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Saturday, September 25, 2021 - My greatest day of wine (over)consumption. Ever. (Aaron and Tiffany's pad): CA PN brought by Brian for a compare and contrast with the Volnay. On the nose and palate, cherries and raspberries, forest floor, ground (non-baking) spice, earthy minerality and dark florals with some perfumed notes. Very dark purple for a pinot, very light tannins, moderate acidity. Medium to full bodied, medium to thick legs, no heat. Very good persistence, intensity and complexity. My first Marcassin of any sort or vintage, my reservations about CA pinots generally aside, I was very eager to try. Fulsome and rich without ever dipping into sweet, candied or boozy, with fruit with a luxury mouthfeel, not exactly taut but definitely not oleaginous, this was, for me, CA PN at its best. Good complement to the Bouef but far below, IMO, the Volnay due to that wine's superior structure, and best on its own, this wine simultaneously showcases the best of what the locals can do with this devilishly fickle grape, but that, for my palate, even our best falls below what our French friends can do, even when it's with a very good, but substantially below DRC level, example of the varietal. I'm much more of a savory and saline kind of PN guy (and even then, it's well below the best of Napa cabs, Tuscan sangios, and probably even Rhone grenaches). This would be a tough sell for me at retail, but I'm so thankful to Brian to giving me a chance to taste this super high quality wine. Excellent drinking window now and I don't expect it will go on like the Volnay, but should drink more than solidly for the better part of the decade, +/- . 94-95+, and a whole lot higher if you're a CA PN guy/gal.

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