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• Eudemis Likes this wine:

  June 18, 2023 - 13.5% alcohol, I think (the back label is not in the best condition). The cork is very short and of poor quality. Medium colour but short of being translucent.
  Refined nose of redcurrant and tart cherry, very classy and fresh with excellent intensity. Equally striking in the mouth, provided that one can cope with the substantial acidity; stunning purity of fruit and no trace of oak.
  Pinard's wines are on the expensive side for Sancerre, so this entry level red Sancerre is not much below 30€ at my retailer (for the 2021 vintage), which I think is excessive, but there is no denying the quality of the juice.
  In my view, Sancerre's rendition of Pinot Noir is as valid as that of Burgundy (albeit in a different style), a fact that is not generally recognised; it will be interesting to monitor their relative evolution at a time of climate change.

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• stefad Likes this wine: 91 points

  March 6, 2022 - Beau Pinot Noir sur millésime 2016, très réussi - 91/100

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• stefad Likes this wine: 90 points

  December 3, 2018 - Sur le fruit (framboises, cerises et fraises) un vin au jus croquant qui appelle à se servir à nouveau. Beau Pinot Noir.

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• DougLee wrote: 90 points

  September 25, 2018 - Purchased off the wine list at La Tour, Sancerre. Very dark ruby color. Nose of crushed black raspberry, violets, plum pits, stone. Medium- to full-bodied on the palate with dense layers of black raspberry and Bing cherry cut with hits of Oolong tea and iodine. Ample acidity “floating on the surface” as befits a young wine. Firm tannin submerged by fruit. Longer finish of tart dark berry fruit. First experience with this producer (entry level bottling at that), which was quite positive.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2016
• Type Red
• Producer Vincent Pinard
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Loire Valley
• SubRegion Upper Loire
• Appellation Sancerre Rouge

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• In Cellars 35 (56%)
• Consumed 28 (44%)

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