2017 Les Cortis (Jérémy Decoster Coiffier) Bugey Teraxe

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 89.5 points

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  7/18/2020 - forceberry wrote: 89 Points

  Les Cortis was founded in 2016, so this is either their first or second vintage of this label, which is a biodynamically farmed Altesse from Bugey. Fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts. 12% alcohol. Tasted half blind.
  
  Quite pale, limpid and rather neutral whitish-green color. Fresh, youthful and crunchy nose with somewhat sappy aromas of tart green apples, some chalky mineral tones, a little bit of rhubarb, light grassy tones and a hint of raspberry leaf tea. The wine is crisp, youthful and very focused on the palate with precise flavors of pronounced saline minerality, tart green apples, some steely mineral tones, a little bit of wet stones, light crunchy notes of white currants and pomelo-driven citrus fruits, a slightly greenish streak of acetaldehyde, spicy hints of Sichuan pepper and sappy herbs and a touch of waxy funk. Bright, high acidity. The finish is long, very mineral and rather saline with fresh, crunchy flavors of wet stones, some lemony citrus fruits, a little bit of grassy herbal greenness, light nutty notes of slivered almonds, a hint of white currant and a slightly aldehydic touch of green apples.
  
  A wonderfully fresh, linear and noticeably mineral white that feels like the epitome of the Alpine style of wine. I expected an Altesse show a bit more weight and concentration, but I guess the Bugey style is slightly lighter from the Savoie style. There was a slightly green streak running through the wine, and I never got the hang of it - I'm not sure if there was a subtle touch of acetaldehyde, since it reminded me a bit of Fino Sherry, or if the wine is just so herbal in style - but it really didn't distract from the pleasure one bit; it fit quite well the fresh, mineral qualities of the wine. All in all, this is definitely not a big or "impressive" wine, but it is quite charming in its lithe, delicate style that certainly isn't lacking in intensity. It perhaps suffered a bit in a lineup where it was overwhelmed by somewhat weightier whites, but it was pretty charming an effort all the same. Good value at 14€.

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  7/15/2019 - mark2eye Likes this wine: 90 Points

  toasted nuts, lemon, minerality, light acid. Overall enjoyable, but nothing really to fawn over.

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