2019 Caveau de Bacchus Poulsard Arbois Cuvée des Docteurs

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 91.7 points

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  3/15/2024 - yossarian.livez wrote: 90 Points

  Very similar, this bottle lacking a bit of definition

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  7/24/2023 - yossarian.livez wrote: 92 Points

  Delightful savory and reductive lighter red. A touch of red fruit to go with Stoney minerality and almost chicken stock notes. Medium to light bodied, plus acid, and mineral finish. Very nice if you like the style.

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  11/18/2021 - melvinyeowq wrote:

  No theme night: Very natty nose with some VA going on. Light without much structure but the acid was so high that it carried the mouthfeel of the wine.

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  2/25/2021 - forceberry wrote: 93 Points

  The wine does not mention the grape variety, but to my understanding, all the Cuvée des Geologues bottlings are Trousseau and this single Cuvée des Docteurs is 100% Poulsard. At least the lot number Lot19PL suggests this as well. Fermented spontaneously, macerated with the skins for 3 weeks, aged for 12-18 months in old Alsatian oak foudres. 12,5% alcohol.
  
  Pale, fully translucent and subtly pink-hued ruby red color; looks like a very deep and dark rosé rather than a red wine. Savory, somewhat spicy and slightly reductive nose with slightly skunky reductive notes of flatulence and stinky feet followed by aromas of sweet wild strawberries, some earth and a little bit of brambly raspberry. The nose cleans up slowly as the reduction blows off, but it does take time. The wine is lively, dry and crunchy on the palate with a light-to-medium body and subtly reductive flavors of brambly raspberries, some strawberry-flavored candies, a little bit of stony minerality, light reductive notes of gunpowder smoke and a hint of earth. The structure relies on the fresh, high acidity, although the medium-minus tannins grip gently on the gums as well. The overall impression is very youthful, but not primary. The finish is dry, fresh and mineral with flavors of stony minerality, brambly raspberries, some tart lingonberries, a little bit of wild strawberry, light reductive notes of gunpowder and flint smoke, a hint of earth and a floral touch of violets.
  
  A very tasty, serious and even surprisingly structured effort for a Poulsard - I can't remember the previous time when I would've noticed this much (or at all) tannic grip in a Poulsard! Very true to the variety, apart from the gently grippy tannins. Still very youthful in style, although the wine doesn't feel particularly primary - mainly just reductive. Very drinkable already, if decanted first, just to blow off the reduction. However, this feels like a rare Poulsard that could actually benefit from cellaring. I wouldn't be surprised if this wine was even much better after 8-10 more years! Fantastic stuff.

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