2018 Domaine Labet Pinot Noir Les Varrons

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 91.2 points

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  9/15/2023 - Anton_Wallin Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Väldigt fint uttryck av en pinot.
  Definitivt drickfärdig men inte över sin peak. Önskar jag hade mer av detta!

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  9/11/2023 - forceberry wrote: 91 Points

  100% organically farmed Pinot Noir from a vineyard planted in 1983. Harvested on 7th of September, 2018. Fermented spontaneously, aged in old oak barrels. Bottled unfined, unfiltered and with a sulfite addition of 7 mg/l on 11th of April, 2019. 12% alcohol and pH 3,55.
  
  Somewhat translucent and a bit murky reddish color with a rusted iron hue. The nose feels perfumed with sweet-toned aromas of blackberries and blueberries, some primary lactic tones, a little bit of ripe red cherry, light floral notes of violets and more heady flowers, a fragrant hint of zesty Chinotto, a touch of cranberry juice and a primary whiff of raspberry jelly. The wine feels bright, juicy and quite twangy on the palate with a light-to-medium body and vibrant flavors of brambly raspberries and leathery funk, some saline and stony mineral notes, a little bit of lifted VA, light crunchy cranberry tones, floral hints of violets and sweet, aromatic herbs and a touch of ripe cherry. The structure relies mostly on the high acidity, although the supple, gently grippy tannins lend a bit of firmness to the mouthfeel. The finish is long, crunchy and slightly grippy with a vibrant, dry aftertaste of tart lingonberries, some blueberries, light fresh cranberry tones, a little bit of brambly raspberry, a rustic hint of bretty funk and a touch of floral lift.
  
  A characterful, very balanced and enormously drinkable Jura Pinot with a very perfumed, floral overall character, exhibiting wonderful interplay between youthful fruit flavors and nuanced non-fruit flavors. Although it feels like the wine is so charming due to its very youthful, almost exuberant yet not excessive character, I have no doubts this wine will keep - maybe even evolve - just fine over medium term. Fun and delicious stuff, recommended.

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  7/31/2023 - martinvolmerpedersen@gmail.com wrote: 88 Points

  Not very Labet, I was thinking overseas Pinot Noir. Must have been the vintage, I will cellar it further and hope for improvement.

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  11/24/2022 - Jonathanmustang Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Trop jeune je le sais mais j’en ai quelques unes
  Nez très nature funky qui m’a fait penser a une pialade. la fraise, les épices, l’orange sanguine, une touche fumée et mentholée… finalement rayas n’est qu’un vin modeste nature 🤣
  Bouche facile et gouleyante, fraise des champs, une certaine rafle de jeunesse, du poivre blanc. L’acidité est bien balancé, on pourrais lui reprocher un manque de matière mais je crois que c’est le style de rouge de ce producteur…
  Finale mince mais longue, principalement du fruit et des épices
  J’adore découvrir les rouge jurassiques 🦕 celui-ci est bien mais vraiment trop jeune et un peu mince mais des aromes le fun pour boire en jeunesse. À suivre

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  9/30/2020 - acyso wrote: 90 Points

  "Four quality close planted together - 1.24 acres vine - 1983 plantation - topsoil from red clay, Bajocian limestone base - matured 9 months 228L barrels - bottlings 17/07/19 - pH 3.58 - SO2 libre < 6 mg/L - total < 20 mg/L" As much as I love Labet, I have to admit that in general I prefer the whites to the reds. This bottle comes off too light and far more Jura than pinot noir for my taste. The nose is crunchy, almost carbonic, and incredibly lifted. The fruit is bright pink -- think fresh strawberries. On the palate, you first get a hit of fizz, and then a very cool expression of fruit. Reminds me a bit of those strawberry kiwi drinks you'd have as a kid. Light tannins, light body, this is what gamay might taste like if you took away all the nasty sucralose flavours (ironically, I actually like the Labet Reine more than this for having a more substantial body). Very high acid and quite drinkable.

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