Lovely fruit and acid balance. Hints of cloves and Asian spices. Perfect with roast pork. This is absolutely singing right now, and I would say in a perfect place. Such an excellent showing for a '13 marsannay. Very well done.
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Burgundy WIMPS #170 27th October 2023 (La Trompette, Chiswick): Cool cark fruits on the nose and a slug of dissolved SO2. After pouring between glasses for a while this develops some real depth. There are touches of Oolong tea, some goji berries and layers of dark fruits. Palate is rich with a lovely peppery acidity. My wine of the flight.
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Medium ruby, translucent; no sign of age. A fairly muted nose, which I can only describe as 'smelling like village Burgundy.' On the palate it's light to medium-bodied; there are fine tannins and a reasonable amount of acidity, but quite a lot of briary fruits to bring a welcome generosity. I suspect this would have been a stunner three or four years ago, but I'm enjoying it very much tonight. It's not a wow wine, but it has character - Marsannay character - as well as providing pleasure. Cork, 13%.
Just lovely. Seemed perfectly in balance. Just enough acidity to prop up the raspberry and cherry. Bit of kirsch in there too. Tannins supersmooth but nothing sickly about it. Perfect with a huge poached trout and Russian salad on a hot night in the garden. Wife in transports! (That has to be good). To my mind this is why i buy Burgundy - i am not a big spender so this is no 'cellar defender' for me - but it is miles more enjoyable than the 'Tay raspberry' version of Burg the WSUK buyers describe for the much more acidic notch below this one. (As you can tell, i am no expert, but if i enjoy a wine i like to say so :) ).
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Didn't take notes, and I am not a big Burgundy drinker. But this was good, fuller than many of the cheaper burgundies, with a pleasant perfume, and went well with grilled pork chop. Very glad i have a few more.
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My first Father's Day!! I rarely drink red burgundy/pinot noir, but I am trying to expand my horizons in everything while living in London.
Nose has plums, amaretto, cinnamon, and chartreuse. Very little fruit and lacks depth. I knew this wasn't powerful based on the store owner's recommendation, but this is beyond what I thought he meant.
My exploring continues and is bound for some bumps!
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Dark crimson with some purple in the rim. Fresh black and red fruits on the nose. Sweet fruit on the nose. Lovely sweet and piercing fruit on the palate. Good streak of acidity but in perfect balance with the fruit and alcohol. Really very moreish, something i remember from my first bottle of this. Yum and i would like to try this in further vintages.
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1/26/2024 - swfc wrote: 93 Points
Lovely fruit and acid balance. Hints of cloves and Asian spices. Perfect with roast pork. This is absolutely singing right now, and I would say in a perfect place. Such an excellent showing for a '13 marsannay. Very well done.
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10/27/2023 - Vinumming & Ahhing Likes this wine: 91 Points
Burgundy WIMPS #170 27th October 2023 (La Trompette, Chiswick): Cool cark fruits on the nose and a slug of dissolved SO2. After pouring between glasses for a while this develops some real depth. There are touches of Oolong tea, some goji berries and layers of dark fruits. Palate is rich with a lovely peppery acidity. My wine of the flight.
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4/14/2023 - Duncan wrote: 87 Points
Notes similar to last time, with acidity and tannin more to the fore, fruit even further to the rear. Disappointing.
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10/7/2022 - Duncan wrote: 90 Points
Medium ruby, translucent; no sign of age. A fairly muted nose, which I can only describe as 'smelling like village Burgundy.' On the palate it's light to medium-bodied; there are fine tannins and a reasonable amount of acidity, but quite a lot of briary fruits to bring a welcome generosity. I suspect this would have been a stunner three or four years ago, but I'm enjoying it very much tonight. It's not a wow wine, but it has character - Marsannay character - as well as providing pleasure. Cork, 13%.
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8/9/2020 - OneForTheStairs Likes this wine:
Just lovely. Seemed perfectly in balance. Just enough acidity to prop up the raspberry and cherry. Bit of kirsch in there too. Tannins supersmooth but nothing sickly about it. Perfect with a huge poached trout and Russian salad on a hot night in the garden. Wife in transports! (That has to be good). To my mind this is why i buy Burgundy - i am not a big spender so this is no 'cellar defender' for me - but it is miles more enjoyable than the 'Tay raspberry' version of Burg the WSUK buyers describe for the much more acidic notch below this one. (As you can tell, i am no expert, but if i enjoy a wine i like to say so :) ).
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5/25/2020 - OneForTheStairs Likes this wine:
Didn't take notes, and I am not a big Burgundy drinker. But this was good, fuller than many of the cheaper burgundies, with a pleasant perfume, and went well with grilled pork chop. Very glad i have a few more.
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5/15/2020 - Dolomiti Likes this wine: 92 Points
Red fruit in the nose, spicy and aromatic, medium bodied with integrated acidity. A long finish, needs a lot of air!
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1/2/2019 - t.c.green Likes this wine: 90 Points
Pinot based, nice with Steelhead, for Katy's bday.
Not made for stronger foods.
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6/17/2018 - PMJak11 Does not like this wine: 86 Points
My first Father's Day!! I rarely drink red burgundy/pinot noir, but I am trying to expand my horizons in everything while living in London.
Nose has plums, amaretto, cinnamon, and chartreuse. Very little fruit and lacks depth. I knew this wasn't powerful based on the store owner's recommendation, but this is beyond what I thought he meant.
My exploring continues and is bound for some bumps!
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6/3/2017 - bigberrypicker Likes this wine: 88 Points
Light and fine-boned, probably needs a few years to come into its own though. Nose of menthol and blackberry.
Try again in a year or so
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10/29/2016 - Brentw1 wrote:
Opened to decide whether to continue whether to collect this and the answer is definitely yes!
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6/4/2016 - MattGeneve Likes this wine: 90 Points
Dark crimson with some purple in the rim. Fresh black and red fruits on the nose. Sweet fruit on the nose. Lovely sweet and piercing fruit on the palate. Good streak of acidity but in perfect balance with the fruit and alcohol. Really very moreish, something i remember from my first bottle of this. Yum and i would like to try this in further vintages.
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