Absolute lovely.-) This is indeed a wine with very high acidity, and it is most certainly not a crowd pleaser... But it works. The winemaker have most likely used long aging on the lees and/or bâttonage, to give weight and texture to the wine, so the fruit/body balances the high acidity. This lovely wine drinks well now and over the next 2-3 years. Drink it with food due to the level of acidity. White meats, vegetables, fish og maybe goat cheese? Almost status quo since I tasted it last time aprox a year ago...
Medium purple. Medium(-) dark berries and a floral note, youthful. Dry, medium(+) acidity, medium tannin, just medium alcohol, medium body, medium(-) dark berries, medium Finnish. Good, drink now.
Day 3:
Still fresh and a bit more complex. Younger, deeper looks, less expressive and perfumed, weightier than expected.
Despite a little grippy touch and ok fruit, drink now as Savoie Mondeuse without the grip looses its charm. Clearly better quality than the standard skiing vacation Savoie Mondeuse but at 23 € a bottle it is a bit too pricy...
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2021 Domaine Castera Jurançon Sec Tauzy
5/4/2024 - Larsrar Likes this wine: 89 Points
Absolute lovely.-)
This is indeed a wine with very high acidity, and it is most certainly not a crowd pleaser...
But it works. The winemaker have most likely used long aging on the lees and/or bâttonage, to give weight and texture to the wine, so the fruit/body balances the high acidity.
This lovely wine drinks well now and over the next 2-3 years.
Drink it with food due to the level of acidity.
White meats, vegetables, fish og maybe goat cheese?
Almost status quo since I tasted it last time aprox a year ago...
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2021 Château de Villeneuve Saumur-Champigny Vieilles Vignes
5/2/2024 - Larsrar wrote: 85 Points
Typical Cabernet Franc Loire character with red fruits and leaves. Initially the tannins seemed a bit raw but as it opened up it came back in tune.
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2017 Domaine Louis Magnin Vin de Savoie Arbin Fille d'Arbin
5/1/2024 - Larsrar wrote: 85 Points
Medium purple.
Medium(-) dark berries and a floral note, youthful.
Dry, medium(+) acidity, medium tannin, just medium alcohol, medium body, medium(-) dark berries, medium Finnish.
Good, drink now.
Day 3:
Still fresh and a bit more complex.
Younger, deeper looks, less expressive and perfumed, weightier than expected.
Despite a little grippy touch and ok fruit, drink now as Savoie Mondeuse without the grip looses its charm.
Clearly better quality than the standard skiing vacation Savoie Mondeuse but at 23 € a bottle it is a bit too pricy...
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