Bornard, Point Barre Ploussard, VdF

Attractively funky herbal and fruity nose, fresh and pretty. Pepper. Weirdly has a smell reminiscent of mature burgundy. Lovely fresh fruit on the palate. Light. Nice gentle intensity on the slightly bitter finish. Deliciously gluggable.

Strawberries, rhubarb and a hint of salinity. Slightly bitter finish though.

Light, juicy and pink wine. Much enjoyed.

12,8% alcohol. Supposedly this is a carbonic maceration Poulsard aka. Ploussard. Pale and thoroughly translucent raspberry juice color that looks more like rosé than red wine - which is pretty typical for Poulsard. The nose is very attractive and expressive with open aromas of rose hips and rose hip jam, gooseberry sauce, cranberries, a little bit of stuffy reductive skunk and a hint of leathery funk. The wine is ripe, light-bodied and crunchy on the palate with high - almost …

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