2017 Domaine Lecomte Quincy

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  2/15/2020 - srh Likes this wine:

  Winebar [4 Whites, 8 Reds, & 10 *shared* bottles] from 02/14/20 (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): Arturo, it was QUITE generous of you to allow me to retaste this vintage that I'd forgotten ever having tasted previously. :)
  
  “Sourced from 6 individual parcels totaling 10 ha (& typically yielding an ave of 58 hl/ha): 4 of the parcels overlook Quincy, & 2 over the village of Brinay. The vines (1/3 3 yrs old, 2/3 25 yrs old) are all situated on a plateau of Cher regional terroir, with Quaternary-era-aged soils of clay, gravel, & silex.” :Typically, “After harvest, the clusters are sorted rigorously at the sorting table to ensure quality, then are taken by conveyor to the press. Gentle pressing takes place in a pneumatic press, followed by a primary fermentation @ 64° - 68° F in thermo-regulated s/s tanks, ff’d by aging 3 - 6 mos until bottling. Lightly, naturally filtered with small amounts of clay @ bottling. 5,800 cases/yr ave production.”
  
  N: Slightly closed; Gooseberries with undertones of minerals?
  
  P: Med body; RNDISH entry with NICE, ALMOST swtish frt met by a tangy acidity which subtly directs the action into & through the LONG, balanced finish with an alluring tangy/swtness. NICELY done for now & into, poss through, '21. 13.5% ABV; My EXC-, arguably EXC given the QPR of this vendor's $17.95, for which I could currently find no other source on wine-searcher.

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  3/23/2019 - srh Likes this wine:

  Winebar [4 Whites, 8 Reds, & 4 *shared* bottles] from 03/22/19 (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): "Soils dominated by sands & gravels are based on clayey gravels located on the lacustrine limestones of Berry."
  
  N: Slightly closed; Grass, minerals
  
  P: Med, poss LM, body; RNDISH entry with NICE, ALMOST swtish frt met by TANGY acidity which drives the bus into & through the LONG, firm, still tight finish which NEEDS through '19 for the N & P to meld. My VG+ for now, but potentially a couple of notches higher IF, as I suspect, it comes together. [This vendor's $17.95 is $1 > than the only other current wine-searcher entry.]

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