More tar and cherry flavors, hinting at mint as the finish persists gently. This has depth and intensity, without excess weight. Tannins are nicely subsumed
In 2009, an exceptional year, the Pillots have really outdone themselves. The wines soar above their classification. The Pinot is bright, tangy, full of cherry fruit with the Chassagne personality really shining through. Both wines receive much the same kid-glove treatment as Pillots Chassagne cuve impeccable work in the vineyard (20-35 year old vines), hand-picking, extended maturation on lees, and judicious use of oak
Bright fruit: Cherry, raspberry, strawberry etc
Tangy red Burgundy with lovely fruit and plenty of energy
The idea behind this wine is to blend 3 red
grape varieties which perfectly complement each other: Sangiovese gives structure and acidity; Merlot soft tannins and Syrah juiciness. Match with Italian sausage, white meat, red meat, grilled vegetables, and roasted
game.
Notes of fresh fruit, particularly red fruit and savoury black olive.
Jubey fruit and bright cherry-like berried fruit. Fairly firm tannins, and a full, plush texture.
Picardy pinot noir is matured for 12 months in French oak, 25 percent of it new. Its made from seven different clones of pinot noir grown on an unirrigated vineyard. Vine age ranges from five to fifteen years. Grapes were hand harvested at a range of Baumes from 12.8 to 13.5 degrees.
Smoky, sappy, spicy I love pinot noir that smells like this. Clean and pure but bristling with personality.
It then tastes sour and savoury, cherried and of smoked meats. Delicious. Firm, grainy tannin keeps it all roped together.
This is a long-term prospect for prospective
purchasers given the fact that most Moutons made with this level of extract and tannin need 15-20 years of cellaring (look at the still infant 1982 and 1986).
Phenomenal concentration and extract, and a huge nose of smoke, creme de cassis, truffles, and new saddle leather
A wine of enormous constitution and awesome
power, but neophytes and readers unwilling to invest twenty years of cellaring should look elsewhere. If the tannin becomes more integrated, and the wine increasingly seamless, it will merit its lofty rating. However, if the tanninbecomes more abrasive, or the wine totally shuts down, the score will drop.
It ticks all the boxes for value, drinkability
and interest. Super bargain.
Ripe blueberry/raspberry fruit with a clutch of dried herb and plenty of that dark minerality that's so attractive in the wines of Bordeaux.
It's firm and dry, but surprisingly full and fruity (in
context) with excellent density, good length and a refreshing finish. Clearly made to win friends yet does not betray its regionality and roots.