2017 Vini Viti Vinci Bourgogne Coulanges-la-Vineuse Chanvan

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 89.5 points

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  6/4/2020 - forceberry wrote: 86 Points

  A naturalist Pinot Noir from Coulanges-la-Vineuse, fermented at least with partial carbonic maceration. Bottled unfined and unfiltered with a small addition of sulfites. 12% alcohol.
  
  Quite translucent dark cherry red with a hint of haze. An attractive mélange of sauvage tones and fresh Pinosity: aromas of fresh cranberries and ripe red cherries, some sappy leafy tones, a little bit of perfumed orange rind character, light raspberry tones, an autumnal hint of forest floor and a bretty touch of funk. Very nice! The wine is wild, light-bodied and at first very slightly fizzy on the palate, although the CO2 disappears rapidly. Flavors of tart lingonberries, quite pronounced sour cherry notes, even a little bit of quinine bitterness, light forest floor tones, a hint of stony minerality and a touch of crunchy redcurrant. The wine is very high in acidity, but also the level of acetic acid seems a bit on the high side, lending some roughness to the palate and a little bit of burn to the throat. The tannins feel very soft, supple and friendly. The finish is somewhat wild, rought and slightly volatile with flavors of farmyard, some acetic roughness, a little bit of tart lingonberry, light stemmy woody notes, a hint of sour cherry bitterness and a sappy touch of raspberry leaf tea. Although pretty clean, the aftertaste feels like it could turn mousy if the bottle was left open overnight...
  
  A quite pleasant, lively and wonderfully crunchy Pinot Noir with a rather wild edge to its flavors. The wine is otherwise quite enjoyable and thirst-quenching in style, but its somewhat rough acetic character takes its toll on the finesse and drinkability. Although I enjoy funky natural wines, I'm sure I'd enjoy this wine more if it was a bit less wild and acetic in style. Good, but not great.

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  1/16/2019 - moody_whine Likes this wine: 93 Points

  I wish I drank it in 2018 as this would have been my wine of the year. Fair to say this is, thus far, my favorite wine of 2019. Lightning acidity with a bit of sourness. This wine is not for everybody but for my palate, it is magnificent.

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