Community Tasting Note
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Eudemis Likes this wine:
March 8, 2020 - 13.5% alcohol. Annoying rigid wax top. Pretty average cork. Youthful colour with good depth.
The nose is immediately captivating, with intense pure red berries, redcurrant and cranberries mostly, with some violet added; pretty intoxicating stuff. The mouth is just as good, with the violet component more in evidence. A poster child for all that is good in vin nature.
The acidity is clearly there, but it is not piercing, and the wine is balanced, albeit in a high pitch register.
So much better than the 2016 (or at least the bottle that I had), and frankly irresistible.
Went well with roasted duck, a dish that I normally pair with Burgundy.
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2 Comments
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jviz commented:
3/8/20, 1:48 PM - Beautiful note, although I vastly preferred the 2016. Bottle to bottle variation will always be a thing, but having had both twice, I’d say the 17 is higher pitched and the 16 more savory
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Eudemis commented:
3/9/20, 12:53 AM - Interesting; I did not have the two vintages side by side, but my bottle of 2016 had noticeable volatile acidity, which gave a lift to the wine, but not the kind that I like. As you say, bottle variation is to be expected, especially with little or no sulphite cover.
Thank you for your comment.