red and ripe black fruit, black cherry; herbal, peppery, and spicy notes; medium fine tannin, good acid, light refined mouthfeel; very nice balance and complexity. Still quite youthful, though developing.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
No one identified this as Burgundy. Or Pinot. Or wine. Gritty; anise and overripe plum; low acidity, harsh, entirely unpleasant. Uggh. I am tired of people comparing the monstrosity that is 2003 Burgundy to "New World Pinot" as if every winemaker in California takes overripe rotting fruit and, rather than disposing of it with dignity, ferments it into a syrupy mess.
In a "guess old world/new world" blind flight against 2001 Pavie. Not surprisingly, this was my old world guess - left bank Bordeaux. Still very youthful fruit, along with pencil lead, leather; good acidity.
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
It is huge, dominated by charred oak, and jam.
The peanut gallery screams "Cartoonish," but that is not informative. South Park is "cartoonish," as well as crass and over the top. This is not South Park, but more like Beavis & Butthead. It is self-aware and irreverent; it knows that it is crass, simple, and without artistic merit. But it fills its niche well.
Surprised this was a Hermitage - and that's a good thing for my palate. Red fruit-driven, elegant, pure, great acidity; the syrah bacon and meat notes in the background.
Wow! I was done taking notes by this point, but this nose was captivating. Racy, electric, chalky; youthful piercing acidity, excellent balance. Fantastic wine.
2010 Wind Gap Wines Trousseau Gris Piccolo Bastardo Fanucchi Vineyard
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Cherry and sour/tart berry nose and palate, high acidity, finish of fairly strange spice and unbalanced alcohol. Unusual, but not in a good way. 78-82
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