2016 Domaine Rolet Poulsard Arbois Vieilles Vignes

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 87.9 points

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  4/23/2021 - sid_loves_wine Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Some odd aromas I couldn't place. One other commenter wrote "celery seed" which actually seems right. The fruit is there but very wispy on the nose, difficult to really describe the nose at all beyond minty and herbal tones.
  
  The palate is a real dynamo- an absolutely crazy amount of bright acidity, extremely tart- some good fruit, lots of cranberry, underripe strawberry, etc, but feels a little disjointed as it's all acid without much fruit (or earthy complexity) to provide balance. Might have been better a few years ago or something. Definitely better with a chill, and I liked it in the end, a good picnic wine, but 89 is low on my scale. Very light and complex wines are really my thing, but this wasn't super memorable or exciting. If this had been like $15 rather than $25 I would have a lot less issue with it.

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  4/5/2021 - Raseagle Likes this wine: 85 Points

  Slightly beyond its best drinking dates, but remains pleasant sipping.

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  9/27/2020 - strawbo Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Nice and does open up given a couple of hours, but fairly high on acid at this stage and not showing a lot of complexity

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  3/6/2020 - bourgogre Likes this wine:

  Pour moi, ce Poulsard annonce toujours le printemps.
  
  Cela est probablement dû à la couleur d'un rouge/orangé limpide et clair,
  se situant à mi chemin entre le rosé et le rouge traditionnel.
  Un vin qui respire et exhale le soleil.
  
  Le poulsard est un cépage produisant un vin tout à fait original,
  aux accents d'orange sanguine, de canneberge, et au fond de terre sèche (j'allais dire sable...).
  Les tannins sont doux et le vin est sapide et léger.
  
  J'adore.
  
  (***)
  #1400

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  3/6/2020 - nzinkgraf wrote:

  Some celery seed to the aromas, a little rubbery. 15 days masceration. Fresher and not as savory palate. Medium minus tannin.

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