Cool, blood and iron but so elegant. Quite fleshy which is indicative of the vintage. Nose settles down and becomes sweeter and candied. Berries and raspberries. Such an elegant wine for a ripe vintage. Develops more and more of malt candy notes. Seems the riper vintages tend to show the iron and herbaceous quality. — 6 years ago
"Peut-etre pas si fragile qu'il n'y parait?" asks the producer in a promo sheet I found for the flower cuvees - "Perhaps not so fragile as it seems?" Perhaps not! This is basically showing as a completely different wine than the bottle I had two months ago, substantially sturdier and more expressive, like it had totally awoken from a long sleep - and it was already a pretty thing even when it was groggy. Now, however, it's a knockout. It's got a wide array of enticing flavors and scents, most of them subtle but the cumulative effect is a nice earthy punch on a nimble frame, sort of reminiscent of a Truchot wine but more earthy than funky. These are really wild flavors, not the usual things derivative from fruit and barrels - there's stuff like truffle and carob here. Hard to keep my nose out of the glass, but it delivers on the palate too, where the figure is lean and feminine but quite a bit denser and fruitier than my bottle a few months ago - no more sense of fragility, it's a powered elegance. — 8 years ago
Purchased on release . Shame on me, I did a very poor job of allowing it to show its best. I did not decant this hours before. Aromatically reserved with moments of cherry & cranberry. In the mouth generous acidity but built like a block of marble. Once again only hints of what is there. My first time with Truchot and given the pricing likely my last😢. — 7 months ago
This guy is like the Jacky Truchot of Alto Piemonte. Light color, yet amazing finesse and delicacy along with a brilliant texture. Gorgeous nose. Cherries, spice, sawdust, Rainer cherries as well, some lurid feral aromas as well. So complex, delicate and detailed. Palate is beautifully fruited with lovely elegant tannin and gorgeous bright cherries rule the day. Dusty elegant tannin and sappy fruit finish it off. Needs maybe 1 hour to turn into the lace monster it becomes. — 6 years ago
Rodolfo c
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Pesquis
Jova
Z4 — 3 years ago
Former Truchot vines. — 4 years ago
Still married, 365 days later. Go me! #CHbirthyear — 8 years ago
Alan Weinberg
tertiary but still with fruit. Lovely wine that held up nicely — 5 months ago