Community Tasting Note

forceberry wrote:

Thursday, June 4, 2020 - 12% alcohol.

Very deep, somewhat developed and only slightly translucent pomegranate color. Open, complex and somewhat developed nose with savory aromas of beef jerky, dried flowers, some antique furniture and old dry wood, a little bit of candied orange rind, light cherry tones, a hint of tobacco and a touch of sun-baked earth. Somehow the nose here reminds me quite a bit of Nebbiolo with age. The wine is dry, medium-bodied and somewhat developed on the palate with savory flavors of tobacco, wizened cherries, some dry bretty notes of leather and phenolic spice, light gamey tones, a little bit of stony minerality, a crunchy hint of cranberry and an extracted touch of woody bitterness. The overall feel is quite structured and sinewy with the high acidity and quite stern, rather grippy tannins. The lengthy finish is dry and quite grippy but also enjoyably juicy with bright, developed flavors of cranberries, black cherries, some wizened forest fruits, a little bit of leather, light bitter notes of sour cherries, hints of earth and tobacco and a touch of gamey meat.

An impressive Moulin-à-Vent that feels more serious than playful in style. It is pretty stern and muscular, but at the same time positively lively and even quite light on its feet - a polar opposite of the Desjourneys Morgon 2011 that was more like a ripe and jammy Spanish wine than anything remotely Gamay. The age is slowly starting to show here, but it nevertheless feels like the wine still has some years to go before hitting its plateau of maturity. Very impressive and thoroughly delicious stuff. A very positive surprise, priced according to its quality at 36€.

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