NV Birichino Grenache Hommage A Georges Besson Besson Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (4) Median Score: 89 points

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  11/21/2021 - davetong Does not like this wine: 50 Points

  Supposed to be a vin de paille so I expected something complex and sweet.
  This is neither.
  The nose is bland and slightly plastic.
  On the palate it’s hot, dry, tannic and uninteresting.
  None of us liked it.
  Total waste of money at any price.
  The sink drank it.

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  11/12/2021 - Dan Gould Likes this wine: 91 Points

  One of the strangest bottles I've ever had. Cranberry sauce and rosewater tempered with flavors like aged balsamic? Dense without being overly heavy? Like the tastes, my feelings are also paradoxical, finding it somewhat off-putting and intriguing. Now that I'm prepared, I'd try it again with cheese or dessert!

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  7/20/2019 - MTC2 wrote: 88 Points

  To be honest, I prefer the freshness of Birichino’s normal vintage Besson Grenache.

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  10/7/2018 - Seanwsmithm3 Likes this wine:

  2012, 2013 and 2014 select clusters that are from own-rooted vines, made soldera style and appassimento, then fermented whole cluster and macerated post-fermentation for 40 days. (note from Jim Cowan).
  
  yum!

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