2015 Caveau de Bacchus Trousseau Arbois Réserve du Caveau Cuvée des Géologues "229"

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  10/20/2021 - Guillaume-en-égypte Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Forceberry (review below) really is an excellent taster, and I can only second his description of this wine. Compared to the Trousseau Rossiers 2015 from the same winemaker, drunk recently, this is paler in colour, initially at least lighter in body, with more pronounced acidity & a notable spiciness. Double decanted then drunk over a few hours the wine seemed to go through various metamorphoses, but the last glass was very clearly the best, and it was at this point that it seemed to gain some weight, and the acidity and other elements come into greater harmony. As such, I would advise proper decanting for a couple of hours, or better still leaving in the cellar for a couple more years. Definitely a 'food wine' and definitely a fine & interesting wine, from a region I am increasingly falling for. 91 now 93 + potential. About £40 all in, so not cheap, and a significant premium on. most of the other Aviet wines, but worth it and a certain re-buy (if I can find some more). The current drink date to 2027 seems conservative...

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  8/20/2020 - forceberry wrote: 93 Points

  The neck label says "Réserve du Caveau, Cuvée des Géologues", but the wine is labeled as "Trousseau 229" in the back label. Fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts in old Alsatian foudres, macerated with the skins for whopping 229 days. 14% alcohol.
  
  Luminous, translucent cherry red color with a thin, pale red rim. Quite rich yet not particularly powerful nose with slightly sweet-toned aromas of wizened cherries, some wild strawberries, light meaty nuances, a little bit of rose hips, a subtly liqueur-ish hint of VA and a touch of savory spices. The wine is lively, angular and somewhat stern on the palate with a medium body and savory flavors of crunchy cranberries and tart lingonberries, some sour cherry bitterness, a little bit of wizened dark fruit, light waxy notes of funk, a hint of stony minerality and a touch of tangy salinity. You'd expect a wine macerated for 229 days (7,5 months) by very tightly-knit and tannic, but the structure here lies surprisingly on the high acidity, as the grainy, textural tannins are surprisingly soft and gentle. The finish is long, moderately bitter and only slightly grippy with savory flavors of crunchy cranberries and tart lingonberries, some meaty notes of bloody game, light saline tones, a little bit of stony minerality, a hint of sour cherry and a touch of leathery funk.
  
  A very lovely, sophisticated and attractive Trousseau with a somewhat stern and angular, yet not forbidding or too tightly-knit character that manages to be both quite muscular and wonderfully drinkable at the same time. The overall feel is still very youthful and even somewhat linear and I can imagine this will continue to improve for many more years. Great stuff, good value at 39€.

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