2016 Domaine François Cotat Sancerre Rouge Chavignol
Community Tasting Note
jviz wrote:
Friday, March 22, 2019 - Let me just say that this is an awfully weird expression of Pinot noir. It has really nothing going on that would suggest Pinot to someone tasting blindly. Dare you to try this out on someone who knows their stuff.
In any case, there’s a ton of vegetal notes going on up front, with leather and dirt. High acidity and no rough tannins to speak of. Some cherry fruit on the palate that doesn’t come through on the nose. I would have guessed cab franc...
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Comment posted by Vietty:
4/9/2019 3:45:00 PM - Thanks for posting this note. I got the sense from the retailer that this wine would not taste like a traditional pinot noir but purchased due to my curiosity. I hope it's interesting AND tasty. I'm fine with vegetal notes but "a ton" makes me wary for a PN.
Comment posted by jviz:
4/9/2019 9:31:00 PM - I should emphasize how relative the statement is. I tend to enjoy spicy/savory Sonoma coast pinots (Rivers Marie, for example) and full bodied Oregon (e.g. Domaine Serene) along with more muscular NSG and Gevrey. So for me, this wine was pretty green and didn’t have much “pinosity”. Several other more eclectic tasters really loved this. Curious to see what you think about it