2016 Domaine Pêcheur Poulsard Côtes du Jura

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 88.4 points

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  11/28/2019 - tward Likes this wine: 88 Points

  When the main bottle slated for the Thanksgiving table was found to be badly corked (*), this lone Poulsard in the cellar came to the rescue. Beautiful ruby color, bright in appearance, nose, and body, with herbal accents and, yes, cranberry, the wine has a nice tartness to it. Worked perfectly with the typical American Thanksgiving table that includes turkey (this time, herbed), potatoes, bread stuffing, and other dishes, in our case including rutabagas. This wine took it all in stride and played the desired supporting role.
  
  Reminder: Pull the corks before you're ready to serve lest you scramble for a substitute!

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  8/7/2019 - jkd555 wrote:

  I’m not rating this wine as I have no idea what to make of it. This was my first Poulsard—indeed my first wine from the Jura region—so I have no frame of reference from which to judge it.
  
  As others have mentioned, when I first started pouring this wine, I thought it was a rosé—it’s a pale, cloudy pink that only becomes a deeper (but still pale) pinkish garnet when there’s a full glass.
  
  This wine is highly acidic, but at first didn’t strike me as refreshing or juicy. In fact I would say that it’s bordering on acetic, lending the nose a sourness. Although there’s some anonymous Pinot-like fruits poking through, the nose is intensely green, herbaceous, and somewhat reduced, although not to the point where it smells sulphuric. As for how this wine could possibly seem simultaneously acetic and reduced, I have no explanation, but that was my impression both on first opening and after a day in the fridge.
  
  The sourness carries over to the attack and palate, where the fruitiness is what I can only describe as green apple-strawberry and crunchy green bell pepper. It finishes with acidity that finally becomes bright and mouth-watering, but the greenness carries through to the very end.
  
  Certainly an interesting wine, can’t say I’d choose it over anything else in my cellar, but it was a wholly unique drinking experience and I’d actually be open to trying this again to see if this is typical of the style. There *is* something intentional about the way this wine is built, and I can imagine that there’s a crowd out there who enjoys this kind of wine—so I’d encourage people to not read “flawed” into my tasting note and give it a try for yourself if you’re curious. Next time I might try airing this out in a captain’s decanter to see if the greenness might blow off, although the notable presence of what seems like acetic acid makes me wonder if more oxygen might do more harm than good.

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  3/9/2019 - westopherguy Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Had this a second time, and enjoyed it more than the first, hence another note and a higher score. What surprised me the most about this wine is that despite its light body and color, it paired beautifully with Indian food. The profile was a perfect match with the spiciness of the Chicken Tikka Masala and Saag Paneer. I'd even go so far as to say this wine brought out the best in the food — and vice-versa. Intrigued, I picked-up another couple of bottles.

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  1/13/2019 - Ben Labe Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Reminiscent of pinot noir, but even lighter in color. Somewhat hazy as well. Aromas of raspberry and cranberry with added flavors of cinnamon and peppermint on the palate. Medium-bodied with medium acid and minimal tannins.

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  1/1/2019 - westopherguy Likes this wine: 88 Points

  A unique, very light red wine. The Jura certainly makes some unusual wines — and so far, I’ve enjoyed them all, including this one.

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