Cabernet Franc, destemmed, fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts, macerated for 12 days, aged for 15 months in amphorae, vinified and bottled without any SO2. No fining or filtration. 12% alcohol. Total production 5000 bottles and 100 magnums.
Dark, somewhat hazy and quite opaque - slightly murky - Burgundy red color. Brooding, somewhat funky and slightly animalistic nose, lacking clarity. Aromas of wizened dark berries, some farmyard tones of merde, light earthy notes of damp clay, hints of autumnal forest and a touch of crowberry. Nothing particularly Cabernet Franc here, at least in the nose. The wine is dry, crunchy and light-to-medium-bodied on the palate with - at first - a slightest hint of prickle and a rather noticeable streak of bitterness along with somewhat tart flavors of lingonberries and crowberries, some leafy tones, light gravelly mineral notes, a little bit of unripe bilberry, a hint of leather and a touch of barnyard funk. The wine is high in acidity with quite delicate and mellow tannins. The finish is dry, crunchy and medium in length with flavors of savory leafy tones, some tart lingonberry, a little bit of crunchy crowberry, light leathery tones, a hint of blood and a touch of something unclean which might evolve into mousiness if the wine was left opened for too long.
A drinkable but not particularly interesting nor attractive weekday red from the naturalist end of the spectrum. Light, simple and refreshing, but offers quite little typicity. Not a catastrophe - like the Ange Pinot Noir was - but honestly nothing special to write home about either.
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