2014 Louis Jadot Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Clos de la Croix de Pierre

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  5/25/2022 - forceberry wrote: 93 Points

  100% Pinot Noir from a clos within 1er Cru En Caradeux. Fermented and macerated for three weeks in open-top fermentors, then aged for 18 months in 228-liter oak pièces (roughly 1/3 new). 13% alcohol. Tasted blind.
  
  Luminous, translucent dark ruby-red color. Quite savory yet clean and attractive nose with rather red-toned aromas of sour cherries and fresh red plums, some ripe cranberry tones, a little bit of dusty cherry and licorice, light raspberry juice tones and a brooding hint of toasty oak spice. The wine feels quite ripe yet still surprisingly firm, dense and structured on the palate with a medium body and savory flavors of juicy red berries and ripe black raspberries, some dusty cherry tones, a little bit of tobacco, light gravelly mineral tones and a hint of savory, dark-toned oak spice. The wine feels a bit tough and slightly extracted with somewhat rustic and quite grippy medium tannins, which contribute to the structure at least as much as the high acidity. The finish is dry, lively and crunchy with a moderately pronounced tannic grip along with long flavors of sour cherries and tart lingonberries, some crunchy cranberry tones, a little bit of fresh crowberry, light gravelly mineral nuances, a hint of savory wood spice and a touch of pouch tobacco.
  
  A quite lovely and attractively fruity but also surprisingly tough and even somewhat rustic Pernand-Vergelesses that is still very tightly-knit and rough around the edges. There's lots of finesse here with the perfumed, red-toned fruit nuances and mineral overtones, but the wine still seems to be holding back and in need of further cellaring. I honestly thought this was a Sangiovese, perhaps a 2016 Chianti Classico, thanks to the wine's sour cherry and tobacco nuances and its rather pronounced tannic structure - while the overall feel is definitely very Pernand-Vergelesses, the wine still wasn't screaming "Pinot Noir" to me. Tasting this wine side-by-side with 2014 Camille Giroud Volnay, both the wines were relatively similar in style, Giroud's Volnay only coming across as slightly lighter and more delicate in comparison. What was most interesting was how both the wines seemed quite (and surprisingly) tannic for Pinot Noir, having rather similar grips on the gums, only this Jadot seemed somewhat more rustic and aggressive in character, whereas the grip in Giroud was similarly firm and assertive, but at the same time relatively gentle. All in all, this is a quite lovely wine that will reward further aging.

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  9/6/2020 - DoctorNick Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Wow what a nose. Herbs and spices, mushroom, sweet red fruit. Easy acidity and supple tannins.

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  8/28/2019 - spacewrangler wrote: 92 Points

  On point per usual, nice with short decant but will reward patience.

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  4/12/2017 - short and confused wrote: 89 Points

  Bright red. Pretty high toned nose- red fruit (raspberries and cherries) with some medicinal spice. Very well balanced wine. There is good fresh red fruit with earth, mint, minerals and herbs. Some drying tannins on the end. Not a particularly captivating or luscious wine but very well made. Very good at the table. At $39, a decent value for Burgundy.

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