Community Tasting Note
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forceberry wrote: 85 points
March 27, 2023 - A naturalist Pinot Noir from the organically farmed vineyards in the lieu-dit Schieferberg. Vinified in whole bunches, fermented spontaneously, macerated with the skins for 15 days, aged for 12-14 months in two old barriques. 13,5% alcohol.
Strikingly dark appearance for a Pinot Noir with a deep, almost fully opaque blackish-red color that turns to pale red towards the rim. The nose feels brooding, fragrant and rather sweet-toned with aromas of funky animale character, some balsamic tones, a little bit of canned beet root, light floral notes of violets, a hint of something inky and a touch of pomegranate juice. While pretty nuanced, I wouldn't say the nose shows that much Pinosity. The wine feels ripe, juicy and dark-toned on the palate with a medium-to-moderately full body and somewhat natty, slightly sweetly-fruited flavors of dark forest berries and ripe boysenberries, some balsamic notes of VA, a little bit of black cherry, light spicy nuances, a funky hint of somethinganimale and a touch of pickled beet. The overall feel is a bit soft but there is still some sense of firmness, thanks to the medium-to-moderately high acidity and ripe tannins that slowly pile up on the gums. The finish is ripe, juicy and gently grippy with a medium-long aftertaste of sweet black raspberries and black cherries, some balsamic notes of VA, a little bit of pickled beets, light boysenberry tones, a hint of floral lift and a touch of sharp acetic character.
A very ripe, quite substantial and rather wild Pinot Noir that feels a bit anonymous due to its ripeness and natty overall character - had this been served blind, I would've had trouble identifying the wine as a Pinot Noir, let alone an Alsatian one. If you can tolerate some funk and VA, this is a decent red wine, but to me this felt more like a generic naturalist red wine than something particularly representative of Pinot Noir or Alsace. Comes across as somewhat expensive for the quality at 36€.875 views
1 Comment
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jrick commented:
8/31/23, 6:04 AM - "somewhat expensive for the quality" - it sounds very expensive for the quality based on your note! Kudos for your always well written, presumably honest reviews and I really like that you mention the price when speaking of QPR, too many on CT forget that market prices differ as do primary and secondary markets.