2017 Mickaël Bourg Cornas Les P'tits Bouts

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 92.4 points

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  10/21/2023 - lozatron Likes this wine:

  Syrah Young and Old (Winchester): Somehow a little less punk than the last time it tasted. Someone said it faded in the mouth - I didn’t find this at all, far from it. After a bit of time - and sausages - it became more compelling - definitely top 2-3 red for me…

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  10/20/2023 - ricard Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Less expressive than the 2020 but intensely appealing nonetheless. Blood again/game. Bit drying and ends quickly. Not very exciting for me, despite my love of Syrah and Northern Rhone. Small berries and wet earth but not quite memorable. A companion at the tasting disagreed with my assessment and preferred this one to the 2020. Always worth noting!

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  5/28/2023 - lozatron Likes this wine:

  2017 N Rhone and Friends (Winchester): Woof. Tannic. Grippy. Someone said “Allemand” and I am there. If this were a recording of “whats so funny bout peace love and understanding” it would be the glorious acoustic number from Nick Lowe’s “Untouched Takeaway”album.

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  4/2/2023 - melvinyeowq wrote: 93 Points

  One of the most impressive young northern Rhones that I have tried. Quite a few people whose palates I respect have been raving about this, and based on this I can see why - whisper it but I can see the comparisons to the benchmark Cornas producer. Savoury and meaty nose with blueberry fruit, typical of Cornas. Exactly the right balance between the playfulness from the juicy fruit and the seriousness from the firm tannins. Some resemblance to Gilles stylistically but less dark-fruited and structure, with more fun and purity of fruit.

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  11/11/2022 - PC73 wrote: 91 Points

  Early look into this one. Inky purple / deep red in colour. Meaty and savoury on the nose.
  Dark cherry on the palate. Olives. Good fruit and nicely balanced.
  Fairly approachable now but this will go for years.
  Great quality/price dynamic.

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