2017 Domaine de Pallus Chinon Les Pensées de Pallus

Community Tasting Notes (19) Avg Score: 90.8 points

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  3/29/2024 - pjaines wrote:

  Imagine a world where you dont have to feel gutted at missing out on top quality Burgundy because you can't afford it - even the modest stuff. Come to the Loire - come and drink wines like this - come and bask in the cool waters of tight red berries infused with a peppercorn crunch and fine grained tannins at 10% of the price of a 1er Cru burg. Some meaty depth going on here but never overtaking the high toned notes of tannins, acidity and food-friendly balance.
  
  This has a nice balance between the austere and the more approachable end of the spectrum.

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  3/21/2024 - Andrew Vaughan Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Wholly agree with Salil's tasting notes. Enjoyed this bottle.

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  2/13/2024 - salil wrote: 90 Points

  Very much what I'd expect from a classic, old style Chinon. This isn't about ripeness or rich fruit at all - the red and black fruit here feels fairly lean and plays a background role to the layers of herbal, leafy, and various earthy/gravelly notes that dominate. Very much a soil-to-glass-transfer wine here to use JLL's phrase. There's a sense of lightness and rusticity to the palate, with grainy tannins and bright acids, and while it feels a bit thin on the back end, it's delicious over an evening and incredibly refreshing to drink. Great value too.

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  2/13/2024 - DanyMorcos Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Blue fruit, black olives, graphite, silky tannins all wrapped in a velvety texture that packs a deep and complex package.
  
  I find pyrizine notes in cab franc often monopolize the experience but the elegance of this wine may have just rekindled my interest in the varietal. Makes me think of Thierry Germain..
  
  Paired beautifully with a fully-loaded lasagna bolognese.

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  1/19/2024 - Short_Sips Likes this wine:

  Attractive color: deep ruby core that fades with clarity towards the rim with hints of blue. Medium level aromatic intensity. Mix of red and black fruit, raspberry, light peppery spice, and a clean expression of wet calcareous soil from where these vines are planted. Fruit on the palate is bright and supple, raspberry again and tight black fruit. Acid and tannin are in complete balance, showing a wine that is pleasant to drink alone but would be fantastic with a fillet or a cherry compote pork tenderloin.

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