Pernand-Vergelesses, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
Nose is brambly, bright and dark cherries. Lovely moss tones. Very pretty and in the Girard style but also has some 15 showing. Palate is elegant and ripe with great balance. A bit of that odd, high acid, weird tannin thing 15 reds can have. Needs air but a nice effort in a very hard vintage for red and white. Whites are aging away from 15 and reds are aging into it more. How odd.
Nose is brambly, bright and dark cherries. Lovely moss tones. Very pretty and in the Girard style but also has some 15 showing. Palate is elegant and ripe with great balance. A bit of that odd, high acid, weird tannin thing 15 reds can have. Needs air but a nice effort in a very hard vintage for red and white. Whites are aging away from 15 and reds are aging into it more. How odd.
Apr 24th, 2023
Raspberries, black cherries, spice, and a light hint of vanilla. Became very elegant over a few hours. Perfect Saturday treat!!
Raspberries, black cherries, spice, and a light hint of vanilla. Became very elegant over a few hours. Perfect Saturday treat!!
Nov 15th, 2020
Tightly-wound and still young. Lots of cranberry/pomegranate fruit in the nose. There’s also lots of P-V powdered limestone minerality. It’s beautifully balanced. Soft, nice acids. This will age slowly and improve over the next several years. It’s not the sultry, musky style of Burg, but is really well done in its nervous style.
Tightly-wound and still young. Lots of cranberry/pomegranate fruit in the nose. There’s also lots of P-V powdered limestone minerality. It’s beautifully balanced. Soft, nice acids. This will age slowly and improve over the next several years. It’s not the sultry, musky style of Burg, but is really well done in its nervous style.
Jan 3rd, 2020Bright, buoyant nose. Big 15 sunshine and sappy macerated late season cherries, earth, forest floor, cherry cough syrup. Ripe. Palate is ripe with great acidity and cut. Very accessible for this cuvee which usually needs years. Clean, fresh and very pure with superb balance. Long finish with some velvety tannins. Great now but will improve tremendously in the next 2-5 years and hang on for 10 more.
Bright, buoyant nose. Big 15 sunshine and sappy macerated late season cherries, earth, forest floor, cherry cough syrup. Ripe. Palate is ripe with great acidity and cut. Very accessible for this cuvee which usually needs years. Clean, fresh and very pure with superb balance. Long finish with some velvety tannins. Great now but will improve tremendously in the next 2-5 years and hang on for 10 more.
Aug 8th, 2019Big fruit but also really really subtle with spice and earth. Most open young Fichots I've ever had aromatically. Palate is also deep and ripe, but with typical Fichots tannins. Yet they are so ripe. Big boy. So juicy. A bit clipped on the finish. Terrific inner mouth aromas. Sweet fruit and this is also somewhat accessible on the palate. Delicious.
Big fruit but also really really subtle with spice and earth. Most open young Fichots I've ever had aromatically. Palate is also deep and ripe, but with typical Fichots tannins. Yet they are so ripe. Big boy. So juicy. A bit clipped on the finish. Terrific inner mouth aromas. Sweet fruit and this is also somewhat accessible on the palate. Delicious.
Mar 17th, 2017
Better than the 15 Les Vergelesses. Quite modern for a Burgh and fruit / driven comes across a touch sweet; although plenty tannic. Mostly cherry 🍒 and raspberries. More stuffing than the Vergelesses. Good stuff just not my style.
Better than the 15 Les Vergelesses. Quite modern for a Burgh and fruit / driven comes across a touch sweet; although plenty tannic. Mostly cherry 🍒 and raspberries. More stuffing than the Vergelesses. Good stuff just not my style.
Apr 23rd, 2021
