Synopsis, Our Opinion: An outstanding dinner because the wine was so MEMORABLE!!!
Producer/Winery: Aubert de Villaine; Domaine de Villaine; Bouzeron, France.
Grape Variety: Pinot Noir.
Geographic Appellation: Côte Chalonnaise, Burgundy, France.
Vintage: 2015
Price: $36.90 (with a 10% mixed case discount)
Purchased From: The Caviste Wine Shop; Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Paired With: Hardwood smoked ham, homemade butternut squash ravioli flavored with nutmeg and sage in brown butter sauce and broccoli.
Tasting:
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Opened one hour before drinking. Clear, purple color with a lighter rim. Intense cherry, raspberry and damp earth aromas. Than get ready…an explosive taste that’s light to medium bodied, velvety mouth-feel and brimming with VIBRANT cherry, raspberry and red current flavors. A long electrifying finish that was loaded with dry fruit, fine-grained tannins, abundant mineral and a chewy mouth-puckering exuberance. And if that wasn’t enough, it goes on to a long, dry, tart crescendo in the aftertaste. WOW, WOW, WOW what a wine. It’s so delicate, rich and flavorful, yet so eminent. Captivating paired with the slightly salty ham, super with the nutmeg in the butternut squash ravioli and a treat drinking without food after the dinner. Multi-layered flavors that improved with each taste and a rich tartness in the finish that was a PERFECT ending to every sip. It was an outstanding dinner because the wine was so MEMORABLE!!!
The 2017 harvest at the Domaine de Villaine
Photo from Domaine de Villaine.
Alcohol Content: 13.5%
Closure: Natural cork.
UPC Code: 7 61503 32235 7
Imported by: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant; Berkeley, California.
