3.4. Lovely, fresh, smooth tasting with some gentle spice, Lorax wine from Cotes de Rhône. ‘$25 (23 Euro) at Le Petit Chose, Venasque, Provence, France — 2 years ago
There are years where the fickleness of the weather prevent the even ripening of all the grapes on the bunches, and as the grapes cannot be harvested before the stems themselves fully ripen, on these years any extra ripe grapes will detach themselves from the stem while on the “table de tri”(sorting table). Since the traditional Burgundy vinification methods require the grapes to be fermented “entière” (in whole bunches) the loose berries are not used, despite being wonderfully ripe. — 4 years ago
Cranberry, herbs, mineral. — 5 years ago
Deep ruby color.
Aromas of baked black fruit, vanilla, clove, raspberry.
Dry. Flavors of fresh ripe blackberry, raspberry, vanilla, licorice, clove, cinnamon. Rich velvety tannins.
Intensity: 5/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 9 months ago
Aged southern Rhône plateauing I think. Garique nose. Red fruits on the palate, a bit stewed. I notice rosebottle, figs and wild strawberries. Medium acidity keeps it al in balance. Tertiary flavours all around: sunburnt dirt, leather, smoke, some tobacco, forest leaves. Medium long finish. Lovely wine. — 3 years ago
Great for the price. — 4 years ago
Very nice, strong Rhone. Blackberries n a hint o cranberries. Not plum but complex dark red fruit. Doesn’t seem as young as is. Smooth yet w an alco touch. — 5 years ago
More natural than I prefer for burg, but still great. Took an hour or so to open up so that the Pinot and vosne quality shined. Idk what the oak regime was in this vintage but I couldn’t taste much. Very diffuse, earthy and a little funky. — 6 years ago
This plays in the burgundy big leagues at a fraction of the price. What a pleasure. With such wines they should really push less burgundy still wine in Champagne. — a year ago
Fresh and subtle, but lacking something- probably time — 4 years ago
Melon and grapefruit. Light body, balanced finish. — 5 years ago
Har en grön profil och behöver en del tid för att öppna upp sig. Mörka bär och markerad tanin. Känns oerhört mångbottnad och skulle nog behöva mer tid och luft (och år i källaren) än vad jag hade. — 6 years ago
Juan Pablo Perez
Nariz: Cereza, mora, frambuesa, regaliz, algo de pimienta y otras especies
Boca: Tanino M+, Acidez M/ M+, Alcohol M.
Tipicidad del Northern Rhone — 9 months ago