2015 Domaine Delaporte Sancerre Rouge Silex
Pinot Noir
- France
- Loire Valley
- Upper Loire
- Sancerre Rouge
Community Tasting Note
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Eudemis Likes this wine:
December 11, 2021 - 13% alcohol. Pretty long cork of mediocre quality. The colour is pale and translucent.
Very aromatic nose with an intensity that contrasts with the pale colour; cherry and red berries. The mouth is similarly pleasing with excellent balance, good mouthfeel and perfectly judged acidity. Not the ultimate in terms of concentration, but with elegance aplenty.
Frankly, this bottle drinks like a Volnay from a vg producer. I normally take the upper cuvée Cul de Beaujeu at this address, but I am very impressed with this bottle. Very good match for pot-roasted pigeon.
A repeat purchase.1 person found this helpful 398 views
4 Comments
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pemazel commented:
10/10/22, 9:41 AM - Why didn't give you any points?
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Eudemis commented:
10/10/22, 10:08 AM - Hello Pemazel, thank you for your comment. Sorry to disappoint you, but I simply never give points as I do not believe that one can capture the multifaceted qualities of a wine with a single score.
I hope that my note conveys the fact that I am very positive on this wine, and I give the reasons for my views in some detail in my text. Translating a sensory experience in words is already quite perilous, but reducing it to a score is close to meaningless in my view.
I am aware that not everyone shares this opinion. -
pemazel commented:
10/24/22, 3:12 AM - Points give a rough indication. You wrote 1200+ notes so you are an experienced taster. I suppose tghat if you give 90 points the wine will be nice, but not necessarily better than 88 or worse than 92 points.
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Eudemis commented:
10/24/22, 5:42 AM - Hello Pemazel, your views on points are very sane, and I could subscribe to them; however, I a not sure how many point following folks would agree that a 88-92 window is an acceptable quantum.
I still prefer my binary scale 0: do not repurchase, 1: a repeat purchase. Granted that price is a factor in the repurchase decision, and I try to mention it when I have an accurate record of what I paid.