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Friday, July 29, 2022 - Excellent, beautiful bottle of Pinot to enjoy for my 900th Cellartracker note. For me, not the best Burgundy QPR at this stage, but that's more to do with the style than the general quality.

Simply put, this is very reductive. Allen Meadows mentions it, and his note is spot on. Not so much reduction that it's "harsh" on the nose, but definitely obscured, with lots of sesame, thyme, peppery brightness that bullied the fruit into the background. At first I thought it was a super stemmy wine, but apparently there aren't any stems used here. Just beneath one can smell gorgeous, pure reddish fruits, ripe raspberry, some cherry liqueur, etc, some dark soil tones, maybe some cumin or other bright spice. It's a very austere nose right now that's tough to get a bead on, although it's expressive and I could see the fruit emerging nicely with time.

Palate is beautiful, also a little tense and hard to figure out right now, but there's no question that it's delicious. Clearer red cherry and very earthy, high toned raspberry again, interesting acidic lift that feels super vibrant, and somehow sits in the background behind the fruit, floral tones, and earth, like the flavors themselves are more prominent than the structure, if that makes sense. Both salty and spicy on the finish, lingering for some time, almost like a fancy chocolate bar with pepper and fruit. Speaking of structure, the tannins are surprisingly powerful and dense, not so much that it feels coarse, but pretty serious and chalky for any Pinot Noir.

This is my first Grivot- loved it, but it didn't grab me the way I was hoping it would considering the $110 price. I could see it aging beautifully though, assuming the reductive notes fade a bit. Almost feel I'm overrating it, but I can't deny it's both delicious and fairly complex, and I bet it would dramatically improve with time.

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