Albert Bichot Vieilles Vignes 2007 Pinot, $12.99-$16.99, 89 points,
is a bright-crystal clear ruby red color, the nose is
a beautiful mature cherry with hints of cooking
spice, the mouth-feel is acidic and cheek-
smacking, tannin is present (Perfect with my homemade beef stew), and the flavor, though one
dimensional, is bright and fresh, with tart cherry that
is wrapped in a light-body, and finishes fairly long
with tart-spicy cran-cherry. This is another value
Pinot Noir, but this one is French, and if their
value Pinots are this good, I'll be looking for something steeper to sample.
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Dennis, masterful photo for this one. The cork board is a really nice touch. Loving the sound of a cran-cherry finish. Do you reckon this was the best year for this particular wine?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ben.
ReplyDeleteCellar Tracker has the 2006 2 points better than their score of 84.1 for the 2007; as you can see I liked this wine almost 5 points more on the average than this group of people, although one of their reviewers (bbrantley) had the same score. Cellar Tracker gives individual scores and calculates a group score.