Terroir-istes International - France, Burgundy, Pommard (The Fat Butcher, Stellenbosch): (Tasted Blind): A light ruby colour towards an orange rim. A deep, brooding nose with black cherry, damp soil, dark chocolate and earthy tones. A light to medium-bodied wine with sinewy black cherry stone and skin, some cooler fruit giving freshness and framed by dense, powdery tannins and a tart acidity, indicative of a cooler year. Intense with plenty going on, this is a muscular wine with a gravelly, earthy element, although the finish is shorter than expected with an unusual hint of English gooseberry. Flavours of red fruits, spiciness, and a citrus oil note join the fray. Altogether, the quality is a coarser village level, with a bracing slightly unbalanced acidity and drying tannins with a hint of acetone, all lending to some austerity on the back - palate and lacking enough fleshy to back it up. Very traditional styling.
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12/4/2018 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 88 Points
Terroir-istes International - France, Burgundy, Pommard (The Fat Butcher, Stellenbosch): (Tasted Blind): A light ruby colour towards an orange rim. A deep, brooding nose with black cherry, damp soil, dark chocolate and earthy tones. A light to medium-bodied wine with sinewy black cherry stone and skin, some cooler fruit giving freshness and framed by dense, powdery tannins and a tart acidity, indicative of a cooler year. Intense with plenty going on, this is a muscular wine with a gravelly, earthy element, although the finish is shorter than expected with an unusual hint of English gooseberry. Flavours of red fruits, spiciness, and a citrus oil note join the fray. Altogether, the quality is a coarser village level, with a bracing slightly unbalanced acidity and drying tannins with a hint of acetone, all lending to some austerity on the back - palate and lacking enough fleshy to back it up. Very traditional styling.
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