Jean-Marc Vincent
Le Beaurepaire Santenay 1er Cru Pinot Noir
Santenay, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
Modern styled. Didn't scream burgundy to me...
Modern styled. Didn't scream burgundy to me...
Aug 14th, 2014
Lovely and reminds me I need to drink more Burgundy.
Lovely and reminds me I need to drink more Burgundy.
Jun 15th, 2017Very similar impression to my last bottle. This was already an amazing value at full price, but at the Zachys blowout price it's steal-of-the-decade material. Opens with a whiff of classic old-style Burgundy barnyard funk but on the palate the focus is more on the gravelly mineral element. The fruit is about as gentle and feminine as Santenay ever gets - this is a very classy wine. The stem signature is starting to recede and there is no more overt greenness here, just an underlying sapidity keeping things centered and taut.
Very similar impression to my last bottle. This was already an amazing value at full price, but at the Zachys blowout price it's steal-of-the-decade material. Opens with a whiff of classic old-style Burgundy barnyard funk but on the palate the focus is more on the gravelly mineral element. The fruit is about as gentle and feminine as Santenay ever gets - this is a very classy wine. The stem signature is starting to recede and there is no more overt greenness here, just an underlying sapidity keeping things centered and taut.
Oct 17th, 2016