Of course when I read this, a few things stuck out to me: Battonage for the first 3 monhts; 8 months ageing in old French oak barriques. First I must admit that the oak wasn’t noticeable, not even to me. I assume these barriques were quite old indeed because the only influence they seemed to have on the wine was the exchange of oxygen during the wine making. However, the 3 months of battonage gave the wine a certain richness, a yeastiness, a breadiness…all characteristics I don’t particularly like in a wine. In fact, I had to train my nose to push those characteristics aside to really appreciate the fruit. And indeed I did..<\/div>\n

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Appearance:\u00a0<\/strong>Unfiltered & slightly cloudy \ud83d\ude42 – a beautiful copper-ros\u00e9ish color<\/div>\n
Nose:<\/strong> At first the wine showed those beautiful “sponty” notes that I love with hints of yeast and bread (which I don’t appreciate). After some time passed, i was able to sniff out notes of red raspberries and tangerine. The tangerine notes were particularly interesting for me, giving the wine a nice lift. No oak detected on the nose, thankfully and surprisingly.<\/div>\n
Palate:\u00a0<\/strong>A very well-structured and oily ros\u00e9 with raspberries and tangerines also on the palate. A very open, drinkable and well-balanced wine. Nice ripe acidity and a long finish.<\/div>\n
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I liked the wine very much for its fresh, not overripe aromas, its structure, its balance and its drinkability.<\/div>\n
In fact the wine was so beautiful that I could not help to wonder how it would have been had it been completely unsulfured, unoaked and un-battonaged. Just curious…..<\/div>\n
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I would say a fantastic early effort for the winemakers and I look forward to future releases!<\/div>\n
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*I cannot comment on the value of this wine because it was a gift and I have no idea of \u00a0its price.<\/div>\n
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