2017 Amélie Vuillet & Sébastien Jacques Pif

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  2/25/2021 - forceberry wrote: 85 Points

  Mainly Poulsard with some Gamay, Pinot Noir and Trousseau in the mix. Macerated with the skins for a month. Bottled unfined, unfiltered, unsulfited. Lot Pi17-01. 13% alcohol.
  
  Luminous, very translucent and slightly evolved, medium-deep strawberry red color. Heavily bretty nose with aromas of stable floor and horse sweat, some sappy herbal tones, a little bit of sweet dark forest fruit and a hint of Band-Aid. The wine is light-bodied, funky and for a moment subtly spritzy on the palate with flavors of merde, bretty leathery notes, some peppery spice, light sweet notes of strawberries and ripe blackberries, a little bit of fresh red cherry and a hint of phenolic bitterness. Although moderately high in acidity, the wine lacks some necessary firmness - which is only emphasized by the almost total lack of tannins. The finish is gentle, ripe and somewhat sweet-toned with quite long and rather round flavors of rather pronounced tar candy character, some savory phenolic spice, a little bit of anise, light sweet notes of ripe dark berries, a little bit of strawberry, a bretty hint of barnyard and a touch of acetic roughness.
  
  Despite its outrageously bretty and slightly acetic nature, this is a surprisingly fun and tasty effort. Nothing too thrilling and perhaps slightly too much on the natty side, but nothing particularly disagreeable. Could use some tannins and a bit more acidity, but otherwise nothing alarming here. I doubt the wine will improve here, so better to drink sooner than later. An OK bistro wine - but definitely not for people who can't stand funky natural wines. Feels overpriced for the quality at 29,80€.

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