Vinařství Petr Skoupil Rulandské modré pozdní sběr 2011

Variety: 100% Pinot Noir
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Velké Pavlovice sub-appellation, Velké Bílovice village, Nová hora vineyard
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 14.4%
Residual sugar: 2.3 g/l
Acidity: 4.2 g/l
Color: light garnet red with bricky meniscus, slightly opaque
Bouquet: quite restrained upon opening, but later on start to like it more and more,there are cranberries, strawberry jam,
Taste: medium body,very nicely structured, wild sour cherries, cranberries, very pleasant tannins, good acidity (despite low analytics),warm quite long finish
Overall score: 3.5+7+12+7.5+7=87
Price: CZK 249
Stopper: single piece cork

This was quite positive surprise for me upon tasting the bottle. corked partially leaked through with some mold on it. label almost erased. I did not expect much, rather average Pinot from Moravia, but specifically the taste profile is very nice with good acidity and amazing tannins, which am huge fan of. Now looking at the info about the bottle on net and it won gold medal in Prague Wine Trophy 2013, definitely justified. I really enjoy sipping this Pinot. This was just my only bottle:-( Yes I know it is not Burgundy, but cannot help myself to give it 87 (penalized probably only due to color of this specific bottle due to cork leakage, or one never knows it could have help also on taste:-)). Quite different to 2009 vintage from the same vineyard tasted in December 2010.