Vincent Girardin
Cuvée Saint-Vincent Bourgogne Pinot Noir
Burgundy, France
Vinaigrette salad with dried, dark cherries & caramelized walnuts calls for Pinot Noir. In fact, the wine needs the salad to really sing. Wine speaks deeply to the skin of the caramelized walnuts.
The one thing about Burgundy is you can get pre-ox, barnyard and VA. Here, you get just a touch of soft VA.
The palate is; round, lush darker fruits that are very ruby. Ripe & more extracted; blackberries, stewed black, plum, dark cherries, plum pudding, blueberries, black raspberries, dried cranberries, raspberries & strawberries on the way to fermentation. Moist clay, dry top soil, sludgy limestone, dark chocolate, notes of maple & brown sugar, dry herb, deeply grilled meats, dry & fresh tobacco, leather notes, oak powder, charcoal, forest floor, dark, tree sap, berry cola, blended black & red licorice, dark spices with a touch of heat, tea with sediment with candied, ruby, dark florals; dark, red, purple & blue florals. The acidity is round & beautiful. The finish is solid wire to wire, rich, lush, well knitted & balanced, sexy and persists endlessly.
Vincent Girardin in excellent vintages, like 2010, is one of my go to value producer for reds & blancs.
VA fades as you sip...salad assists as well.
1/15/21
Vinaigrette salad with dried, dark cherries & caramelized walnuts calls for Pinot Noir. In fact, the wine needs the salad to really sing. Wine speaks deeply to the skin of the caramelized walnuts.
The one thing about Burgundy is you can get pre-ox, barnyard and VA. Here, you get just a touch of soft VA.
The palate is; round, lush darker fruits that are very ruby. Ripe & more extracted; blackberries, stewed black, plum, dark cherries, plum pudding, blueberries, black raspberries, dried cranberries, raspberries & strawberries on the way to fermentation. Moist clay, dry top soil, sludgy limestone, dark chocolate, notes of maple & brown sugar, dry herb, deeply grilled meats, dry & fresh tobacco, leather notes, oak powder, charcoal, forest floor, dark, tree sap, berry cola, blended black & red licorice, dark spices with a touch of heat, tea with sediment with candied, ruby, dark florals; dark, red, purple & blue florals. The acidity is round & beautiful. The finish is solid wire to wire, rich, lush, well knitted & balanced, sexy and persists endlessly.
Vincent Girardin in excellent vintages, like 2010, is one of my go to value producer for reds & blancs.
VA fades as you sip...salad assists as well.
1/15/21
Sweet bing cherry, cranberry, Pomegranate liquor intermixed with dark chocolate and light cinnamon. Very light body and complexity but nice flavor.
Sweet bing cherry, cranberry, Pomegranate liquor intermixed with dark chocolate and light cinnamon. Very light body and complexity but nice flavor.
Apr 18th, 2015
Pleasant Pinot some sulphur on opening but cleared light
Pleasant Pinot some sulphur on opening but cleared light
May 30th, 2014Enjoying at Prisens in Stockholm. Highly recommended
Enjoying at Prisens in Stockholm. Highly recommended
May 18th, 2014Pretty nice ! Old world Pinot noir, light tannins, not too dry .. Very smooth with minimal fruit notes
Pretty nice ! Old world Pinot noir, light tannins, not too dry .. Very smooth with minimal fruit notes
Apr 3rd, 2014Limp. Used it for cooking. The beef turned out great!
Limp. Used it for cooking. The beef turned out great!
Mar 9th, 2014
$16.99 French Pinot Noir. From small nich winery. Compare to the Louis Jardot from larger winery. Suggested by Jim at Costco
$16.99 French Pinot Noir. From small nich winery. Compare to the Louis Jardot from larger winery. Suggested by Jim at Costco
Nov 27th, 2013