Coteaux Champenois from one of my favorite champagne producers! 100% Pinot Noir
On the nose, mostly cherries with a slight floral hint. On the palate, it's got very lively acidity, and low tannins, almost as low as Beaujolais but slightly higher. Also on the palate, it starts out with wild bitter cherry notes, followed by a more compote-like note as well as quite evident tertiary notes, forest floor and mushrooms. On the finish, there is licorice and a penicilin-like thing going on, quite medicinal. The finish is very long, and the wine has more strength to it than you'd initially expect. It also doesn't show in the image that well, but the color is really pale and moreso garnet than ruby, likely because of the age and how pale it is to begin with.
It's quite a beautiful wine, and precisely the sort of lively, acidic, low alcohol(it's got 12%) red wine that I like. I don't think it's for everyone, and the appellation is not exactly…a good value generally, but we really enjoyed this bottle.
For me, it's precisely the sort of wine I'd like to drink on a random evening with friends.
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