2019 Marie-Thérèse Chappaz Grain Pinot Les Dahrres

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 88.5 points

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  11/15/2021 - forceberry wrote: 88 Points

  100% biodynamically farmed Pinot Noir from the Les Dahrres parcel in the limestone-rich Chamoson vineyard. 13% alcohol.
  
  Pale, fully translucent and very slightly hazy cranberry-red color. Fragrant, layered and quite seductive nose full of textbook Pinosity: ripe red raspberries, earthy spices and sweeter notes of allspice, some meaty notes, a little bit of savory wood spice and a hint of cranberry juice. The wine is juicy, rich and silky on the palate with a medium body and quite ripe flavors of strawberries and raspberry marmalade, some savory notes of oak spice, a little bit of cranberry juice, light peppery notes that remind me a little of New Zealand Pinot Noir, a hint of strawberry jam and a touch of sweet, toasty oak. The wine is quite gentle and mellow with its surprisingly modest acidity and easy tannins. The finish is rich, soft and very gently grippy with medium-long flavors of ripe raspberry, some meaty umami, a little bit of strawberry jam, light peppery notes, a hint of toasty oak and a touch of allspice.
  
  A pleasant, vibrant and fruity Pinot Noir that is aromatically very true to the variety. However, the overall feel is somewhat on the soft side and perhaps showing a bit too much oak for my preference. I wouldn't mind the oak treatment if the wine felt like it could age long enough to integrate all that wood, but based on the rather soft and easy nature of the wine, it really doesn't strike me as a wine that was built to age. This is a nice and very approachable red, but apparently built for the shorter-term, lacking the freshness and zip I love in a good Pinot Noir. With a bit more acidity this could've been a pretty lovely little wine.

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  4/1/2021 - 33 wrote:

  Notes de dégustation : Sa couleur légère n’enlève en rien son aromatique généreuse, ce vin est un appel à la gourmandise. La richesse de 2019 lui amène une bouche tendre de fraise écrasée, les cerises à l’alcool, la framboise avec une touche fumée et un peu cuir.
  
  Accords mets vin : A accompagner de lasagnes végétariennes ou un saltimbocca à la sauge.
  
  Température de service : 15°C
  
  Garde : 3 ans

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  9/10/2020 - Vasilo12 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Pinot noir léger. Convient comme rouge pour un apéritif

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