13% - Clear, med to pale ruby / clean, med+ intensity - cranberry, crunchy red berry fruit, wet earth, mushroom, delicate floral touch, mineral / dry, med+ acidity, med to low tannin, med- body, med+ intensity, med+ length. Elegant and all in finesse!
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Crunchy and higher toned than the '15, with bright red fruits and an energetic personality. Probably a year or two away from peak, this is another fine value from Bart.
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2016 Bart Marsannay is medium bodied with a softly herbaceous nose of red fruit. Fine chalky tannins. Violet petals, graphite, red fruit, cooking spices on the palate with anise/black licorice dominating mid-palate, ending in a mineral finish. Enough complexity and depth given the price point. Above average QPR at $22 USD. Could use 2-3 years in the cellar.
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P: MF body; RNDISH entry with nice, ALMOST swtish frt met by puckerish astringency which loses its bite by the LONG, slightly spicy, very, VERY slightly bitter finish with a swtness to the very, VERY fine tannins. NEEDS through '20, I'd guess, then drinking for 4 yrs more? My VG+/EXC-, which, while quite a "nice" showing, fell short of what a more experienced colleague felt. [This vendor's $21.95 is $2 < the only other wine-searcher listing.]
Note: Because of extensive frost damage, this producer apparently had to combine some of his vyd designate juice with this village bottling.
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2/21/2021 - SiR wrote: 90 Points
13% - Clear, med to pale ruby / clean, med+ intensity - cranberry, crunchy red berry fruit, wet earth, mushroom, delicate floral touch, mineral / dry, med+ acidity, med to low tannin, med- body, med+ intensity, med+ length. Elegant and all in finesse!
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3/11/2019 - Redguy wrote:
Crunchy and higher toned than the '15, with bright red fruits and an energetic personality. Probably a year or two away from peak, this is another fine value from Bart.
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1/5/2019 - aero wrote: 90 Points
2016 Bart Marsannay is medium bodied with a softly herbaceous nose of red fruit. Fine chalky tannins. Violet petals, graphite, red fruit, cooking spices on the palate with anise/black licorice dominating mid-palate, ending in a mineral finish. Enough complexity and depth given the price point. Above average QPR at $22 USD. Could use 2-3 years in the cellar.
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10/27/2018 - srh Likes this wine:
Winebar [4 Whites, 8 Reds, & 12 *shared*, VERY impressive bottles] from 10/26/18 (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): N: Slightly closed, but SEEMS ripe; Intensity lurking? [Revisited much later, notes of straws/spice.]
P: MF body; RNDISH entry with nice, ALMOST swtish frt met by puckerish astringency which loses its bite by the LONG, slightly spicy, very, VERY slightly bitter finish with a swtness to the very, VERY fine tannins. NEEDS through '20, I'd guess, then drinking for 4 yrs more? My VG+/EXC-, which, while quite a "nice" showing, fell short of what a more experienced colleague felt. [This vendor's $21.95 is $2 < the only other wine-searcher listing.]
Note: Because of extensive frost damage, this producer apparently had to combine some of his vyd designate juice with this village bottling.
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