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French Pinot Noir

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FMV: $381

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Enjoy these three fine wines all hailing from France. Total package is valued at $381.

  1. Domaine Bachelet 2019 Bourgogne Rouge, France. Pinot Noir.
    This vintage rates better than another other year for this wine according to Vivino.com. Valued at $82. Donated by Patrick Ballow.

  2. Domaine Anne et Herve Sigaut Chambolle-Musigny Les Sentiers Vieilles Vignes Premier Cru 2016.
    Pinot Noir from France. Retail value is $100. Donated by Bryan Farres.


    Critical Acclaim
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    94 points by Wine Spectator: "Intense and smoky, with spicy oak wrapping around a core of black cherry and blackberry flavors. Shows a textural density and fluidity that plays out on the long finish. Best from 2023 through 2043."

    94 points by Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "absolutely superb, bursting from the glass with aromas of earthy cherries and berry fruit, mingled with notions of rose petal, smoked meats and blood orange. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, velvety and multidimensional, with excellent concentration, ripe acids and a strikingly long, penetrating finish."

    93 points by Burghound.com: "Aromas of dark currant and plum are nuanced by plenty of earth and spice elements that slide gracefully into finer but still muscular flavors that flash a bit more minerality on the dusty, focused and balanced finish."

  3. Domaine Harmand-Geoffroy Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru 2013.
    Pinot Noir from France. Retail value is $199. Donated by Bryan Farres.

    Winemaker Notes
    : The Harmand-Geoffroy domaine works a substantial section of this fine Grand Cru ? over three-quarters of a hectare. The vines are between 40 and 70 years of age (as of 2011); they face east and sit on well-drained, marne-infused soil. As is often the case with the Grand Crus in this southern tier of Gevrey, this wine, although powerful, is distinguished and fine with notes of raspberry and red cherry fruit in its youth supplemented with the aromas of violet, rose and clove; a more wild side emerges as the wine ages and pepper, licorice and leather add nuance to this beautiful beast. We import between three and four barrels per annum for the US market (900 bottles plus a significant number of magnums).


    93 points by Burghound January 2016, "The ultra-fresh nose offers up pungently sauvage aromas of earth, game and dark berries that are trimmed in just enough wood to notice. There is excellent richness to the broad-shouldered and muscular flavors that possess good size and weight before culminating in a mineral-driven and impressively long if youthfully austere finish. I like the balance and this should amply reward extended cellaring yet be approachable after 8+ years."

Donated By Patrick Ballow and Bryan Farres