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2018 Union Vignerons de Saint Pourçain Saint Pourçain La Réserve Spéciale Rouge

Gamay

  • France
  • Loire Valley
  • Upper Loire
  • Saint Pourçain
Drink between 2020 - 2021 (Edit)
CT88.5 12 reviews
2018
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Community Tasting Notes 11

  • DrDave88 Likes this wine:

    February 11, 2022 - Something slightly earthy on the nose, not much fruit, just out of drinking window according to TWS. Dried/stewed fruit maybe. Juicy and fresh palate, red fruits, cherries, raspberries?, nice acidity to freshen finish. No real tannin to speak of. Wants to be lightly chilled, pleasantly quaffable for £7

  • J'agnes Likes this wine: 85 points

    April 24, 2021 - Stelvin closure. Ruby with a tending towards brick. Clear rim is abnormally wide - filtration by numbers? I would suggest 45 Nm at least! Nose is very light strawberry if anything. Palate is a nice red fruit bomb with a decent finish albeit a rather chalky abrupt end. It’s ok, it’s cheap - that’s life!

  • mysterycooper Likes this wine: 88 points

    January 28, 2021 - Wow, bit of a character this one.

    Funky but fresh and creamy Gamay nose.
    Palate is raspberry/red cherry but with a dark and juicy blackcurrant core; finishes with a touch of spice. A sort of classy rustic table wine.

    £7.95 from the Wine Society. Gamay & Pinot Noir. 13.5%

    Recommend.

    At 24 hours; the creamy red berry quality of the Gamay had gone but the savoury Pinot darker fruit core held up well.

    At 48 hours; still drinkable but like an unremarkable generic low/medium bodied blended red with a little of the juicy core still hanging around.

  • kevin h wrote: 89 points

    November 12, 2020 - Needs the summer. Sour cherry and acidity come through a bit more out of that context.

  • willbarry91 Likes this wine: 88 points

    September 23, 2020 - I think this is excellent value for money. Has a pinot noir mustiness and that classic savoury character you expect from good Pinot Noir. Served at around 16C it was singing. Slipped down far too quickly!

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  • By Chris Kissack
    August 2022, 8/1/2022 (link)

    (Union des Vignerons de Saint-Pourçain La Réserve Spéciale Saint-Pourçain Red) Subscribe to see review text.

Wine Definition

  • Vintage 2018
  • Type Red
  • Producer Union Vignerons de Saint Pourçain
  • Varietal Gamay
  • Designation La Réserve Spéciale Rouge
  • Vineyard n/a
  • Country France
  • Region Loire Valley
  • SubRegion Upper Loire
  • Appellation Saint Pourçain

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  • Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
  • In Cellars 3 (9%)
  • Consumed 29 (91%)

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