Community Tasting Note
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bevetroppo Likes this wine: 92 points
July 9, 2023 - No one, and I mean no one, can match Lyle Fass for irrational exuberance in a tasting note. Every single wine he promotes sounds like you'll regret it for the rest of your life if you pass. One thing you can't fault him for is his advocacy of Spätburgunder and I'm happily letting him "lead me around by the nose."
I don't know about you but for some reason I immediately force any unfamiliar pinot noir into a direct comparison with Burgundy. Weird, because I don't of it for any other grape or region and it's not really fair. But I gotta tell you, looking through that lens in no way disadvantages this wine.
The color, which is a deep regal red and fully opaque in the center, seems a bit of a curveball from the presumably cooler climate. It actually made me think of Oregon. The nose is restrained, but offers dark red berry fruits, baking spice, a touch of the sauvage, and a mineral vein. Certainly more Burgundy-like than New World and it puts me in mind of the Cote de Nuits.
Deliciously silky on the palate, the fruit now appearing if anything riper but still perfectly on point with just a touch of kirsch towards the finish. It has that surprising impact that occurs when you are not fully prepared for the intensity of the flavors, and I'm not talking about extraction or alcohol, but of concentration, density and quality. A persistent stony minimality lingers deep into the finish.
Blind? I wish I'd had the chance. I wouldn't kick myself if I called it Morey 1er Cru, Pretty damn impressive, which wouldn't even register on Lyle's scale.1 person found this helpful 739 views