Monday, January 6, 2014

Domaine des Perdrix Echezeaux 2005 Grand Cru

Variety: Pinot Noir
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Bourgogne, Flagey- Echezeaux
Vintage: 2005
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: deep garnet red
Bouquet: expressive, black chocolate, earth, spices, black overripe cherries
Taste: medium to full body, black cherries, black chocolate, excellent mouth drying tannins, very complex, nice long and persistent finish
Recommended food pairing: pig's killing festival
Overall score: 4+9+14+9+9+50=95
Price: USD 350
Stopper: single piece cork
Excellent Pinot Noir, Clearly the winner of today's tasting of Pinots and also the best Pinot I tasted in my life. Amazing structure in the mouth with superb tannins. 

Sunday, January 5, 2014

Domaine Rossignol Trapet Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 2007 AOC

Notes and scoring is the same as in December 2013. Second best wine of today's tasting of Pinots.

Benjamin Leroux Volnay 2011 AOC

Variety: Pinot Noir

Country of origin: France
Vintage: 2011
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: light ruby red with violet hues
Bouquet: quite fruity, violet flowers, cherries
Taste: medium body, gentle, sour cherries, slightly higher acidity, elegant and on the fruitier side, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+8+11+6+6=85
Price: CZK
Stopper: single piece cork
Gentle and to me still young example of AOC Pinot Noir. It has potential to further develop for sure.

Sileni Tahuna Pinot Noir 2004

Same notes as in December 2013.

Tesco FInest Steillage Riesling 2007

2nd botlle of this wine tasted. My November 2013 notes and scoring has not changed:-)

Stapleton & Springer Pinot Noir The Best Of Jaroslav Springer 2009

Variety: Pinot Noir

Country of origin: Czech Republic
Wine appellation: Moravia, Velké Pavlovice sub-appellation, Bořetice village
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 11.1%
Color: medium garnet red with bricky meniscus
Bouquet: quite fruity, small wild sour cherries
Taste: medium body, predominantly fruity style with acidity still playing major role,slightly harsher tannins, medium to longer finish
Overall score4+7+11+6+6=84
Price: CZK 360
Stopper: cork
Lighter and frutier style of PN

Domaine Chavy - Chouet Bourgogne Rouge La Taupe 2010 AOC

Variety: Pinot Noir

Country of origin: France
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: light garnet red with bricky meniscus
Bouquet: subdued, hint of wild small wild sour cherries
Taste: medium body, wild small sour cherries, quite astringent tannins, lack a bit of complexity of proper burgundy, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing:
Overall score4+7+10+6+5=82
Price: CZK 210 on French web
Stopper: cork
Basic AOC Burgundy with better nose than taste.