2019 Le Temps des Cerises (Axel Prüfer) Avanti popolo

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 88.5 points

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  2/8/2022 - forceberry wrote: 85 Points

  Typically Avanti Popolo is a 100% Carignan, but to my understanding, the 2019 vintage is a blend of Carignan, Aramon, Cinsaut and Muscat. Fermented spontaneously, vinified entirely without SO2, bottled unfined and unfiltered. 10,5% alcohol.
  
  Pale, completely clear rose hip color with a watery, colorless rim. The wine looks more like a dark rosé than a red wine. The nose is fragrant, characterful and quite wild with aromas of fresh wild berries and ripe raspberries, some barnyardy notes of brett, a little bit of acetic VA, light candied primary fruit notes and a distinctive, perfumed hint of musky flowers (well, in retrospect, the Muscat component explains this!). All in all, pretty nice - natural, but not too natty. The wine is fresh, lively and light-bodied on the palate with flavors of ripe forest fruits, some crunchy apple, a little bit of wild strawberry, light perfumed notes of rosewater and musky flowers and an acetic hint of VA. The medium-plus acidity keeps the wine in balance, even if it doesn't bring much freshness to it. There are no tannins to speak of. The finish is wild and slightly unclean with flavors of wild strawberries, some damp earth notes, a little bit of red cherry, light floral tones, an acetic hint of VA and a touch of raspberry juice. Fortunately - and despite the slightly unclean touch in the aftertaste - the wine doesn't seem to turn mousy. At least soon after opening the bottle.
  
  A nice, fun and drinkable little naturalist red that both looks and drinks more like a fresh rosé wine. I guess one really should approach this wine more as a rosé rather than a red. Can't really see it benefiting from age - it might keep for some years, but most likely this wine is showing its best now. Enjoyable stuff, but ultimately nothing particularly memorable or that interesting.

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  8/10/2020 - Thomalom Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Rhubarb, raspberries, and black tea. Light and tart. Great chilled.

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