Domaine, Weinbach Vintage:2019

Domaine, Weinbach Vintage:2019Aged in barrels and fermented for the first time with 50% whole clusters, the 2019 Pinot Noir S offers a deep, refined and finely toasty bouquet of dark fruits with some elegant toasty notes. Silky, fresh and very elegant on the palate, with ripe and refreshing cherry fruit and refreshing tannin and acidity structure that leads to a long and tensioned finish, this is a remarkably good Pinot from the Schlossberg that was bottled in December 2021. It's

The palate is understated on the entry but then builds in the mouth with wonderful spice and black pepper infused black fruit that form the foundation of this Cos d’Estournel

Not a charmer – at this stage anyway

He normally releases two Cornas

This is aromatically similar to the straight Volnay though while I like the slightly better complexity the nose isn’t quite as fresh

that the wine was expressive and open from day one and that the fermentations were smooth

(90- 93)/2025+

to the subtly rich feel

Here there is enough reduction to mask the underlying fruit

with a roasted character that marks the fruit before hard

Fascinating evolution of the fruit to herbs and stones

The palate does not disappoint

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