Community Tasting Note

z_willus_d wrote:

Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - Left in a Burgundy glass near a cool, dark window for an hour before tasting. Darker burgundy red in color; barely translucent. The nose is intoxicating bringing one through a 180-degree seasonal gyration; whereas the first day of Spring is just two days past, this is knocking on Fall with it's autumnal scents of dry leaves, coniferous droppings, raw cranberries crushed into a jam, fresh rose petals, and brewing, moisture bound storm clouds. Lower on the meat and spice elements that often define the MaV appellation. I would summarize the nose as raw, sweet, subtle and refined. On the palate, this is ripping raw with the ultra-sour and somewhat bitter taste of unsweetened cranberries. The transition from this sweet and civilized nose to its bracingly tart and acidic, smack-it-to-ya palate was at first shocking. Riding atop the nervy, taught sour-juice baseline is a smooth, at times even creamy Gamay expression that is certainly reflective of a more "Pinostic" disposition; lots of nice earthy terroir embellish the middle and finish (medium length w/ darjeeling black prickles rising in the encore). This is more evidently tannic and seeming structured than any of the many 2009 Cru Beaujolais I've tasted over the past couple months. I'm not sure if that owes to the vintage, producer or age of this wine, perhaps all three. I have to admit my preferences must have changed since I last tasted this wine back two years and three days of yesteryear. The sour cranberry and tart red cherry fruit added to the terroir and almost emotion inducing nose have me absolutely in love with this bottle of wine. And I have no more and so am sad.

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