At cellar temp on a warm (not hot) summer night, it’s hard to think of a better red. Piercing cherry fruit just stopping short of raspberry. Fragrant limestoney minerality. In the mouth, it’s bone dry and flavorful, but in a refreshingly lithe package. Picks up some chalky tannin in the close.
At cellar temp on a warm (not hot) summer night, it’s hard to think of a better red. Piercing cherry fruit just stopping short of raspberry. Fragrant limestoney minerality. In the mouth, it’s bone dry and flavorful, but in a refreshingly lithe package. Picks up some chalky tannin in the close.
Jul 11th, 2022Seems tightly wound at first, but opens up with air. Nose shows candied, crisp cherry, light spice, and bright crushed rock minerality. Very lively. Chiseled in the mouth, with crushed rock minerality in the foreground and fruit in the background. Bright acids. Seems like it’s not quite integrated yet. Fun now, it will get more elegant and settled over the next 2-3 years. Nice!
UPDATE: Night 2, it’s in fact much more together. All the individual components are singing in harmony, and great limestony terroir is informing the crisp cherry fruit. Upping from 9.0 to 9.2.
Seems tightly wound at first, but opens up with air. Nose shows candied, crisp cherry, light spice, and bright crushed rock minerality. Very lively. Chiseled in the mouth, with crushed rock minerality in the foreground and fruit in the background. Bright acids. Seems like it’s not quite integrated yet. Fun now, it will get more elegant and settled over the next 2-3 years. Nice!
UPDATE: Night 2, it’s in fact much more together. All the individual components are singing in harmony, and great limestony terroir is informing the crisp cherry fruit. Upping from 9.0 to 9.2.
Jul 17th, 2021
Sancerre, Central Vineyards, Loire Valley, France
