Domaine Patrice Colin Coteaux du Vendômois Intuition

Love it... aromas of black fruits (elderberry, blackberry, black plum), white pepper, turnip, radish, rosehips, iris, nutmeg, beef blood... One might call it rustic on the palate, fruit is crunchy and tart, and tannins are a little chunky, but this has so much personality, it is delicious to me, the spicy, floral and vegetal inner perfume is so intriguing and engaging. Long and aromatic finish features intense notes of black plum skin and blackberry pie drippings, as well as myriad …

As usual, this is extraordinarily concentrated Pineau d'Aunis. In 2020 these vines were 130 years old! This note is from a bottle opened 9 hours ago, with a glass left. Aromas of black and red fruits, white pepper, bloody steak, iris... a little cedar, cinnamon and mace. Immediately intense and grippy on the palate, the tannins don't hesitate, and they're a bit brash, fruit is fresh and lively, mostly quite dark, the inner perfume is glorious with so many earthy, …