2015 Eric Texier Côtes du Rhône-Brézème Vieille Roussette Domaine de Pergaud

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  11/25/2022 - forceberry wrote: 93 Points

  100% organically farmed Roussette (a local name for Roussanne) from +70 yo vineyards. Fermented spontaneously; 50% of the wine in earthenware amphorae (macerating with the skins for some weeks, according to some sources) and 50% in old, neutral oak casks. Blended together and aged in old oak casks and amphorae. Vinified without any SO2. 12,5% alcohol. Tasted blind.
  
  Quite intense and still relatively youthful lemon-yellow color with bright greenish highlights. The nose feels fascinating, somewhat waxy and slightly sauvage with aromas of ripe nectarine, some honeydew melon tones, a little bit of leathery funk, light floral nuances, a sweet hint of apple jam and a touch of leesy creaminess. The wine is broad, somewhat concentrated and slightly wild on the palate with a rather full body and quite intense flavors of fresh yellow apples and steely minerality, light sweeter notes of apple jam, a little bit of waxy funk and leather, a hint of cantaloupe and a lifted touch of sweet ethery VA. The wine shows good sense of firmness and structure with its refreshing and rather high acidity. The finish is juicy and quite complex with a long, layered aftertaste of cantaloupe, some funky notes of leather and waxy character, light stony mineral tones, a little bit of crunchy Golden Delicious apple, a hint of leesy creaminess and a touch of herby spices.
  
  A distinctive, characterful and enjoyably refreshing Roussanne. The wine has definitely somewhat sauvage overtones with its subtly bretty nuances and hints of VA, but the wine is still quite clean and vibrant - never once too funky. Although the wine shows classic Roussanne flavors of juicy melon-driven fruit and hints of floral-herby character, for some reason Rhône never once came to my mind. I had a strong feeling this must've been a French white, but from which part of France - I had no idea. Ultimately I guessed that this was a naturalist white Burgundy from the southern parts of the region. Well, not quite - yet not too far, either. All in all, this was a terrific wine that drinks really well right now but will probably continue to evolve and improve at least until its 10th year from the vintage. Recommended.

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  8/21/2022 - centvins wrote:

  Oxidizet

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  2/6/2021 - centvins wrote:

  Oxidized!

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  9/23/2020 - retired_and_roving wrote: flawed

  First bottle from the case that is oxidized. Color is dark gold, lots of oxidative aromas on the nose and also the palate.

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  6/25/2020 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine:

  Wine in the time of Corona Virus - Quarantining in NYC & NH; 3/7/2020-9/1/2020 (NYC/NH): Beautiful night on the patio - so we decided to open a bottle and enjoy the evening. Consistent with prior experience - lovely balance and complex finish.

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