Pinoterie Pinot Noir

30 August 2017. Rouge Tomate, New York, NY.

Maggie

Electric acidity, definitely one of the higher acid Roch's I've tried.

Brought this to a min 1er cru dinner - kinda feel bad for that, but I thought a wine consisting of all of Prieure Roch's best crus would stand tall against the rest. So darn bunchy (perplexing, given how it's made; must ask Yannick). Good, but it wasn't the flower bomb of the 10'

Note from Prieure Roch's website:
There are years where the fickleness of the weather prevent the even ripening of all the grapes on the bunches, and as the grapes cannot be harvested before the stems themselves fully ripen, on these years any extra ripe grapes will detach themselves from the stem while on the “table de tri”(sorting table). Since the traditional Burgundy vinification methods require the grapes to be fermented “entière” (in whole bunches) the loose berries are not used, despite being wonderfully ripe. However, taking all of these loose berries from every vendange, every cuve, permits us to unite all of our best crus and create one “cuvée spéciale”. This “tri” (selection) has in effect been made by the grapes themselves hence the name Pinoterie (Pinot-tri, understand the pun?). Natures choice, ripe voluptuous fruit, sheer pleasure.

Perhaps the most expensive bourgogne out there. Then again, it's a wine featuring a mix of premier cru and grand cru fruit.

Not a terroir study as much as an agricultural study; I heart density

One of the last of 2015. Not too shabby start!

2011. Punchy nose. Really reminds me of a NZ pinot noir. Watery palate. Skim.

レーズン、プルーン、シナモン、土の香り。甘やか。やわらかなタンニンと酸、余韻が細く長くつづく。素晴らしい

Joe had this 2 years ago

Mackenzie had this 7 years ago