Community Tasting Note
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forceberry wrote: 91 points
February 29, 2020 - From a 0,67-ha (1,67 acres) clos in Santenay planted in 2000. 13% alcohol.
Youthful, quite translucent and rather deep raspberry red color. Open and beautifully fragrant nose with seductive aromas of ripe raspberries and red cherries, some savory woody spice, a little bit of earthy Pinosity, light herbal notes of thyme and Chartreuse, sweeter hints of black raspberries and kirsch and a touch of stony minerality. Very lovely. The wine is ripe, very juicy and wonderfully clean on the palate with medium-to-moderately full body and lively flavors of black raspberries, wild strawberries, some woody and slightly stemmy tones, light sauvage notes of thyme and orange zest, a little bit of peppery spice, sweeter hints of boysenberries and black cherries and a touch of gravelly minerality. With air the wine gains subtle nuances of licorice and toasty oak spice. The overall feel if fresh and focused with balanced high acidity and ripe, textural and friendly tannins. The finish is clean, juicy and subtly grippy with long, youthful flavors of red-toned primary fruit flavors of brambly raspberries and wild strawberries along with lighter nuances of red cherries and redcurrants, some stony mineral tones, a little bit of peppery spice, light stemmy tones and a savory hint of woody oak spice. Especially the vibrant red-fruited flavors carry on for a good while on the tongue.
A very stylish, harmonious and balanced red Burgundy. Still very youthful - even primary - at the moment, so the wine is perhaps a bit too young for its own good at the moment, showing less complexity and more explosive fruit character at the moment. There's still tons of pleasure in the youthful exuberance of this wine, so opening one bottle now is not a grave crime. However, I'm sure this wine will settle down and start emphasizing finesse over fruit if just given enough time. I'm going to keep my hands away from this wine for the next 6-10 years and see how it is holding up then. Priced according to its quality at 34€.1,392 views
1 Comment
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T.E.D. commented:
2/13/21, 10:07 AM - Now that’s a detailed review!