Domaine Comte Peraldi
Comte De Poix Ajaccio Sciacarello
My first wine from Corsica I think. More vibrant fruit than expected for a Mediterranean savoury wine. Also almond notes. From the native ?????? Grape. Must look up and edit. Good Wine. And now for the all day Grand Cru Burgundy tasting from the 2015 vintage at Prince Wine Store. Wish me Luck!
My first wine from Corsica I think. More vibrant fruit than expected for a Mediterranean savoury wine. Also almond notes. From the native ?????? Grape. Must look up and edit. Good Wine. And now for the all day Grand Cru Burgundy tasting from the 2015 vintage at Prince Wine Store. Wish me Luck!
Jan 18th, 2019Surprisingly with apricots and stewed pineapple on the nose; hot tropical fruits. Dry and medium weight on the palate, with a little strawberry and light tannins. May need some time to rest.
Surprisingly with apricots and stewed pineapple on the nose; hot tropical fruits. Dry and medium weight on the palate, with a little strawberry and light tannins. May need some time to rest.
Jan 18th, 2019Fascinating flavour of almonds and apricots. Very light and quite pale.
Fascinating flavour of almonds and apricots. Very light and quite pale.
Jan 28th, 20172005 vintage. It's from Corsica. This is my last of three bottles bought from Garagiste back when they regularly offered fascinating stuff like this, before they jumped the shark. It was the first and last time they ever offered this wine despite my repeatedly prodding them to do so again after I opened my first two early on. I was floored then - it was like drinking a Truchot, almost impossibly light and gossamer. I've been holding on to this last bottle for years, afraid to open it as I didn't want to ruin that perfect memory. Shouldn't have worried, this is still great. And in fact it's aging very much like a Burgundy, although tasting more mature than a Burgundy of a similar age would be, and it's oddly put on a substantial amount of weight: the color's deeper and the material denser than before. It starts out with slightly spiky acidity that needs a bit of time to sort itself out. Then it has a fresh green aroma, full of Alpine herbs. Then it turns deeper, more savory and earthy, with mushroom and saddle leather, very much like a Burgundy knocking on the door of a tertiary period. It has a very fresh acidic spine with a juiciness that brings to mind orange or tangerine, not ordinarily the type of acidity that you see in a red wine. That adds a youthful perspective to a profile that otherwise feels fairly developed. But the most remarkable thing about it is the texture and sleek, slender proportions, not much changed since those bottles years ago that felt like drinking Jacky Truchot. Won't somebody consider importing this wine again?
2005 vintage. It's from Corsica. This is my last of three bottles bought from Garagiste back when they regularly offered fascinating stuff like this, before they jumped the shark. It was the first and last time they ever offered this wine despite my repeatedly prodding them to do so again after I opened my first two early on. I was floored then - it was like drinking a Truchot, almost impossibly light and gossamer. I've been holding on to this last bottle for years, afraid to open it as I didn't want to ruin that perfect memory. Shouldn't have worried, this is still great. And in fact it's aging very much like a Burgundy, although tasting more mature than a Burgundy of a similar age would be, and it's oddly put on a substantial amount of weight: the color's deeper and the material denser than before. It starts out with slightly spiky acidity that needs a bit of time to sort itself out. Then it has a fresh green aroma, full of Alpine herbs. Then it turns deeper, more savory and earthy, with mushroom and saddle leather, very much like a Burgundy knocking on the door of a tertiary period. It has a very fresh acidic spine with a juiciness that brings to mind orange or tangerine, not ordinarily the type of acidity that you see in a red wine. That adds a youthful perspective to a profile that otherwise feels fairly developed. But the most remarkable thing about it is the texture and sleek, slender proportions, not much changed since those bottles years ago that felt like drinking Jacky Truchot. Won't somebody consider importing this wine again?
Jul 23rd, 2015Speciaal voor @ElsDeDeken :-) #winetweet red it is
Speciaal voor @ElsDeDeken :-) #winetweet red it is
May 13th, 2013