2005 Domaine Rollin Père et Fils Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Rouge

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 83.5 points

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  12/14/2009 - awinestory wrote: 80 Points

  medium intensity, transparent
  nose: fresh picked red berries such as raspberries, cherries
  dry, acid is med+ tannin is low body is med alc is est 13 finnish is of bright red fruit tempered by oak
  
  Scent of fresh tart red berries and rathe transparent ruby color suggests the Pinot Noir varietal. Palate of red fruit, with concentrated fruit flavors, and good integration of what appears to be 1-2 year French oak or a mixture of new and old, suggests a sorting table for ripe fruit and thus a reliable and better than average producer. Alcohol is moderate, suggesting the old world, and a cool climate. What little residual sugar is in the wine is balanced by the tart acidity. The wine's fresh tart red fruit scent and palate suggest stainless steel to lock in the flavors bore aging in above-described oak. The restrained nature of this wine suggets Pinot Noir's home in Burgundy France rather than other areas where Pinot Noir is grown and appears typical of this area. The more 'feminine' aspects of this wine, the red rather than dark hued color, transparency, suggest the Cote de Beane and again bright freshness of the wine - combined with integrated oak - suggests a wine less than five years old.

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  6/26/2009 - greenwalter wrote: 87 Points

  Took a while to open up. Simple, but some nice spice and smooth.

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